Editor’s note: The 2006 Tournament games are being played with Strat-o-Matic cards and dice. The designated hitter will be used for any games involving American League teams. Injuries will only be used during the game when they occur.
One powerful swing and pitching made the difference as the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim defeated the Cleveland Indians 4-1 in the opening round of the 2006 Tournament.
With the win, the Angels are set to visit the Minnesota Twins in the second round.
The Indians scored the first run of the contest in the third on a RBI double by Victor Martinez. The tally was unearned against Angels starter Jared Weaver thanks to an earlier error by Orlando Cabrera.
Vladimir Guerrero‘s two-run homer in the fourth against Cleveland starter Jake Westbrook gave the Angels the lead for good at 2-1.
Weaver would go the distance for the Angels allowing five hits with nine strikeouts.
In his eight frames, Westbrook surrendered seven hits and fanned two.
Westbrook gave up two runs in the bottom of the eighth as Garret Anderson knocked in the first score with a double before he crossed the plate on back-to-back errors by Cleveland’s Aaron Boone and Jhonny Peralta.
2006 AL Tournament
First Round Pairings and Results
New York Yankees, bye
Texas Rangers 10, Boston Red Sox 4
Chicago White Sox 9, Baltimore Orioles 3
Detroit Tigers 4, Kansas City Royals 3
Minnesota Twins 11, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 4
Los Angeles Angels 4, Cleveland Indians 1
Seattle Mariners at Toronto Blue Jays
Oakland Athletics, bye
2006 NL Tournament
First Round Pairings
Chicago Cubs at New York Mets
Florida Marlins at Atlanta Braves
Colorado Rockies at St. Louis Cardinals
Milwaukee Brewers at Philadelphia Phillies
Washington Nationals at Los Angeles Dodgers
Arizona Diamondbacks at Houston Astros
San Francisco Giants at Cincinnati Reds
Pittsburgh Pirates at San Diego Padres