Bauer: Stuff vs. White Sox best of entire year

CHICAGO — As he exited the field and headed for the dugout in the sixth inning on Tuesday night, Trevor Bauer had a look on his face that was equal parts frustration and bewilderment.

He wore the same look nearly two hours later as he spoke with reporters and tried to explain his strange outing in the Indians’ 8-1 loss to the Chicago White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field.

“That’s the best I’ve been in months, if not all year,” he said.

However, the box score told a different story. Bauer (11-7) was roughed up for six runs on six hits in 5 1/3 innings.

Numbers don’t lie, but the Cleveland clubhouse sided with Bauer’s assessment of the performance.

“The first five innings, I thought that was as good of stuff and the way he pitched,” manager Terry Francona said. “The lone run was on a really good pitch to [Jose Abreu] that he just fought off and flared to right.

“Then in the sixth, he walked [Adam Eaton] on a 3-2 changeup and they started bunching hits — and they came in a hurry. I thought he was getting frustrated toward the end.”

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