CLEVELAND -- Francisco Rodriguez thought the Detroit Tigers proved a point to their biggest rival.
Matthew Boyd allowed one run in six innings, Alex Avila hit a two-run homer and Detroit defeated the Cleveland Indians 4-1 on Sunday to take two of three from the AL champions.
Cleveland went 14-4 against Detroit last year as it won the AL Central.
"It was great," said Rodriguez, who pitched the ninth for his fifth save. "We don't have to dig too much to remember what happened last year. These three games were totally different."
The Indians have lost seven of nine after an opening three-game sweep of Texas.
"We still have a long way to go and we have a lot of games to play," shortstop Francisco Lindor said. "Yeah, we don't want to get too far behind, but we have the right group of guys to be successful."
Boyd (2-1) won his second straight start, and Alex Wilson, Justin Wilson and Rodriguez combined with one-hit relief to finish the seven-hitter. Rodriguez worked around Jose Ramirez's one-out double.
Carlos Carrasco (1-1) made his first appearance against Detroit since his right hand was broken by Ian Kinsler's line drive in September. Carrasco gave up two runs, four hits and five walks in 6 2/3 innings. He struck out five, including Justin Upton three times.
Avila hit a two-run homer in the second, and Ramirez cut the gap in half with a sacrifice fly in the sixth. Ramirez had a career-high six RBIs Saturday.
Miguel Cabrera added an RBI single in the eighth before leaving with lower back tightness, and Zach McAllister threw a wild pitch that allowed JaCoby Jones to score from third.
Cleveland's Edwin Encarnacion, signed to a $60 million, three-year contract in January, was 1 for 4 with two strikeouts and is batting .205 (9 for 44). Cleveland went 2-4 on its first homestand before starting a seven-game trip.
Alex Wilson remained in the game after taking Yandy Diaz's ground ball off the left side of his face in the seventh. The one-hopper glanced off Wilson's left wrist and struck him near an eye. He retrieved the ball and threw Diaz out at first before going down on one knee. Wilson was examined by a team trainer and struck out the next two hitters.
"It caught me on my left eyebrow and eyelid," Wilson said. "I stayed in but really couldn't see because it was watering so much. I'm actually proud of myself just getting it to home plate."
PACE OF PLAY
The top of the seventh featured video reviews on consecutive pitches. Plate umpire Dana DeMuth ruled Jose Iglesias was hit on the left shoulder by a pitch, moving Andrew Romine to second. The Indians challenged the call and the ruling was reversed.
Romine, who was sent back to first, was called out trying to steal second on the next pitch. The Tigers challenged the play, but the call stood.
TESTING
Indians left fielder Michael Brantley made a diving catch of Cabrera's line drive in the sixth, landing on his right shoulder. Brantley injured the shoulder attempting a diving grab late in 2015 and appeared in only 11 games last season after undergoing surgery twice.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Tigers: OF J.D. Martinez (sprained right foot) is working out at the team's spring training facility in Lakeland, Florida, and planned to visit his teammates when they arrive in Tampa Bay for a series that begins Tuesday.
Indians: 2B Jason Kipnis (sore right shoulder) had an RBI double in a minor league rehab game at Triple-A Columbus. He also is to play for Columbus on Tuesday and Wednesday.
UP NEXT
Tigers: RHP Michael Fulmer opens a three-game series Tuesday at Tampa Bay. The reigning AL Rookie of the Year went 2-0 with a 0.64 ERA against the Rays in 2016.
Indians: RHP Danny Salazar starts Monday in the opener of a four-game set at Minnesota. He tied a career high with 11 strikeouts against the Chicago White Sox on April 12.
Detroit Tigers
Matthew Boyd allowed one run in six innings, Alex Avila hit a two-run homer and Detroit defeated the Cleveland Indians 4-1 on Sunday to take two of three from the AL champions.
Cleveland went 14-4 against Detroit last year as it won the AL Central.
"It was great," said Rodriguez, who pitched the ninth for his fifth save. "We don't have to dig too much to remember what happened last year. These three games were totally different."
The Indians have lost seven of nine after an opening three-game sweep of Texas.
"We still have a long way to go and we have a lot of games to play," shortstop Francisco Lindor said. "Yeah, we don't want to get too far behind, but we have the right group of guys to be successful."
Boyd (2-1) won his second straight start, and Alex Wilson, Justin Wilson and Rodriguez combined with one-hit relief to finish the seven-hitter. Rodriguez worked around Jose Ramirez's one-out double.
Carlos Carrasco (1-1) made his first appearance against Detroit since his right hand was broken by Ian Kinsler's line drive in September. Carrasco gave up two runs, four hits and five walks in 6 2/3 innings. He struck out five, including Justin Upton three times.
Avila hit a two-run homer in the second, and Ramirez cut the gap in half with a sacrifice fly in the sixth. Ramirez had a career-high six RBIs Saturday.
Miguel Cabrera added an RBI single in the eighth before leaving with lower back tightness, and Zach McAllister threw a wild pitch that allowed JaCoby Jones to score from third.
Cleveland's Edwin Encarnacion, signed to a $60 million, three-year contract in January, was 1 for 4 with two strikeouts and is batting .205 (9 for 44). Cleveland went 2-4 on its first homestand before starting a seven-game trip.
Alex Wilson remained in the game after taking Yandy Diaz's ground ball off the left side of his face in the seventh. The one-hopper glanced off Wilson's left wrist and struck him near an eye. He retrieved the ball and threw Diaz out at first before going down on one knee. Wilson was examined by a team trainer and struck out the next two hitters.
"It caught me on my left eyebrow and eyelid," Wilson said. "I stayed in but really couldn't see because it was watering so much. I'm actually proud of myself just getting it to home plate."
PACE OF PLAY
The top of the seventh featured video reviews on consecutive pitches. Plate umpire Dana DeMuth ruled Jose Iglesias was hit on the left shoulder by a pitch, moving Andrew Romine to second. The Indians challenged the call and the ruling was reversed.
Romine, who was sent back to first, was called out trying to steal second on the next pitch. The Tigers challenged the play, but the call stood.
TESTING
Indians left fielder Michael Brantley made a diving catch of Cabrera's line drive in the sixth, landing on his right shoulder. Brantley injured the shoulder attempting a diving grab late in 2015 and appeared in only 11 games last season after undergoing surgery twice.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Tigers: OF J.D. Martinez (sprained right foot) is working out at the team's spring training facility in Lakeland, Florida, and planned to visit his teammates when they arrive in Tampa Bay for a series that begins Tuesday.
Indians: 2B Jason Kipnis (sore right shoulder) had an RBI double in a minor league rehab game at Triple-A Columbus. He also is to play for Columbus on Tuesday and Wednesday.
UP NEXT
Tigers: RHP Michael Fulmer opens a three-game series Tuesday at Tampa Bay. The reigning AL Rookie of the Year went 2-0 with a 0.64 ERA against the Rays in 2016.
Indians: RHP Danny Salazar starts Monday in the opener of a four-game set at Minnesota. He tied a career high with 11 strikeouts against the Chicago White Sox on April 12.
1:10PM,EDT,April 16,2017
Progressive Field, Cleveland,Ohio
Progressive Field, Cleveland,Ohio
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Detroit - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Carlos Carrasco pitching for Cleveland | DET | CLE |
| Kinsler walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Castellanos grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Kinsler out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| Cabrera grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Matthew Boyd pitching for Detroit | DET | CLE |
| Santana grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Lindor singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Brantley grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Lindor out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Carlos Carrasco pitching for Cleveland | DET | CLE |
| V. Martínez lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Upton struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Collins singled to shallow left. | 0 | 0 |
| Avila homered to right center (412 feet), Collins scored. | 2 | 0 |
| Romine grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Matthew Boyd pitching for Detroit | DET | CLE |
| Encarnación grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 0 |
| Ramírez struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Guyer singled to left. | 2 | 0 |
| Díaz singled to left, Guyer to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Jackson flied out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Carlos Carrasco pitching for Cleveland | DET | CLE |
| Iglesias doubled to left center. | 2 | 0 |
| Kinsler walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Castellanos grounded into fielder's choice to third, Kinsler out at second, Iglesias to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Cabrera struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| V. Martínez popped out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Matthew Boyd pitching for Detroit | DET | CLE |
| Gomes grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| Santana flied out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| Lindor singled to center. | 2 | 0 |
| Brantley singled to right, Lindor to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Encarnación struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Carlos Carrasco pitching for Cleveland | DET | CLE |
| Upton struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Collins popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| Avila walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Romine grounded out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Matthew Boyd pitching for Detroit | DET | CLE |
| Ramírez walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Guyer lined out to pitcher. | 2 | 0 |
| Díaz grounded into double play, third to second to first, Ramírez out at second. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Carlos Carrasco pitching for Cleveland | DET | CLE |
| Iglesias fouled out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| Kinsler grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Castellanos flied out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Matthew Boyd pitching for Detroit | DET | CLE |
| Jackson walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Gomes grounded into double play, third to second to first, Jackson out at second. | 2 | 0 |
| Santana grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Carlos Carrasco pitching for Cleveland | DET | CLE |
| Cabrera lined out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| V. Martínez walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Upton struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| V. Martínez to second on wild pitch by Carrasco. | 2 | 0 |
| Collins struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Matthew Boyd pitching for Detroit | DET | CLE |
| Lindor flied out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| Brantley singled to right center. | 2 | 0 |
| Encarnación singled to left, Brantley to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Brantley stole third, Encarnación stole second. | 2 | 0 |
| Ramírez hit sacrifice fly to left, Brantley scored. | 2 | 1 |
| Guyer struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Carlos Carrasco pitching for Cleveland | DET | CLE |
| Avila singled to shallow center. | 2 | 1 |
| Romine grounded into fielder's choice to second, Avila out at second. | 2 | 1 |
| Romine caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| Iglesias walked. | 2 | 1 |
| Shaw relieved Carrasco. | 2 | 1 |
| Iglesias stole second. | 2 | 1 |
| Kinsler struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Alex Wilson pitching for Detroit | DET | CLE |
| A. Wilson relieved Boyd. | 2 | 1 |
| Díaz grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 1 |
| Jackson struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Gomes struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Bryan Shaw pitching for Cleveland | DET | CLE |
| Castellanos doubled to right center. | 2 | 1 |
| Cabrera singled to center, Castellanos scored. | 3 | 1 |
| V. Martínez singled to right center, Cabrera to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Jones ran for Cabrera. | 3 | 1 |
| Upton grounded into double play, shortstop to first, V. Martínez out at second, Jones to third. | 3 | 1 |
| McAllister relieved Shaw. | 3 | 1 |
| Jones scored on McAllister's wild pitch. | 4 | 1 |
| Collins struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Justin Wilson pitching for Detroit | DET | CLE |
| Jones in center field. | 4 | 1 |
| Romine at first base. | 4 | 1 |
| J. Wilson relieved A. Wilson. | 4 | 1 |
| Santana grounded out to pitcher. | 4 | 1 |
| Lindor struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| Brantley struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Zach McAllister pitching for Cleveland | DET | CLE |
| Avila walked. | 4 | 1 |
| Romine bunted into fielder's choice to pitcher, Avila out at second. | 4 | 1 |
| Romine caught stealing second, pitcher to shortstop. | 4 | 1 |
| Iglesias struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Francisco Rodriguez pitching for Detroit | DET | CLE |
| Rodríguez relieved J. Wilson. | 4 | 1 |
| Encarnación struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| Ramírez doubled to deep right. | 4 | 1 |
| Chisenhall hit for Guyer. | 4 | 1 |
| Chisenhall flied out to center. | 4 | 1 |
| Díaz flied out to center. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Detroit Tigers
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinsler 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19 | .222 | .404 | .417 |
| Castellanos 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .220 | .264 | .460 |
| Cabrera 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .220 | .347 | .390 |
Jones PR-CF
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .333 | .462 |
| V. Martínez DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | .195 | .277 | .195 |
| Upton LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | .242 | .375 | .485 |
| Collins RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | .355 | .375 | .452 |
| Avila C | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16 | .700 | .786 | 1.500 |
| Romine CF-1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
| Iglesias SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | .256 | .275 | .462 |
| Totals | 30 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 142 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Iglesias (5, Carrasco); Castellanos (4, Shaw) HR: Avila (2, 2nd inning off Carrasco 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: Avila 2 (5), Cabrera (6) 2-out RBI: Avila 2 GIDP: Castellanos, Upton Tigers RISP: 1-7 (Cabrera 1-2, Kinsler 0-1, V. Martínez 0-1, Castellanos 0-1, Collins 0-1, Upton 0-1) Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Iglesias (1, 2nd base off Shaw/Gomes) CS: Romine 2 (2, 2nd base by Carrasco/Gomes, 2nd base by McAllister/Gomes) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 3 (Kinsler-Iglesias-Cabrera, Castellanos-Kinsler-Cabrera 2). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| 1B CABRERA (LOWER BACK TIGHTNESS) LEFT GAME TOP 8TH |
Game Information
| Stadium | Progressive Field, Cleveland, OH |
| Attendance | 17,739 (48.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:15 |
| Weather | 75 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 18 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Dana DeMuth, First Base - Mark Wegner, Second Base - Clint Fagan, Third Base - Chris Guccione |
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