Cleveland 3, Milwaukee 2
When: 7:10 PM ET, Tuesday, June 5, 2018
Where: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio
Temperature:
59°
Umpires:
Home -
James Hoye, 1B -
Quinn Wolcott, 2B -
Jeff Kellogg, 3B -
Marvin Hudson
Attendance:
22330
By Field Level Media
Corey Kluber allowed a run and scattered seven hits in seven innings, and Lonnie Chisenhall and Jose Ramirez had key hits to help the Cleveland Indians outlast the visiting Milwaukee Brewers 3-2 on Tuesday at Progressive Field.
The contest was the opener of a two-game, interleague series between teams leading their divisions.
Kluber (9-2) tied the New York Yankees' Luis Severino for the American League lead in wins. Kluber struck out seven and didn't walk a batter in his 112-pitch performance.
Neil Ramirez replaced Kluber to start the eighth and stuck out one batter while retiring the side in order. Indians closer Cody Allen allowed a leadoff solo home run by Travis Shaw to start the ninth but retired the next three batters to earn his 10th save of the season.
Junior Guerra (3-4) took the loss despite a solid outing. Guerra allowed all three of Cleveland's runs while surrendering seven hits, walking one and striking out five in six innings.
Dan Jennings (no hits in 1 1/3 innings) and Corey Knebel (one hit in two-thirds of an inning) followed Guerra to the mound and kept the Brewers within striking distance.
The Indians jumped to the lead in the second inning on a bases-loaded, two-run single by Chisenhall that plated Edwin Encarnacion and Yonder Alonso.
Milwaukee cut that advantage to 2-1 in the top of the third when Lorenzo Cain's single to right field drove home Manny Pina.
Cleveland re-established its two-run lead in the bottom of the third on Ramirez's solo home run over the right field fence. It was Ramirez's 19th round-tripper of the season, tied for second in the AL.
Jason Kipnis had two of the Indians' eight hits. Cain paced Milwaukee's eight-hit attack with two singles.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Milwaukee
|
8 |
1 |
12 |
.235 |
8 |
9 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Cleveland
|
8 |
1 |
14 |
.258 |
9 |
8 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
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