SAN FRANCISCO — The Cleveland Indians will seek to clinch their first series win in interleague play this season when they face the San Francisco Giants in the middle game of a three-game set Tuesday.
The Indians took the upper hand Monday, winning 5-3 behind the strong pitching of right-hander Josh Tomlin and two Giants errors that led to two unearned runs.
San Francisco had committed just three errors in its previous 12 games.
The series pits two of baseball’s worst clubs in interleague play this season. Neither has won an interleague series.
The Indians, the majors’ losingest team in interleague play this year with a 4-11 record, have a chance to end that drought Tuesday against a Giants club that saw its record against American League competition this season fall to 3-8 on Monday.