The Cleveland Indians blow late in the lead, fighting for a 9-8 win over the Texas Rangers in 11

ARLINGTON, Texas – At a night when the new Cleveland Indians club struggled to gain a foothold, third baseman Jose Ramirez did not let the tribe fold in a 9- 8 against the Texas Rangers. Globe Life Park.

Ramirez, who had made his homo earlier in the game and made an excellent defensive play to keep the tribe alive in the 10th, led the 11th inning with a double and scored on the RBI single. Edwin Encarnacion. Dan Otero, the last man in Terry Francona's managerial team, has launched a ninth inning of 1-2-3 for his first stop since 2016.

But it was another mountain race Russian for the paddock. Robinson Chirinos and Joey Gallo faced off twice consecutively at home for Texas on consecutive Cody Allen throws with two on the ninth to tie the game to eight. The second blitz of the year was also the first time in his career that he allowed several home runs at an outing. It was the fourth time the Rangers had hit home this season, with Gallo involved in the last three occasions

Texas charged the basics against Zach McAllister in the 10th on singles by Elvis Andrus, Adrian Beltre and Roughned. Odour. But after Ramirez beat Ronald Guzman's third base goal to force Andrus home, McAllister pulled out Chirinos and Gallo

Cleveland scored three times in the sixth inning to take a 6-4 lead and the Guyer Indians in the seventh and Yandy Diaz in the ninth to extend the advantage.

But Gallo dominated the newly acquired Indian reliever Brad Hand in the seventh with a runner on the base, setting the stage for the dramatic ninth of the Rangers. [19659002] Ramirez completed his 30th home race stalled on the first pitch that he saw while leaving Texas's Martin Perez in sixth. The circuit tied the score at 4-4 and set a new career high for Ramirez with 66 games remaining.

Of the 30 shots from Ramirez, 14 equalized the score or put the Indians in the lead. With six home runs in his last seven games, Ramirez took the MLB lead, breaking a tie with Boston's J.D. Martinez. The circuit and a double in the 11th also gave him 59 hits in MLB.

He joined Alex Rodriguez (1998), Jeff Bagwell (1999) and Alfonso Soriano (2006) as players with 30 or more. In the first 100 games of his team, he has stolen 20 or more circuits.

The Ramirez cyclist also won an unusual Trevor Bauer. Bauer lasted only four innings, allowing for nine hits and four earned runs, while walking five and taking out seven.

C & # 39; was Bauer's shortest outing of the season, and a series of nine starts where the All-Star launched at least Sixth inning and less than three points earned

The Indians thought they had cleared a potential threat in the fifth inning when Odor pbaded in front of Francisco Lindor's glove and then tried to steal the second. Roberto Perez threw Lindor, and second base referee D.J. Rayburn called Odor, but Rangers manager Jeff Bannister challenged and the call was overturned.

Two shots later Guzman picked a ball that Lindor could not get out of his glove, and Chirinos followed with a 3-lead shot.

Oliver Perez relieved Bauer and got rid of a jam with two runners on the base and no one came out. Perez withdrew Gallo and Delino DeShields on the outs and eliminated Shin-Soo Choo

Reliqueur Adam Cimber, acquired with Hand in a San Diego trade on Thursday, made his Indian debut in the eighth, giving up a single at Elvis . Andrus before bouncing Adrian Beltre in a double end-game.

Jason Kipnis put the Indians ahead 3-1 with a two-run homer in the Texas Bullpen in the second inning. It was Kipnis' third home race in the July 12 games. He participated in the .257 contest with a .937 OPS for the month. He added a RBI single in sixth

. The Beltre double in the first allowed Texas to take the 1-0 advantage, but Diaz, who made his first start of the season with a designated hitter for the Indians, has a single field to tie the score in. the second. Diaz finished with four hits and a point scored, including a RBI triple in ninth position.

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With a withdrawal and encarnacion to first base in the sixth, Diaz swayed at the first pitch he saw from Perez. The balloon was found in the Chirinos glove and the Diaz bat finished at 20 feet in the left turf behind the third. Beltre reacted as if the ball came to meet him, jumping into the air by helicopter on his head.

What Does It Mean

The Indians are 3-1 against the Rangers this season.

Fields

Bauer launched 102 shots, 59 (58%) for strikes. Perez has thrown 105 throws, 64 (61 percent) for strikes.

Thank you for coming

The Rangers and Indians attracted 28,253 fans to Globe Life Park in Arlington on Friday night. The first pitch was at 8:08 pm with a temperature of 107 degrees

Next

Right-handed Carlos Carrasco (11-5, 4.12) will face right-winger Bartolo Colon (5-7, 4.64) on Saturday. The game time is 8:05 pm with SportsTime Ohio, WTAM 1100 AM and WMMS 100.7 FM wearing the game.