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Cleveland ekes past the Dodgers

Mike Aviles' two-run single in the eighth inning lifted the Cleveland Indians to a 5-4 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the finale of a three-game set.

Cleveland Indians' Mike Aviles hits a solo home run against the Atlanta Braves in the fourth inning at Turner Field in Atlanta, August 28, 2013. Aviles is hitting .264 for the season. UPI/David Tulis
Cleveland Indians' Mike Aviles hits a solo home run against the Atlanta Braves in the fourth inning at Turner Field in Atlanta, August 28, 2013. Aviles is hitting .264 for the season. UPI/David Tulis | License Photo

Mike Aviles' two-run single in the eighth inning lifted the Cleveland Indians to a 5-4 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the finale of a three-game set.

Ryan Raburn homered and David Murphy knocked in a run for the Indians, who concluded an eight-game road trip with a 4-4 record.

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Scott Van Slyke hit his seventh home run of the season and Andre Ethier drove in a pair of runs for LA, which dropped two straight after a three-game winning streak.

LA starter Hyun-Jin Ryu was in line for the win after allowing two runs on seven hits with eight strikeouts over seven innings before Brian Wilson surrendered the lead.

Cleveland trailed by one when it used a three-run eighth en route to the series win.

Michael Brantley and Carlos Santana each opened the frame with walks off Wilson (1-3) and Brantley tied the game when Murphy, who pinch-hit for Raburn, singled to left.

Santana and Murphy each moved up to third and second, respectively, on a throwing error from Matt Kemp on the play.

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Lonnie Chisenhall was intentionally walked to load the bases before Aviles slapped a single to right that gave the Indians a 5-3 lead.

Van Slyke cut the deficit in half with a solo shot to left in the home half of the eighth.

Bryan Shaw (3-1) picked up the win for a scoreless seventh and Cody Allen recorded the final four outs to secure his eighth save of the season.

Earlier, Raburn put the Indians on the board with a two-run shot to left in the fourth that scored Yan Gomes.

Ryu then helped his own cause in a three-run fifth by hitting his second double of the season that scored Miguel Rojas with two outs.

Dee Gordon and A.J. Ellis each followed with walks before Ethier singled in a pair to give the Dodgers a 3-2 lead.

[SportsNetwork.com]

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