HOUSTON (AP) — Yan Gomes homered and tied a career high with five RBIs to lead the Indians over the Houston Astros 8-6 on Sunday and complete a three-game sweep.
Gomes’ third-inning homer off Joe Musgrove (3-4) gave the Indians a 3-1 lead, and Cleveland added three more runs in the fourth. The Indians are 5-1 against Houston this season, dealing the Astros two of their three series losses.
Danny Salazar (3-4) yielded three runs and four hits in 5 2/3 innings with seven strikeouts.
Marwin Gonzalez hit a two run homer off Zach McAllister on the 13th pitch of an at-bat with two outs and the ninth, and Alex Bregman homered on the next pitch. McAllister then struck out Nori Aoki.
Musgrove allowed a season-high seven runs and matched a high with eight hits. He lasted three-plus innings in his shortest start this season, and his ERA rose from 4.57 to 5.63.