Tribe wins, trades Wood to Yankees and Westbrook to Cardinals

TORONTO (AP) — Shin-Soo Choo doubled home the go-ahead run in the seventh inning and the Cleveland Indians beat the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 on Saturday to snap a three-game losing streak.

Indians right-hander Jake Westbrook was scratched before the game and traded to St. Louis as part of a three-team deal, with Josh Tomlin taking his place. Tomlin was working on three days’ rest and allowed only one run in 5 1-3 innings in his second major league start.

The Indians also traded pitcher Kerry Wood from the Cleveland Indians to the New York Yankees.

Wood, a hard-throwing, 33-year-old righty, gives the Yankees another setup option alongside Joba Chamberlain for closer Mariano Rivera.

The Yankees sent Cleveland a player to be named or $500,000, and the Indians gave New York $2,172,131. New York will pay $1.5 million of the $3,672,131 remaining on Wood’s $10.5 million salary this year. His contract includes an $11 million team option for 2011.