Nelson Cruz smashed two home runs and Wade Miley threw seven scoreless innings as the Mariners topped the Indians, 7-1, on Tuesday night at Safeco Field to snap Cleveland’s six-game winning streak.
“Miley threw the ball really good and that’s what we need,” said Cruz. “And I think the offense also woke up. We put all the tools together today.”
Cruz has homered five times in the past six games to give him 15 for the season, while Miley bounced back from a trio of rough starts to hold the Indians to four hits as he improved to 6-2 with a 5.27 ERA. The Mariners ended a four-game skid and stayed four games back of Texas in the American League West at 32-26.
“He kept us off balance,” Cleveland manager Terry Francona said of Miley. “He added and subtracted and he pitched a really good game. He works quick, he threw strikes, and for the most part he kept us off the barrel and when he didn’t, he kept it in the big part of the ballpark.”
Indians right-hander Cody Anderson, starting in place of Danny Salazar, gave up seven hits and six runs in 3 2/3 innings to see his record fall to 1-4 with a 7.48 ERA. Cleveland (32-25) maintained its 2 1/2-game lead on Kansas City in the AL Central, but missed a chance to record its longest win streak since 2013.
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