Indians Break Ninth Inning Tie to Beat the Angels
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Shin-Soo Choo drove home Michael Brantley with a tiebreaking single in the ninth inning, and the Cleveland Indians rallied to beat the Los Angeles Angels 3-2.
Brantley’s two-out double off Angels closer Fernando Rodney (4-2) started the final surge for the last-place Indians, who have won three of five on a West Coast road trip.
Torii Hunter hit a tying homer in the sixth for the punchless Angels, who have lost 10 of 14.
Jensen Lewis (4-2) earned the victory with three pitches, striking out Mike Napoli with a runner on base in the eighth. Chris Perez pitched the ninth for his 19th save in 23 chances.
