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Michael Brantley’s back and that’s a great spark for the Indians
The Associated Press off Rangers’ closer Sam Dy-
CLEVELAND (AP) — Mi- son. Down 5-2 going into
chael Brantley doubled the inning, the Angels got
home Francisco Lindor with a solo home run from Dan-
two outs in the 10th inning ny Espinoza, back-to-back
as Cleveland celebrated doubles by Yunel Escobar
its 2016 AL championship and Mike Trout, and a run-
and then beat Chicago in scoring single from Albert
its home opener. Pujols to tie it.
Brantley could only watch Trout then robbed Mike
and cheer for his team- Napoli of a home run to
mates last October during lead off the 10th.
their postseason run after Cam Bedrosian (1-0) got
undergoing two surgeries the win with an inning of re-
on his right shoulder. But lief and Jeremy Jeffress (0-
he’s healthy now, and af- 1) was stuck with the loss.
ter playing in just 11 games RED SOX 8, ORIOLES 1
last season, Brantley made BOSTON (AP) — Drew
the most of his first home Pomeranz struck out six in
game since May 10 with his his season debut, Dustin
game-winning hit. Pedroia drove in four runs
Lindor walked with two and Boston beat Baltimore.
outs off Tommy Kahnle (0- Cleveland Indians’ Francisco Lindor, right, scores and is congratulated by Edwin Encarnacion Christian Vazquez add-
1) before Brantley sliced a after scoring during the 10th inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, April 11, 2017, in Cleveland. The ed a two-run triple in the
3-2 pitch down the left-field Indians won 2-1 in 10 innings. eighth, capping off a 4-for-
Associated Press
4 game, as the Red Sox
tagged Baltimore pitchers
line. Lindor was running on for 15 hits and had back-
the pitch and scored eas- to-back three-run innings
ily while Brantley danced in the seventh and eighth
around second base be- to blow the game open.
fore being mobbed by his Pomeranz, who opened
teammates. the season on the disabled
It was the dramatic end- list with a strained left fore-
ing the Indians didn’t get arm, took a shutout into
in their last home game, a the seventh inning. He held
10-inning loss to the Chica- Baltimore to four hits and
go Cubs in Game 7 of the one run in six innings and
World Series. picked up his first win at
Cleveland led the majors Fenway Park.
with 11 walk-off wins last TIGERS 2, TWINS 1
season. DETROIT (AP) — Matthew
Bryan Shaw (1-0), who took Boyd allowed one hit in six
the loss when the Cubs outstanding innings and
won their first title in 108 James McCann homered
years, got the win. in the fifth to lift Detroit over
ANGELS 6, RANGERS 5, 10 Minnesota.
INNINGS Boyd (1-1) took a no-hitter
ANAHEIM, California (AP) into the sixth before Rob-
— Carlos Perez’s squeeze bie Grossman broke it up
bunt in the 10th inning by lining a clean single to
capped another come- left field with two out.
back for Los Angeles, The Detroit left-hander
which scored three times in struck out six and walked
the ninth before going on two before turning the
to beat Texas. game over to the bullpen.
The Rangers led 5-0 through Tigers relievers have strug-
six innings. gled so far this season, but
With runners on the cor- they were able to close this
ners and one out, Perez set game out.
down a perfect bunt that Francisco Rodriguez al-
hugged the inside grass lowed a run in the ninth but
and died without going recovered for his third save
foul. in four chances. Pinch-hit-
The Angels had rallied to ter Max Kepler hit a popup
score seven runs in the with two on to end it.
ninth in the previous game Hector Santiago (1-1) al-
on Sunday to beat the lowed only three hits in
Mariners. 6 1/3 innings, but one of
The Angels’ ninth-inning them was a two-run shot
comeback Tuesday came by McCann.q
