A two-hour rain delay all but delayed the inevitable as the Cleveland Indians notched their ninth consecutive win over the Detroit Tigers by a score of 8-0.
Pretty much of all the damage was done in the first three innings of the game, prior to the rain delay and with Detroit starter Ryan Carpenter on the mound. Jake Bauers got it started in the second inning with a two-out opposite field single to score Jason Kipnis from third. Tyler Naquin followed with a single to put runners at the corners. Francisco Lindor proceeded to flail at a ball well outside the zone, which sliced down the first base line and caromed off the glove of Tigers first baseman Brandon Dixon.