It was a play Asdrubal Cabrera has made dozens of times this season.
The Tribe's All-Star shortstop lunged to his left, fielded a sharp grounder, leaped high in the air, and fired a perfect strike to 2nd to record a forceout.
However, this time, Cabrera landed awkwardly, and the crowd gasped as the Indians' best player fell to the ground.
Fortunately, Asdrubal was able to play 2 more innings, but he was eventually forced to exit.
An hour later, the Tribe revealed that Asdrubal had suffered an ankle sprain. He is day-to-day and should be able to avoid the disabled list. If Cabrera does miss an extended period of time, though, one can only imagine the devastating effect it would have on the Indians.
Cabrera's sprained ankle was merely 1 aspect of an utterly miserable night.
Carlos Carrasco allowed 6 tallies in 4 frames, and the Yankees bludgeoned the Tribe.
Carrasco almost escaped a bases-loaded situation in the 2nd when he induced a tailor-made double play ground ball. Cabrera flipped the ball to 2nd, but Cord Phelps' relay was in the dirt, enabling the Bronx Bombers to score a gift run. What should have been an inning-ending twin killer unraveled Carrasco. Derek Jeter lashed a 2-run double, the 2,996th hit of his illustrious career, and Curtis Granderson launched a 2-run homer.
That 5-run 5th was too much for the Indians to overcome because former Indian C.C. Sabathia tossed 7 scoreless frames to earn his 12th victory.
Sacrifice flies by Lou Marson and Michael Brantley in the 9th prevented Cleveland from being shut out.
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| A painful sight for the Indians and their fans |
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