Cleveland Indians: Beltre's Slam too Much for Tribe to Overcome

8 - 5 - 10     at Boston     L, 6 - 2     46 - 63

     Fenway Park is not the ideal spot to pitch a rookie, especially when the home team boasts one of the best offenses in baseball.  Yet, that is exactly the situation Josh Tomlin found himself in as he made his third career start.  He pitched extremely well, except for one inning, the 4th.  With two outs, Tomlin issued a pair of walks, and Adrian Beltre made him pay by lofting a grand slam over the Green Monster.  Unfortunately for Tomlin and the Indians, that home run was the difference in the game.
     Shin - Soo Choo's solo homer to dead center in the 1st, combined with the fact that Tomlin was perfect through three frames, allowed the Tribe to think about a series win over the Red Sox.  However, along came that 4th inning, and all off those hopes were dashed.
     The Cleveland bullpen allowed a couple of big insurance runs to be scored in the 8th when J.D. Drew lined a two - run single to right - center.
     The Indians tried to claw their way back in the 9th, but Jonathan Papelbon slammed the door shut after Hideki Okajima had opened it just a crack.  A Luis Valbuena RBI single and a couple of walks had brought the tying run to the plate before Papelbon decided enough was enough.