The Indians finally got to Tim Wakefield for the first time this season in the fifth inning, taking a 2-1 lead.
Wakefield, who pitched seven scoreless one-hit innings in Cleveland last month, didn't give up a hit last night until Asdrubal Cabrera led off the fourth with a single. That ended a string of nine consecutive no-hit innings by Wakefield against the Indians this season. Wakefield pitched out of a bases-loaded jam in the fourth but couldn't stop the Indians in the fifth.
Rookie Matt LaPorta, a one-time Red Sox draft pick, led off with a single and raced to third on a bloop double by rookie Luis Valbuena. LaPorta scored on a wild pitch to tie the game while Valbuena took third, from where he scored on a sacrifice fly by Cabrera.
Wakefield got out of further trouble by getting Mark DeRosa to rap into an inning-ending double play with runners at first and third.
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