5 hits from Franmil Reyes leads Cleveland offense
Franmil Reyes lead the Cleveland Baseball Club offense with a 5 hit performance in their 10-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals.
One area that has been concerning all season long for the Cleveland Baseball Club has been a lack of offense. The Cleveland offense came to life Tuesday night in Kansas City and was lead by Franmil Reyes. Reyes went 5-5 with 2 doubles and a home run.
The bomb from Reyes came right after Francisco Lindor gave Cleveland an early 2-0 lead with a two-run homer. A two-run shot from Roberto Perez would make it 5-0 and would chase Royals starter Matt Harvey from the game. Perez would drive in another run later in the game with a double.
Jose Ramirez drove in two runs with a single in the 6th and a solo homer in the 8th.
Newly acquired Josh Naylor went 2-5 and drove in a run in the 7th inning. Naylor hitting in his first start is a welcome sight for an offensively challenged outfield. If Naylor can build on this performance it would go a long way for this offense moving forward.
Cleveland totaled 17 hits in all which is 11 more than the previous night which resulted in a 2-1 loss.
The return of Zach Plesac
Zach Plesac made his return to Cleveland’s rotation and pitched well. Plesac would allow 1 run on 4 hits while striking out 6 in 6 innings. The only run allowed by Plesac was a solo home run from Hunter Dozier.
Dominic Leone would pitch the 7th and only allow 1 hit.
Cal Quantrill made his Cleveland debut, pitching 2 innings and allowing 2 hits with 2 strikeouts.
