Indians keep winning, extend unbeaten streak to 19
CLEVELAND: Unrelenting and unbeatable at the moment, the Cleveland Indians refuse to lose.
With their latest overpowering win, they extended baseball’s longest winning streak since 2002 to 19 games with an 11-0 blowout of the Detroit Tigers on Monday night to move closer to a record that has stood for 101 years.
Francisco Lindor tripled home three runs off rookie Myles Jaye (0-1) in the second inning, and the Indians, who haven’t lost since Aug 23, added another blowout to their growing list of lopsided conquests.
The defending AL champions aren’t just rolling, they’re steamrolling opponents, outscoring them 132-32 during a stretch that includes six shut-outs.
Carlos Carrasco (15-6) struck out nine in six innings, Lindor had four RBIs and Jose Ramirez hit a two-run homer as the Indians lowered their magic number to clinch the Central to six.
Meanwhile , in the start of a series moved from Florida to Citi Field because of Hurricane Irma, Todd Frazier capitalised on Trevor Plouffe’s two-out error with a three-run homer in a five-run fourth inning that led the Yankees New York over Tampa Bay 5-1.
Jacoby Ellsbury broke Pete Rose’s major league record by reaching base on catcher’s interference for the 30th time, and David Robertson (8-2) pitched a career-high 2-2/3 innings in relief of CC Sabathia, removed with two on and one out in the fifth. Ellsbury was struck by Jake Odorizzi (8-8)
Delino DeShields homered after taking a speedier trip around the bases for an earlier run as Texas beat Seattle 5-3 in the opener of a four-game series matching teams still hoping to get an AL wild card.
Cole Hamels (10-3) struck out seven in six innings to win for the first time in his last four starts.
In Toronto, Ryan Goins hit a solo home run, Marco Estrada won his third straight decision and Toronto beat slumping Baltimore.
Darwin Barney had two hits and an RBI as the Blue Jays won their third straight and handed the Orioles their fifth consecutive defeat.
Steven Brault and four relievers combined on a three-hitter to lift Pittsburgh over Milwaukee 7-0.
In Kansas City, Jose Abreu had four hits, Adam Engel hit a three-run homer and the White Sox pounded the Royals 11-3.