Castro, Schoop drive in 3 each, Tigers beat Indians 9-4

CLEVELAND (AP) — Harold Castro and Jonathan Schoop each drove in three runs, powering the Detroit Tigers past the Cleveland Indians 9-4 in the first game of a doubleheader on Wednesday night.

Castro’s two-out single off Bryan Shaw (2-3) in the fifth inning scored Nomar Mazara and broke a 4-4 tie. Schoop had a two-run single in the seventh as the Tigers banged out 15 hits in the seven-inning game.

Kyle Funkhouser (2-0) retired all five batters he faced in relief of starter José Urena, who allowed a career-high four home runs in 3 1/3 innings. Detroit won at Cleveland for the first time in five games this season.

“It’s always good to throw up zeros as a bullpen, and hats off to our guys for coming out and getting it done,” Funkhouser said. “Momentum swings are huge and they wound up on our side.”

Rookie Bobby Bradley hit two of the four homers off Urena, connecting in the second and fourth innings. Bradley has eight home runs and 17 RBIs in 20 games since his June 5 recall from Triple-A Columbus.

José Ramírez and César Hernández also went deep for Cleveland. Ramírez, who leads the Indians with 18 homers, fouled a pitch off his left cheek in the fifth and was taken to a hospital after the game.

“Everybody thinks José is going to be fine, but it’s nothing to mess around with when you get up in your face and your head,” Indians manager Terry Francona said. “He started to swell, so they’re going to get him checked really good.”

Castro went 3 for 3, scored two runs and drew a bases-loaded walk in the second. Leadoff hitter Akil Baddoo was 3 for 5. Schoop, Miguel Cabrera and Jeimer Candelario had two hits apiece.

Indians starter Cal Quantrill allowed four runs in 3 1/3 innings, remaining winless since last Aug. 10. The teams traded the lead three times and were tied on four...

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