WASHINGTON -- Trevor Bauer bounced back from the worst outing of his career to pitch into the seventh inning, Jose Ramirez drove in two runs with two hits and the Cleveland Indians defeated the Washington Nationals 3-1 on Tuesday night.Bauer (8-5) pitched 6 1/3 scoreless innings, giving up four hits and two walks while striking out four. Cleveland bench coach Brad Mills managed the team after Terry Francona was taken ill before the game. The Indians said Francona, who expressed discomfort during his pregame media session, was examined by a ballpark EMT and remained at Nationals Park.The Indians' first visit to Nationals Park didn't start well as Cleveland was hitless against Max Scherzer (12-7) until Francisco Lindor grounded a single up the middle with one out in the seventh. Scherzer's errant pick-off throw allowed Lindor to go third, and Ramirez extended his hitting streak to 13 games with a double, giving the Indians a 1-0 lead. After Ramirez stole third, Lonnie Chisenhall's single... [More]

RHP John Lackey pitched seven innings and settled for his seventh no-decision of the season. He allowed three runs on seven hits and struck out eight for his 16th quality start, tied for the team-high with John Lester. Lackey also contributed at the plate, going 2-for-2 with two doubles but failed to score each time. It was his first multi-extra base hit game and fourth multi-hit game of his career.

RHP John Lackey (8-7, 3.69 ERA) makes his team-leading 22nd start of the season in Wednesday's series finale against Miami. In his last start on Thursday against the White Sox, he allowed a first-inning run and then tossed five scoreless innings to earn the victory in the 3-1 triumph. It will be his fourth career start against Miami, and he is 1-1 all-time with a 4.66 ERA.

RHP John Lackey (8-7) earned his first victory since June 8 after allowing one run on four hits while walking one and striking out four in six innings against the White Sox on Thursday. After giving up two hits in the opening inning, he didn't allow another until Chris Sale's infield single in the sixth. It was his first victory over the White Sox since Sept. 11, 2005 while with the Angels.

RHP John Lackey (7-7, 3.79 ERA) makes his team-leading 21st start of the season Thursday. He is 0-4 in his last six starts after going 7-3 with a 2.78 ERA in his first 14 starts. The last time out, he tossed a quality start but took the loss to Milwaukee after giving up three runs over six innings. Lackey is 3-7 with a 3.73 ERA in 16 career starts against the White Sox.

RHP John Lackey gave up two home runs Saturday, increasing his season total to 17 with 10 coming in his last seven starts. He's 4-4 with a 2.84 ERA in nine home starts this season but 3-3 with a 4.68 mark in 11 starts away from Wrigley Field in 2016.

RHP John Lackey (7-6) tied a season-high with his eight-inning outing. He allowed four runs on six hits while striking out eight and walking two. His three starts of at least eight innings are tied for most on the team with Jake Arrieta. Lackey retired 11 straight batters following a Robinson Chirinos double in the second inning. He's posted a 2.84 ERA in nine starts this season at Wrigley Field.

RHP John Lackey (7-5, 3.70 ERA) makes his 19th start of the season and ninth at home in Sunday's series finale against the Rangers. In his last outing, he allowed five runs in six innings and had a no-decision in the Cubs' 6-5 victory. Lackey will face the Rangers for the 41st time, his most starts against any opponent and fifth most by any active pitcher against any team. It's his first start against Texas since 2014. He's 14-15 all time against the Rangers.

RHP John Lackey (7-5) walked a season-high five batters in a six-inning outing. He entered the game with a 2.01 ERA at home and saw it rise to 2.60. It marked his 15th start of the season of at least six innings. "It's so uncharacteristic with the walks," said Cubs manager Joe Maddon. "You don't often see John walking guys, especially early in the game. John could never get into a rhythm today. Everything was off a bit."

RHP John Lackey (7-6, 3.27 ERA) makes his 17th start of the season and eighth at home. He allowed two runs in 6 1/3 innings in his last start on June 30 at the Mets but had no decision. Lackey is 4-3 with a 3.31 ERA in 11 career starts against Cincinnati. He's faced the Reds twice this season, allowing eight earned runs in 12 1/3 innings and earned the win on April 13 at Wrigley Field. Lackey is 4-2 with a 2.01 ERA in his 2016 home starts.

RHP John Lackey lasted 4 1/3 innings Saturday and allowed seven hits, three walks and a season-high seven runs. It was his shortest outing of the season, and his ERA rose from 2.78 to 3.29.

RHP John Lackey (7-3) shook off some early struggles but still suffered the loss on Monday night. "Early on, I definitely wasn't locating as well as I could," said Lackey, who gave up three runs between the second and third innings. "I made some adjustments in between innings that paid off." Lackey saw his three-game winning streak snapped but had his 10th straight quality start.

RHP John Lackey (7-2, 2.66 ERA) makes his 14th start of the season and third against the Cardinals. On June 14 at Washington he allowed just two runs on four hits over six innings with a no-decision in the Cubs' 4-3 victory. He's 4-1 with a 1.72 ERA in his last nine starts, holding opposing batters to a .173 average.

RHP John Lackey allowed four hits and two runs in six innings but did not figure in the decision on Tuesday night. Lackey, making his 400th career start, gave up two walks and had seven strikeouts. It was the 18th game in a row that Cubs starters allowed three runs or less. "John was fantastic," Cubs manager Joe Maddon said. "His stuff is really good. He knows what he is doing."

RHP John Lackey will start Tuesday for the Cubs in Washington. He is 7-2 with a 2.63 ERA this season. Lackey has never faced the Nationals and his last outing against the Montreal/Washington franchise was in 2003 against Montreal.

RHP John Lackey was brilliant on Wednesday, pitching seven shutout innings in Chicago's 8-1 win. He retired 16 straight hitters after giving up a two-out hit in the second inning. Lackey struck out eight and walked none in his 400th career game. Lackey (4-1) has a 1.59 ERA over his last eight starts.

RHP John Lackey, Wednesday's starter, has won his last two starts and is 3-1 with a 1.83 ERA since May 1, paring his overall ERA from 4.97 to 2.88. He pitched 6 2/3 shutout innings in a 6-0 victory over Arizona in his last start. He beat Philadelphia on May 29, going seven innings and allowing one run on four hits, and is 4-4 with a 2.89 ERA in eight career outings against the Phillies.

RHP John Lackey improved to 6-2 and demonstrated why he's considered the linchpin among Chicago Cubs pitchers. Lackey scattered five hits in 6 2/3 shutout innings, struck out nine and walked just 10. "You saw the edge that he provides," Cubs manager Joe Maddon said. "Their guy was really good, he's got good stuff. So we're not making any noise on him so we need our guy to equal that and we did. You just expect that out of John."

RHP John Lackey (5-2, 3.16 ERA) makes his 11th start of the season and sixth at home as the Cubs open a three-game weekend series against Arizona. In his last outing May 29, he allowed one run on four hits over seven innings in a 7-2 victory over the Phillies. Lackey is 3-0 with a 3.46 ERA in four starts against the Diamondbacks. He is one of six active pitchers with at least 2,000 strikeouts.

RHP John Lackey (5-2) allowed just one run on four hits while striking out six and walking four on Sunday. It was his fourth start of the season of at least six innings with one or no runs given up. He finished May at 2-1 with a 2.09 ERA and 40 strikeouts. "When (Lackey) grabs a lead, he's almost a perfect pitcher to have pitch because he treats every inning like it's 0-0," said Cubs manager Joe Maddon. "He just keeps going after you (and) he ran with that lead extremely well."