Through the 1st 2 weeks of the 2011 season, Asdrubal Cabrera has compiled an American League-best 14 runs batted in. As a result, Asdrubal's middle infield mate, Orlando Cabrera, has simply become "that other Cabrera." However, all that changed on Saturday afternoon when O-Cab drove in 4 runs to lead the Indians to a relatively easy victory.
The Tribe's 2nd baseman began his big day in the 2nd inning with a RBI fielder's choice, and he produced the eventual game-winning hit, a RBI single to center, in the 3rd. And, for good measure, Cabrera blasted a 2-run homer in the 7th to put the exclamation point on the triumph.
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| Orlando's 4 RBI fueled the Indians |
Even though Orlando was able to garner the headlines, Cleveland received offensive contributions from a wide range of sources. Matt LaPorta picked up 2 RBI, Shin-Soo Choo lofted a solo homer over the left field wall, and Travis Hafner and Travis Buck each banged out 3 base-hits.
Josh Tomlin complemented the Indians bats quite nicely by giving the Tribe its 9th consecutive quality start. Tomlin tossed 6 frames and only allowed a pair of harmless solo homers.
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