Manager AJ Hinch was ejected, despite being irrationally calm about his team getting absolutely damaged by a blown call. He allowed a run in 1 2/3 innings, throwing 43 pitches, and took the loss Monday against the Astros, a game in which Cleveland used eight pitchers.
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The game-time temperature was 87 degrees, causing swarms of midges to journey from Lake Erie to the muggy ballpark.
Carlos Carrasco wasn’t about to let a bug in his eye get in the way of winning a game.
Gurriel hit his first major league home run – a two-run blast off Andrew Miller in the eighth.
Cleveland led 2-1 when Chisenhall attempted to check his swing on a pitch in the dirt.
Gurriel hit his first home run Wednesday in his 14th big league game, but Houston lost the final two contests of its four-game series against AL Central leader Cleveland. “That’s the first time this has happened to me but I had to come back and get people out”.
Indians manager Terry Francona wasn’t sure initially what happened.
Cody Allen allowed a single in the ninth but struck out George Springer, Alex Bregman and Jose Altuve in order to notch his 25th save of the season.
“I’m so happy I’ve got the first homer out of the way and I was able to drive home two runs with it”, Gurriel said through an interpreter. Guyer did as the Indians envisioned, ripping a two-run double to left-center field, extending the lead to 6-3. Lindor followed with an infield single that scored Almonte and Santana to make it 6-2.It became 6-3 on an RBI double by Springer in the fifth inning, but the Indians’ offense erupted again in the bottom of the inning. Lindor finished with a three-hit game, his 23rd of the season, which is the most by an Indians hitter since 1936. Josh Tomlin, removed from the rotation last week, will also be available.
Astros: Hinch hopes SS Carlos Correa (inflammation in left shoulder) will be available for the three-game series against the Chicago Cubs that begins Friday.
Replays showed Cleveland’s Lonnie Chisenhall fouled off the pitch from David Paulino, but plate umpire and crew chief Jim Joyce stood by his ruling of a wild pitch and Cleveland took a 4-1 lead.
Indians: C Yan Gomes (separated right shoulder) caught five innings Wednesday for Triple-A Columbus.
The Indians (80-58) overcame the bugs and Astros starter Doug Fister (12-11, 4.14 ERA) in the fifth.
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Evan Gattis has a home run and five strikeouts in six at-bats versus Bauer, who pitched seven scoreless innings at Houston in a victory on May 10.
