BOSTON (AP) — The Cleveland Indians had plenty to celebrate despite the late hour.
Zach Plesac delivered a solid start in his major league debut and the bottom of Cleveland’s lineup led a wild ninth-inning rally as the Indians scored five and beat the Boston Red Sox 7-5 on Tuesday night.
“I was proud of the whole group. We’ve had a tough, tough week, and they kept on playing and they kept on having energy,” Cleveland manager Terry Francona said. “I don’t care what time it is. We get to go home with a win.”
The Indians didn’t score at all until the eighth inning and trailed 5-2 entering the ninth, when Boston’s bullpen imploded and Cleveland rallied behind some unlikely sources.