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Keyed by wild pitch, Tribe increases Central lead
- Updated: September 8, 2016
CLEVELAND — A controversial call in the third inning, followed by some clutch hits for Cleveland, helped the Indians pull off a 10-7 victory over the Astros on Thursday afternoon. With the win, the Tribe salvaged a split of the four-game series at Progressive Field.
The victory helped the American League Central-leading Indians increase their lead to six games over the second-place Tigers. Houston, meanwhile, slipped to 2 1/2 games back of the Orioles for the AL’s second Wild Card spot.
Left fielder Abraham Almonte contributed a two-run triple, and first baseman Carlos Santana launched his 30th home run in the fifth, but it was a call by home-plate umpire Jim Joyce in …
