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 Left fielder Mike Aviles' two-run single in the eighth inning
rallied the Indians to a 5-4 victory Wednesday over the Los Angeles
Dodgers before a crowd of 50,199 at Dodger Stadium.
The Indians (41-43) finished their West Coast swing with a 4-4 mark,
taking two of three in Los Angeles and halting the Dodgers' run of
six consecutive series wins. Los Angeles (48-39) dropped its second
in a row and lost for only the fourth time in its past 13 home
games.
"Anytime you go .500 on the road, it's huge, especially to come here
as well as this team has been playing to take two out of three,"
said right fielder Ryan Raburn, who homered to give Cleveland an
early lead. "I think that's a great confidence boost for us."
Cleveland's Bryan Shaw (3-1) didn't give up a run in an inning of
relief. Cody Allen, who walked pinch hitter Hanley Ramirez and gave
up a double to center fielder Andre Ethier before getting left
fielder Matt Kemp to fly out to end the game, worked 1 1/3 scoreless
innings for his eighth save.
Los Angeles reliever Brian Wilson (1-3) gave up three runs, two hits
and three walks in one-third of an inning. Wilson tossed seven
consecutive scoreless innings in relief before Wednesday.
Dodgers left-hander Hyun-Jin Ryu struck out eight and walked none,
allowing two runs and seven hits in seven innings, but he didn't
factor into the decision.
"He's got a good changeup," Raburn said of Ryu. "He throws all four
of his pitches for strikes. We were able to just battle him. We were
only able to scrape two runs, but to get those two were good enough.
He's a good pitcher."
Ryu was attempting to become the fourth National League pitcher to
win 10 games, joining teammate Zack Greinke, the Cincinnati Reds'
Alfredo Simon and the St. Louis Cardinals' Adam Wainwright, but the
bullpen prevented it.
"He did well today," Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said of Ryu. "I
don't think he had his real good stuff, but he did have that extra
gear on his fastball. He was obviously good."
Ryu's performance allowed the Dodgers to tie the major league record
of 36 consecutive games of walking two of fewer batters by a
starting pitching staff. The Minnesota Twins set the mark for the
longest streak in the modern era (since 1900) in 2005. The Dodgers
can break the mark Thursday when they visit the Colorado Rockies.
Cleveland starter Trevor Bauer, who grew up in Southern California
and was a standout at UCLA, allowed three runs and six hits in 5 2/3
innings. Bauer struck out two and walked two on 102 pitches (64
strikes).
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"I did all right. The team won, so that's good," said Bauer, who
pitched as a pro at Dodger Stadium for the first time, with friends
and family looked on. "I thought I threw the ball OK."
Raburn tagged an 0-1 pitch from Ryu for a two-run homer into the
left field pavilion to put the Indians on the board with one out in
the fourth inning. It was Raburn's second home run of the season.
Ryu's RBI double to left scored third baseman Miguel Rojas to slice
the deficit to 2-1 with two outs in the fifth inning. After
consecutive walks to second baseman Dee Gordon and catcher A.J.
Ellis, Ethier lined a two-run single to center to give the Dodgers
the lead.
It stood up until the eighth, when Wilson walked center fielder
Michael Brantley and first baseman Carlos Santana to open the
inning. Pinch hitter David Murphy's single to left scored Brantley
to make it 3-3. After an intentional walk to third baseman Lonnie
Chisenhall, Aviles drove in Santana and Murphy with a base hit to
right for a 5-3 advantage.
Right fielder Scott Van Slyke hit a solo home run in the bottom of
the eighth to pull the Dodgers within one, but Los Angeles failed to
score again.
"It was a tough game," Mattingly said. "We battled back to get the
lead, but we didn't get to where we wanted to be."
NOTES: The 7-2-4 triple play the Indians turned against the Dodgers
on Tuesday night was only the second in major league history,
according to the Society for American Baseball Research. The other
time it occurred was June 15, 1986, when the Chicago White Sox
pulled off the feat against the Seattle Mariners at the Kingdome.
... The Indians are off Thursday before returning home to host the
Kansas City Royals in a three-game series beginning Friday. ... The
Dodgers travel to Denver to face the Colorado Rockies in a four-game
set starting Thursday.
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