Schwarber, Red Sox beat Indians 8-5 for 3rd straight win

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Published September 3, 2021 9:00 PM

By DOUG ALDEN
Associated Press

BOSTON (AP) — Kyle Schwarber hit a leadoff homer in the first inning, then delivered a tiebreaking, two-run double in the seventh that sent the Boston Red Sox over the Cleveland Indians 8-5. Hunter Renfroe added a three-run homer in the seventh as Boston won its third straight, holding its spot for the second AL wild-card spot with 25 games remaining in the regular season. Kevin Plawecki and Jonathan Araúz also homered for the Red Sox, who added their ninth player to the COVID-related injured list in a one-week span earlier Friday yet won again with a piecemeal lineup. José Ramírez hit his 33rd homer for Cleveland and added an RBI single in the ninth. The Indians had won four in a row.

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