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Scouting Report:
Indians: Lee's return Thursday night was typical of most debuts. Making his first start since suffering an abdominal strain in Spring Training, Westbrook was shaky early, but settled down and ended up tossing six innings. In all, the 28-year-old gave up five runs on nine hits as the Indians would ultimately win. In six career starts against the Angels, Lee is 3-3 with a 4.15 ERA.

Angels: Santana flirted with troube before one bad pitch -- a fastball that Esteban German turned into a three-run homer -- beat him in Kansas City on Wednesday night. Santana repeatedly worked out of trouble with live fastballs and solid offspeed stuff before departing after 6 1/3 innings. He yielded 11 hits, walked one, hit a batter and struck out six. He's 0-3 with a 13.50 ERA in three career starts against Cleveland.

Scouting Report:
Indians: The right-hander has used being skipped over in the rotation earlier this season as motivation and wants to make good on the two-year, $14.25 million deal he signed before the 2006 season. Four starts into 2007, Byrd has turned in three quality starts, eaten up innings and kept his team in games. His last outing, Friday at Baltimore, was his best to date, even if he came away with a no-decision. Byrd allowed a run on six hits in 6 2-3 innings, his longest effort of the year.

Angels: Weaver had lively stuff, matching his career high with nine strikeouts, across six innings in a losing effort against the Royals, who put together three earned runs on seven hits. Weaver's command wasn't consistent, but the movement on his fastball was encouraging, and he made some quality pitches with his breaking stuff. It was another step in the right direction in his recovery from biceps tendinitis.

Scouting Report:
Indians: Six starts into 2007, left-hander Jeremy Sowers is looking nothing like the rookie pitcher who was so dominant during the second half of last season. He's still searching for his first victory and command of his changeup, so he doesn't have to rely so heavily on his fastball. Sowers' last start was the shortest of his Major League career, a two-inning stint at Baltimore on Saturday during which he gave up six runs on five hits and three walks.

Angels: Kelvim Escobar's victory over the White Sox on May 4 might not have been his most artistic outing of the 2007 campaign, and the opposition that evening might not have been the toughest, but careful observers, including the Indians, will note that Escobar continues to craft his way out of difficult counts and difficult situations, to the tune of a 3-1 record and a 2.84 ERA.

B Mac wrote:Ahh. Trot has been getting everyone. It was hilarious watching him getting it back the last game.

B Mac wrote:Did you see Dellucci wearing that towel around his face to hid his face when he got Nixon back the other day? I was cracking up forever about that.

Ill admit I was a little curious as to why we signed Nixon, but he has paid off already. He plays hard and seems like a great leader. Solid pickup for Shapiro.