Cleveland drops final game of series to Tigers 7-4

The Cleveland Baseball Club dropped the final game of their three game series with the Detroit Tigers by a score of 7-4.

It was another short start for Cleveland starting pitcher Carlos Carrasco as he struggled yet again in Sunday’s 7-4 loss. Carrasco allowed 4 runs on 7 hits and 1 walk in just 3.1 innings. Two home runs in the 4th inning chased Carrasco from the game as Detroit took a 4-1 lead.

Things did not get much better as Detroit would score three more times off of Logan Allen. Allen would allow 3 runs on 5 hits and 4 walks in 4.2 innings. Surprisingly the only Cleveland pitcher to not give up a run was Dominic Leone. Leone gave up runs to Detroit in his previous two appearances.

While the score looked close, it is not an accurate depiction of how this game went. Cleveland’s bats were kept in check as they only managed 6 hits in the game. Cesar Hernandez hit a leadoff home rum in the bottom of the 1st to provide some early hope that was all for naught. Cleveland would get a few hits here and there, but they were not able to put together a legitimate threat until the 9th inning. By then the game was all but over as the Tigers held a six-run lead.

Jordan Luplow and Mike Freeman would walk to start the 9th. After Yu Chang struck out looking Greg Allen would hit a three-run homer, his second hit of the season. The Tigers would make a pitching change and Jose Cisnero would earn his first save of the season.

Cleveland needs their offense to wake up as they begin a three game series with the Minnesota Twins starting Monday. If they are unable to bust out of this season long slump it will be a long series against the current division leader.