Manny Acta may win the American League's manager of the year award this season, but some of the decisions he made on Saturday night were questionable, to say the least.
After the Indians tied the game in the bottom of the 9th, Acta summoned his closer, Chris Perez, to pitch the top of the 10th. Even though Perez is an All-Star, he has been very shaky in non-save situations. The 1st batter Perez faced was Jose Bautista, the most feared slugger in all of baseball. Bautista had already hit 1 home run, his 30th of the year, but Acta did not call for the intentional walk, and Bautista smoked the 2nd pitch he saw over the left field wall.
The Tribe failed to rally in the last of the 10th, giving the Jays a dramatic victory.
Travis Buck's 2-out, RBI double in the 9th forced extra innings. Buck had an 11-pitch at-bat before he produced his timely knock.
If Buck had not been the hero of the 9th frame, he would have been the goat. The Cleveland right fielder uncorked a throwing error in the 5th that allowed Toronto to score its 4th run of the contest.
Grady Sizemore's 2-run homer in the 4th was 1 of Brandon Morrow's few blemishes. Morrow allowed 3 tallies over his 8 innings of work as the Blue Jays' righty baffled the Indians.
Josh Tomlin tossed 6 decent frames, surrendering 4 runs, 3 earned. Tomlin did not merit a decision.
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| The Indians should have walked Bautista in the 10th |
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