Indians lose to Angels despite Masterson’s gem

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Cleveland Indians' Grady Sizemore hits a home run with Los Angeles Angels catcher Hank Conger looking on during the fifth inning of a baseball game in Anaheim, Calif., Sunday, May 8, 2011.

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ANAHEIM, Calif.

By the 11th inning, the Cleveland Indians didn’t have many options in a bullpen that was already spent after a 12-inning win at Oakland the day before. So it was left to long man Justin Germano to keep it going as long as he could.

Germano faced four batters and didn’t get an out. Torii Hunter hit an RBI single to give the Los Angeles Angels a 2-1 victory on Friday night.

“Our bullpen wasn’t as deep today because of yesterday’s extra-inning ballgame,” manager Manny Acta said. “Germano hasn’t pitched in a week, so I can’t expect him to come in and blow everybody away. His job is to be the long man, and Chris Perez wasn’t available tonight, so we had to go with him. But it’s tough to ask him to come in and go through the heart of their order and get them out.”

The Angels loaded the bases on singles by Erick Aybar, Bobby Abreu and Maicer Izturis, and Germano (0-1) failed to get his 0-1 pitch down to Hunter. The four-time All-Star whacked it into the left-field corner, where it bounced over the short fence and into the seats.

Editor’s note: Saturday’s game between the Indians and Angels in Anaheim, Calif., was not complete in time for this edition. The teams will meet again today at 3:35 p.m.