This game was a slugfest, with the teams trading multi-run innings until
Los
Angeles’ five in the fifth gave them a 10-6 cushion,
and pairs in the sixth and seventh allowed them to take a 14-7 lead. Down 14-10
going into the ninth, David Dellucci’s two-out RBI double off Jose Arredondo
made it a save situation, which allowed Francisco Rodriguez to record the 42nd
of his record 62 saves.
While any 14-11 game is bound to have plenty of offensive standouts, what
makes this one interesting is how many of the big hitters were very marginal
players. Ryan Garko drove in four of
Cleveland’s
runs, while Casey Kotchman went 5-5. But both pale in comparison to Jeff Mathis
going 4-5 with a grand slam and a two-run double.
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