Angels 2, Indians 1
Jered Weaver outdueled Josh Tomlin and Mark Trumbo provided a two-run double, leading the visiting Los Angeles Angels to a 2-1 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday.
Jordan Walden bounced back from a blown save Monday by working out of a bases-loaded, no-out jam in the ninth inning on Tuesday. Walden got Matt LaPorta to ground into a 4-2-3 double play and struck out Jason Kipnis for his 24th save.
The Indians have lost five of six.
Weaver (14-4) allowed one run in seven innings, striking out five to win his eighth straight decision. The righthander lowered his major league-leading ERA to 1.79.
Tomlin (11-5) stuck right with Weaver until the seventh, when Bobby Abreu singled and Cleveland elected to intentionally walk Howie Kendrick with two outs. Trumbo made the Indians pay for that decision, driving a 1-2 pitch off the right field wall for a two-run double.
Tomlin ended up surrendering just four hits in eight innings.
LaPorta accounted for Cleveland’s lone run, reaching Weaver for his ninth homer in the the seventh.