Andrew Miller hadn't given up a home run this season before this week. He had been as virtually unhittable as any pitcher in baseball.
In a play that stunned Miller and most of the crowd at Progressive Field, the Los Angels Dodgers hit the go-ahead home run off of Miller for the second game in a row, as the Indians fell 6-4 on Wednesday night.
The loss dropped the Indians to 31-31 for the season. It's the first time since April 18 (7-7) they have been at or below .500.
Tied 2-2 in the eighth, Enrique Hernandez drove a solo home run to right field off Miller that led to a four-run eighth to take the lead and put the game out of reach. On Tuesday night, Miller (3-2) also gave up a go-ahead home run, also in the eighth inning, that one belonging to Cody Bellinger.
The Dodgers (41-25) added on following the go-ahead shot. Yasmani Grandal grounded into what appeared to be an inning-ending double play, but Erik Gonzalez, who started the game after Jason Kipnis was scratched due to neck stiffness, wasn't on the base during the turn, allowing a run to score. With Zach McAllister on the mound, Chris Taylor later blooped a single into center field to score two more runs and make it 6-2.
Indians ace Corey Kluber turned in another strong outing since his return from the disabled list and made some history while doing it. Kluber became the 11th Indians pitcher to reach 1,000 strikeouts in his career, and he became the seventh pitcher in baseball history to reach 1,000 strikeouts in 150 appearances or fewer.
Arizona 2, Detroit 1: Taijuan Walker pitched five sharp innings in his first appearance since May 19, and the visiting Diamondbacks won their fourth game in a row. Arizona (41-26) matched the franchise's best start through 67 games.
Miami 11, Oakland 6: The Athletics lost their ninth consecutive road series, their longest such streak since 1986.