Cleveland Indians: Tribe Plays Small Ball to Defeat Blue Jays

6 - 28 - 10     vs. Toronto     W, 2 - 1     28 - 47

     Coming off a nine game swing through three different National League cities, the Indians decided to use a common play in the senior cicruit, the suicide squeeze, in the 6th inning.  The strategy worked, and the Tribe eked out a win over the Blue Jays.
     Things did not look good for Jake Westbrook and Cleveland in the 1st.  Jose Bautista hit a RBI double, and the Jays had runners on the corners with only one out.  However, Toronto did not score any more due to poor clutch hitting from Adam Lind and Aaron Hill, who popped out and flew out, respectively to end the threat.
     Carlos Santana battled back from an 0 - 2 count in the bottom of the 1st, and he went on to double up the left - center alley to spark a two - out rally for the Indians.  Austin Kearns followed with a RBI single to right, and this game was tied at one.
     It remained that way until the Tribe finally got something going in that 6th frame.  The first two men up to bat both reached as Travis Hafner was hit and Jhonny Peralta doubled, putting runners at second and third.  After Matt LaPorta bounced out to second, Manny Acta decided to put the squeeze play on.  And it worked brilliantly thanks to Jayson Nix's perfect bunt between the mound and home plate that scored Hafner with the eventual game - winning run.
     The Tribe's pitching in this contest was nothing short of superb.  Westbrook went the first six innings for the win before turning things over to the bullpen.  From there Joe Smith, Rafael Perez, Chris Perez, and Kerry Wood combined to pitch three scoreless frames to close out the ballgame.