The Cleveland Baseball Club was no-hit for the second time this season as they lost to the Cincinnati Red at home in a 3-0 loss.
Poor Zach Plesac. This is the second time this season that the Cleveland Baseball Club has been no-hit in one of his starts. While the loss is not on him, it was another expected lackluster effort at the plate for the team. Plesac was at least able to make it out of the 1st inning this time. In fact, Plesac lasted 8 innings and did not allow a run on 3 hits with 7 strikeouts.
Reds pitcher Wade Miley was outstanding as he kept the Cleveland offense in check all game long. Miley struck out eight Cleveland batters and walked one in his spectacular performance. This was the second time this season that the Cleveland offense found themselves in a situation where they were unable to get a hit.
The issue arose in the 9th inning when Terry Francona called upon Emmanuel Clase. Tito chose to go with Clase in a non-save situation and things unfolded exactly the way everyone expected them to. Clase gave up three hits which proceeded to three runs coming across to score (two earned) as he failed to record an out. While the rules about using a closer in a non-save situation are not written in stone, this tactic has be used very carefully. It did not work out well for Clase or Cleveland as those runs that scored were the difference in the game. This is not to put the blame all on Clase, the offense still was not able to hit. Even if Clase gets out of the inning unscathed they still were not touching Miley.
Cleveland will be looking for a rebound performance in Game 2 Saturday at 6:10 P.M.
