CLEVELAND -- After 475 pitches, 20 runs and more than five hours of baseball, the Cleveland Indians and Detroit Tigers settled this lengthy game in a most
bizarre fashion: a walkoff balk.
Joe
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inning Wednesday gave the Indians an 11-10 victory over Detroit. "I dont even
know where to start with that game," Indians right-fielder David Murphy said. "I
dont know if that was a baseball game or a marathon combined with a circus."
Murphy tied the game that took 5 hours, 16 minutes in the ninth with a two-run
homer off Joe Nathan Alex Avilas two-out homer in the top of the 13th put
Detroit ahead, but the Indians scored twice for their second walkoff win in the
three-game sweep. Mike Aviles led off with a single against Phil Coke (0-1) and
took second on Michael Bourns sacrifice. After Asdrubal Cabrera was hit by a
pitch, Michael Brantley lined a single to left for his fourth hit that scored
Aviles, who slid home before Rajai Davis throw. After a groundout, Alburquerque
relieved and pinch-hitter Yan Gomes was walked intentionally to load the bases.
Ryan Raburn took the first pitch for a ball. As Alburquerque went into his set
position, he appeared to move his leg and glove and then stopped. Indians
manager Terry Francona couldnt remember a game ending on a balk, but he knew
Alburquerque committed one. "It was definitely a balk," he said. "If they hadnt
have called it we would have went out there and argued." The Tigers put up no
argument. "He just went to come set and he stopped and it was pretty blatant,"
Avila said. "There wasnt any controversy about that one." According to STATS,
the game-ending balk is the first since July 4, 2011, when the Royals Aaron Crow
committed one in the ninth inning against the White Sox. Its also the first
walkoff balk in extra innings since June 16, 2011, when the Mets D.J. Carrasco
did it against the Braves. Josh Tomlin (3-1), the Indians ninth pitcher, worked
the final three innings. Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera and manager Brad Ausmus
were ejected in the sixth inning by plate umpire Tim Timmons for arguing balls
and strikes. Raburn raised his arms in victory after the balk was called and the
Indians rushed from the dugout to mob Cabrera at the plate. Cabrera had been hit
on the knee by Cokes pitcher and spent several moments on the ground before
going to first. The Indians bid to win in the 10th ended when Davis throw to the
plate got Lonnie Chisenhall, who was trying to score on Bourns flyball.
Zach McAllister allowed four runs in the first and didnt retire a batter in the
third. Having already used seven relievers, Francona had no choice but to call
on Tomlin in the 11th even though the right-hander was scheduled to start
Thursday in Baltimore. Asked how long Tomlin would have pitched, Francona said,
"Till we won or lost. There was nobody else." "I dont know if Ive ever done that
before, but I was ready," Tomlin. "They asked me about the 10th inning if I
could pitch, so I ran and got my spikes." A roster move to add Thursdays starter
will be made before that game. Max Scherzer allowed seven runs in seven innings.
He gave up one run in the first, five in the second and another in the third,
but blanked the Indians over his final four innings of work. The right-hander
gave up 12 hits and threw 113 pitches. Scherzer, last seasons AL Cy Young
winner, had allowed six total runs in his previous six starts, all wins, over 39
innings. A dropped throw by Cabrera helped Detroit break a 7-all tie in the
eighth. J.D. Martinez, who hit a two-run homer in the first, had three RBIs.
Victor Martinez was 3 for 6 with two RBIs, including a solo homer in the third.
Chisenhall hit a solo homer for Cleveland. McAllister allowed five runs in two
innings. NOTES: Tigers OF Torii Hunter had the day off. ... Indians DH
Jason Giambi played for the first time since May 3 when he strained his right
calf. He came off the 15-day disabled list Tuesday. ... Victor Martinez is 8 for
13 with seven RBIs lifetime against McAllister. ... Bench coach Gene Lamont ran
the team after Ausmus was ejected. ... McAllister is 0-4 with a 9.51 ERA in his
last six starts.
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play.MIAMI -- Veteran right-hander Brad Penny has agreed to a minor-league
contract with the Miami Marlins pending a physical. Penny went 14-10 for the
Marlins World Series championship team in 2003. He hasnt pitched in the majors
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