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Indians erase deficit after long rain delay to drop Orioles

Associated Press

Saturday, August 29, 2009

BALTIMORE -- Because they hadn't played the Cleveland Indians before Thursday, the Baltimore Orioles can be forgiven for not knowing about Andy Marte's ability to deliver in the clutch. Now, it seems, they get it. Marte hit a three-run homer following a long rain delay, his second game-winning shot in three games, and the Indians pulled out a 5-3 victory Saturday night. Cleveland trailed 2-1 in the bottom of the fifth inning when umpires called for the tarp. A delay of 1 hour, 37 minutes foll ...

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