CLEVELAND, April 29 (UPI) -- Mark DeRosa had four hits and scored the winning run in Cleveland's 9-8 win over Boston Tuesday when pitcher Javier Lopez dropped a throw to first base.
DeRosa, who homered and scored four runs, raced in from third with two outs as Lopez (0-2) failed to handle the throw from Kevin Youklis who had made a diving stop of Asdrubal Cabrera's grounder up the first-base line.
The loss snapped the Red Sox' 11-game winning streak. Starter Brad Penny escaped with no decision despite being lit up for seven runs on seven hits in 2 2/3 innings.
Ben Francisco led the Indians with a three-run homer. Cleveland's starter, Anthony Reyes, was roughed up as much as Penny was with seven runs on nine hits in two-plus innings.
The Red Sox picked up four runs in the second inning to break a 1-1 tie. David Ortiz drove in one run with a double and Youklis drove in a pair with a double of his own.
Cleveland later tied it up 7-7 on an RBI fielder's choice by DeRosa followed up by Francisco's three-run shot. After Boston went ahead 8-7 in the seventh, DeRosa hit a solo homer in the bottom of the inning to make it 8-8.
DeRosa led off the ninth with a base hit off Lopez, moved to second on Francisco's sacrifice and scored on Lopez's error.
