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Wednesday, April 6, 2011
CLEVELAND — Asdrubal Cabrera had four RBIs, Shin-Soo Choo hit a two-run homer and the Indians kept the built-to-win Red Sox winless on Wednesday night with an 8-4 victory that dropped one of baseball's big spenders to 0-5.
Boston is off to its worst start since 1996. The Indians have won three straight.
Cabrera hit a three-run homer off former Rays reliever Dan Wheeler to cap a strange sixth, when mistakes on the mound and in the field cost the Red Sox four runs.
Dennys Reyes, on for starter Daisuke Matsuzaka, hit the first two batters and walked a third, forcing manager Terry Francona to make another switch. Wheeler got Michael Brantley to line to third, where Kevin Youkilis dropped the ball.
Youkilis recovered, stepped on the bag and threw home to veteran catcher Jason Varitek, who touched the plate but didn't realize the force was off, allowing Travis Buck to score. Cabrera then belted a homer to right for a 7-2 lead.