Major League Baseball
Cleveland 5, LA Angels 1
When: 7:10 PM ET, Saturday, August 13, 2016
Where: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio
Temperature: 75°
Umpires: Home - David Rackley, 1B - Clint Fagan, 2B - Alfonso Marquez, 3B - Larry Vanover
Attendance: 30409

CLEVELAND -- Francisco Lindor had three hits and former Angels farmhand Mike Clevinger took a no-hitter into the sixth inning and won his first major league game as the Cleveland Indians beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-1 on Saturday night at Progressive Field.

Clevinger and four relievers combined on a one-hitter.

The Indians have won the first three contests of the four-game series while the Angels have lost nine in a row, their longest losing streak since losing 11 straight in 1999.

Clevinger, who as an Angels minor leaguer was traded to Cleveland in a 2014 deal that sent major league reliever Vinnie Pestano from the Indians to the Angels, lost his no-hit bid on an infield single by Andrelton Simmons with two outs in the sixth inning.

Clevinger (1-1) pitched 5 2/3 innings, giving up one run with three strikeouts and four walks.

Angels starter Matt Shoemaker (6-13) pitched six innings and gave up five runs on 12 hits with three strikeouts and no walks in taking the loss.

Leading 4-1, the Indians added an insurance run in the sixth inning. With two outs and nobody on, Tyler Naquin snapped a personal 0-for-19 hitless streak by pulling a double into the right field corner. Chris Gimenez followed with a single to right field, scoring Naquin to give the Indians a 5-1 lead.

Cleveland got two RBIs from Lonnie Chisenhall.

The Indians have outscored the Angels 32-8 in the series.

Cleveland took an early 3-0 lead with a first-inning rally that began with two outs and nobody on base. Lindor reached on an infield single, and went to second on a single by Mike Napoli. Jose Ramirez followed with a double into the gap in right-center field, scoring Lindor and moving Napoli to third.

That run snapped a streak of 18 consecutive scoreless innings by Shoemaker against the Indians.

Chisenhall singled to right field, scoring Napoli and Ramirez and giving Cleveland a 3-0 lead.

The Angels got a run back in the top of the second. Simmons and Jefry Marte drew consecutive walks to start the inning. Both runners moved up a base on a flyout to deep center field by Jett Bandy. Simmons then scored on a groundout by Johnny Giavotella.

The Indians countered with a run in the bottom of the second. Gimenez led off with a double down the left-field line. Gimenez went to third on a bunt single by Michael Martinez, and then scored on a throwing error by third baseman Yunel Escobar on Martinez's bunt, giving Cleveland a 4-1 lead.

NOTES: Indians LF Michael Brantley will have season-ending surgery on his right shoulder Monday. Brantley had surgery last November to repair a torn labrum. He had several setbacks this year during his rehab and only appeared in 11 games. ... Indians C Carlos Santana wasn't in the starting lineup Saturday, but has been cleared to play after missing Friday's game while undergoing concussion tests. Santana got hit in the head with a line drive while sitting in the dugout during Thursday's game. ... The Angels have claimed LHP Cody Ege off waivers from Miami and optioned him to Triple-A Salt Lake. To make room on the 40-man roster for Ege, RHP Nick Tropeano (elbow) has been transferred to the 60-day disabled list. ... Angels' hitters have struck out 686 times, the fewest in the major leagues.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
LA Angels   Cleveland
Matt Shoemaker Player Mike Clevinger
Loss W/L Win
6.0 IP 5.2
3 Strikeouts 3
12 Hits 1
7.50 ERA 1.59
Hitting
LA Angels   Cleveland
Andrelton Simmons Player Francisco Lindor
1 Hits 3
0 RBI 0
0 HR 0
1 TB 3
.500 Avg .750
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
LA Angels 1 0 1 .037 12 7 1 6 1 2
Cleveland 14 0 17 .400 10 7 4 0 1 0