Cleveland Indians: Wood Implodes in 9th as Tribe Loses to Royals

5 - 19 - 10     vs. Kansas City     L, 8 - 4     15 - 23

     A day devoid of good news for the Cleveland Indians ended with an event, that while altogether pathetic, was almost laughable.  After hearing that star center fielder Grady Sizemore would miss at least two weeks on the disabled list, the Tribe went out and blew a lead in the ninth inning thanks to a horrible outing by closer Kerry Wood.  And then, as Wood was walking back toward his dugout, he chucked his glove deep into the bleachers along the third base line, prompting the small crowd to boo even more than they already had been. 
     Through the first six frames, the two teams traded runs and the score was knotted at three going into the bottom of the seventh.  That's when Shin - Soo Choo and Travis Hafner combined to manufacture the go - ahead run.  First, Choo was hit by a pitch before going on to steal second which put him in scoring position.  Hafner was able to find the hole between short and third, putting the Indians on top for the first time since the second inning.
     However, Wood failed to make that run stand up in the ninth.  He wound up allowing five runs and only retired one batter.  Billy Butler's double tied the game, Mitch Maier's bases loaded walk put the Royals on top, and Yuniesky Betancourt's three - run double blew the contest wide open.  Wood's discarding of his glove followed and the Tribe lost their third straight game.