NORTH RIDGEVILLE — One of the westbound lanes of the Ohio Turnpike was still closed at noon today following a collision between two trucks which occurred at about 2 a.m., according to the Ohio Highway Patrol.

No one was seriously injured in the crash, which tied up traffic all night near the 148 mile marker.

Crews repairing deep gouges in the right lane of the turnpike will remain at the crash site today for an unspecified time, according to a dispatcher.

About 240 gallons of fuel was cleaned from the road by the Lorain County Hazmat Team.

The crash occurred when a 2009 Freightliner hauling coal attempted to pass a 2004 Volvo International carrying steel pipes.

The Freightliner driven by Michael W. Applegate, 30, of Muncy, Pa., was heavily damaged on its right front and the Volvo International was heavily damaged on the left rear portion of the trailer bed.

Applegate was treated for injuries at the scene while Ljubco Taskovski, cq 57, of Aventura, Fla. complained of back pain and was taken to EMH Regional Medical Center.

CLEVELAND — As it often does, it came down to start­ing pitching Wednesday night at Progressive Field.

The Angels got a quality outing from right-hander Jered Weaver, while the Indi­ans got the opposite from Jeanmar Gomez.

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The end result was a pre­dictable 7-0 loss for Cleve­land, which managed just two hits on the night and was shut out for an American League-leading 15th time on the season.

“Gomez didn’t have it today,” said Indians manager Manny Acta of the 22-year­old right-hander, who allowed seven runs on seven hits and three walks in just three innings. “He threw barely over 50 percent of his pitches for strikes. He’s a guy that lives on his sinker and he couldn’t even throw that for strikes.

“When he doesn’t have his sinker working, it’s not a good thing for him.”

Gomez labored early and often, allowing all of the Angels’ runs within the first two innings.

He got two outs in the first without a run crossing the plate, but then proceeded to allow the next five hitters to reach base — three on walks — as the Angels scored four.

It didn’t get any better in the second, with third base­man Jayson Nix committing an error on the first batter of the inning and Gomez allow­ing three consecutive RBI hits to put the Indians in a seven-run hole.

“My fastball was a little up and I was behind the hitters in the count,” Gomez said. “I try to learn from my mis­takes and keep focused on the next start.”

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Weaver was in control from the start, retiring the first 11 hitters he faced before Shin-Soo Choo broke up the no-hitter with a two-out sin­gle in the fourth. He allowed just one hit and struck out seven over seven innings.

“He just overmatched us for seven innings,” Acta said. “He had a lot of action on his pitches. We couldn’t even hit the ball out of the infield against him. He was really good.”

After allowing the hit to Choo, Weaver returned to his dominant self, retiring the last 10 batters he faced. “He was pretty darn good,” said Cleveland first baseman Matt LaPorta, who struck out twice in his only at-bats off Weaver. “He was hitting his spots and throwing all three pitches for strikes. He went out there and did a great job.

“I was watching a lot of video of him but it didn’t prepare me for the game. He just had one of those great nights.”

Weaver helped pad Cleveland’s dubious shutout total, which is one shy of the major leaguelead of 16 held by the Dodgers.

“It happens in baseball,” LaPorta said of being blanked. “It’s tough. It’s frustrating.”

Cleveland’s pitching improved vastly after two innings with Gomez and three relievers — Justin Germano, Frank Herrmann and Jensen Lewis — combining to retire 21 straight hitters to finish the game Michael Brantley got one of the Indians’ hits, extending his hitting streak to a career-high 15 games with a single in the ninth inning. It is the longest streak of the season for a Cleveland player and the longest by an Indians rookie since Cory Snyder hit in 17 straight games in 1986. It is also the longest current streak in the majors.

Contact Chris Assenheimer at 329-7136 or cassenheimer@chroniclet.com.

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CLEVELAND – As it often does, it came down to starting pitching Wednesday night at Progressive Field.

The Angels got a quality outing from right-hander Jered Weaver, while the Indians got the opposite from Jeanmar Gomez.

The end result was a predictable 7-0 loss for Cleveland, which managed just two hits on the night and was shut out for an American League-leading 15^th time on the season.

“Gomez didn’t have it today,” said Indians manager Manny Acta of the 22-year-old right-hander, who allowed seven runs on seven hits and three walks in just three innings. “He threw barely over 50 percent of his pitches for strikes. He’s a guy that lives on his sinker and he couldn’t even throw that for strikes.

“When he doesn’t have his sinker working, it’s not a good thing for him.”

Gomez labored early and often, allowing all of the Angels’ runs within the first two innings.

He got two outs in the first without a run crossing the plate, but then proceeded to allow the next five hitters to reach base – three on walks – as the Angels scored four times.

It didn’t get any better in the second, with third baseman Jayson Nix committing an error on the first batter of the inning and Gomez allowing three consecutive RBI hits to put the Indians in a seven-run hole.   

“My fastball was a little up and I was behind the hitters in the count,” Gomez said. “I try to learn from my mistakes and keep focused on the next start.”

Weaver was in control from the start, retiring the first 11 hitters he faced before Shin-Soo Choo broke up the no-hitter with a two-out single in the fourth. He allowed just one hit and struck out seven over seven innings.

“He just overmatched us for seven innings,” Acta said. “He had a lot of action on his pitches. We couldn’t even hit the ball out of the infield against him. He was really good.”

After allowing the hit to Choo, Weaver returned to his dominant self, retiring the last 10 batters he faced.

“He was pretty darn good,” said Cleveland first baseman Matt LaPorta, who struck out twice in his only at-bats off Weaver. “He was hitting his spots and throwing all three pitches for strikes. He went out there and did a great job.

“I was watching a lot of video of him but it didn’t prepare me for the game. He just had one of those great nights.”

Weaver helped pad Cleveland’s dubious shutout total, which is one shy of the major league-lead of 16 held by the Dodgers.

“It happens in baseball,” LaPorta said of being blanked. “It’s tough. It’s frustrating.”

Cleveland’s pitching improved vastly after two innings with Gomez and three relievers – Justin Germano, Frank Herrmann and Jensen Lewis — combining to retire 21 straight hitters to finish the game

Michael Brantley got one of the Indians’ hits, extending his hitting streak to a career-high 15 games with a single in the ninth inning.

It is the longest streak of the season for a Cleveland player and the longest by an Indians rookie since Cory Snyder hit in 17 straight games in 1986. It is also the longest current streak in the majors.

Contact Chris Assenheimer at 329-7136 or cassenheimer@chroniclet.com.