Four Cleveland relievers held Los Angeles hitless over the final 3 1/3 innings.
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The way the Angels have been going, though, it was a fragile lead, like a house of cards, teetering on the brink of collapse.
Jose Ramirez also had three steals, while Kipnis and Francisco Lindor had one apiece as Cleveland increased its league-leading total to 92.The eight stolen bases tied the Indians’ team record, originally set August 27, 1917 against Washington.Guyer had three hits, including a home run, and Ramirez also homered in the seventh inning to provide the Indians with their 10th run.
The Angels, meanwhile, would just like to win a game. “There’s something you look for and go off that”. Shoemaker has a streak of 18 consecutive scoreless innings against Cleveland and an 0.82 ERA in three career games against the Indians.
Angels: RHP Ricky Nolasco makes his third start since being acquired from the Twins in the opener of a four-game series against Seattle at Angel Stadium.
The boiling frustration was best captured by Albert Pujols, who was ejected in the eighth inning after arguing the strike zone with umpire Clint Fagan.
“It’s frustrating”, Pujols said.
It’s hard to really blame the Los Angeles Angels for the deal they made in 2014. Nobody’s gonna feel sorry for us.
On the very next pitch, Davis got a healthy jump and recorded his 30th steal of the year by taking third base.
That will start with getting better starting pitching, which has been largely absent for most of the season. The only pitcher who has lasted in the rotation from the start of the season is Jered Weaver, and he has struggled along without ever getting on any sort of sustained stretch of quality work.
He referred to Sunday’s game as “same as always”. It happens. My last two starts have been good, so I’ll take it. They increased their division lead to four games as the Detroit Tigers were idle last night. Then the table began to shake.
Indians: RHP Trevor Bauer tossed 6 1/3 scoreless innings in his last start, a 3-1 win at Washington on August 9. Down 4-1, and we did some good things.
Chisenhall followed with a two-out, two-run single that drove in both Napoli and Ramirez. With only Trout and Andrelton Simmons on the bench, and needing to save one to be the DH for Pujols, Scioscia said he was “running a little short of maneuverability”. With two outs and nobody on, Tyler Naquin snapped a personal 0-for-19 hitless streak by pulling a double into the right field corner. It’s Sunday afternoon, the sun is shining all over the southland, and we just got done witnessing the Angels get swept in four games against the Indians.
And then, the Indians bullpen turned out the lights.
Miller, acquired from the New York Yankees at the trade deadline, pitched the seventh and eighth while Allen worked the ninth for his 22nd save.
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“It’s frustrating”, Weaver said. It’s a moment you don’t want. “It’s frustrating to sit back and watch”.
