Believe it or not, Farnsworth issues first career walkoff walk

And here's another surprising nugget about Tampa Bay Rays closer Kyle Farnsworth: He made it all the way to Tuesday night — a span that lasted 12 tidy innings! — without issuing a single walk of any kind in 2011. Unfortunately, the first walk he did allow was of the worst variety. It came with Tuesday's game tied and the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth, forcing in a run and ushering the Cleveland Indians to a 5-4 walkoff win. After battling back from an 0-2 count, Indians left fielder Michael Brantley patiently drew balls one through four and let Carlos Santana gallop home with the winning run. Farnsworth already has seven saves in 2011, more than he's had in a single season since his last stint as a team's closer in 2005. That year, he was traded midseason from the Tigers to the Braves, where he replaced Chris Reitsma as the team's fireman. He ended up with 16 saves between two teams that season but signed as a set-up man with the New York Yankees prior ...