ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Edwin Encarnacion reached 30 homers for the seventh straight season and the Indians beat the Tampa Bay Rays 2-0.
Cleveland lowered its magic number to three for a third straight AL Central title.
Josh Donaldson went hitless in in Cleveland debut.
Acquired from Toronto on Aug. 31, Donaldson went 0 for 4 in his first big league game since May 28, a layoff caused by a strained left calf.
Yan Gomes also homered and rookie Shane Bieber struck out a career-high 11 in 6 2/3 innings