Amazing play dooms Tribe

CLEVELAND (AP) -- After making a no-look, behind-the-back, game-saving flip to home plate, catcher Bengie Molina sprinted to the Angels dugout and straight to a TV.
"I went downstairs to watch it," Molina said. "I had to."
Molina and reliever Francisco Rodriguez combined on one of the season's prettiest defensive plays Sunday night as Anaheim moved a little closer to Oakland in the AL West with a 2-1 victory over the Cleveland Indians.
John Lackey (12-11) gave up just two hits in 7 1/3 innings as the Angels completed a three-game sweep and pulled within three games of the first-place Athletics.
But it wouldn't have been possible if not for the Molina-to-Rodriguez putout, a play that if it happened on a chilly night in October it would be remembered for generations.
As it is, this one was pretty special.
"That play," said Angels manager Mike Scioscia, "was flat out unbelievable."
With the Angels protecting a 2-1 lead, pinch-hitter Ronnie Belliard hit a double leading off the eighth and moved to third on a groundout. Scioscia then pulled Lackey for Rodriguez, and the AL's best setup man struck out Omar Vizquel with three nasty sliders.
Rodriguez got ahead of Travis Hafner before bouncing a pitch in the dirt that rolled 10 feet to Molina's left.
The two-time Gold Glove winning catcher quickly pounced on it, and without looking, swept the ball backhanded to Rodriguez, who straddled home and applied the tag on Belliard, who never touched the plate.
Troy Glaus homered off Indians starter Jake Westbrook (12-7) for Anaheim, which has won 15 of 20 and is 17-4 in its last 21 road games.