The loss was also the first at home for the Indians since May 31st against the Texas Rangers, breaking a streak of 13 in a row at home.
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The Indians were finally defeated by the Tigers for the first time this season on Wednesday, 12-2.
The Tigers are now 45-40 on the season and begin a weekend series in Toronto versus the Blue Jays on Thursday.
Whether the Tigers square off against their American League Central foes at Comerica Park or Progressive Field, the result has been the same: 11 times these two teams have clashed this season, and 11 times the Tigers have lost.
Tigers: Rookie RHP Michael Fulmer (8-2, 2.17 ERA) has allowed one run or less in each of his last eight starts in which he’s 6-1 with a 0.53 ERA.
John Lackey’s winless streak stretched to five starts, Maddon was ejected and the Cincinnati Reds beat struggling Chicago 9-5 behind Zack Cozart’s 13th home run. Entering this game he was.324/.361/.529, and he tagged on another five RBI on three hits in Wednesday’s win. He’s 9-4 with a 3.95 ERA in 15 starts and leads the team in wins. Tomlin got ahead, 1-2, and missed with a cutter (85) down and away. The Indians had two runners on base in the fourth with two outs.
Lindor’s first gem came with runners on first and second in the fifth.
Leading into the game, Ian Kinsler had only six hits against Cleveland pitching, with three of those hits coming against today’s starter, Josh Tomlin. A single by Mike Napoli drove in Santana, and Kipnis scored when Ramirez grounded into a forceout at second.In the eighth, Santana hit a solo home run and Chisenhall added an RBI single.Sanchez retired the side in order in the first inning, but Cleveland sent six men to the plate in a two-run, second-inning rally. The Indians are still in first place in the AL Central, they were in within range of the best record in all of baseball, and there are only four more days until they get some much-needed rest at the All-Star break.
Chen (5-3) tossed seven innings of three-hit ball, spoiling Jose Reyes’ return to the Mets in his first major league game since a 59-day domestic violence suspension. Norris, who is 1-0 with a 4.85 ERA, was making his fourth appearance of the season with the Tigers.
DJ LeMahieu hit an RBI infield single in the seventh against loser Cory Gearrin (3-1). Three of the runs were unearned because of an error by All-Star shortstop Francisco Lindor.
Giancarlo Stanton can turn line drives into home runs for the Marlins. Maybin fouled a 2-1 pitch.
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Weeks hit a three-run homer off Christian Friedrich (4-4), and Zack Godley (2-0) worked around trouble through five innings in front of 14,110 fans, the smallest crowd in Chase Field’s 18-year history. “Obviously, you’re going to give up runs, but I didn’t do a good enough job of limiting the crooked numbers on the board in the that fourth and the fifth inning”. Naquin led off with a home run over the center-field wall against reliever Buck Farmer.
