Bauer, Lindor help Indians beat Marlins
CLEVELAND -- Trevor Bauer pitched into the ninth inning and Francisco Lindor had a career-high four hits as the Cleveland Indians rolled to an 8-3 victory over the Miami Marlins Saturday night at Progressive Field.
Bauer (10-6) gave up three runs on three hits in the first inning, then held Miami hitless and scoreless over the next seven innings, facing the minimum 21 batters in that span. After giving up a leadoff single in the ninth he retired the next hitter, then was removed from the game. Bauer gave up three runs on four hits, with four strikeouts and three walks.
Lindor had two doubles and two singles to lead an impressive offensive outburst by the Indians, who roughed up Marlins starter Jose Fernandez (13-8). Fernandez pitched 5 2/3 innings, giving up seven runs and a career-high 12 hits. Six of those 12 hits were for extra bases as the Indians banged out five doubles and a home run.
Cleveland extended its winning streak to five games while the Marlins have lost seven of their last eight.
Coco Crisp, in his debut with the Indians after being acquired in a trade with Oakland on Aug. 31, had three hits. Jason Kipnis had two hits, including a two-run home run.
Leading 5-3, the Indians blew it open with two runs in the sixth inning. With two outs and nobody on, Crisp singled off Fernandez. Kipnis singled Crisp to third.
Lindor then singled to right, his fourth hit of the game. Crisp scored, and a wild throw to third by right fielder Ichiro Suzuki allowed Kipnis to score, giving the Indians a 7-3 lead. Cleveland scored its final run in the eighth inning on an error by Miami catcher Jeff Mathis.
Miami sent seven men to the plate and scored three runs in the first inning. Suzuki started the rally with a one-out single. Martin Prado drew a walk, and Christian Yelich clubbed a double off the center-field wall, scoring both runners to make it 2-0. J.T. Realmuto singled to right, moving Yelich to third. That was followed by a sacrifice fly by Cleveland native Derek Dietrich, scoring Yelich, and the Marlins had a 3-0 lead.
Cleveland answered with a two-run bottom of the first. Crisp, in his first at-bat for the Indians since the trade, doubled off the left-field wall leading off the inning.
Kipnis then belted an 0-1 pitch over the right-field wall for his 22nd home run, cutting the Miami lead to 3-2.
The Indians tied it in the third inning as Tyler Naquin doubled off the left-field wall and scored on a double down the right-field line by Roberto Perez.
Cleveland took the lead in the third inning, which began with Lindor's second double of the game. In an oddity, the Indians had five doubles and a home run in the game before they had their first single.
That single was stroked by Carlos Santana, scoring Lindor and giving Cleveland a 4-3 lead. Jose Ramirez drew a walk, and Lonnie Chisenhall's sacrifice bunt moved the runners to second and third. Santana then scored on a sacrifice fly by Abraham Almonte, and the Indians' lead became 5-3.
NOTES: Indians C Yan Gomes (separated right shoulder) was 2-for-3 in his first rehab start, at designated hitter, for Double-A Akron on Friday. Gomes will start a second game as DH at Akron on Sunday. ... DH Mike Napoli was given a day off Saturday because manager Terry Francona said he wanted to start newly acquired OF Coco Crisp, who batted leadoff as the DH. Crisp was acquired Thursday in a trade with Oakland. ... The Marlins activated INF Derek Dietrich (right knee contusion) off the disabled list. Dietrich, who was born in Cleveland and attended St. Ignatius High School in Cleveland, was in the lineup at first base, hitting sixth. ... Miami C J.T. Realmuto has 129 hits, the second highest season total for a catcher in Marlins history, behind Ivan Rodriguez's 150 in 2003.