Red Sox center fielder Jackie Bradley Jr. extended his hitting streak to 25 games, the longest in the Major Leagues this season, when he clubbed a leadoff homer to center in the second.
Jason Kipnis drilled a three-run homer in the third to give the Indians the lead. Jose Ramirez lofted a sacrifice fly to give Cleveland four runs in the inning against Clay Buchholz.
Boston's right-hander was haunted by that one tough inning. Buchholz turned in a quality start, allowing five hits and three earned runs over six innings.
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Fenway kind to Kip: Kipnis headed into Friday's game with a .952 career OPS at Fenway Park. The second baseman built on that success in the third inning, when he pulled a Buchholz pitch down the right-field line for a three-run home run. That shot was Kipnis' sixth in 19 career games in Boston, and pushed the Indians ahead, 3-2.
Red Sox have record HR streak: Bradley's shot in the second extended Boston's team streak of at least one home run to 20 games, a franchise record. The 1996 Red Sox held the previous mark of 19. The 2013 Mariners were the last MLB team to homer in at least 20 straight games, as they went deep in 23 consecutive games.
Electric slide: Lindor used a creative slide to score from third on a sacrifice fly by Ramirez in the third. As the throw came in from Bradley in center, Lindor dove through the plate head first, rolling onto his left side to move his right arm up and out of the way of the tag attempt by catcher Christian Vazquez. As the shortstop dodged Vazquez's glove, he touched the plate with his left hand. When home-plate umpire Chad Fairchild called Lindor safe, the shortstop jumped into the air and pumped his fist in celebration.
Ian Browne has covered the Red Sox for MLB.com since 2002. Follow him on Twitter @IanMBrowne and Facebook.
Jordan Bastian has covered the Indians for MLB.com since 2011, and previously covered the Blue Jays from 2006-10. Read his blog, Major League Bastian, follow him on Twitter @MLBastian and listen to his podcast.
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