Trevor Bauer threw eight innings, allowed two runs and struck out nine in the win.
Wednesday’s One Last Thing: Indians manager Terry Francona was playing chess with the Astros’ bullpen and was rewarded for sticking with Murphy in an imperfect situation.
With two runners on in the eighth inning in a 2-2 game, Francona had a decision to make. At the surface, it seemed pretty clear. David Murphy was coming up and the Astros had lefty Joe Thatcher on the mound. Normally, Murphy would never have gotten out of the dugout and Ryan Raburn would be walking up to the plate.