Mike Napoli connected for his 33rd homer, but that was one of the only highlights for the Indians in an 11-4 loss to the Chicago White Sox on Monday night.
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Brandon Guyer drove in the lone run in Tuesday’s 8-1 setback with his career-high ninth homer and Jason Kipnis recorded two of the Indians’ six hits with a pair of doubles.
In 2017, the Indians will play six summer weekend series at Progressive Field, starting against the White Sox (June 9-11) and continuing against the Twins (June 23-25). He opened this season with a woeful 2-8 record and a 4.67 ERA before finding his groove. The Los Angeles Angels selected Clevinger in the fourth round of the 2011 draft and shipped him to Cleveland three years later for right-hander Vinnie Pestano. Rodon is 5-0 with a 1.85 ERA in his last seven starts.
Rays 8, Blue Jays 1: Alex Cobb pitched 6 2/3 innings to win for the first time in nearly two years and Kevin Kiermaier and Corey Dickerson hit two-run homers for Tampa Bay.
Clevinger threw 62 pitches in his most recent start Saturday at Minnesota.
Gonzalez allowed three runs and six hits over 6 2/3 innings in his second straight win since coming off the disabled list after being sidelined by a strained right groin.
After allowing quick single tallies, Jose Quintana and Trevor Bauer settled into a staring contest. “I think that’s one of the beauties of The Cell, really nothing is off limits”.
“The one thing we want to do is get him healthy, make sure he knows he’s healthy, because that’s important”, manager Terry Francona said, “and then if it fits somewhere, good”.
“It’s nice to go into his game knowing if he’s throwing the ball OK, he’s going to get to pitch for a while”. The win tonight was his first in six starts since July 30, and it’ll ensure that he stays in the rotation for now. The 34-year-old has struggled badly for most of his time in Chicago, where he arrived June 4 as part of a trade with the San Diego Padres. James Shields takes the hill, and he’s 5-17 with a 6.01 ERA and 110 strikeouts this season. Tomlin has only made one relief appearance for a single inning since then. Bauer (11-6, 3.86 ERA) is looking for his third consecutive victory and career-best 12th on the season. “So, my job right now is to start and try to help us do that”. The Padres reportedly will pay $10 million of Shields’ salary as part of the trade terms.
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White Sox: DH Justin Morneau (stiff neck) was out of the lineup and 1B Abreu moved to DH after getting hit in the nose and tweaking his ankle in separate plays Monday.
