Bauer's CG caps Tribe's 11-0 June at home

Rays righty Chris Archer was handed the loss after going six innings, surrendering four runs on six hits. Three of those runs came against Archer in the first inning highlighted by a two-run blast from second baseman Jason Kipnis. Archer allowed three total runs (two earned) in 5 1/3 innings on April 14 against Cleveland.

Tampa Bay's lone run came on an infield single from Corey Dickerson in the seventh. The Rays finished with a total of five runs in the three-game set. Cleveland's Carlos Santana went 2-for-3 with two RBIs to provide enough run support for Bauer. The Tribe amassed a total of 19 runs in the series.

Santana's RBI double

TB@CLE: Santana ropes an RBI double to right-center

Carlos Santana ropes an RBI double toward right-center field, just out of the reach of the diving Taylor Motter

MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Kip knock: Kipnis got the Tribe going in the first with one swing of the bat. He blasted a two-run shot to straightaway center off a 1-2 fastball from Archer. Per Statcast™, the ball traveled an estimated 415 feet from the plate with an exit velocity of 101 mph. Later in the inning, Jose Ramirez plated Francisco Lindor from second on an RBI single to center, completing a three-run frame.

Kipnis' two-run homer

TB@CLE: Kipnis' two-run homer to right-center field

Jason Kipnis opens the scoring with a two-run homer to right-center field, giving the Indians the early 2-0 lead over the Rays

First-inning blues: Talk about Archer's first-inning troubles is beginning to sound like a broken record, but the problem won't go away. Archer allowed three runs on two hits and two walks in the first on Wednesday, moving his first-inning ERA to 10.69 for the season.

Ramirez's RBI single

TB@CLE: Ramirez's RBI single, Indians lead 3-0

Jose Ramirez lines a grounder back up the middle to score Francisco Lindor and increase the Indians' lead to 3-0 in the bottom of the 1st

Frankie wizardry: Lindor flashed his glove in the seventh when he ranged to his right to snag a grounder from Dickerson. Brad Miller ended up scoring on the infield single, snapping an 18-inning scoreless drought for the Rays. But because Lindor kept the ball from going to the grass, he was able to throw out Logan Morrison, who was forced to retreat to third after initially looking to score.

Lindor's heads-up play at third

TB@CLE: Lindor's heads-up play nabs Morrison at third

Francisco Lindor fields a ground ball from Corey Dickerson and throws to nab Logan Morrison at third base

Haunting RISP: The Rays were 1-for-2 with runners in scoring position on Wednesday night, which showed marked improvement over their recent results. In the Rays' previous seven games, they had gone 5-for-54 with runners in scoring position, which included a streak of 0-for-20 during the weekend series against the Giants. Sadly for the Rays, the tail end of Dickerson's hit that drove home a run in the seventh saw Morrison get thrown out retreating to third base. When you're in a funk, you're in a funk.

Dickerson's RBI single

TB@CLE: Dickerson's grounder scores Miller in the 7th

Corey Dickerson gets the Rays on the board with an RBI single toward Francisco Lindor, who then makes a heads-up play to nab Logan Morrison

WHAT'S NEXT
Rays: Matt Moore (3-4, 4.90 ERA) makes his 15th start as the Rays begin a four-game series against the Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards beginning at 7:05 p.m. ET on Friday. Moore has gone at least six innings in three consecutive starts. He is 4-5 with a 3.84 ERA in 11 career appearances against Baltimore.

Indians: Right-hander Danny Salazar (8-3, 2.23 ERA) will take the mound for the Tribe in Friday's series opener against the Tigers at 7:10 p.m. ET at Comerica Park. This month, Salazar has a 3-0 record with a 1.77 ERA and 24 strikeouts in three starts. Opposing teams are hitting just .183 off him this season.

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Shane Jackson is a reporter for MLB.com based in Cleveland.

Bill Chastain has covered the Rays for MLB.com since 2005.

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Bauer's CG caps Tribe's 11-0 June at home