The Indians completed a three-game sweep over the Rays with a 6-1 win on Wednesday night at Progressive Field. With the victory, Cleveland finished off an undefeated six-game homestand, while Tampa Bay dropped its seventh consecutive contest. The Indians also finished June with an 11-0 record at home, marking the first undefeated calendar month of at least 10 games in club history.
Following Corey Kluber’s shutout on Tuesday night, right-hander Trevor Bauer tossed a complete game of his own. It was his first of the season and second of his career (July 28, 2015 vs. KC). Bauer allowed just three hits, one of which came on a leadoff single in the first. After that, Bauer retired the next 16 batters.
“Trevor was a little upset he gave up a run,” Indians pitching coach Mickey Callaway said, “just because we didn’t give up a run the night before. It’s a really good atmosphere for those guys right now. They’re really pulling for each other and trying to outdo each other, which is great.”
Rays righty Chris Archer was handed the loss after going six innings, surrendering four runs on six hits. Three of those runs came against Archer in the first inning highlighted by a two-run blast from second baseman Jason Kipnis. Archer allowed three total runs (two earned) in 5 1/3 innings on April 14 against Cleveland.
Tampa Bay’s lone run came on an infield single from Corey Dickerson in the seventh. The Rays finished with a total of five runs in the three-game set. Cleveland’s Carlos Santana went 2-for-3 with two RBIs to provide enough run support for Bauer. The Tribe amassed a total of 19 runs in the series.
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