9 - 6 - 10 at Los Angeles Angels W, 3 - 2 56 - 82
The Indians' best player in the clutch, Shin - Soo Choo, once again came through in dramatic fashion, and the Tribe rode his big hit to a series - opening win in L.A.
Cleveland struck first, in the 4th, and while they were taking the lead, they were also breaking up Dan Harens' no - hitter. Travis Hafner started the rally with his double, and following a Jayson Nix single, Hafner crossed home plate courtesy of a Shelley Duncan sacrifice fly.
Carlos Carrasco, the Indians' rookie hurler, was once again denied his first big league victory, in part because of his inability to protect slim leads. In the bottom of the 5th, Alberto Callaspo got to him for a RBI single that came on the heels of a Peter Bourjos' triple.
A small flash of two - out lightning restored the Tribe's advantage in the 6th. After Nix doubled, Dan Haren proceeded to walk three consecutive batters, and the last one, which was issued to Luis Valbuena, brought home the go - ahead run.
Torrii Hunter's solo bomb a few moments later deadlocked the game once more, and it also set the stage for the heroics of Choo.
Fernando Rodney quickly picked up two outs in the 9th before unraveling. First, he surrendered a double to Michael Brantley, and then, he drilled Asdrubal Cabrera with an errant pitch, bringing up Choo. Rodney left a changup over the heart of the plate, and Choo shot it into right, scoring Brantley with what proved to be the game - winning score.
Chris Perez took care of the rest by recording his 19th save.
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