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Cleveland Indians beat Chicago Cubs 4-0, lose Aaron Civale to finger injury

The MLB wins leader was forced to leave the game in the fifth inning.

CHICAGO — Bobby Bradley and Josh Naylor homered, helping the Cleveland Indians overcome the loss of pitcher Aaron Civale during a 4-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs.

Civale, who leads the majors with 10 wins, exited with two out in the fifth inning because of a right middle finger injury. The extent of the situation is not yet known, but its just the latest blow for a rotation that has been battered by stints on the IL.

The Tribe (40-30) moved within two games of the idle Chicago White Sox for the top spot in the AL Central. The Cubs (40-33) lost for the sixth time in eight games, and shortstop Javier Báez was pulled by manager David Ross after he made an embarrassing mental mistake that led to a double play on a routine fly ball.

Both teams will wrap up their quick two-game series Tuesday night at Wrigley Field. Rookie Eli Morgan (0-1, 12.79 ERA) will make his third career start against Chicago veteran Kyle Hendricks (9-4, 4.13).

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