ARLINGTON -- Indians rookie Zach Plesac added another quality start to his growing list of accomplishments Tuesday night, pitching deep into the game yet again in a 10-3 win over the Rangers at Globe Life Park.

The 24-year-old right-hander allowed only two hits as he posted his third quality start in only five career starts beginning at the end of May. He pitched seven innings in all three of those, and now has a 2.56 ERA in 31 2/3 career innings. Plesac carried a no-hitter into the fifth inning and posted six strikeouts with five walks.

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“He’s a gutsy kid,” manager Terry Francona said. “He’s strong. He pitched around three leadoff walks. There’s so much to like about him.”

Though his workload was heavy, Plesac had to sit through some long breaks while the Indians’ offense hammered the Rangers.

Jake Bauers, Roberto Pérez and Tyler Naquin hit three consecutive homers -- the first time the Indians accomplished that rare feat since 2004 -- on just five pitches from reliever Drew Smyly in the seventh.

Smyly entered the game early, taking over to start the fourth after the Indians scored four runs off Rangers starter Adrian Sampson in a 32-pitch half-inning that took more than a half-hour to play.

During that time, Plesac was in the dugout, sitting on a no-hitter. Though he walked two in the first three innings, Plesac didn’t allow a hit until Rougned Odor’s fifth-inning solo homer. Plesac said he was well aware he hadn’t allowed a hit by that time.

“I knew,” he said. “I got down 1-0 [to Odor] and had to execute a pitch. I left it up over the plate and he was ready and hit it. I wasn’t thinking about [the no-hitter], I was just more worried about executing pitches and attacking the zone.”

Plesac recorded two quick outs after Odor’s homer, and after another leadoff walk to start the sixth, Plesac escaped the inning thanks to a dazzling double play on a grounder to second baseman Mike Freeman. Shortstop Francisco Lindor made a deft turn and throw to first baseman Carlos Santana for the final out.

Plesac gave up a single to start the seventh, then set the next three Rangers down in order. He returned to the mound for the eighth, but walked the first two batters and Francona called for the bullpen after Plesac’s 102nd pitch of the night.

Francona said Plesac had been working on an adjustment of “being a little more direct to the plate” since his last start, when he allowed four earned runs in 5 1/3 innings against the Reds last week.

“He was hitting pretty good velocity [Tuesday],” Francona said. “He actually threw his fastball in to the lefties the best we’ve seen since he’s been here, and really that’s what kept him going. Even his changeup had some cut to it at times. But he was so aggressive with his fastball that it opened up the plate … it was a good approach.”

Ramirez breaks homer drought

Jose Ramirez has been mired in a slump most of the season, entering Tuesday’s game with a .204 average and a 29-game homer drought. He ended that streak with a mammoth 431-foot, three-run shot to right (according to Statcast) in the third inning Tuesday.

“That seemed like that was a lot of frustration all balled up into one swing -- that was a loud swing,” Francona said. “Hopefully that propels him a little bit. ... He’s going to keep playing, he’s not going anywhere. Hopefully he gets a feel and gets hot because, man, we would be a different team.”

Ramirez is hitting .273 (6-for-22) in five games on the Indians’ current road trip, with a double, a triple, a homer and six RBIs.

“My confidence is always there,” Ramirez said. “Regardless of the stats, I know who I am. I know I’m a good player, and I just keep being positive and trust in myself.”