Jaret Wright pitched an excellent game against the great 1998 Yankees, striking out four and walking two while allowing one run (a Darryl Strawberry longball) over seven frames. Paul Assenmacher and Mike Jackson each pitched perfect innings in relief to nail down the 4-1 win. Kenny Lofton homered but Jim Thome was the offensive star for the Tribe, hitting one of his 612 career home runs but also one of his 26 career triples.
Sometime in the late 90s/early 00s, area McDonald’s had a special menu item, the Thome Triple. If memory serves, it was three burger patties with two kinds of cheese on an elongated bun (kind of like a Romanburger for you Clevelanders). I always thought it was a terrible name, but he was one of the stars and the alliteration was hard for marketing people to pass up. In the sixth inning on this day, facing El Duque, I guess it was appropriate.
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