Indians' Wood Survives Shaky Ninth To Preserve Westbrook Win
The Cleveland Indians ran into the perfect team to give their pitching staff some confidence.
Jake Westbrook gave up a run and was backed by Russell Branyan and Shin-Soo Choo homers, lifting Cleveland to a 3-2 win over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night.
Westbrook (3-3) gave up five hits and a walk over 7 2/3 innings after giving up a combined nine runs in his two previous starts, leading to the Indians starting the day with an AL-worst 4.89 ERA.
"That's the best game he's pitched this year," Cleveland manager Manny Acta said. "That's only the third game we've won this season when we've scored three or less runs, so you see how important it was for him to go deep for us."
