Yoan Moncada hit a two-run home run off of Bauer in the first inning. That was a preview of what the night was going to look like for the Indians' star. The White Sox scored in five of the six innings Bauer was on the mound. He faced four batters in the sixth inning, but didn't record an out.
Bauer's line was as bad as it's has been in a long time. He allowed eight runs, seven were earned and both matched a career-high. He finished with seven strikeouts in five innings. His ERA rose from 2.45 to 3.42 on the season.
The Indians' bats weren't much better. They finished with nine hits, but struggled to hit with runners on base. They didn't score until Jason Kipnis' RBI single in the fifth inning. It was their first run in 13 innings of play. They left 11 runners on base. The Indians fall to 18-15 on the season.
Jose Ramirez is showing signs of breaking out of the slump he's been in since August of last season. He's hit safely in five-straight games. The two-time All-Star has been below the mendonza line all season long, but is slowly working his way back to a respectable batting average. He finished 1-for-5 on Monday, which brought his average to .200 on the season.
The Indians' bullpen had to pitch four innings against Chicago, just 24 hours after pitching 8.1 innings in relief of Cody Anderson in Sunday's loss to Seattle.