In the third inning, a double and a walk put runners on for Elvis Andrus, who drilled a two-run double to left-center to push the Texas lead to 7-0.Carrasco lasted just four innings and gave up seven runs (three earned) on eight hits.
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“I don’t think there’s one magic thing that I can put my finger on”, said Kluber.
On Adrian Beltre’s sharp grounder to third, Desmond dove back and beat Jose Ramirez’s tag to load the bases. Carrasco owns a 1-2 record with one complete game and a 5.59 ERA in six career games (four starts) against Texas.Griffin suffered his second straight loss last Saturday, when he gave up three runs and seven hits in 5 2/3 innings at Tampa Bay. Rougned Odor’s hard grounder to first bounced off Santana’s glove for a run-scoring error and Moreland pulled a first-pitch slider just inside the right-field foul pole with two out for his second career slam.
Before the game, the Spokane Indians announced they have reached an agreement on a two-year Player Development Contract with the Texas Rangers, keeping the Indians as the Short Season “A” affiliate of the Rangers through the 2018 season.
“The first one squared him up; he didn’t flinch”, manager Terry Francona said.
The Texas Rangers own the best record in the American League and their play at home has been a major factor in the success. Two batters later Mitch Moreland unloaded the bases with a grand slam to right.Texas wasn’t done against Carrasco.
Griffin has routinely lost effectiveness in the middle innings but kept hitters off balance throughout his 95-pitch performance. LF Brandon Guyer was hit by a pitch in the fifth inning.
In the 14 seasons that the Indians and Rangers have been affiliated, Spokane has won three Northwest League championships (2003, 2005, and 2008) and led the league in attendance 13 times.
Beltran also dumped an opposite-field hit just inside the left-field line that eluded Ramirez and left fielder Abraham Almonte.
“You don’t have to get frustrated over four or five games”, Perez said. The 28-year-old right-hander was placed on the restricted list, but general manager Jon Daniels expected him to be back with the Rangers on Saturday. “I guess you get hit that many times, you get used to it”.
Rangers RHP Yu Darvish is scheduled to start Monday at home vs. Seattle after hitting his first big-league home run in his previous start last Wednesday in Cincinnati.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) – Whatever could go wrong for right-hander Carlos Carrasco and the Cleveland Indians did during the first inning against the Texas Rangers.
Rangers: RHP Colby Lewis (right lat strain) is scheduled to make his second rehab start on Monday for Double-A Frisco. The Royals have won 11 of their last 12 games and are 18-6 in August.
Danny Salazar (11-5) matched his season high with 10 strikeouts and allowed two runs in 5 1/3 innings, but the Indians managed only one run in six innings against Derek Holland.
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Salazar is struggling to find the form he had in the first three months of the season when he was 10-3 with a 2.22 ERA.
