Good teams take advantage of a chance to pick up wins against opponents they should beat on paper. The Indians did just that this weekend, notching a 5-4 win Sunday afternoon to complete a four-game sweep over the Angels at Progressive Field.
The four-game streak for the Tribe increased Los Angeles’ skid to 10 games, marking the club’s longest drought since an 11-game slump from July 16-26, 1999. The last time Cleveland swept the Angels in a four-game series also came in 1999 (Aug. 30-Sept. 2).
The win went to Trevor Bauer, who allowed four runs on five hits in six innings, in which the bulk of the damage came via home runs by Ji-Man Choi and Geovany Soto. Angels righty Jered Weaver was unable to capitalize on L.A.’s 4-1 lead through four innings, though. Weaver yielded five runs on 10 hits in 5 1/3 innings en route to the loss.
Second baseman Jason Kipnis launched a home run for the Tribe, while Mike Napoli (RBI single), Francisco Lindor (bases-loaded walk), Tyler Naquin (RBI double) and Abraham Almonte (RBI single) each delivered key hits.
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