Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco dropped to 4-3 on the season after giving up four runs on 10 hits in a loss to St. Louis.
Carrasco didn't walk a batter and struck out seven. Carrasco threw 104 pitches, 73 strikes.
"I think he pitched better than his line showed," manager Terry Francona said, per the Northeast Ohio Media Group. All the runs against Carlos came with two outs and I think two strikes. Mark Reynolds went down and got a ball that he probably could only do what he did with it – punch it into right field.
"I think they only hit a couple balls – Jhonny Peralta hit one fairly deep to right – that were really driven. Matt Holliday is a big strong kid who stays on the ball and he fought one off to right (center) field. Some of it is their guys with a real good approach."
His next start is scheduled for Sunday, at Texas.