Caution: Squirrel Crossing
By Joe Davis
This game was nuts.
The New York Yankees were beat by the Clevelend Indians Wednesday night as they lost 4-3.
Coco Crisp layed down a bunt single in the 8th inning with 2 outs and a runner on third. The runner scored and proved to be the winning run.
The game ended the Indians' 9 game losing streak.
``It was the Rally Squirrel. He was our secret weapon,'' Crisp said. ``They've got the Rally Monkey in Anaheim and we've got our guy.''-Joe Milicia's AP Story.
The squirrel visited Gary Sheffield in right field and made a run in the infield. He weaved in and out of the players and went in between Derek Jeter and A-Rod.
This was Orlando Hernandez's first loss in his 9 starts ( — the first time the Yankees lost with El Duque pitching).
Kenny Lofton got his 2,000th career hit. Lofton, who played 9 years in Clevelend, got a standing ovation.
The Red Sox gained a game on the Yankees to pull to 5 1/2 games in the AL East.
The Yankees will begin a four game series with the Blue Jays Thursday night.
