Cleveland Indians Media - July 15th

[TheAdmin]

CLEVELAND -- If the sun is shining, so likely is Fausto Carmona.

As clear skies hung over Jacobs Field on Sunday afternoon, Carmona continued his daylight dominance in the Tribe's 5-3 victory over the Royals.

Of course, as the Indians won for the 10th time in their last 12 games at The Jake, nobody would give the early start any credit for the victory.

So the numbers must do the speaking. Carmona allowed two runs on eight hits over seven innings, and get this: the effort raised his daytime ERA.

The 23-year-old right-hander is now 8-0 with a 1.98 ERA in nine afternoon starts this year. Compare that to his 6.00 ERA and 3-4 record in nine starts under the lights, and the split is staggering.

Manager Eric Wedge believes it's simply a statistical oddity.

"There are certain stats throughout the course of the year that probably won't be patterns over the course of a year or over the course of three to five years," Wedge said. "You can't explain everything in this game. And I think that's part of it."

Come on, though. There must be something. Maybe that devastating mid-90s sinker of his plays better in the day. Or perhaps Carmona feels more relaxed in the sunlight hours.

No and no, Carmona says. Over the din of a Backstreet Boys CD mysteriously blaring from the clubhouse's speakers, Carmona downplayed any theories.

"I feel comfortable in day games, but I don't feel any different at night," Carmona said through a translator, first-base coach Luis Isaac. "It's just happened that way."

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[ChicagoCavFan]

Over the din of a Backstreet Boys CD mysteriously blaring from the clubhouse's speakers, Carmona downplayed any theories.

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