Friday night's game in Anaheim is one the Indians would like to forget. Off to the best start in franchise history since 1948, the Tribe mustered only 3 hits, and the Angels walked off in the bottom of the 11th.
Cleveland's only run came in the 4th. Asdrubal Cabrera was hit by a pitch, and the Tribe shortstop advanced to 3rd base on Carlos Santana's single to center field. Travis Hafner's high chopper to 1st scored Cabrera, but the Indians were unable to do any more damage.
The Halos knotted the score in the 6th when Maicer Izturiz smacked a RBI double to the right-center gap. Izturis,though, was thrown out by Shin-Soo Choo attempting to advance to 3rd on a fly out to right. Thanks to Choo's cannon of an arm, the Angels failed to take the lead.
In search of win number 6, Justin Masterson allowed 1 run in 7 innings. However, that dominant outing did not earn Masterson a win, and the big right-hander settled for a no-decision.
The Angels' young hurler, Tyler Chatwood, was even better than Masterson. Chatwood limited the Indians to that 1 tally in 8 frames of work, but he also merited a no-decision.
The game soon became a battle of the bullpens, and the Tribe pen, which worked extensively on Thursday afternoon, finally ran out of gas. Justin Germano allowed 4 consecutive singles to begin the 11th, including Torii Hunter's walk-off single that actually hopped into the left field seats.
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| The Angels celebrate their thrilling victory |
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