picked up when the frontline batsmen geared up for their stints

CLEVELAND -- Corey Kluber lost for the first time since July 3 after Marwin Gonzalez connected for a three-run homer off Clevelands ace in the second inning, leading the Houston Astros over the Indians 4-3 on Tuesday night.Kluber (15-9) had won his previous seven decisions, a span during which he dominated the way he did while winning the Cy Young Award in 2014. But the right-hander had a bad sequence of six batters against the Astros, who have won the first two of four games between the playoff contenders.Gonzalez added two doubles for Houston, a major league-best 13-4 since Aug. 19.Reliever James Hoyt (1-0) struck out two in 1 1/3 innings for his first major league win. The 29-year-old rookie replaced Brad Peacock, who was called up to replace an injured Dallas Keuchel and made his first start since April 14, 2015.Carlos Santana homered in the eighth off Luke Gregerson to pull Cleveland within 4-2. The Indians scored an unearned run in the ninth and got the tying run to second before Ken Giles, Houstons fifth reliever, recorded his ninth save.The Indians, who have led the AL Central for 95 consecutive days, lost for just the second time in eight games.Kluber has been a big reason why the Indians have stayed on top of their division. The unflappable 30-year-old had not lost in over two months, and whenever his team needed a big outing, Kluber delivered. He was 7-0 with a 1.94 ERA in 11 starts since losing to Toronto in July.An uncharacteristic run hurt Kluber in the second.After getting two outs, he walked Evan Gattis and Colby Rasmus before quickly getting ahead 0-2 on Gonzalez. Kluber tried to sneak a curveball past Houstons first baseman, but he left it over the plate and Gonzalez drove it into the seats in right for his 12th homer to put the Astros up 3-0.The Indians, who couldnt score on Peacock in the first despite opening with a single and double, got a run back in the second on Tyler Naquins RBI groundout.Houston went ahead 4-1 in the third on Alex Bregmans RBI triple single off Kluber, who settled in and retired 15 of 17 before leaving after seven. He finished with nine strikeouts.Cleveland missed its chance to do early damage on Peacock, who worked out of the initial jam and gave the Astros all they could ask for in 3 2/3 innings.An injury to Keuchel prevented the game from being a matchup of former Cy Young winners. The left-hander was sent back to Houston with shoulder inflammation, a significant setback to the clubs wild-card chances.TRAINERS ROOMAstros: Manager A.J. 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The move also reunites with him with head coach Dallas Eakins from their time together with the American Hockey Leagues Toronto Marlies. Late on Sunday evening, Indias squad of 17 for the tour of the West Indies was asked to assemble at the team room in their Bangalore hotel for what was to be a team-bonding activity. If the players expected a serious game involving pen and paper, they were in for a surprise when Anil Kumble, the head coach, announced the drum circle, an activity aimed at discovering creativity and energising participants. The agenda, it was later explained, was to get the whole group in sync with the beats, much like they would have to in the West Indies. It started with a pep talk from MS Dhoni, who urged the players to enjoy cricket and not be consumed by the pressures associated with being an Indian cricketer. Over the next hour or so, they jammed to the beats of a popular musician.We were surprised by Anil bhai, Kohli said. We thought it would be a serious session, but it turned out to be a fun session. This is very important for the team. Sometimes, when we are focused on our individual game, we forget the importance of team bonding. We wanted to improve our camaraderie and understanding. This is important because the performance on the field can be better if everyone understands each other better. Everyone enjoyed it a lot and we had fun. It is going to be a long season, and these sorts of activities are required.Shikhar Dhawan had been one of the first to congratulate Sir Kumble on Twitter when he was appointed head coach, and he somewhat summed up the mood in the camp when he said, Kumble sir is too old now, easy to face, before walking off with a grin.Going by what has happened over the last week, this much was certain: Kumbles shoulders must be sore, if not creaking, given the number of hours he has spent bowling in the nets.One of the first to arrive at the ground, Kumble planned the net sessions meticulously, with the bowlers gearing up to bat first, before role reversals. It was no different on Monday, the final day of the teams week-long camp in Bangalore.Kumble rolled his arm over again, his enthusiasm to beat the bat a constant, and the joy on his face when he eventually did suggest not too much had changed since his playing days, except maybe his waistline. After each ball, he would walk back to where an umpire might stand, and monitor the fast bowlers landing. So while Mohammed Shami, Umesh Yadav and Bhuvneshwar Kumar earned appreciation each time they beat the bat, theey were also politely informed that they were pushing the crease in their quest for pace.ddddddddddddBhuvneshwar said he was happy to have a bowler as head coach. When you have a coach who is a batsman, he talks more to the batsmen. He talks to the bowlers as well, but those practical things dont come. I am not saying he cant give feedback, but with a coach like Kumble, who is a bowler and has played for India for so many years, you can get more practical things from him rather than from a batsman. That is something I am really looking forward to, and its one thing I will take from him being a coach.Each of the batsmen spent considerable time at the three nets - one for the spinners, one for the quicks, and another for throwdowns, with batting coach Sanjay Bangar hurling the ball down with his sidearm for more than two hours.There was one nervy moment at the pacers net, when R Ashwin walked off clutching his elbow after being hit by a lifter from Shami. He eventually returned, and didnt bat any further. Kumble later said Ashwin had suffered nothing more than a bruise. The intensity picked up when the frontline batsmen geared up for their stints. Dhawan, batting with a slightly open stance after a chat with the video analyst, nicked a few before waltzing down the track to the spinners. Kohli, walking out with three bats, seemed unhappy with his footwork while sweeping the spinners, and asked them to pitch the ball in the same area till he was satisfied. Then he hopped over to the pace bowlers net and was welcomed with a peach from Varun Aaron that squared him up and took the edge. At the throwdown net, he spent close to 20 minutes simply leaving the ball.By the time his first camp as head coach had drawn to a close, Kumble had engaged his team in a drum circle, in sessions of yoga and meditation, and a buddy programme to help them open up to each other.I certainly believe that as a coach of a young team, you need to be hands on and you need to really get your hands dirty as well - train with them, be a part of their training, he had said last week. And be with them more like an elder brother, in every aspect, not just on the field, but also off it.The players seemed to have listened, judging by how quickly they went from Sir Anil to Anil bhai. ' ' '