He went to third on a wild pitch and scored on an infield groundout by Pujols.The Indians, who had five stolen bases in the first 3 1/3 innings, used the stolen base to their advantage to score the tying run in the fourth. He only played 11 games this year, hitting.231, but the team hasn’t missed a beat offensively, ranking second in the American League in runs scored. “If he ramps up the activity and things start to show, then we can put him on the concussion DL and call somebody up”.
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Brandon Guyer, who had five RBIs, homered in the second and had two-run singles in the fifth and eighth. “I think Jhoulys was behind in every count, and he just could not get his ball into good position consistently”.
Bat men: In winning the first two of a four-game series, the Indians have outscored the Angels, 27-7, and out-hit them, 31-14.
It’s hard to really blame the Los Angeles Angels for the deal they made in 2014. “Obviously, controlling the running game got away from him”. “We know we can play better than this and we’re going to make the necessary adjustments”. Valdez has walked six in four innings. He had fallen behind, 0-2.
Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Mike Clevinger delivers against the Los Angeles Angels during the first inning of a baseball game Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016, in Cleveland.
Kluber knew the early lead was the difference. “I can nearly guarantee you Seattle is going to try to steal a lot, so I’ll be ready for it”.
“I just try to stay in the game as long as I can and keep us in it, because we know we can come back”, Bauer said.
Carlos Carrasco (8-6) gave up three runs in seven innings and won for the first time since July 20. He missed two games after being hit in the head by a foul ball while standing in the dugout Thursday.
CLEVELAND, Ohio- Abraham Almonte singled home the go-ahead run in the sixth inning and the Cleveland Indians sent the Los Angeles Angels to their 10th straight loss, 5-4 Sunday.
The Indians began an 11-game homestand by moving four games ahead of idle Detroit in the AL Central.
Angels: RHP Jered Weaver is 7-2 with a 2.99 ERA in 12 games at Progressive Field, averaging 6.5 innings per start. The homer was his 22nd.
The game was delayed twice by rain for a total of 1 hour, 10 minutes.
“It’s a bad feeling”, Francona said.
Indians outfielder Michael Brantley will undergo season-ending surgery on his right shoulder Monday in Dallas. It’s possible he will have additional surgery.
Angels: OF Shane Robinson (right hip strain) was placed on the 15-day disabled list.
Angels: LHP Tyler Skaggs had a career-best 18 2/3-inning scoreless streak snapped in his last start August 6 at Seattle.
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“I thought our approach at the plate was pretty good for the most part”, Angels manager Mike Scioscia said.
