04/09/2008 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and Cleveland Indians wrap up what has been an exciting series so far when the clubs square off again this afternoon at Angel Stadium.
Both teams have won once during this three-game set, with each of the two previous contests having been decided in the ninth inning. The Angels pulled out a dramatic 6-4 victory on Monday when Torii Hunter belted a walkoff grand slam in his team's final at-bat, but Cleveland turned the tables with a comeback win of its own last night.
Travis Hafner smacked a two-run homer off Justin Speier in the top of the ninth to lift the Indians to a 4-3 triumph. The blast made a winner out of Cleveland starter Jake Westbrook (1-1), who held the Angels to seven hits and walked none in a sharp complete-game effort.
With the Tribe down to their final strike, Asdrubal Cabrera drew a walk on a full-count pitch to keep the inning alive. Hafner then socked the first pitch he saw from Speier over the right-field wall to put Cleveland ahead.
Speier was filling in for regular closer Francisco Rodriguez, who was unavailable after developing a sore ankle during his appearance in Monday's opener.
The Angels had grabbed a 3-2 lead in the sixth on Vladimir Guerrero's two-run homer, which followed a sacrifice fly off the bat of Gary Matthews Jr.
Cabrera added a two-run single for Cleveland, which has won two of its last three following a three-game losing streak.
Anaheim starter Ervin Santana worked the first six innings and allowed two runs on six hits while striking out five in a no decision.
The Angels are hoping for a similar effort this afternoon out of Dustin Moseley, who struggled in his first outing of 2008. Against Texas on Friday, the right-hander gave up five runs over five innings to suffer the loss in an 11-6 Anaheim setback.
Moseley does have a 2-0 record and a 3.68 earned run average in four previous appearances against Cleveland, two of which have been starts. The 29-year-old swingman held the Indians to one run and five hits through six frames during April of last season.
The Tribe counters with ex-Angel Paul Byrd, also a loser in his season debut.
Byrd lasted just 4 1/3 innings against Oakland on Friday, with the veteran getting tagged for five runs (three earned) on eight hits in Cleveland's 6-3 defeat to the A's.
The 37-year-old, who won 12 games for the Angels in 2005, is 3-1 with a 4.47 ERA in seven lifetime starts versus Anaheim. However, Byrd went 0-1 with a 5.40 ERA in two matchups with the Halos last year, both of which took place at Angel Stadium.
The Angels split their 10 matchups with the Indians last year, but are 16-13 in the series since the start of the 2005 season. Cleveland, though, has won three of its last four in Anaheim.
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