3 quick runs in the first for Bauer on a Carlos 3 run blast. [I note he's NO. 2 in the AL to MVP Trout in OPS]. Not likely to catch the Twins today; they scored 5 in their first.
Bauer in his ??final start for Cleveland stumbles out of the gate. 3 hits by first 4 hitters produce one run and place men on second and third. But he fans the dangerous Someone O'Hearn and retires the actually pretty decent Cuthbert to leave it 3-1 after 2.
Got himself into another mess in the third: leadoff single; league-leading walk; wild pitch; ground ball plates one and Bauers' error brings in the other guy; then another walk....
Lots of Astros hits, finally produced a couple runs in the 5th. Bieber just issued a walk to start the 6th. that's sign of surrender from him.
Verlander is having a night worthy of the Cy Young favorite, 1 single allowed no walks and 9K in 5 easy innings.
we're facing Uriquidy; I'm assuming 5 days from now it will be Grienke instead. Kipnis in his farewell night as cleanup hitter is so far 0-2
Roberto 3 run homer puts us up 3-1
Correra 3 run homer puts us and Plesac behind 4-3