Posted on Sunday 20 August 2006 by John Blake @ 11:08 pm
A five-run sixth inning helped propel the Indians over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays by a score of 9-4 Sunday afternoon. Four of those runs came off the bat of Jhonny Peralta, who belted a grand slam. Quite unexpected for a guy who last homered on July 13.
“I saw the bases were loaded,” Peralta said, “and I thought, ‘A grand slam would not be too bad right here.’”
Travis Hafner and Ryan Garko also went deep as every Indian hitter got a hit in the game. Kelly Shoppach continues to hit the ball well, going 3-for-5 with two RBI. Jake Westbrook went seven innings and got his 10th win of the season for the Indians. The Indians were able to recover nicely from a disasterous Friday and pulled out two straight victories.
I was shocked to see Peralta hit a grand slam, let alone a home run! Maybe this will help him bust out of his slump.