Indians pitchers Carlos Carrasco and Andrew Miller were overpowering, and Carlos Santana provided the only offense of the night in a 1-0 win against the Oakland A’s.
Carrasco (9-6, 3.12 ERA) threw eight scoreless innings, allowing only four hits and striking out nine. After Cody Allen needed 30 pitches to get the save in Sunday’s win against the Toronto Blue Jays, Andrew Miller took the mound in the ninth and struck out the side.
Still in a 0-0 deadlock in the eighth, Santana belted a solo home run just inside the right-field foul pole. It was his 27th of the season, which ties his career high (2011, 2014).