He eased the frustration in the Indians’ dugout, which arrived after the Yankees erased a two-run deficit in the previous half-inning.
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It was a dark time for the Cleveland Indians.
After Sabathia struck out catcher Yan Gomes on a 91-mph fastball, the Yankees saw something wrong and lifted him. Carlos Santana also homered for the Tribe. Lindor then took matters into his own hands. The switch-hitter became the first player to hit a home run off Betances from the left side of the plate. There were times where he had some shots before and was able to pitch and it didn’t seem to be an issue.
In 138.1 innings this year, Sabathia has pitched to the tune of a 5.27 ERA, a 4.82 FIP, and given up home runs at a startlingly high rate, 1.69 per nine innings. He walked four and struck out six. Indians manager Terry Francona came out to argue the call at second and was thrown out after arguing for a few minutes. The manager believed his ability to overcome adversity is a very good sign for the youngster’s future in the majors, “The more tough situations you get through, the more confidence you should get”. “I think his influence in the clubhouse is really important”.
Pirates 3, Giants 2 – Starling Marte hit a solo home run off George Kontos with two outs in the ninth inning, lifting host Pittsburgh over San Francisco.
Coming across the bag, Gregorius had to come up on his toes to glove the ball. “But, we’ll just keep getting better every day”. “Knowing Carlos, usually when this happens, he tends to get hot and boy, that would be great”.
Sabathia said he doesn’t know whether he’ll pitch again this season. Starter Danny Salazar fell to 11-7 with runs plated (four earned) on eight hits including a pair of homers. Those struggles have made Sabathia the cause of derision among fans, perhaps culminating last week when he got into a shouting match with hecklers in Toronto.
The pain forced Sabathia out of the game during the third inning of the Yankees’ 4-3 loss to the Indians, immediately souring the day after a pregame ceremony retiring Andy Pettitte’s No. 46 and unveiling his Monument Park plaque. The Indians left the bases loaded when right fielder Jerry Sands lined out.NOTES: New York left 1B Mark Teixeira and DH Alex Rodriguez out of the starting lineup for the second consecutive game. However, an error by Stormtrooper Brendan Ryan allowed Lindor to reach safely and immediately gain a slight upper hand back in the fifth inning for the rebel Indian forces as Admiral Abraham Almonte scored.
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Dodgers await Nicasio: The Dodgers optioned right-handed reliever Yimi Garcia to Triple-A Oklahoma City in anticipation of pitcher Juan Nicasio’s return from the 15-day disabled list. He had fluid drained from it before the All-Star break, and said he received a cortisone injection early last week.
