CINCINNATI (AP) — Edwin Encarnacion talked his manager out of giving him a day off, and then delivered his best game yet for the Indians.
Encarnacion hit two of Cleveland’s four homers off rookie Amir Garrett and scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch Tuesday night, leading the Indians to an 8-7 victory and a split of their two-game series with the Cincinnati Reds.
The series moves to Cleveland for two games. The Indians have won seven of the last eight between Ohio’s teams.
The most encouraging development for the defending AL champions was Encarnacion’s emergence.