Saturday, May 1, 2010

Cleveland Indians: Angels Walk Off, Tribe Finds Another Way to Lose

4 - 28 - 30     at Los Angeles Angels     L, 4 - 3     9 - 12

     A miserable road trip came to a merciful end for the Indians in Anaheim, but not before Cleveland found one more way to lose.  On this stretch away from home, the Tribe has lost because of a lack of offense, poor pitching, and an error - prone defense, and then to cap it off, they lost to the Angels on a walk - off bunt.
     The Indians got off to a great start in this game as they used good situational hitting to build up a three - run lead halfway through the sixth.  The RBIs went to Jhonny Peralta (sac fly), Grady Sizemore (single), and Travis Hafner (hit by pitch).
     However, in the bottom of the sixth, things fell apart for Cleveland starter Jake Westbrook.  With two on base, Torri Hunter stroked a three - run bomb that tied the score.
     The contest remained that way until the ninth.  Hunter led off the frame by doubling down the right field line, although it appeared that Hunter was out at second base.  A walk and a double play later put runners on the corners with two outs.  Howie Kendrick then laid down a perfect squeeze bunt to give the Halos the victory off of Chris Perez.

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