Indians Get Francona Back, Top Texas 5-3 Behind Bauer; Three Takeaways From the Win

3. Solid Start for Trev

Indians starter Trevor Bauer went 6.1 innings, allowing one run on four hits with one walk and three strikeouts. His night ended with 103 pitches thrown.

Bauer’s only mistake was to red-hot Robinson Chirinos, who hit his 12th homer of the season, fourth in four games. Other than that, he didn’t give the Rangers much, which was a welcome sign considering he allowed four runs on eight hits in 6.2 against the Twins on Friday.

The pitcher is now 4-2 at Progressive Field, and lowers his ERA at the home park to under five. He’s also been great against the AL West – winning nine of his last 10 against them.

It would be nice if Bauer could finally step up and be the number three guy in the rotation behind Carlos Carrasco and Corey Kluber.

Wednesday could give fans hope of that, but he’s got a long way still to go and has to be a lot more consistent every five days.

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