Extra-innings were needed, but the Cleveland Baseball Club managed to get three across in the 10th to come away with a 5-2 victory.
The Cleveland Baseball Club and Toronto Blue Jays headed to extra-innings Monday afternoon and things did not go well for home team. Myles Straw started the inning on second and would advance on a wild pitch. Amed Rosario would drive in Straw to give Cleveland a slim one-run lead. Jose Ramirez followed Rosario and proceeded to hit a mammoth blast to extend the lead to three. It was the 23rd home run of the season for Ramirez.
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Emmanuel Clase came on in the bottom of the 10th and shut the door on just 10 pitches. Cleveland would go on to win 5-2 when it was all said and done in Toronto.
Prior to the late drama, Cleveland actually got a lead early in this one. A RBI single from Harold Ramirez would drive in Straw with Rosario being thrown out at home in the top of the 3rd. The very next at-bat saw Oscar Mercado single, allowing Franmil Reyes to score on an error.
As expected, Vladimir Guerrero would tie things up with a two-run homer in the 6th. The score would remain 2-2 until the 10th.
Eli Morgan started the game and pitched well. Morgan would strike out nine over 6 innings, allowing just the two runs on five hits and one walk. James Karinchak found himself in a new role this time out following his recent struggles and would allow just one walk in the 7th. The 8th belonged to Nick Sandlin who allowed just one hit on six pitches. Bryan Shaw worked the 9th and managed to keep things all square to force extra-innings, leading to the exciting finish for Cleveland.
