Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco allowed five runs on seven hits in eight innings of work in Cleveland's 5-1 loss to the Rangers on Sunday.
Carrasco, who struck out nine with two walks, had trouble in the second inning when he allowed an RBI double to Mitch Moreland. Then after allowing another run in the third, Carrasco gave up a solo shot to Moreland in the sixth.
"That changed the game," Carrasco said to MLB.com. "He got me on the home run. I missed that spot. It was just a bad pitch."
Carrasco, now 4-4, moved his ERA to 4.98 in 43 1/3 innings of work. He will look to bounce back Friday against the Reds.
"He pitched a complete game, which we really needed," Indians manager Terry Francona said. "He made a couple mistakes basically to Moreland that really cost us the runs. … The two-run homer to Moreland hurt."