Trevor Bauer reached a milestone Monday night, and it came against the Minnesota Twins.
Cleveland’s right-hander struck out 11 in six innings — giving him 206 for the season — and the Indians routed the Twins 10-0.
Bauer (11-6) is one strikeout behind Boston’s Chris Sale for the AL lead. After striking out 196 last season — then a career high — reaching the 200-mark was a goal going into 2018.
The Indians hit four home runs, led by Edwin Encarnacion, who had four RBIs, including a three-run homer in the seventh. Yonder Alonso, Brandon Guyer and Jason Kipnis also homered for Cleveland, which leads Minnesota by 10 games in the AL Central.
Kyle Gibson allowed six runs — four earned — in five innings. Matt Belisle gave up four runs in two innings. Catcher Mitch Garver worked the eighth, allowing only Francisco Lindor’s one-out single.
