El Dorado News-Times

Indians 13, Blue Jays 3.

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CLEVELAND (AP) — Edwin Encarnacio­n homered and drove in four runs against his former team, and the Cleveland Indians broke open a close game with an eightrun seventh inning to rout the Toronto Blue Jays 13-3 on Friday night.

Encarnacio­n, who played the last six seasons with Toronto before signing a three-year, $60 million contract with Cleveland in January, hit a leadoff home run in the second, broke a 3-all tie in the fifth with a two-run double and added an RBI single in the seventh.

Encarnacio­n was 3 for 4 with a walk and nearly added to his total later in the seventh, but center fielder Kevin Pillar tracked down his fly ball on the warning track with two runners on.

Abraham Almonte hit a three-run homer and rookie Bradley Zimmer added a tworun single in the seventh as the Indians won for just the second time in eight games.

Trevor Bauer (8-8) allowed three runs in five innings. The right-hander lasted only 2/3 of an inning — matching the shortest start of his career — against Oakland on Sunday.

Marco Estrada (4-7) gave up five runs in 4 2/3 innings and hasn't won since May 27.

Jose Morales, Ryan Goins and Justin Smoak drove in runs for Toronto, which took a 3-1 lead into the fifth before Cleveland scored four times.

Almonte led off with a triple and Roberto Perez walked. Erik Gonzalez's single cut the lead to 3-2 and Francisco Lindor drew a one-out walk to load the bases. Michael Brantley's RBI fielder's choice tied the game.

Brantley stole second and Encarnacio­n lined a 3-2 pitch to the gap in left-center giving Cleveland the lead.

Encarnacio­n has hit 20 home runs in six consecutiv­e seasons and has homered against all 30 major league teams.

Indians manager Terry Francona returned to the dugout at Progressiv­e Field for the first time since June 29. He missed the home stand before the All-Star break after undergoing a heart procedure.

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