Indians right-hander Justin Masterson dazzled in a victory over his old team.
Justin Masterson didn't allow a hit after the fifth inning in dominating the Red Sox for his second win of the season Wednesday night.CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Justin Masterson made the most of his first appearance against his former team.
Masterson pitched a two-hitter and Trevor Crowe went 2-for-4 with three runs as the Indians defeated the Red Sox, 11-0, Wednesday night at Progressive Field.
The Tribe (22-36) snapped a three-game slide. It piled on with eight in the eighth inning, four scoring on Travis Hafner's 10th career grand slam.
The Red Sox (35-26) had beaten Cleveland seven straight times dating to last season.
Masterson crafted arguably the best start of his tenure in Cleveland, which began after a July 31, 2009, trade from Boston. Pitchers Bryan Price and Nick Hagadone also went to Cleveland in exchange for catcher Victor Martinez.
Masterson's only other comparable Tribe start came Sept. 30, 2009, against the White Sox at Progressive Field. He gave up four hits, walked two and struck out 12 in a complete-game, 1-0 loss.
On Wednesday, Masterson gave up a single to Martinez in the second and a single to J.D. Drew in the fifth. He walked two and struck out six.
In his last three starts, Masterson is 2-0 and has allowed four runs in 21 1/3 innings. He had a superb start at Yankee Stadium on May 30 and beat the White Sox in Chicago on June 4. The victory over the White Sox was his second as an Indian, his first since August 2009.
Crowe rebounded from a rough night. His dropped-fly error led to a 3-2 loss to Boston on Tuesday.
Crowe led off the first with a single and moved to second when Shin-Soo Choo walked. After Austin Kearns flied out, Russell Branyan walked. Jhonny Peralta had a sacrifice fly to right to make it 1-0.
Crowe tripled to lead off the third and scored on Kearns' double-play grounder.
Peralta led off the fourth with an infield single to third. He eventually scored on Clay Buchholz's wild pitch.
The bottom of the eighth lasted for what seemed like forever.