Cleveland, OH (92.3 The Fan) – Jose Ramirez hit his first home run of the season and the Indians snapped a three-game losing streak with a 6-4 victory over the Mariners.
The Tribe got off to a 2-0 lead in the first inning. Carlos Gonzalez, Hanley Ramirez and Jason Kipnis hit two-out singles to give the Indians the early advantage.
Trevor Bauer pitched 6.2 innings, allowing one run and five hits. The 28-year-old walked three and finished with eight strikeouts. Bauer is 2-1 with a 2.05 ERA in four starts this season.
Some of these Bauer K's tonight have been utter filth. pic.twitter.com/4VjKlQwROR
— Alex Fast (@AlexFast8) April 16, 2019Adam Cimber had a huge strikeout with the bases loaded in the seventh inning.
.@A_Cimber leaves 'em loaded!#RallyTogether pic.twitter.com/KUYkuJaYMm
— SportsTime Ohio (@SportsTimeOhio) April 16, 2019Jason Kipnis finished 1-for-4 with one RBI in his season debut for the Indians. The 31-year-old missed the first 15 games of the year due to a calf strain.
Ramirez (Jose) finished 1-for-3 and walked twice. It was a welcome sight for the two-time All-Star, who entered Monday night's game with two walks.
The Indians added onto their lead in the eighth inning when Ramirez scored on a wild pitch. The Tribe added another run when Greg Allen was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to make it 5-1.
Reliever Oliver Perez gave up three runs in the bottom of the eighth, which put Cleveland in danger of suffering a fourth-straight loss. The Indians scored another run in the ninth to make it 6-4.
Brad Hand was perfect in the ninth and picked up his fifth save of the season. The Indians improve to 9-7.
Up Next – The Indians play the Mariners at 10:10 p.m. on Tuesday night. Shane Bieber looks for his second win of the season. He'll go up against Mike Leake.
