Progressive Field has been a magical venue this season, but that magic eluded the Indians in their final home game of 2011.
In the top of the 10th inning, Rene Tosoni outed a solo homer, and Chris Parmelee added a RBI single as the Twins edged the Tribe on Sunday afternoon.
Shelley Duncan's 2-run homer in the 3rd staked Fausto Carmona to a 4-2 lead. Carmona, though, allowed single tallies in the 5th and 6th, enabling Minnesota to pull even with Indians.
The contest remained deadlocked until Tosoni delivered his clutch blast off of Tony Sipp.
The loss was disappointing, but the crowd of 22,539 did witness a special moment involving Jim Thome. Thome, who was probably playing his final game in Cleveland, received a standing ovation when he appeared as a pinch-hitter in the 8th. Thome worked a walk and then began the 9th at 3rd base, the position he manned early in his career. After 1 pitch, Manny Acta inserted a defensive substitute so that the fans could acknowledge Thome 1 final time.
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| Thome takes the field prior to the 9th inning |
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