If I didn’t have Cliff Lee on my fantasy team, I might be more upset about this.

To hold down a team as hot as the Angels, you have to be good. Cliff Lee proved he was last night, just like he has this whole year. Lee went the distance, and got a little help from the Angels’ Jose Arredondo, who had a rare bad relief appearence. Arredondo came in after Jered Weaver exited the game in the 6th inning and gave up the Angels’ small lead.

Lee came in seeking his 17th win, but the Angels got to him in the first. An RBI single by Mark Teixeira put them on the board, and it was up to Jered Weaver to hold the Tribe down. The Indians tied the score in the 4th inning, on an RBI double by Jhonny Peralta. Then Juan Rivera did something barely anyone has done against Cliff Lee all year. He took him deep….the home run by Rivera was only the 8th that he has allowed all year, and things looked pretty good for the Angels. The 2-1 lead held up until the 5th, when with one out, Weaver was removed after giving up a double. With the tying run at second base, Jose Arredondo was brought in. Arredondo had barely struggled at all since being brought up in May, until this night at Progressive Field. A walk, a wild pitch, an RBI single, and 2 more walks, including one to bring the go-ahead run home really hurt Arredondo, who was removed in favor of Justin Speier. The Indians had grabbed the lead for their ace lefty.

“It was just a bad day,” Arredondo said. “It’s over already and I’ll get them tomorrow.”

“This guy has pitched so well,” manager Mike Scioscia said. “We’ll just turn the page on this one. He’s an important part of our bullpen and he’ll bounce back.”

The one-run lead was all Cliff Lee needed to finish the job. He got big double plays in the 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th innings from his defense.

Cliff Lee: 9 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, W (17-2)

Jered Weaver: 5.1 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 6 K