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CLEVELAND (AP) -- A season full of sprains, strains, pulls and
tears just got more painful for the Cleveland Indians.
Manny Ramirez, Cleveland's All-Star right fielder, strained his
left hamstring during the eighth inning of Monday's 3-2, 10-inning
loss to the Anaheim Angels and could be headed to the Indians'
already crowded disabled list.
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"If Manny goes down, that's really tough," Indians first
baseman Jim Thome said while looking around Cleveland's clubhouse.
"He's the core of our lineup. It's like, 'Who's next?' "
Ramirez, who will have an MRI on Tuesday, pulled up while
running out a grounder in the eighth when the Indians tied it 2-2.
"I saw him limp and I said, 'Oh, no,' " Indians manager
Charlie Manuel said.
Cleveland has seven players -- six pitchers -- on the DL and the
Indians have little help on their bench because both utilityman
Enrique Wilson and catcher Sandy Alomar have strained hamstrings
and can't play.
Since May 18 -- when they put three pitchers on the DL -- the
Indians have made 19 roster moves.
"We have to stay positive," Manuel said.
Troy Glaus, whose throwing error in the eighth inning helped
Cleveland tie it, homered leading off the 10th as the Angels
snapped a nine-game losing streak against the Indians.
Glaus' 16th homer, a shot into the left-field bleachers off
Steve Karsay (0-3), enabled the Angels to recover after allowing
the Indians to tie it with two unearned runs in the eighth.
Three of Anaheim's last six games have gone extra innings.
Benji Gil had two RBI groundouts for Anaheim, which got five
no-hit innings from starter Jarrod Washburn and solid relief from
its bullpen.
Washburn was lifted after five innings by Angels manager Mike
Scioscia because of tightness in his left shoulder.
Washburn admitted his shoulder was stiff but couldn't convince
Scioscia to keep him in.
"After the fifth inning, he said, 'All right, you're done,' "
Washburn said. "So I laughed. I thought he was joking."
Scioscia said he didn't want to send Washburn back out there and
have him risk his future.
"Enough was enough," Scioscia said. "He's not going to be an
attorney because he lost his argument. As much as you want to win
the ballgame, you have to look at the big picture."
Shigetoshi Hasegawa (4-0), Anaheim's fourth pitcher, got the win
and Troy Percival pitched the 10th for his league-leading 15th
save.
Percival, 0-6 with a 6.84 ERA in his career against Cleveland,
gave up a two-out double to Omar Vizquel in the 10th and Scioscia
had his closer intentionally walk Roberto Alomar.
Percival then struck out pinch-hitter Alex Ramirez for his first
career save at Jacobs Field.
"Whether I get a save or not, it's always negative with you
guys," said Percival, who didn't believe reporters when they
informed him of his first save at Jacobs Field.
Cleveland wasted a brilliant performance by Jim Brower, making
his first start this season and the third of his career.
The right-hander, recalled from Triple-A Buffalo on May 18 when
the Indians placed three pitchers on the disabled list, gave up
just one earned run and two hits in a career-best 7 2/3 innings.
"I looked at this as an opportunity and wanted to do my best,"
said Brower, who with all the Indians' injury problems is likely to
remain in the rotation. "I looked at it as a spot start. But if I
get another start, that's great."
After Washburn was pulled after 88 pitches, Al Levine came on
and gave up Cleveland's first hit, a double down the right-field
line by Vizquel.
But Levine kept the shutout intact with a pair of assists before
getting Travis Fryman to fly out for the final out.
Washburn almost didn't make it out of the first inning, walking
three -- two with two outs to load the bases -- but got Fryman on a
fly to left.
Thome made just one error in 267 chances this season at first
before his two misplays on one grounder in the third helped give
the Angels a 1-0 lead.
Game notes
The Indians failed to homer for the first time in 20 games.
... Angels pitcher Kent Mercker, who was near death after a small
blood vessel in his brain burst earlier this month, drove up from
his home in Dublin, Ohio, to visit his teammates for the first time
since being hospitalized. Doctors expect Mercker, 32, to make a
full recovery. ... The Angels are now 121-121 all-time in
Cleveland. ... Cleveland fell to 4-1 in extra innings. ... C.C.
Sabathia, the Indians' top minor league pitching prospect, lasted
just 3 1/3 innings in his first start at Double-A Akron.
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