No Thome triple here, just a second inning homer to get
Cleveland
on the board after Bartolo Colon yielded three runs in the top of the first.
The Indians tied it and then took the lead on back-to-back two run hits in the
fifth, something you don’t see that often; the first three batters of the
innings had reached to load the bases, then Einar Diaz hit a comebacker that
led to a fielder’s choice at the plate. Lofton’s double plated two and left
runners at second and third. Omar Vizquel jumped on the first pitch he saw from
Tim Hudson for a single into right to bring them home.
Oakland would tie it in the next
frame with a two-run double from Miguel Tejada, but the Indians ended the
scoring with two more in the bottom of that sixth inning. In all, 8 of the 12
runs scored in this game in those three half-innings. This was a big game for
August; coming in, the Indians led the A’s and Red Sox by 1/2 game in the
wildcard race.
Oakland would go on
to win the West, running down
Seattle,
and the latter would edge the Indians out by a game for the wildcard.
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