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Tribe makes Napoli’s 31st homer stand up
- Updated: September 8, 2016
CLEVELAND — On the strength of a four-run fifth inning and a solid showing by Carlos Carrasco, the Indians denied the Astros, 6-5, on Wednesday night at Progressive Field for win No. 80, extending their lead over the second-place Tigers in the American League Central to 5 1/2 games a few hours after Detroit lost to the White Sox.
Carrasco worked around some early trouble, logging 7 1/3 innings of four-run ball. The right-hander was charged with three runs over the third and fourth innings, when he dealt with some insect issues on the mound. Immediately after a bug appeared to fly in his eye in …
