CLEVELAND -- Leave it to Nick Swisher, a man of many words, to come up with the best explanation after the Cleveland Indians broke their six-game losing streak
with a 6-5 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday.
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head. "Thats a much-needed win, not only for us but for our fans. Its crazy how
this game works." No one would disagree with Swishers assessment. The comeback
from a five-run deficit helped the Indians avoid their first 0-7 homestand since
Aug. 27-Sept. 2, 1990, and took some of the sting out of what had been a
disastrous week. Cleveland lost the first six games on its biggest homestand of
the season and appeared well on its way to No. 7. "Its been a rough week,"
Swisher said. "This is huge for us." Michael Bourn drove in the go-ahead run
with a seventh-inning single. The Indians, held to one hit through five innings,
got back in the game in the sixth on two-run homers by Swisher and Mike Aviles,
who entered the game in the third after shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera was ejected.
Carlos Santanas leadoff homer in the seventh off J.C. Gutierrez (0-3) tied the
game. Lonnie Chisenhall drew a one-out walk and moved to second on Drew Stubbs
single. Nick Maronde relieved, but Bourn lined his first pitch to left field,
giving Cleveland the lead. "I cant really explain it to you," Bourn said of the
comeback. "We never gave up." For five innings, it looked as if the Indians were
about to go winless on the homestand. Justin Masterson allowed five runs in 4
1-3 innings and Clevelands hitters were completely baffled by Angels starter
Jerome Williams. "The one thing we did was we kept playing," manager Terry
Francona said. "Thats the kind of team we have to be." Matt Albers (3-1) pitched
1 2-3 innings and Chris Perez recorded his 18th save as the Indians bullpen
threw 4 2-3 scoreless innings. Perez, who allowed four runs in the ninth to blow
a save against Detroit in the first game of the homestand Monday, retired the
side in order in the ninth. The Indians had won 10 of 11 and were only three
games behind Detroit in the American League Central when the week began, but
were swept in a four-game series against the Tigers and lost the first two games
to the Angels. The Indians, who were outscored 42-21 on the homestand, trail
Detroit by seven games as they begin a nine-game road trip that takes them to
Minnesota, Oakland and Los Angeles. Francona admitted he had a meeting with his
players following Saturday nights 7-2 loss, a game in which the Indians
committed a season-high four errors. His message centred on the proper way to
deal with frustration when things are going poorly. "We cant just show up,"
Francona said. "We have to find a way to be better than the other team and play
nine innings." The Indians looked sloppy and frustrated in the early going.
Cabrera, who failed to make two plays in the second, was ejected in the bottom
of the inning for arguing a strike call. Aviles replaced Cabrera at shortstop
and made a throwing error in the fourth. Josh Hamiltons RBI single and Mark
Trumbos run-scoring groundout in first gave the Angels a 2-0 lead. Mike Trout
drove in two runs with a bases-loaded single in the second for the Angels, who
came into town with a four-game losing streak. The second-inning rally began
with one out when Hank Conger singled off Swishers glove at first. Cabrera
couldnt field Grant Greens hard ground ball, which moved Conger to third.
Masterson had a chance to get out of the inning when Conger was forced out at
home on J.B. Shucks ground ball, but he walked Kole Calhoun to load the bases.
Trout grounded a 1-2 pitch to the left of Cabrera, who took a half step and made
no attempt to dive for the ball. Green and Shuck scored on the play. Cabrera
wasnt around much longer. Leading off the bottom of the inning, he stepped out
of the box after taking a called second strike and exchanged words with plate
umpire Vic Carapazza. He then struck out swinging, argued with the umpire again
and was ejected. Cabrera flung his bat and helmet to the ground before going to
the dugout. Williams was in complete control going into the sixth. He retired 10
in a row before Bourn singled with two outs. Swishers drive cleared the wall in
left and cut the lead to 5-2. After Jason Kipnis walked, Aviles homered into the
bleachers in left, which finished Williams. "Jerome showed so many good things
out there today," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. "He pitched a strong game."
NOTES: Angels OF Peter Bourjos (broken right wrist) will be recalled this week
from his rehabilitation assignment at Triple-A Salt Lake. He has been on the
15-day disabled list since June 30. ... Angels LHP Jason Vargas (blood clot in
armpit) threw a bullpen session before the game and could start Tuesday against
the Yankees. ... The Angels wrap up their seven-game road trip with a four-game
series against the Yankees. Los Angeles RHP Garrett Richardson (3-4) takes on
New York RHP Hiroki Kuroda (10-7) in the opener Monday. ... Santana was back
behind the plate for the first time since Thursday. He played first base Friday
and was the designated hitter Saturday, allowing Yan Gomes to catch. ... The
Indians begin their nine-game, 10-day road trip Monday in Minnesota. Cleveland
RHP Danny Salazar (1-0) faces Twins LHP Andrew Albers (1-0) in a battle of top
prospects in the three-game series opener.
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games in Montreal was an easy choice for the Toronto Blue Jays.The ball club and
co-promoter Evenko announced Tuesday that Joey Votto and the Cincinnati Reds
will face the Blue Jays in exhibition games April 3-4 at Olympic Stadium.Toronto
hopes to duplicate the frenzy last year when 96,350 fans turned out to see the
Blue Jays sweep a pair of exhibition games from the New York Mets, although the
turnout was spurred mostly by the fans wish to bring Major League Baseball back
to Montreal.The fans of Montreal, the way they welcomed us, it was a no brainer
for us to come back here again this year, Blue Jays president and CEO Paul
Beeston said at a news conference. I dont think we could ever have expected what
we received last year.There was an atmosphere in there you cant describe. I said
to the commissioner You had to be there and feel it. It may not be a World
Series game, but it certainly had the feel of a playoff game.General manager
Alex Anthopoulos said he hopes to play at the Big O every year until Montreal
lands its own team.The event will include tributes to former Blue Jays star
Roberto Alomar and manager Cito Gaston as well as Tony Perez, who starred for
the Reds and the Expos.Turning out in large numbers is viewed as a means to show
the city is ready to have a team again. The Montreal Expos, who played in the
National League from 1969 to 2004, moved to Washington to become the
Nationals.It would require finding an owner and a building a new stadium, likely
at public expense, but Mayor Denis Coderre backs the idea and there is an
organization called the Montreal Baseball Project led by former Expo Warren
Cromartie working on building support and trying to land a franchise.Beeston
said the Blue Jays would welcome a rival in Montreal. Moreso if they played in
the same division in the AL.It would be the best that could happen, he said.
Hockey (is) six games a yeaar, that would be 18, it would be a weekend.
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need the two leagues represented in the country. It would just make it more
exciting. I would endorse that in a heartbeat.Reports said the Tampa Bay Rays,
who play in Torontos division, may be looking to move if they dont get a new
downtown stadium, but Beeston was not about to endorse the relocation of any
team.Theyve had a lot of success on the field and maybe, with a new stadium in a
new location, the game can grow there, he said.Coderre said Montreal will make
an action plan to help land a team. We need to send a clear message, he said.
Everyone has to do their part for baseball.The Blue Jays had several requests
from teams interested in being their opponents at the Big O. Beeston said the
Votto factor was part of the decision to play the Reds. Votto, a Toronto native,
was National League MVP in 2010.The games will be Torontos last before their
regular-season opener on April 6 against the Yankees in New York. Instead of
playing before a few thousand fans at a spring training game, they expect a
boisterous throng in the domed Big O.But rather than seeing it as a distraction,
Anthopoulos calls it an ideal tune-up for the regular season.You cant ask for
anything better, he said. Thats why so many clubs reached out to us.The game was
watched across the league. It was an event. Olympic Stadium, packed house. In
spring training games, you dont have that type of environment. It was a great
way to get your team ready.Anthopoulos said the Blue Jays plan to be aggressive
in the free agent and trade markets in the off-season, but did not get into the
specifics of his plans.We think were very close, he said. We were in first place
last year for quite a while. We were eliminated with for or five games to go. We
just need that one little push to get us over the top.Im as excited about this
off-season as Ive been.
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