Indians beat Cardinals

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CLEVELAND (AP) — Some batters hit for the cycle. Cleveland Indians slugger Franmil Reyes practically hit the bicycle owner.

Reyes homered twice, together with a second-inning blast that bounced out of Progressive Area and virtually dinged a bicyclist pedaling on a road subsequent to the park, and Cleveland beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-2 on Wednesday.

Reyes’ leadoff homer within the glanced off the pedestrian bridge in left discipline and landed on the plaza space between the ballpark and Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse. The ball traveled an estimated 446 ft.

Reyes wasn’t accomplished. He completed off Cleveland’s three-homer inning within the third along with his nineteenth of the season, a 421-foot drive to middle.

César Hernández and José Ramírez additionally homered within the inning for Cleveland, which prevented dropping underneath .500 for the primary time since Might 1. Hernández’s two-run homer gave Cleveland a 3-2 lead. He had a sacrifice fly within the fourth.

Kwang Hyun Kim (6-6) gave up all 4 homers and misplaced for the primary time since June 20, breaking a stretch of wins in 5 straight begins. Reyes’ second homer ended the day for Kim, who allowed 5 runs in 2 2/3 innings.

Arenado took the sphere for protection within the backside of the inning however was eliminated. The Cardinals introduced he had a bruised forearm and is everyday.

Dylan Carlson led off the third along with his eleventh homer. Yadier Molina’s two-out single gave St. Louis a first-inning lead.

PITCHING UPDATE

Indians pitchers Shane Bieber and Aaron Civale are on throwing applications however no timetable has been established for his or her return. Bieber (sore proper shoulder) has been taking part in catch and has but to throw off the mound. The reigning AL Cy Younger winner hasn’t pitched since June 13. Civale (sprained proper center finger) threw off the mound Tuesday and seems nearer to returning. He final pitched June 20.

“These are guys which might be essential to us,” pitching coach Carl Willis mentioned. “Typically it’s arduous to be affected person as a result of we would like them again so badly and so they need to be again so badly, however now we have to ensure we do it proper.”

MILLER TIME

Cardinals left-hander Andrew Miller, making his first look in Cleveland since 2018, acquired a protracted ovation when he entered the sport within the eighth inning. Miller was a key member of the Indians’ bullpen in 2016 when Cleveland got here inside a recreation of profitable the World Sequence.

UP NEXT

Indians: RHP J.C. Mejia (1-6), who has misplaced his final 4 begins, will pitch towards the Chicago White Sox on Friday.