Not a good first inning for C.C. Sabathia. He had said he has his best control and command when he's between 91 and 94 miles per hour. In that inning he was up around 95 or 96, and the Red Sox hit four balls hard. One turned into an out when Sabathia threw his glove up and saved his face, but the other three led to a run. A double-play ball by Mike Lowell was a fortunate end to the innng.

Sabathia needs to slow down and settle down … because with Josh Beckett pitching the Indians probably will not score a lot of runs. Sabathia also needs to change speeds a bit more. He seemed to throw a large majority of fastblls and the Red Sox were sitting on them.

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