Indians' bats quieted by Dylan Bundy, Orioles' relievers in 5-1 loss

CLEVELAND (AP) — Dylan Bundy kept Cleveland's lineup in check — and in the ballpark — for 5 2/3 innings and Jonathan Villar hit a three-run homer as the Baltimore Orioles ended a three-game slide Friday night by beating the Indians 5-1.

Bundy (2-5) cooled off the Indians, who scored a season-high 14 runs in Thursday's series opener and had scored 23 times in the past two games. The right-hander, who has had a problem giving up homers, didn't allow an earned run on three hits. He struck out seven and threw a season-high 118 pitches.

Villar connected in the third inning off Jefry Rodriguez (1-3) and Stevie Wilkerson homered in the fifth to help the Orioles win for just the second time in nine games.

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Wilkerson added an RBI double in the eighth, and the Orioles racked up a season-high seven extra-base hits — two homers, five doubles.

Bundy improved to 4-1 in six career appearances against Cleveland. The 26-year-old had the Indians off-balance while managing to work around some trouble in the third, fifth and sixth innings.

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After the Indians put two runners on with two outs on the sixth, he was replaced by Branden Kline, who retired Leonys Martin on a grounder. Shawn Armstrong and Mychal Given completed the combined three-hitter.

Bundy had a nasty habit of giving up home runs. He had allowed 11 coming in after being touched for an AL-high 41 homers last season.

It was a disappointing performance by the Indians, who had been showing signs of emerging from an April-May slump. But they couldn't figure out Bundy, who came in with a 5.31 ERA — just below Baltimore's MLB-worst 5.66 ERA.

Villar's fifth homer barely cleared the wall in right, but it went far enough to give the Orioles a 3-1 lead.

Rio Ruiz doubled leading off and Austin Wynns singled before Villar hit a 1-0 pitch from Rodriguez, who made his first career start against the Orioles while he was with the Washington Nationals last season.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Indians: C Robert Perez sustained a nasty bruise on the inside of his right knee when he got hit by a foul tip in the second inning of Thursday's win. Perez said his leg stiffened and he nearly came out. "I know there's a pad there, but he was hurting," manager Terry Francona said. Perez wasn't scheduled to play as Kevin Plawecki was behind the plate Friday.

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Orioles: LHP John Means (5-3, 2.33) has won his last two starts, allowing just two runs and seven hits in 13 innings against the Red Sox and Angels.

Indians: RHP Adam Plutko will be recalled from Triple-A Columbus and make his season debut. He was optioned to the minors during training camp in March and then placed on the injured list with a forearm strain. Plutko was with Cleveland for six different stints last season.