It was some early offense for Cleveland as they came away with a close victory over the visiting Baltimore Orioles.
The Cleveland Baseball Club managed to hold on to a slim one-run victory over the visiting Baltimore Orioles Monday. This was a huge win for the club as they are in a state of flux at the current moment. The recent placement of Shane Bieber on the injured list was a huge blow to their pitching staff, so coming away with a win with Jean Carlos Mejia on the mound is a huge boost.
Mejia started the game and allowed two runs on four hits and one walk while striking out three in 4 innings of work. This type of performance was exactly what Cleveland needed in order to come away with a win Monday night.
The only other run scored by Baltimore came across to score in the 7th with Bryan Shaw on the mound. This was the first run allowed by the resurgent reliever since June 4th with three scoreless appearances in between.
Cleveland’s back end of the bullpen tandem of James Karinchak and Emmanuel Clase proved to be lethal yet again. The duo did not allow a hit in 2.1 innings and combined for five strikeouts. The only base runner that reached was on a walk by Karinchak.
Cleveland did the bulk of their damage offensively in the 1st inning. Jose Ramirez got things started with a RBI single to drive in Cesar Hernandez. Eddie Rosario would follow with a sacrifice fly allowing Amed Rosario to score. The third and final run of the inning came on a Bobby Bradley RBI single which drove in Jose Ramirez.
Jose Ramirez would drive in what would be the game deciding run in the 6th with a RBI double. It was Hernandez who would come around to score again on a hit from Jose.
