BALTIMORE _ For a team with hitters struggling despite making solid contact, launching balls over the fence is a pretty good way to take care of that problem.
That was the blueprint the Indians followed on Saturday afternoon, when they hit three solo home runs en route to a 4-0 win over the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
That was more than enough for Indians starter Mike Clevinger, who pitched a two-hitter for the first complete game and first shutout of his career. The Orioles tagged him for several long outs that were caught on the warning track, but Clevinger was dynamic otherwise, walking two and striking out three while lowering his ERA to 1.75.
With the Indians leading 1-0 in the fourth inning, Orioles starter Chris Tillman threw a 2-2 pitch over the middle of the plate to Yan Gomes and Gomes belted it for a solo shot, his third home run of the season.
In the sixth, Jose Ramirez hit his fifth home run of the season and was followed three batters later by Yonder Alonso, who crushed a 414-foot home run to right field that reached Eutaw Street. It was Alonso's fourth homer of the season. It was also the first time this year, and the 94th occurrence overall, that a ball reached the famed street outside the park.
