CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland relief ace Andrew Miller gave up a tiebreaking home run for the second straight night and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Indians 6-4 last night.
Miller wore a shocked expression as he walked to the left of the mound after the home run. The left-hander, who has been virtually unhittable, allowed a leadoff homer to Cody Bellinger in the eighth — the first he gave up this season — that broke a tie in the Dodgers’ 7-5 win Tuesday.
Indians manager Terry Francona returned to work yesterday after being hospitalized for a few hours Tuesday night. Francona felt ill late in the Indians’ 7-5 loss to the Dodgers and left the dugout in the eighth inning and did not meet with reporters afterward.
Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig has been suspended one game and fined by Major League Baseball for making an obscene gesture to Indians fans on Tuesday night. Puig flashed the middle finger on both hands at fans sitting behind home plate at Progressive Field after hitting a home run in the second inning.
Baseball executive Joe Torre announced the one-game penalty and undisclosed fine.