News - Travis Hafner
Lou Marson drove in two runs Wednesday, leading the Cleveland Indians in a 5-1 win over the Chicago White Sox in the first game of a doubleheader. Marson hit a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the second and an RBI single in the fourth. Travis Hafner had two of Cleveland's six hits -- including a solo homer.
Travis Hafner touched off a home run outburst in the late innings Friday that brought the Cleveland Indians a 9-0 victory over Seattle. Aaron Laffey (4-2) allowed three hits and struck out seven in seven innings, but had only a 1-0 lead through six.
Travis Hafner had two hits and two RBI Saturday to lead the Cleveland Indians to a 5-4 win over Detroit. Detroit's Miguel Cabrera made things interesting by hitting a two-run homer off closer Kerry Wood with no outs in the bottom of the ninth. Hafner's two-run single erased a 2-1 deficit with two outs in the bottom of the third.
Travis Hafner's two hits, one RBI and a run scored Wednesday helped the Cleveland Indians edge the Kansas City Royals, 5-4, their second win in nine games. His RBI double capped a three-run seventh inning rally and knocked in the eventual game-winning run. Grady Sizemore, Mark DeRosa, Ryan Garko and
Cleveland's Travis Hafner and Mark DeRosa each hit a two-run home run and the Indians topped Toronto 8-4 Sunday for their first win of the season. Trevor Crowe contributed a double and two RBI for Cleveland. Anthony Reyes (1-0) got the win, allowing four runs and three hits over six innings. Vernon Wells homered and Alex Rios hit an RBI triple for the Blue Jays, who had won their previous three games. David Purcey (0-1) tossed 4 2/3 innings and took the loss.
