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“His stuff was a little bit better, but he was still erratic,” manager Eric Wedge said. “He was working from behind, and when he does come in, he hasn’t shown the command that he used to show to throw a quality strike and get guys out. He’s got some work to do.”
Tom Mastny, making his first appearance since July 13, relieved Laffey and forced in the tying run with a walk to Matthews. Mathis drove the right-hander’s next pitch to left-center for his eighth homer of the season and second in two days.
“Tom hadn’t been out there in a while, but that’s the role he’s in right now and he just didn’t have it today,” Wedge said.
Mathis’ grand slam was the 10th given up by the Cleveland staff, the most in the majors, and the most by the Indians in one season since the club began keeping track in 1951.
Ryan Garko hit a two-run homer that gave Cleveland a 4-2 lead in the fourth. He added a two-run single in the eighth that cut the Angels’ lead to 14-10. Sizemore added his 25th home run, one more than he had in 162 games last year.
Notes: The Angels’ 10-game margin is their largest since Aug. 16, 1995, when they had a 10½-game cushion. ... The 19 hits allowed by the Indians were a season high. ... The Angels’ pitching staff has held opponents’ pinch-hitters to only three hits in 55 at-bats this season. ... Dellucci, Asdrubal Cabrera and Ben Francisco were hit by pitches. The Indians have been plunked a major league-high 63 times. Last season, opposing pitchers hit 80 Cleveland batters to set a franchise record.
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