Indians 10, Rangers 8
ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Cleveland Indians scored three runs in the ninth inning, capped by second baseman Jason Kipnis' two-run homer off right-hander Neftali Feliz, for a 10-8 comeback victory over the Texas Rangers on Saturday night.
Kipnis was 3-for-6 with two RBIs and two runs scored in a game that featured 27 hits.
Feliz (1-2) blew his third save of the season.
Right-hander Scott Atchison (1-1) picked up the victory for Cleveland (14-21). Right-hander Cody Allen registered his sixth save by retiring the Rangers (15-22) in order in the bottom of the ninth.
Before the Indians' rally, Atchison was on the hook for the loss after giving up Texas catcher Robinson Chirinos' solo home run with two outs in the eighth.
Chirinos was 3-for-4 with a single and a double. Seven Rangers had RBIs, including shortstop Elvis Andrus, whose RBI single in the fifth tied the score.
Second baseman Thomas Field and right fielder Shin-Soo Choo, who was 3-for-5 with an RBI, hit solo home runs for the Rangers (16-21).
Third baseman Lonnie Chisenhall went 3-for-5, including a double to lead off the Indians' ninth, and added an RBI. Center fielder Michael Bourn was 2-for-4 with two RBIs.
After Chisenhall's double, Feliz retired Bourn but walked catcher Brett Hayes with a wild pitch, allowing Chisenhall to advance to third with one out. Texas tried to turn a game-ending 6-4-3 double play, but Field's relay to first was late and wild. Chisenhall scored, setting up Kipnis' at-bat.
The teams combined for five errors.
Neither starting pitcher figured into the decision.
Cleveland right-hander Danny Salazar gave up seven runs -- five earned -- and nine hits in 4 2/3 innings. Texas right-hander Colby Lewis labored through his five innings, giving up six runs, seven hits and three walks while striking out seven.
The Indians scored in each of the first four innings, including three runs in the top of the first.
Designated hitter David Murphy collected a sacrifice fly, followed by Moss' base hit that scored left fielder Michael Brantley. Bourn's run-scoring double brought Moss home.
Texas chipped away and, down 6-4, took its first lead with three in the bottom of the fifth, keyed by Andrus, who had run-scoring single and scored the go-ahead run.
After driving in first baseman MItch Moreland, who reached with an RBI double, Andrus broke for second trying to steal. Catcher Roberto Perez's throw was wild to the first-base side of second, striking the sliding Andrus. The ball ricocheted into the no-man's land of short left field.
Andrus broke for third and never stopped as Indians fielders gave chase to ball. Andrus rounded third and slid just ahead of shortstop Jose Ramirez's throw and under the tag of Perez.
NOTES: Cleveland recalled RHP Austin Adams from Triple-A Columbus and designated LHP Bruce Chen for assignment. ... Texas OF Josh Hamilton went 4-for-4 in a rehabilitation assignment game with Double-A Frisco on Saturday night. ... Rangers SS Elvis Andrus had three RBIs in his previous 22 games before a run-scoring single in the fifth.