Less than a week after the Tribe swept his new team, the Giants, Omar helped the Indians pull to within three games of Minnesota for the wild card lead Thursday night.
While the Indians were busy finishing off a sweep of Colorado, Omar played a big role in dispatching the Twins, going 5-for-6 as the Giants routed Minnesota 14-7 in the Metrodome.
The game included a seven-run ninth inning for San Francisco.
The performance by Omar harkened back to last July 31, when he went 6-for-7 in the historic 22-0 victory over the Yankees.
It's still too early to begin counting along for keeps, but the Indians now have a six-game winning streak, have won nine of 10, and are 17-7 in their last 24. They have the best record in baseball since May 9.
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I have to take one on the chin here. Maybe it was Eddie Murray. In an earlier post, I accused the Indians of looking for a fall guy for their slumping offense when they fired Murray as hitting coach. But the 9-of-10 streak began the day after Murray was fired. Farmhand coach Derek Shelton replaced Murray during the trip to San Diego, and the Indians have been outscoring their opponents by an average of about three runs per game since.
Follicle side note: Thursday's victory pushed the Indians' record to 5-0 since Eric Wedge shaved his mustache.
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