Bitter 16: Orioles drop sixteenth straight on street, 4-3 to Indians

CLEVELAND — José Ramírez picked up a pair of RBIs — made potential by Baltimore blunders within the discipline — and the Cleveland Indians prolonged the Orioles’ street shedding streak to 16 straight video games with a 4-3 win Monday night time.

The Indians’ victory was tempered by the workforce shedding reigning AL Cy Younger winner Shane Bieber for an unknown interval attributable to a shoulder pressure. Bieber was positioned on the injured listing and will not decide up a baseball for at the least two weeks.

Ramírez drove in a run off Dean Kremer (0-6) within the first inning when Baltimore left fielder DJ Stewart slipped within the moist grass going after a routine fly. Ramirez added an RBI double within the sixth after Orioles second baseman Stevie Wilkerson dropped his foul pop, giving him one other strive.

Indians rookie reliever Nick Sandlin (1-0) picked up his first profession win by hanging out three of the 5 batters he confronted.

James Karinchak labored out of a jam within the seventh and adopted a leadoff stroll by hanging out the aspect within the eighth. Emmanuel Clase labored a 1-2-3 ninth for his tenth save.

The beginning was pushed again one hour by rain, however the Orioles could not delay extending their workforce file street shedding slide. Baltimore hasn’t received away from house since John Means pitched a no-hitter at Seattle on Could 5.

As unhealthy as it’s, Baltimore’s streak is not even the longest within the majors this season. Texas additionally misplaced 16 in a row from Could 10 to June 11, and Arizona had dropped 19 straight, heading into its Monday night time matchup with San Francisco.

The 1963 New York Mets maintain the file with 22 straight street losses.

Orioles supervisor Brandon Hyde made it by way of the rain delay, however not the primary inning as he obtained ejected for arguing.

The Indians caught a break whereas scoring three runs within the first inning, which included Hyde getting tossed for protesting an overturned name.

With a runner on first, Indians supervisor Terry Francona received a video overview problem when Amed Rosario was awarded first after being hit by a pitch. Hyde charged from the dugout and was instantly thrown out by first base umpire Nestor Ceja.

Cleveland’s first run scored when Ramírez lofted a fly and Stewart misplaced his footing and fell. Eddie Rosario adopted with a sacrifice fly and Bobby Bradley hit an RBI single.

The Orioles minimize it to 3-2 within the fourth on RBI groundouts by Stewart and Freddy Galvis.

Ramírez capped a nine-pitch at-bat along with his double within the sixth, the hit coming after did not squeeze his deep foul ball method down the primary bottom line.

Baltimore closed inside 4-3 within the seventh on pinch-hitter Maikel Franco’s RBI single.

ACE DOWN

Bieber hasn’t pitched as much as his lofty requirements these days, and the right-hander might be feeling the results of averaging an MLB-leading 105 pitches per begin. He threw 107 in solely 5 innings in a loss to Seattle on Sunday and underwent an MRI that exposed swelling.

Bieber received’t throw for 2 weeks and be re-evaluated.

“So we have to gradual him down, let this factor settle down,” supervisor Terry Francona stated.

SOFT SCHEDULE

The Indians will solely play two groups at the moment with profitable data the remainder of June. After 4 video games with the Orioles, who got here in with the AL’s worst file, they will face Pittsburgh, the Cubs, Minnesota and Detroit.

The simple schedule does not essentially assist. Cleveland entered the sequence 16-17 in opposition to golf equipment below .500 and 18-11 in opposition to profitable groups.

UP NEXT

Indians RHP Cal Quantrill (0-2) makes his third begin and faces Orioles RHP Matt Harvey (3-7), who has misplaced seven of his previous eight begins.

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