They basically conceded the game when all they needed was a single run. It's frankly amazing it ended up as close as it did. Cleveland clearly wasn't about to punt.
Unless Happ is hurting or something, Hale is a complete moron. If I'm a position player on the bench I'm pretty pissed off that I played 17 innings for the boss to just go 'welp'. Of all the starters, it's Happ who would have had the edge vs. Santana, Kipnis, and Lindor too.