The Indians have simply struggled winning the tight ones.
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Adam Morgan (0-0, 0.00 ERA) and Corey Kluber (1-3, 4.67 ERA) are on the hill in the first of a three-game series between the Philadelphia Phillies (12-10) and the Cleveland Indians (10-9) at Citizens Bank Park. Then Cesar Hernandez was given first on an error, and David Lough knocked in another run with a single.
All three games are scheduled to start at 6:10 p.m.
MLB PICK: The Indians haven’t been profitable with Bauer on the mound, losing nine of his last 13 starts and 1-5 in his last six starts during Game 2 of a series. They led baseball with a 94-68 record in one-run games from 2012-15. “I think at the start of the season we might have put a little too much pressure on ourselves, relatively unknown out there”.
Jeanmar Gomez had Phillies fans on edge in the ninth before he earned his eighth save.
Ramirez walked with one out in the third, but the chance fizzled when he was thrown out attempting to steal second a split second after Kipnis struck out.
“Every time I lifted my leg and generated momentum going forward, I was slipping”, Velasquez said.
Bourjos had the potential victor in his sight all the way.
“He made some mistakes, but in general he looked pretty good”, Mackanin said Saturday about Morgan’s outing the night before.
“I don’t think too many players would have made that catch in right field that Bourjos made”, Mackanin said.
He had space – and the ball.
Let’s hope the Indians turn things around against their primary opponents for the division title.
If not for a brief lapse in the third inning, the Phillies might not have scored at all against Salazar.
“Uribe hit it as well as he could”.
“Since the first two days of the season they’ve been lights out”, Rupp said.
JUST KIDDING. Brooks Baseball doesn’t even have the at bat in their system. He advanced to second on Peter Bourjos’ single and scored on Freddy Galvis’ two-out base hit.
Andrew Bailey (1-0) pitched a scoreless seventh for the win. After taking three in a row in Washington, the Phils swept the Indians, too, competing back-to-back sweeps for the first time since September 7-12 in 2012.
Phillies: Odubel Herrera was 0 for 3, ending his 11-game hitting streak.
One run short once again. “It’s frustrating, but we’re working hard and things will get better”.
He allowed a run in the third and two more in the fifth to make it 3-3. In striking out six against four walks in six innings Sunday, Velasquez upped his record to 4-1 to go with a 1.44 ERA. Galvis grounded an RBI single to right to score Velasquez with the game’s first run.
He gave up three and five hits in six innings of Tuesday’s 4-3 win in Washington. The call stood after a challenge and baserunning continued to haunt the Phillies this season. “We talk about being one run better”. He’s coming off three straight seasons with over 70 appearances, and he’s already pitched in 10 games this season.
Try as they might, the dwindling elder generation in Phillies uniforms are well aware they aren’t going to completely escape the angst-ridden aura of 2015 anytime soon. RHP Colton Murray was recalled from Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Danny Salazar gets the nod, and he’s 2-1 with a 2.35 ERA and 26 strikeouts this season.
Cleveland starter Danny Salazar almost matched him.
The Phillies, who had just four hits Sunday, have needed those zeroes and that confidence.
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Santana tweaked his ankle Wednesday when he reached base four straight times against the Twins with three hits and a walk.
