Sunday afternoon's series finale between the Indians and Angels featured more twists and turns than a rollercoaster. Unfortunately, the game's final twist favored the Halos, and the Tribe failed to close out the road trip with a victory.
Cleveland looked to be in command early as Austin Kearns hit a RBI single in the 2nd inning, and Grady Sizemore smashed a solo homer to dead center field in the 5th. Meanwhile, Fausto Carmona cruised through the 1st 5 frames.
The momentum suddenly shifted toward Los Angeles in the last of the 6th. Adam Everett's 2-out error at 3rd base proved costly when the Angels struck for 3 runs, all of which were unearned. Alberto Callaspo's double evened the score, and Hank Conger's single gave the home team the lead.
However, that lead did not last very long. In the top of the 8th, Asdrubal Cabrera and Carlos Santana hit singles to put 2 runners on base. Travis Hafner bounced a single into shallow center to score Cabrera, and Orlando Cabrera's fielder's choice plated Santana.
The Angels, though, came right back. Shin-Soo Choo's misplay turned a single into a double, a pair of soft infield singles sustained the rally, and Erick Aybar's 2-run double pushed the Halos out in front.
In the 9th, back-to-back doubles off the bats of Sizemore and Asdrubal Cabrera reduced the deficit to 1, but Choo and Santana struck out to end the ballgame.
Despite allowing the 2 8th inning runs, Fernando Rodney earned the victory.
Joe Smith, who was victimized by the infield singles, suffered the defeat.
Carmona eventually garnered a no-decision, but he definitely deserved a better fate. The sinker-baller did not yield a single earned run in his 7 innings of work, and he whiffed 7 batters.
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| The Indians came close, but they couldn't quite record the victory |
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