CLEVELAND, Ohio – If you play baseball in the Midwest in April you have three choices. You can freeze, you can get blown away or you can get rained on.
The Indians and Red Sox froze on Tuesday. On Wednesday they were rained on and buffeted by the swirling winds at Progressive Field. Everytime a fly ball reached the outfield, manager Terry Francona's heart skipped a beat.
"Nothing was routine," said Francona. "Then with that weird sky it was hard to see the ball. Fortunately, we caught just enough."
The Indians beat Boston, 7-6, on Mike Napoli's homer in the seventh inning.