SportsDirect Inc. Ad
SportsDirect Inc. Ad
SportsDirect Inc. Ad
Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Cleveland 9, Houston 2
When: 1:05 PM ET, Sunday, September 22, 2013
Where: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio
Temperature: 59°
Umpires: Home - CB Bucknor, 1B - Dale Scott, 2B - Todd Tichenor, 3B - Jordan Baker
Attendance: 26168


Indians 9, Astros 2: Indians 9, Astros 2: Michael Bourn ripped a two-run triple and Michael Brantley had a pair of RBI singles among his three hits as host Cleveland completed a four-game sweep of lowly Houston.

Mike Aviles also collected a pair of run-scoring singles and Jason Kipnis registered a three-hit performance. Carlos Santana homered and joined Asdrubal Cabrera by scoring twice for the Indians, who have won 14 of 19 to remain a half-game behind first-place Tampa Bay in the race for the wild card in the American League.

The offense was more than enough for Corey Kluber (10-5), who extended his undefeated streak to 11 starts after allowing two runs on six hits in 5 1/3 innings.

After Houston jumped out to a 2-0 lead, Cleveland got its offense in gear in the fourth inning. Santana's RBI trimmed the deficit before Brantley and Aviles delivered two-out singles against Erik Bedard (4-12). Brantley increased the lead with his second RBI single before Bourn plated two with a triple off Philip Humber and came around to score on Nick Swisher's sacrifice fly.

Chris Carter homered for the second straight day for the Astros, who have dropped a season-high nine straight games.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The Indians became the first team since the 1961 New York Yankees to record six four-game sweeps in a season. ... Bedard permitted six runs on eight hits in five innings. ... Cleveland visits the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday to open an abbreviated two-game series. Houston wraps up a seven-game road trip by beginning a three-game series versus Texas on Monday.

Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Houston   Cleveland
Erik Bedard Player Corey Kluber
Loss W/L Win
5.0 IP 5.1
8 Strikeouts 6
8 Hits 6
10.80 ERA 3.38
Hitting
Houston   Cleveland
Matt Dominguez Player Michael Brantley
2 Hits 3
0 RBI 2
0 HR 0
2 TB 3
.500 Avg .750
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Houston 9 1 14 .273 15 12 1 2 0 0
Cleveland 13 1 20 .371 17 11 9 3 0 0