Cleveland Indians: Tribe Edges the Orioles

7-15-11     at Baltimore     W, 6-5     49-42

     Through 5 innings of play on Friday night, the Indians simply could not shake the Orioles.

     Every time the Tribe would surge into the lead, the Birds would come right back to tie the game.

     Cleveland starter Josh Tomlin was given advantages of 1-0, 3-2, and 5-3, but he failed to hold any of them.

     Finally, in the top half of the 6th, Lonnie Chisenhall laced a RBI single to right field, and the visitors had a lead they would not relinquish.

     The Tribe bullpen, featuring Chad Durbin, Rafael Perez, Joe Smith, Vinnie Pestano, and Chris Perez, sealed the victory by tossing a combined 4 frames of shutout baseball.  Chris Perez hurled a scoreless 9th to earn his 22nd save.

     Despite allowing 5 runs in 5 innings, Tomlin notched his 11th win of the season.

     Prior to Chisenhall's clutch hit, the 2 teams traded home runs.  Asdrubal Cabrera and Grady Sizemore each hit a 2-run bomb for the Indians, while Matt Wieters (solo), Nolan Reimold (solo), and Adam Jones (2-run) homered for Baltimore.

Tomlin pitched poorly but was supported by his offense