5 - 1 - 10 vs. Minnesota W, 5 - 4 (11 innings) 10 - 13
The Indians win over the Twins on Saturday night was truly a classic baseball game. It had it all from a comeback to high drama to clutch plays, and in the end the Tribe came out on top.
Once again Minnesota jumped on top early as they scored a pair in the first inning, and one more in the second.
A Jhonny Peralta solo homer in the bottom of the second got Cleveland back into the game, and one more runner crossed home plate in the third, bringing the home team back to within one.
Justin Morneau's solo bomb to left in the eighth appeared to put the game away, but all it did was ignite the Indians in the last of the eighth. With two outs the rally began quietly on an Asdrubal Cabrera single that set up Grady Sizemore. Sizemore delivered by doubling up the gap in left - center, plating A - Cab and putting the tying run in scoring position. Shin - Soo Choo then tied the game with a fisted single to center, and just like that, the game was tied.
The contest wound up going into extra innings still tied at four, and that's when things really got tense. In the tenth Grady Sizemore appeared to have won the game when he singled to center, but Lou Marson was gunned down at the plate on a great throw by Denard Spahn, and the Twins survived to see an eleventh frame.
Minnesota wasted a scoring opportunity in the top of that inning as they left the bases loaded thanks to an inning ending double play ball.
Cleveland then loaded the bases on a walk, a Peralta double, and another walk before a single batter had been retired. The Indians then had Mark Grudzielanek pop out and Lou Marson strike out before Cabrera played the role of hero by lining a walk - off single to right - center field.
It was the Tribe's fourth last - at bat - victory and their first walk - off.
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