Carlos Carrasco, bullpen pitch Cleveland Indians to 1-0 victory over New York Yankees

Paul Hoynes The Plain Dealer 06/13/2011 18:52

Carlos Carrasco worked out of early jams and kept the New York Yankees in check through the early innings Monday night.

His teammates call him Cookie. That would be as in Cookie Carrasco. "He likes cookies on the [charter] plane," said Chris Perez. "He's going to get a lot of them tonight." Carrasco, Tony Sipp, Vinnie Pestano and Chris Perez combined on a five-hitter Monday night as the Indians beat the Yankees, 1-0, to avoid a sweep and end a four-game losing streak.

It was just their second win in the last 11 games, but it kept them in first place in the AL Central as they open a three-game series against the Tigers Tuesday night at Comerica Park.

Detroit, which started Monday in a virtual tie with the Indians, claimed a 2-1 victory in 10 innings over Tampa Bay.

Carrasco (6-3, 4.09) has thrown 15 1/3 scoreless innings in his last two starts. The Indians have won both games by 1-0 scores, with Carrasco stopping losing streaks of five and four games, respectively.

Monday's victory was the Tribe's first 1-0 win over the Yankees since April 19, 1990.

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