Jason Kipnis leads Indians offense over Rangers
Cleveland second baseman Jason Kipnis hit two homers and drove in four runs in the Indians 10-4 victory over the Texas Rangers.
Jason Kipnis only had two hits Wednesday. Luckily both hits were home runs. Kipnis gave the Indians a four run lead thanks to his three-run homer in the first inning. Kipnis also added a solo home run in the fifth inning to give Cleveland some more margin for error in their victory over Texas. A 2-2 outing with two walks is what the Indians second baseman finished with. This is quite the little run that Kipnis has been as of late, slashing .467/.556/.1.133 with an OPS of 1.689 over his last four games. This includes one double, three home runs and 10 runs driven in. This is a great sign for Kipnis as his season got off to quite the rough start.
Jordan Luplow also made some contributions in the Cleveland victory. Luplow went 2-4 and drove in three runs in the contest. Luplow finished with the second-most RBI for the Tribe in their victory.
Some other notable performances at the plate include Francisco Lindor, Oscar Mercado and Carlos Santana all going 2-4. Mercado is the only one of the three to not score. Lindor and Santana actually both scored twice.
The only two Indians hitters to not record a hit were Jake Bauers and Leonys Martin. Bauers did score a run due to reaching on a walk, but Martin did not reach base Wednesday.
With back-to-back wins Cleveland has secured at least a split in their four game series in Texas. This is the fifth straight series that finds the Tribe at least splitting a series. Three of the previous five series have resulted in Cleveland wins which is definitely encouraging as they are still in the playoff hunt.
