May will be on a limit of roughly 50 pitches. The Twins won the last game 4-1 and the series is now tied 1-1. Against Minnesota right-hander J.R. Graham in the fourth, the Indians produced three straight two-out singles, the final one by Aviles, to make it 3-0.
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It was Rosario’s ninth triple of the year. And then veteran left-hander Tommy Milone will come off the disabled list to start Sunday. Eduardo Nunez brought him home on a well-placed bunt.
Armstrong had two scoreless appearances over 2 2/3 innings, making his major-league debut on August 8. Nunez sent a hard grounder through the middle.
Francisco Lindor’s one-out double ended any thoughts of a dream night, but Duffey candidly admitted afterward he was well aware of what was going on as his dad, Tim, and a longtime family friend watched from the stands at Target Field.
Dozier connected as well, hammering a Bryan Shaw cutter for a two-run homer in the eighth.
The Indians will start RHP Carlos Carrasco (11-8) on Sunday, four days after allowing just two runs in eight innings against the Yankees.
Carrasco finished with seven strikeouts while allowing six hits and three walks. Offensively, the Indians have really picked up the pace in the last 10 games.
Cleveland ranks near the bottom of the league at 25th when it comes to home runs, hitting 93 this season. 500 with the win, while the Indians fell to 54-62.
The Twins squeeze back above.500, at 59-58, having done a nice job in six games at home. The Twins have a 10-51 record when opponents outhit them. He threw to second baseman Jose Ramirez, who made a quick turn for the double play.
For the majority of the night, Tomlin was able to keep the ball down.
Suzuki followed with a two-run single to center. But Milone struck out catcher Yan Gomes to end the fifth.
It’s no news flash that the one consistent positive narrative from the 2015 Indians season has been the young rotation – save for the garbage fire that’s been the No. 5 spot. Lindor is now on a nine game hitting streak. 150 (13-for-86) with the bases loaded.
Manager Terry Francona was forced to let Raburn face Jepsen because he was out of options.
Sunday was another missed chance for Carrasco and the Indians.
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Josh Tomlin started his 1st game of the season and pitched well, going 6.1 innings giving up 2 runs on 5 hits. He prepared for it with two starts at Class AA Pawtucket.
