Josh Tomlin struggled mightily on Wednesday night, yet he managed to earn his 7th victory.
The reason for that was the Tribe's offense.
The Indians scored 13 runs on 18 base-hits, and they handed Tomlin an early 12-0 advantage. And even though Tomlin surrendered a season-high 6 tallies in the 6 innings he pitched, that early cushion enabled the young Texan to tie Jon Lester atop the American League's win race.
Cleveland plated 4 runs in the 1st and 8 more in the 3rd as the visitors erased all doubt very quickly.
Toronto's starter, Doug Drabek, failed to make it through the 1st frame, and he suffered the defeat.
Asdrubal Cabrera sustained his MVP-like start to the campaign by collecting 4 hits, 3 doubles, and 4 RBI. Cabrera's phenomenal performance increased his batting average to .306 and his RBI total to 39.
However, Cabrera was simply 1 of many Indians who keyed this offensive uprising. Grady Sizemore hit a 3-run double in the 1st to kick-start the rout, and Matt LaPorta hammered a 3-run homer in the 3rd that blew the game wide open.
Surprisingly, the Blue Jays were able to claw their way back to within 4, but they ran out of gas before the finish line. Had the Jays completed the rally, it would have been a historic evening, but history was made nonetheless. Eric Thames, Rajai Davis, and Jayson Nix hit 3 consecutive triples in the 5th, marking the 1st time that had happened since 1981.
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| Vinnie Pestano and Carlos Santana celebrate the Tribe's series victory |
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