As the Bronx Bombers battered Josh Tomlin to the tune of 5 runs in the bottom of the 5th, the Yankee Stadium loudspeakers blared "We Will Rock You." And through the 1st 3 games of this weekend series the Indians have been rocked by the Yankees and their merciless lineup.
That aforementioned 5th inning was Tomlin's undoing, but he did not pitch as poorly as his numbers would lead you to believe. Tomlin allowed 6 runs in 5 frames, and he suffered his 4th loss. However, if his defense had been better, Tomlin might have enjoyed a different fate. In the 5th, Shin-Soo Choo and Austin Kearns both turned fairly routine flyouts into doubles by taking bad routes to the baseball. Neither play was ruled an error, but the plays definitely should have been made.
Several Yankees had huge days at the plate. Curtis Granderson collected 4 hits and 2 RBI, Alex Rodriguez had 3 hits and 3 RBI, and Brett Gardner scored 3 times. Derek Jeter also hit safely twice, elevating his career total to 2,993.
Orlando Cabrera's 2nd inning single off the glove of Jeter gave the veteran 2nd baseman his 2,000th career hit.
The Indians avoided the shutout in the 7th when Kearns doubled, advanced to 3rd on Jack Hannahan's groundout, and scored on Michael Brantley's groundout.
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