Indians dip below .500 again as Morton outpitches Clevinger

Cleveland 1 - Houston 4

Recaps: LGT | Indians.com

Edwin Encarnacion gave his parrot a personal tour of the infield perimeter to tie the game, but Mike Clevinger and the Indians bullpen couldn’t hold the Astros.

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No. Next stupid question.

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