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Indians' Andrew Miller gets tagged again in loss to Dodgers

June 15, 2017 at 4:51AM
Cleveland Indians relief pitcher Andrew Miller waits for an umpires ruling on a second base play in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Wednesday, June 14, 2017, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak) ORG XMIT: OHTD10
Indians relief pitcher Andrew Miller gave up a go-ahead home run to the Dodgers for the second night in a row. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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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.

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Boston 7, Philadelphia 3: Mookie Betts had four hits, including two home runs, for the visiting Red Sox.

Kansas City 7, San Francisco 2: Mike Moustakas led off the second inning with his 18th home run, and Jorge Bonifacio and Lorenzo Cain hit back-to-back shots in the third for the visiting Royals. The win was Kansas City's fourth straight — matching its longest streak of the season — and left the Royals within four games of .500 (30-34) for the first time since April 23. Jason Hammel gave up just one earned run in 6 ⅔ innings.

American League

Toronto 7, Tampa Bay 6: Russell Martin hit a tiebreaking home run in the bottom of the eighth inning for the Blue Jays.

Houston 13, Texas 2: Derek Fisher homered and had an RBI single in his first major league game for the host Astros.

National League

New York 9, Chicago 4: Curtis Granderson opened a five-run eighth inning with his 300th career homer, a tiebreaking shot that helped the host Mets rally past the Cubs.

Atlanta 13, Washington 2: Julio Teheran earned his third consecutive victory and Kurt Suzuki homered for the visiting Braves.

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Colorado 5, Pittsburgh 1: Raimel Tapia went 4-for-4 and scored three times for the visiting Rockies.

San Diego 4, Cincinnati 2: The Reds went 0-6 on their West Coast road trip.

Notes

• Yankees lefthander CC Sabathia was diagnosed with Grade 2 left hamstring strain and could be out at least four weeks.

• White Sox pitcher James Shields is scheduled to start Sunday at Toronto after being sidelined the past two months because of a strained right back muscle.

• The Orioles placed first baseman Chris Davis (.226, 14 homers, 26 RBI) on the 10-day disabled list because of a strained right oblique.

• Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig was suspended one game and fined by Major League Baseball for making an obscene gesture to Indians fans on Tuesday night. Puig is appealing the decision.

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