After losing in extras on Friday, the Dodgers dropped their second to the Indians in extras again on Saturday, stretching all the way into the 11th before the Indians exploded for a six-run inning and beat the Dodgers 7-2.
The Dodgers could only score one before it was sent to extras, coming in the sixth to tie it with Matt Kemp’s solo shot. Other than that, the Dodgers were shut out by C.C. Sabathia, who retired the first 11 batters and struck out 10 in his seven innings, with 3 K’s each for Kemp and Delwyn Young. The Dodgers entered the 11th with a 1-1 tie but begin the bottom half with a 7-1 deficit. They added one off James Loney’s RBI-double, but it wasn’t enough to match the Indian’s big six-run inning.
Chan Ho Park was a strong replacement for Hiroki Kuroda, he gave up just one run on three hits. He also fanned nine in his five innings, and his only run given up was to Indians’ starter C.C. Sabathia in the third. The bullpen, lead by Hong-Chih Kuo, Joe Beimel, and Jonathan Broxton, was effective at holding the Indians scoreless through the tenth. Cory Wade then had two men on with one out in the 11th and was lifted for Scott Proctor. Proctor fell apart from the start, giving up three hits and two walks to be tagged for four runs. Wade was still handed the loss, though, for the inherited runner that scored the go-ahead run.
The bullpen gets their second straight loss and the Dodgers fall 1-7 to AL teams this year.
