High fives: Asdrubal's bat keys Tribe's sweep

JustinVerlander35 · May 22, 2011

Asdrubal Cabrera will probably cherish what took place on Sunday for a long time. Forget the five hits and the two home runs. It was what happened before the game against the Reds that brought the biggest smile.

Inside a sun-splashed Progressive Field, a couple hours before Cleveland's emphatic 12-4 Interleague win over its in-state rivals from Cincinnati, Cabrera tossed tennis balls to his 3-year-old son, Meyer. Little Cabrera, dressed in a full Indians uniform, wiggled his bat high in the air and swung with all his might.

"I loved that moment," Cabrera said. "He loves to come to play at the ballpark and play with me. I love it, too. I try to enjoy that as much as I can."

The Tribe might consider having Meyer take batting practice more often.

Following their morning together, Cabrera went out and had a career day for the Indians, who shook off a rough two-game patch in Chicago by sweeping away the National League's Reds over this weekend. Behind Cabrera's explosive effort, Cleveland improved to 29-15 overall and 18-4 at home.

Both marks are the best in baseball.

The 18-4 record at Progressive Field matches the best start through 22 games in the franchise's 111-year history. The 2007 and 1995 clubs also stormed out of the gates with the same ledger in front of the Cleveland faithful.
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Source- http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2011_05_22_cinmlb_clemlb_1&mode=recap_home&c_id=cle

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