The Cleveland Baseball Club only managed three hits in the 2-1 loss, their third straight to the visiting New York Yankees.
For those who loved pitcher’s duels this was the game for you. The matchup between the Cleveland Baseball Club and New York Yankees featured 20 strikeouts, 8 total hits, and 3 total runs scored. The problem? They only scored 1 run in what was their third straight loss to the Yankees.
Shane Bieber started for Cleveland and as per usual was outstanding. Bieber limited New York to 2 runs on 4 hits while striking out 9 and walking 3. Two of the four hits allowed by Bieber were solo home rusn by Aaron Hicks and Rougned Odor, which was enough to hand Cleveland the loss. If Cleveland was facing any other pitcher and/or team on Saturday this could have been enough for a different result.
The Yankees starter was Gerrrit Cole and he shut down the Cleveland offense from the get go. Cole struck out 11 batters in 7 innings while allowing 1 runs on 3 hits. Cleveland’s lone run came after a Jose Ramirez triple and Eddie Rosario single to drive him in.
After losing Thursday, Friday, and now Saturday, Cleveland is on the brink of being swept and falling into fourth place in the division. It is still incredibly early, but being on the wrong side of a four-game sweep is never good.
