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- Updated: September 13, 2016
CHICAGO — Regardless of how good a team you are, there are certain days when nothing goes right. Monday was one of those nights for the Indians.
The White Sox scored runs in every inning — thanks to a combination of poor pitching and defense — as the Indians dropped an 11-4 decision in the series opener.
About the only positives for the Tribe were these: The White Sox didn’t score in the ninth inning (they didn’t bat) and manager Terry Francona probably doesn’t have to do his morning walk on Tuesday after making six pitching changes.
“We gave up runs in every inning,” Francona said. “We can’t let them score every inning.”
Indians starter Carlos Carrasco (11-8) was lifted after allowing five runs (four earned) on eight hits in 3 2/3 innings. The right-hander had been 6-4 with a 2.02 ERA on the road …