Counsell and Guerrero will need some new material when joking with their shortstop from now on.
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“I need to get a home run, double or whatever”, Segura said of his thoughts after being teased during batting practice. 300 or better for the first time since June 30. He had 38 singles in that time. “When you see us go to the bullpen that early but then you don’t see me out on the field much, guys are doing a pretty good job. He was happy. It’s been a while since his last home run”. However, since the second half started Friday, he is 9-for-19, including a four-hit performance Wednesday in a 7-5 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. The right-hander scattered six hits, walked two and struck out four. “He stays on balls and stays through the ball probably even more when runners are in scoring position”.
Home runs hurt the Brewers again as the Indians take the second game of the two-game series. He’s struggling with his locating his pitches. Brantley gave Cleveland the lead in the fifth with an RBI single to left.Brantley added a double in the seventh and scored on catcher Yan Gomes’ RBI single that made it 6-4.
Two innings later, it was Brantley who put the Indians in front for good. Matt Garza comes off the disabled list after battling a shoulder problem to face Cleveland. He did not make any minor league rehab starts. Alas, after a Murphy single, Santana contrived to… ground into a double play.
On Wednesday, McAllister struck out three and allowed one hit.
Milwaukee has won four consecutive games and 17 of 23 but remains in last place in the NL Central. Cleveland has now lost 4 of 6. Outfielder Michael Bourn, who will likely be in the lineup, has hit. Manager Terry Francona said Swisher was moving well during a minor league rehab assignment….
“Well, I think his track record keeps him” in the rotation, Counsell said. And in the 8th Bryan Shaw managed to work around a leadoff single, helped by the fact that the Brewers definitely appeared to have caught the Tribe’s deadly “double play disease” by now. All the players have reported to the team’s academy in the Dominican Republic. Lohse would make it through five innings, but allowed five runs on ten hits and three walks, with only three strikeouts. 500 with Tuesday’s setback and is far enough out of the second wild-card spot in the American League that the team could be active at the trade deadline as well, though the starting pitching is reportedly off limits.
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The Brewers are 26-19-2 to the OVER at home while the Indians are 26-19-1 to the UNDER as a visitor. Zach McCallister, who allowed three runs (one earned) in a 8-1 loss on Tuesday recovered with two shutout innings, striking out three. But a string of 5 1-3 scoreless innings for the bullpen ended with Adam Lind’s RBI double with one out in the ninth.
