VIDEO: Oscar Mercado Makes Game-Saving Catch to Rob Eloy Jimenez of Potential Bases-Clearing Hit
By Mark Powell
Oscar Mercado deserves a raise. The Indians outfielder made an incredible catch with the game on the line to rob White Sox slugger Eloy Jimenez of a potential bases-clearing double in the ninth inning.
Jimenez got all of that one, pounding the ball into the gap where Cleveland Wild Card dreams go to die. Instead of suffering a tough loss to a White Sox team the Indians should beat handily, Mercado provided one of the moments of the season. There's some magic around this Indians team at Progressive Field, and while they might not catch the Twins in the AL Central, look out for the Tribe down the stretch and in the Wild Card game.