DUNEDIN, Florida (Ticker) --
Frank Catalanotto
hit a grand slam and Jason Werth doubled and scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch as the
Toronto Blue Jays
posted a 10-9 victory over the
Cleveland Indians
in a Grapefruit League game.
Catalanotto's home run helped the
Blue Jays
build an 8-0 lead after three innings. However, the Indians tied the game with two runs in the fourth inning and six in the sixth.
Lou Merloni
hit a two-run homer in the fourth and
Jody Gerut
highlighted the sixth with a two-run triple.
Werth doubled, moved to third on a grounder and scored on a wild pitch by Jose Vargas in the eighth to snap the 6-6 tie.
Josh Phelps
, who had three hits, doubled home
Vernon Wells
with an insurance run.
It became necessary when the Indians scored a run in the ninth off
Aquilino Lopez
.
Indians starter
Jason Bere
lasted just two innings and surrendered six runs.