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The Indians mob Bill Selby following his ninth-inning game-winning grand slam off Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera. (Jeff Glidden/AP) BOXSCORE Cleveland Indians 10, New York Yankees 7 New York Yankees Batter Pos AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Soriano 2B 4 2 2 0 1 0 4 .315 Jeter SS 3 2 0 0 2 1 3 .312 Williams CF 4 2 2 2 1 0 1 .315 Giambi 1B 4 0 1 1 1 1 3 .317 Johnson 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 White LF 5 1 3 2 0 1 2 .267 Ventura 3B 4 0 1 1 1 0 3 .261 Coomer DH 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .316 Spencer RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .236 Widger C 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .500 Totals 36 7 11 7 8 6 21 BATTING 2B: Giambi (23, Finley). RBI: Williams 2 (50), White 2 (41), Ventura (64), Widger (3), Giambi (72). 2-out RBI: Widger. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Soriano 2, Ventura, Jeter, Coomer. GIDP: Ventura, Soriano. Team LOB: 10. BASERUNNING SB: Soriano (24, 2nd base off Finley/Perez), Jeter (21, 2nd base off Finley/Perez). FIELDING E: Widger (1, throw). DP: (Soriano-Jeter-Giambi). Cleveland Indians Batter Pos AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG Magruder CF 5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .240 Vizquel SS 5 2 3 1 0 0 1 .287 Burks DH 5 2 2 1 0 0 3 .273 Thome 1B 4 2 2 3 1 2 1 .277 Stevens RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .179 b-Fryman PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .227 Selby 3B-LF 5 1 2 4 0 1 1 .243 Broussard LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .190 a-Gutierrez PH-2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .265 McDonald 2B-3B 4 2 2 0 0 0 2 .281 Perez C 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .284 1-Diaz PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Totals 38 10 13 10 4 6 18 a-Flied out for Broussard in the 8th. b-Struck out for Stevens in the 9th. 1-Ran for Perez in the 9th. BATTING 2B: Vizquel (18, Mendoza), Burks (13, Rivera, M). HR: Thome (27, 6th inning off Mussina, 2 on, 1 out), Selby (1, 9th inning off Rivera, M, 3 on, 2 out). RBI: Thome 3 (63), Vizquel (50), Magruder (15), Burks (44), Selby 4 (7). 2-out RBI: Vizquel, Selby 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Thome, Perez, Burks 2. GIDP: Stevens. Team LOB: 6. FIELDING E: Finley (3, pickoff). PB: Perez (1). DP: 2 (Thome-Vizquel-Paronto, Vizquel-McDonald-Thome). New York Yankees Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Mussina 6.0 4 3 3 2 4 1 4.54 Mendoza 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 3.32 Stanton (H, 12) 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.29 Karsay (H, 11) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.27 Rivera, M (L, 1-4) 0.2 5 6 6 1 1 1 3.00 Cleveland Indians Pitcher IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Finley 3.1 7 7 7 5 4 0 4.44 Paronto 2.1 3 0 0 2 1 0 4.45 Wohlers 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 6.75 Rincon (W, 1-3) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.90 WP: Mussina. IBB: Thome (by Rivera, M). Pitches-strikes: Mussina 105-65, Mendoza 22-14, Stanton 9-6, Karsay 5-2, Rivera, M 32-17, Finley 98-59, Paronto 57-31, Wohlers 18-9, Rincon 19-12. Ground outs-fly outs: Mussina 4-10, Mendoza 0-2, Stanton 2-0, Karsay 0-1, Rivera, M 1-0, Finley 3-3, Paronto 6-0, Wohlers 3-2, Rincon 2-2. Batters faced: Mussina 24, Mendoza 6, Stanton 3, Karsay 1, Rivera, M 8, Finley 22, Paronto 11, Wohlers 6, Rincon 5. Umpires: HP: Jerry Crawford. 1B: Joe West. 2B: Brian Gorman. 3B: Phil Cuzzi. Weather: 75 degrees, sunny. Wind: 10 mph, In from CF. T: 3:32. Att: 42,573.

Cleveland's Bill Selby hit a walkoff grand slam off Yankees closer Mariano Rivera in the bottom of the ninth to clinch the victory for the Indians.

The Indians had spotted the powerhouse Yankees that big lead with the same kind of woeful early-inning pitching that caused problems for the Tribe on Saturday.

But unlike Saturday, the Indians bullpen didn't let the Yankees' lead grow greater than seven runs. A collection of relievers held firm, which allowed the Tribe to chip away at the lead.

The Indians scored three runs in the sixth inning off starter Mike Mussina, who had been cruising along at that point. The Tribe added two more runs in the eighth, and then, with Rivera in for the Yankees, the Indians completed their comeback.

John McDonald started things with a single to open the ninth. Eddie Perez followed with a single that sent the hustling McDonald to third. Chris Magruder's force out at second scored McDonald, and Omar Vizquel's single put runners on first and second.

Ellis Burks knocked in a run with a double, and then Yankees manager Joe Torre ordered Jim Thome, who had homered earlier, to walk to load the bases.

Rivera then struck out pinch-hitter Travis Fryman for the second out. But the usually-reliable Rivera fell behind Selby 2-0. After evening the count at 2-2, Rivera served up a pitch that Selby hammered. He sent the pitch down the line and into the seats in right field to clear the bases.

It was a turnaround as dramatic as any had seen at The Jake in months -- if not seasons. For after falling far behind, the Indians displayed the kind of offensive muscle that might remind people of the team's yesteryear.

Selby's homer wiped out what had looked like a repeat of the Tribe's 14-5 loss Saturday night. For the game Sunday started like the one Saturday did.

All-Star second baseman Alfonso Soriano once again was the one who jump-started everything. He led off the game with a single and a stolen base.

Derek Jeter then walked, and Bernie Williams singled in a run. Their scoring-fest had just begun, because before veteran left-hander Chuck Finley could clean up this first-inning mess, the Yankees got three more singles, another walk and a total of four runs.

The Yankees would add to their 4-0 lead with a run in the second. With one out in the fourth, Soriano, Jeter, Giambi & Co. sent the 39-year-old Finley to the clubhouse when they scored a couple of additional runs.

But who would have thought the Yankees would need more of those first four? Because the way Mussina was pitching, the offensively-challenged Indians -- ranked last in the league in hitting -- didn't seem as if they had much hope of erasing a big deficit.

But they did have hope. They stayed in the game, fought back within reach in the late innings and then won it on Selby's homer.

Justice B. Hill, a senior writer, covers the Indians for MLB.com. He can be reached at jbernardh@aol.com This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.