Haren shuts down Indians

Associated Press

ANAHEIM, Calif.

Once again, Fausto Carmona pitched well enough to win. Unfortunately for him, Dan Haren did even better.

Haren threw a one-hitter, allowing only Shin-Soo Choo’s clean single in the fourth inning, and the Los Angeles Angels beat Cleveland 2-0 Tuesday night to snap the Indians’ eight-game winning streak.

“Haren was on his game. He was in complete command of the ballgame from inning one,” Indians manager Manny Acta said. “It was just an outstanding pitching performance. I thought Fausto did a tremendous job, too. He did everything you could ask for — go deep in the game and give your team a chance. He only allowed two runs.”

The Indians’ winning streak was their longest since a 10-game string in August 2008. Cleveland is off to a surprising 8-3 start despite the defeat.

“That’s baseball. Sometimes you’re going to run into a guy who has a performance like that,” Indians designated hitter Travis Hafner said after going 0 for 3 with a strikeout.