Cleveland Indians: Thome's Historic Blast Sends Tribe to Bitter Defeat

9 - 11 - 10     vs. Minnesota     L, 1 - 0 (12 innings)     58 - 84

     The Indians battled the Minnesota Twins for 11 scoreless innings, only to watch the game slip out of their hands when Jim Thome launched a ball into orbit.  The homer was not just clutch, it was also historic as the blast moved Thome into eighth place on the all - time home run list with number 587.
     The two starting pitchers, Carlos Carrasco and Nick Blackburn, were both brilliant, and Blackburn even took a no - hitter into the 6th.  However, neither hurler factored into the decision thanks to the absence of offense.
     The Tribe's bullpen was eventually given responsibility for the final outcome, and Justin Germano was the one who surrendered the bomb to Thome, making him the losing pitcher.
     Even though they never pushed a runner across the dish, the Indians were not without opportunity.  The Tribe had several threats, but they wound up stranding 10 men on base.