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Indians down Orioles

Jul 16, 2011 - 4:41 AM

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Baltimore, MD (Sports Network) - Lonnie Chisenhall drove in the go-ahead run in the sixth and the Cleveland Indians hung on to take a 6-5 win over the Baltimore Orioles in the second contest of a four-game set.

Asdrubal Cabrera and Grady Sizemore hit two-run home runs and Michael Brantley went 3-for-5 with a run scored for the Indians, who have taken the first two games of this set.

Josh Tomlin (11-4) won his fourth straight decision despite a sub-par outing as he gave up five runs on six hits with a walk over five innings.

"We're where we want to be in the division and the bats have been a big part of that," said Tomlin. "We always have faith in the offense and the past couple of games they've been showing you what they can do."

Adam Jones went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and three RBI while Matt Wieters and Nolan Reimold each added solo shots for the Orioles, who have lost nine straight and 14 of 15.

"It's frustrating out there right now," said Orioles manager Buck Showalter, who was back in the dugout after serving a one-game suspension due to several incidents in last weekend's series against Boston. "We were able to get some offense, but we weren't able to get the pitching when we needed it. Our location has been off on a few pitches here and the batters are taking advantage of it."

Jake Arrieta was tagged for five runs on eight hits over five innings. Jim Johnson (5-3) took the loss as he gave up a run over two innings of work.

Baltimore right fielder Nick Markakis hit a single in the third inning for the 1,000th hit of his career.

The game had gone back and forth through the first five innings, but the Indians took the lead for good in the sixth.

With Johnson starting the inning on the mound, Matt LaPorta led off with a double and Chisenhall followed with a single for a 6-5 lead.

Chad Durbin took the mound for Cleveland in the sixth and Mark Reynolds reached base with one out on a Cabrera error, but he was caught stealing. After Reimold walked, Rafael Perez took the mound and got Felix Pie to groundout.

Joe Smith worked around a two-out walk in the eighth while Vinnie Pestano pitched a 1-2-3 eighth to keep the Indians ahead.

Chris Perez walked Reimold to start the ninth, but retired the next three batters for his 22nd save of the season.

The Indians struck in the second inning as Sizemore led off with a double and later came home on a LaPorta single.

Baltimore took a 2-1 lead in the second on solo home runs from Wieters and Reimold, but Cleveland took a one-run lead in the third on a two-run shot from Cabrera.

Markakis' single in the third was followed by a double from Jones to tie the game at three apiece.

A Sizemore two-run home run in the fifth gave Cleveland the lead back, but it was short-lived as Jones tied it in the bottom of the frame when he hit a full count pitch over the wall in dead center with a man on.

Game Notes

Coming into the game, Arrieta was 5-0 in five starts against the AL Central this season...Markakis is the 14th player to reach 1,000 hits in an Orioles uniform. He accomplished the feat in 875 games...The Indians have taken five straight from the Orioles this season...Tomlin is 2-1 in three career starts against the Orioles...Baltimore designated hitter Vladimir Guerrero was out of the lineup for a second straight game with a crack in his right hand. Reimold served as designated hitter in his absence.






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