CLEVELAND, OH – The Indians relied on the home run ball on Saturday night. Francisco Lindor hit a 3-run shot and Jason Kipnis hit a 2-run homer to lead the Indians to a 7-2 win over the Angels.
Cleveland didn’t have a hit in the first four innings. Franmil Reyes changed that in the fifth with a double to left field. Kipnis followed it up with a home run to right center, which gave the Indians a 2-0 lead. Later in the inning, Lindor hit his 19th home run of the season, which gave the Tribe some breathing room.
... There's not a star in Heaven that we can't reach.#RallyTogether pic.twitter.com/2VKciCZwzl
— Cleveland Indians (@Indians)
August 4, 2019 Starter Adam Plutko pitched well, allowing one run on five hits in 5⅓ innings. He improves to 4-2 on the year.
The Indians had a 3-run lead going into the bottom half of the eighth inning. They extended their lead to 7-2 on a solo home run by Carlos Santana and a sacrifice fly from Franmil Reyes.
The Indians used five relievers – Nick Goody, Nick Wittgren, Oliver Perez, Adam Cimber and Brad Hand. They allowed one unearned run in 4⅔ innings. It wasn't a save opportunity for Hand, but he hasn't pitched much over the past 10 days.
Baker Mania
Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield attended Saturday night’s game. He didn’t hesitate to shotgun a cold one when they showed him on the Jumbotron.
My guy used his teeth to open the beer. I’ve spent way too much time looking for keys in that situation ------@Indians pic.twitter.com/GGSAgNdNe1
— James Rapien (@JamesRapien)
August 4, 2019 Mayfield was wearing a Lindor jersey. The Indians scored five runs in the fifth inning after Mayfield was shown on the Jumbotron.
Up Next
All-Star Shane Bieber is on the mound for the Tribe on Sunday afternoon. He enters with a 10-4 record and a 3.40 ERA. Jamie Barria will start for the Angels. He’s 4-4 on the year with a 6.28 ERA.
