Game Wrapup


	Lead becomes loss

Indians 5, Orioles 4

David Hernandez walked three and struck out four in his six innings. (Gail Burton/AP)

By Spencer Fordin / MLB.com

Rookie David Hernandez pitched well for six innings, allowing just two runs on five hits. The Orioles' Melvin Mora and Matt Wieters contributed home runs. But none of that mattered when the Indians rallied in the ninth with a home run by Andy Marte. It was Jim Johnson's fourth blown save.

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Series at a glance:

Thu. 08/27: CLE 5, BAL 4
Fri. 08/28: BAL 13, CLE 4
Sat. 08/29: CLE 5, BAL 3
Sun. 08/30: BAL 5, CLE 2

Cleveland (57-70)
Won 2

Cleveland 5, Baltimore 4

Baltimore (52-76)
Lost 1

August 27, 2009

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Cleveland	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	5	10	2
Baltimore	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	4	10	1

Cleveland	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Sizemore, G, CF	5	2	3	2	0	0	0	.250
Carroll, 3B	4	0	0	0	1	0	2	.285
Cabrera, A, SS	3	0	0	0	1	2	1	.312
Choo, RF	4	0	3	1	0	0	2	.301
Hafner, DH	4	0	0	0	0	2	5	.273
Valbuena, 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.245
Shoppach, C	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	.203
a-Peralta, Jh, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.275
Toregas, C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231
LaPorta, LF	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	.250
Marte, A, 1B	4	2	2	2	0	0	1	.275
Totals	35	5	10	5	3	6	14
a-Grounded out for Shoppach in the 9th.
BATTING 2B: Choo 2 (32, Hernandez, Da, Baez). 3B: Marte, A (1, Hernandez, Da). HR: Sizemore, G (18, 1st inning off Hernandez, Da, 0 on, 0 out), Marte, A (2, 9th inning off Johnson, Ji, 1 on, 2 out). TB: Sizemore, G 6; Choo 5; Valbuena; LaPorta; Marte, A 7. RBI: Sizemore, G 2 (62), Choo (70), Marte, A 2 (11). 2-out RBI: Choo; Marte, A 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Hafner 3; Carroll. Team RISP: 1-for-10. Team LOB: 6. BASERUNNING SB: Sizemore, G (13, 2nd base off Johnson, Ji/Wieters). CS: Choo (2, 2nd base by Hernandez, Da/Wieters). FIELDING E: Valbuena (9, throw), Carroll (2, fielding). DP: (Cabrera, A-Valbuena-Marte, A).

Baltimore	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Izturis, C, SS	5	0	0	0	0	2	2	.259
Pie, CF	5	0	2	0	0	1	2	.261
Reimold, LF	4	0	1	0	1	0	2	.276
Markakis, RF	5	0	0	0	0	2	6	.303
Mora, 3B	4	2	3	1	0	1	0	.259
Scott, DH	4	0	1	1	0	1	1	.263
Wigginton, 1B	3	1	1	0	1	0	1	.260
Wieters, C	4	1	1	1	0	0	2	.263
Andino, 2B	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	.225
a-Roberts, B, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.290
Totals	37	4	10	3	3	7	16
a-Grounded out for Andino in the 9th.
BATTING 2B: Scott (17, Laffey), Wigginton (16, Perez, R). HR: Mora (5, 2nd inning off Laffey, 0 on, 0 out), Wieters (5, 7th inning off Todd, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Pie 2; Reimold; Mora 6; Scott 2; Wigginton 2; Wieters 4; Andino. RBI: Mora (34), Scott (60), Wieters (22). 2-out RBI: Scott. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Wigginton; Markakis 2; Wieters. GIDP: Markakis. Team RISP: 0-for-5. Team LOB: 9. FIELDING E: Wigginton (5, pickoff). DP: 2 (Izturis, C-Andino, Wieters-Izturis, C).

Cleveland	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Laffey	5.2	5	3	2	3	3	1	3.40
Todd	0.2	2	1	1	0	1	1	7.71
Perez, R (W, 3-2)	1.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	7.86
Wood, K (S, 17)	1.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	4.40

Baltimore	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Hernandez, Da	6.0	5	2	2	3	4	1	4.24
Ray (H, 5)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5.54
Baez (H, 9)	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	4.03
Johnson, Ji (BS, 4)(L, 3-5)	1.0	3	2	2	0	0	1	3.17

Pitches-strikes: Laffey 104-66, Todd 20-13, Perez, R 19-13, Wood, K 21-16, Hernandez, Da 102-65, Ray 16-8, Baez 25-17, Johnson, Ji 30-20.
Groundouts-flyouts: Laffey 7-5, Todd 0-0, Perez, R 3-1, Wood, K 1-0, Hernandez, Da 4-4, Ray 0-2, Baez 2-0, Johnson, Ji 3-0.
Batters faced: Laffey 24, Todd 4, Perez, R 7, Wood, K 5, Hernandez, Da 24, Ray 3, Baez 5, Johnson, Ji 6.
Inherited runners-scored: Todd 1-0, Perez, R 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Kevin Causey. 1B: Tim Tschida. 2B: Bob Davidson. 3B: James Hoye.
Weather: 84 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 6 mph, R to L.
T: 3:08.
Att: 13,991.
August 27, 2009

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner

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