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Carrasco, Santana keeps Indians rolling
- Updated: August 23, 2016
OAKLAND — It was one of those cool nights at the Coliseum on Monday, when one run might just be enough to win. The Indians put that to the test, using a home run by Carlos Santana and a strong outing by Carlos Carrasco to pull off a 1-0 victory to overcome a solid start by A’s rookie Andrew Triggs.
Powered by eight dominant innings from Carrasco, the American League Central-leading Indians pushed their lead over Detroit to 7 1/2 games in the division, matching a season-best margin. The big right-hander struck out nine, scattered four hits and issued no walks en route to his ninth win of the year.
Lefty Andrew Miller shut the door in the ninth to collect his second save since joining …
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