Urshela’s 12th-inning HR gives Indians 2-0 win over Angels

There were two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, the bases were loaded and the Angels – down by two – were staring another defeat in the face. He faced a lineup missing slugger Albert Pujols, who got the night off after playing first base in all three interleague games at Dodger Stadium because the Angels weren’t able to use a designated hitter. Then next batter was Conor Gillaspie, who hit a two-run home run to right, giving the Angels a 4-3 lead.

A celebration ensued. It was understandable because without the dramatics, the Angels would have had another in a long line of recent losses as they came in having lost 10 of 12. David Murphy went 1-for-4 against his former team for the second straight night as Los Angeles remained three games behind first-place Houston in the American League West but saw its lead over Toronto for the top wild-card spot shrink to one game. Cleveland, which is in last in the AL Central, is 49-58. “That was huge for us in that situation”, Shoemaker said. After a guy pitched like that, if I had sent him out there, and he got a guy on, there’s a chance he could get the loss.

“It just ran on me a little bit”, Cron said. “I’d have been just as happy with a hit”. Then with two-outs DeJesus was hit by pitch to make it first and second for Calhoun. We hit maybe three or four balls on the screws, but outside of that, we went through the game with one hit. That’s an average of just 2.3, which won’t cut for any period of time.

The total has gone OVER in 7 of LA Angels’s last 10 games.

Excellent pitching and an offense that struggled again was the story for the Indians for the first eleven innings of the game. Bedrosian knows his dad saw the end of the game, because he sent him proof – a photo that was taken at his other son’s house in Newnan, Georgia, holding up an index finger. But with Johnny Giavotella on second, David DeJesus lined out hard to second baseman Jose Ramirez and Carrasco struck out Calhoun for the third out. The next two batters, Erick Aybar and Connor Gillaspie, stood aggressively at the plate and worked in walks to load the bases. For Wednesday’s game the Indians start Danny Salazar who has allowed 96 hits and 46 earned runs while striking out 136 over 119.1 innings for a 9-6 record and a 3.47 ERA. “They hit the ball across the field and got their basehits”, he said. “Going down the stretch here, he’s going to be a big player for us”.

The Angels took the series-opener 5-4 on Monday while the Indians roared back with a 2-0 victory in 12 innings on Tuesday. Raburn chased Santiago with his fifth homer on the left-hander’s 99th pitch.

DENVER (AP) – Michael McKenry hit a two-out, two-run homer in the 11th inning in Colorado’s comeback victory over Seattle.

“I think the most important thing is just trying to throw my game”, he said.

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) – Staked to a three-run lead before he ever threw a pitch, Corey Kluber couldn’t hold it.