LaPorta's double play short-circuited rally, and Kipnis strikes out to end game.
View full sizeOrlando Cabrera is out at the plate in the ninth inning as Angels catcher Jeff Mathis throws to first to complete a double play on Matt LaPorta Tuesday night at Progressive Field. The play defused a bases-loaded, no-out situation as the Indians lost, 2-1.CLEVELAND, Ohio -- For the second night in a row, the Indians entered the bottom of the ninth inning trailing the Angels, 2-1, at Progressive Field.
For the second night in a row, they seemed poised to rock closer Jordan Walden's world.
Unlike Monday, though, there was no magic from Jason Kipnis.
Walden redeemed himself with an amazing escape for his 24th save as the Angels won, 2-1.
The Angels (56-48) lead the season series, 5-3. The last six have been decided by one run. The Indians slipped to 52-49.
The Indians loaded the bases with none out in the ninth but failed to score.
Travis Hafner led off the ninth with a high-chop single into right. Orlando Cabrera pinch-ran and moved to second on Carlos Santana's single. Lonnie Chisenhall dropped down a bunt, and Cabrera beat Walden's throw to third.
Matt LaPorta, who homered in his previous at-bat, worked the count full before chopping to second. The Angels turned a 4-2-3 double play. Kipnis, down in the count, 1-2, whiffed. Monday night, Kipnis hit the game-winning single in the Tribe's 3-2 victory.
Jered Weaver (14-4, 1.79 ERA ) gave up five hits in seven innings.
Tribe right-hander Josh Tomlin (11-5) carried a two-hit shutout into the seventh. Bobby Abreu led off with a single to center. He moved to second on a chop-groundout in front of the plate by Vernon Wells. Alberto Callaspo flied to left.
Howie Kendrick, who had scalded the ball in previous at-bats, was intentionally walked.
Tomlin got ahead of Mark Trumbo, 1-2, and threw a nasty pitch that Trumbo fouled off. The next pitch leaked over the plate at the thighs and Trumbo ripped it off the right-field wall for a two-run double.
LaPorta homered to left in the Tribe seventh to make it 2-1. The homer came off Weaver, who was relieved by lefty Scott Downs to begin the eighth.
Tomlin cruised through the eighth, then gave way to lefty Rafael Perez. Tomlin allowed the two runs on four hits.
The Indians threatened in the third. Kipnis led off with a double to left and moved to third on Travis Buck's grounder to second. Ezequiel Carrera walked. Michael Brantley popped out and Asdrubal Cabrera grounded to first baseman Trumbo, who flipped to Weaver.
The Indians put runners on first and third with two outs in the fourth. Kipnis struck out.
Erick Aybar led off the first with a sharp grounder to third. Chisenhall, pinched in to guard against the bunt, reached to his right, grabbed the ball and threw on target to first.
In the Angels' second, Tomlin was busy with the glove. He retired Callaspo on a grounder, Howie Kendrick on a liner and Trumbo on a grounder. In the Angels' third, Chisenhall handled two grounders seamlessly. The second amounted to a tough play moving to his left.
Tomlin has worked at least five innings in each of his 33 major-league starts.
Weaver has pitched at least six innings in 30 consecutive starts. He was helped in the first six innings by a breeze blowing in from center that knocked down hard-hit flyballs to center by LaPorta and Travis Buck.
Source: http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2011/07/indians_and_angels_scoreless_t.html
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