Indians go extras, win 12th straight home game

The Miami Herald Sunday 1st May, 2011

CLEVELAND -- Orlando Cabrera couldn't wait to give the Cleveland Indians another dramatic win.Cabrera drove the first pitch he saw in the 13th inning for an RBI single, sending the Indians to their 12th straight home victory, 3-2 over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday night."I'm not a patient guy, so if it was in there, I was swinging," Cabrera said. The Indians have been even quicker to strike in the AL Central. Their fifth win in a row finished off the best April record in franchise history at 18-8. Detroit lost its fifth straight."An outstanding April," Indians manager Manny Acta said. "Now we'll see what May brings. This is behind us."A day after Carlos Santana hit a game-winning grand slam in the ninth, the Indians went extra innings to extend their best home streak since a 13-game s...

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