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Tue Aug 25 202022:26Bieber earns 6th win, Indians beat Twins 4-2
CLEVELAND (AP) — Shane Bieber corrected some unusual early control issues to strike out 10 and Francisco Lindor hit a two-run homer to lead the Cleveland Indians to a 4-2 win over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night, evening the three-game series between the AL Central rivals.Bieber (6-0) allowed two runs and four hits in six innings as the Indians ended a four-game losing streak to the Twins and pulled within 1 1/2 games of the division leaders.Bieber had three walks in the first three innings but regrouped. The right-hander fanned the side in the sixth to give him double-digit strikeouts for the third straight game.Oliver Pérez and James Karnichak worked a scoreless inning each before closer Brad Hand finished for his eighth save in eight tries.For the 15th time this season, the Indians were without manager Terry Francona, who is still recovering from surgery last week for a gastrointestinal ailment.With the Indians down 2-1, Lindor connected in the sixth off reliever Jorge Alcala (1-1), who replaced starter Rich Hill to start the inning.RAYS 4, ORIOLES 2ST. PETERSBURG. Fla. (AP) — Tyler Glasnow struck out a career-high 13 over seven innings and AL East-leading Tampa Bay beat Baltimore.Glasnow (1-1) fanned nine of his final 10 batters. The 6-foot-8 right-hander allowed two runs, five hits and one walk.Hunter Renfroe and Manuel Margot hit back-to-back homers for the Rays, who have won eight of 10. Edgar García got the final two outs with a runner on second, claiming his first career save.The Orioles, who lost for just the second time in 10 road games, got a homer from Renato Núñez. Baltimore’s Anthony Santander had his 18-game hitting streak end after going 0 for 4. MARLINS 4, METS 0, Game 1MIAMI (AP) — Miguel Rojas’ two-run single capped a three-run second inning, and four pitchers combined on an eight-hitter to lead Miami past the Mets in the first game of a doubleheader.The Mets put runners on in every inning against the quartet of Dan Castano, Richard Bleier, Brad Boxberger and Brandon Kintzler, but went 1 for 12 with runners on base. Castano, a rookie left-hander making his fourth big league start, allowed six hits and three walks with one strikeout over 4 2/3 innings but was pulled an out before qualifying for his first big league win.Bleier (1-0) earned the win by retiring the only batter he faced.The Marlins scored all their runs against Rick Porcello (1-4) with a pair of two-out rallies.ASTROS 6, ANGELS 3, Game 1HOUSTON (AP) — Rookie Cristian Javier threw well into the sixth inning, protecting a big lead and sending Houston over the Angels in the opener of a doubleheader created by the approach of Hurricane Laura.Jack Mayfield’s two-run single capped a five-run first inning. Two runs scored on a throwing error by Jose Suarez (0-2).Javier (3-1) retired 13 of the first 15 batters before Jason Castro got an RBI single with one out in the fifth for the Angels’ first hit. Ryan Pressly pitched the seventh for his fourth save.Jose Suarez (0-2) was tagged for five runs on five hits with four walks and two strikeouts in an inning. Suarez has allowed 10 runs over 2 1/3 innings this season.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports