Indians thump Angels for 25th win in 26 games

Jay Bruce had a triple and a double among his three hits, Austin Jackson singled four times and the incredible Cleveland Indians rolled on by beating the Los Angeles Angels 6-3 on Tuesday night for their 25th victory in 26 games.

Roberto Perez added a solo home run for the AL Central champions to support a strong outing by Mike Clevinger (11-5).

The Angels struggled for the third consecutive game, missing a chance to gain ground on Minnesota in their bid for the final American League playoff berth.

The loss was the fourth in five games for Los Angeles, which, remained 1½ games behind the Twins.

In each of the team’s previous two games, the Angels scored two runs on four hits.

Clevinger, drafted by Los Angeles in 2011, allowed one run and three hits in six innings. He walked two and struck out six. The right-hander did not give up his first hit until the fifth.

Tyler Skaggs (2-6) took the loss, allowing two runs on eight hits and a walk. Skaggs has gone 1-5 since coming off the disabled list on Aug 5.

After having their AL-record 22-game winning streak snapped last Friday, the Indians have come back to win their next three.

Cleveland’s pitching staff has allowed four or fewer runs in 25 consecutive games.

The Indians upped their AL-best record to 94-57.