Friday, September 17, 2010

Cleveland Indians: Callaspo's Error Allows Tribe to Walk - Off

9 - 16 - 10     vs. Los Angeles Angels     W, 3 - 2 (11 innings)     60 - 86

     When Shelley Duncan hit a weak, one - hopper to third base in the bottom of the 11th, another extra inning seemed inevitable.  However, Alberto Callaspo bobbled the ball, and Trevor Crowe scored the winning run.  All of the sudden, Duncan was the hero, and the Indians had won a series over the Angels.
     Cleveland strung some hits together in the 3rd to take an early 2 - 0 lead.  Drew Sutton, playing in his second game as an Indian, bounced a single through the right side of the infield, and Lou Marson lined a double up the right - center field gap, scoring Sutton.  Michael Brantley sacrificed Marson to third with a perfect bunt, and after Asdrubal Cabrera was hit by a pitch, Shin - Soo Choo served a flair double down the left field line that scored Marson.
     Fausto Carmona was cruising until he hit a bump in the road in the 7th.  He served up two home runs, one to Hideki Matsui, and the other to Mike Napoli as the Angels rallied back to tie the game.
     The Tribe had a chance to win it in the 10th after Michael Brantley extended his hitting streak to 16.  Cleveland had the bases loaded, but Jordan Brown grounded into an uncoventional 3 - 2 - 3 double play.
     In the 11th, the Indians finally captured the victory.  Trevor Crowe delivered a one - out double before advancing to third on a grounder.  Then came Callaspo's error, and the Tribe walked off a winner.
     Courtesy of Joe Smith, Tony Sipp, Chris Perez, Jensen Lewis, and Rafael Perez, the Tribe's bullpen has now tossed 16 1/3 consecutive scoreless innings.

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