CLEVELAND — Jason Kipnis and the Cleveland Indians handed Matt Harvey his third straight loss to begin the season, beating the New York Mets 7-5 on Saturday.
Josh Tomlin pitched five solid innings for Cleveland after allowing a home run to the first batter he faced this season. Kipnis had an RBI double off Harvey and scored twice, and Mike Napoli drove in two runs.
Harvey (0-3) retired his first 13 batters before Cleveland scored twice in the fifth. The Indians added three runs in the sixth, and Harvey was charged with five runs in 5 2/3 innings.
The right-hander recorded only one strikeout after the first. His ERA rose to 5.71, and he has allowed 20 hits and struck out nine in 17 1/3 innings.
Jose Ramirez tied the game with a double in the fifth and scored on Juan Uribe’s RBI single. Kipnis’ run-scoring double and RBI singles by Napoli and Yan Gomes in the sixth finished Harvey.
Napoli drove in another run with a seventh-inning double.
Tomlin, who had his first two starts pushed back because of inclement weather, gave up Curtis Granderson’s leadoff homer. The right-hander then blanked New York before being removed prior to the sixth inning because of a cramp in his right hamstring.
Tomlin allowed four hits, struck out six and didn’t walk a batter. Cody Allen got four outs for his third save.
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