It took more than five hours, but the Indians eventually fell to the Houston Astros 5-3 in 16 innings on Wednesday.
Cody Anderson (0-3, 7.31 ERA) pitched well in relief—he was the 10th pitcher the Indians called upon—until allowing a Marwin Gonzalez walk-off two-run home run to win it and end the marathon game. Anderson threw the final 3 1/3 innings after all eight relief pitchers entered the game.
Danny Salazar threw five wildly effective innings, striking out 10 but also walking six. He struck out the side in the first inning after two walks and a single loaded the bases with nobody out.
The Indians led 2-1 when Salazar’s day ended, but the Astros rallied against Tommy Hunter in the sixth and Zach McAllister in the seventh, chipping away and taking a 3-2 lead.
Carlos Santana tied it 3-3 in the ninth with an RBI-triple with one out, though the Indians failed to add on.
Jason Kipnis had a five-hit day and Mike Napoli belted his team-leading seventh home run of the season in the fourth inning off of Astros starter Doug Fister.
The Indians fall to 16-15 this season, but do catch a break with an off-day on Thursday to help the bullpen from being over-taxed.
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Indians fall to Houston Astros 5-3 in 16 innings
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