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
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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
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 |
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