Bauer (4-4) struck out nine batters in 5 2/3 innings and held the Astros to three runs and five hits. Edwin Encarnacion hit a two-run homer in the fourth off Houston starter Charlie Morton (5-3) to tie the game at 2, and Jason Kipnis (fifth inning) and Lonnie Chisenhall (sixth) added solo shots to keep the Astros at bay.
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Chisenhall's homer clutch: Morton retired Jose Ramirez to start the sixth and got ahead of Chisenhall with two strikes before the right fielder took him deep on an 0-2 pitch to put the Indians ahead, 4-2.