Jamey Carroll ignited Cleveland’s winning burst in the 11th with a single and capped it with a sacrifice fly. But it came too late to put another win on Sabathia’s 5-8 record.

“It’s not frustrating at all,” Sabathia said. “I mean, for us to get a win, being able to play music in here and getting everybody feeling good, it’s definitely worth it.

“To win the first two here is big, after getting swept in Colorado. So it doesn’t really matter how we do it. If I win or not, I’m just trying to keep us in the game. I’m just glad that we were able to score some runs at the end and pull it off,” he said.

With the score 1-all, Carroll and Ben Francisco opened the 11th with singles against Cory Wade (0-1). Jhonny Peralta, whose two-run double in the 10th Friday night gave the Indians a 6-4 win, hit a go-ahead single off Scott Proctor. Casey Blake hit an RBI single, Kelly Shoppach added a two-run single and Grady Sizemore singled home another run.

“The name of the job right now is about going out and getting outs, and I’m pathetic,” Proctor said. “It’s embarrassing for the team when guys compete like that all day to go out there and pitch like that is stupid. I’m tired of people making excuses and saying I’m hurt. It’s not that. I have to go out and make pitches and get outs.

“It’s not rocket science. And to let a game like that get away, I’m embarrassed. I’ve never had this. It’s one of those things that will make you stronger in the end, but it’s bad. You wrack your brain trying to figure out what the hell is going wrong.”

Masahide Kobayashi (4-3) pitched a perfect 10th inning for the victory and Scott Elarton finished up, allowing an RBI double by James Loney.

Notes: Sabathia’s homer was the first by a visiting pitcher at Dodger Stadium since July 26, 2006, when San Diego’s Jake Peavy connected off Brad Penny. ... Dodgers SS Angel Berroa singled in three at-bats against Sabathia and is 4-for-40 lifetime against him. ... The Dodgers and Indians were scheduled to meet in the 1993 Hall of Fame game at Cooperstown, but the game was rained out. ... The Tampa Bay Rays are the only team that hasn’t played at Chavez Ravine, although the Dodgers played a pair of interleague series at St. Petersburg, Fla., in 2002 and 2007.

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