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Cleveland uses 5-run 7th to secure victory

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The Cleveland Baseball Club used two home runs in a five-run 7th inning and win over Kansas City.

If there is one thing that the Cleveland Baseball Club has been missing this season it has been timely hitting. After Monday, it appears that the tide appears to be turning in this area. A five-run 7th inning against the Royals propelled the Cleveland Baseball Club to victory.

With the game tied at 3 late with Amed Rosario and Jose Ramirez on base it was Eddie Rosario who came to bat and he delivered. Rosario crushed his third home run of the season.

After Rosario’s home run it was Harold Ramirez reaching on a single and Josh Naylor channeling in his inner Franmil Reyes. Naylor hit his first home run of the season, extending the Cleveland lead to 5.

Kansas City did not roll over and accept defeat as they would score two more 3 more runs in the game, but it was not enough as Cleveland came away victorious.

Aaron Civale was Cleveland’s starter on the day and he pitched admirably. Civale allowed 3 runs on 7 hits with 3 walks and 2 strikeouts. While the stakeouts were a little lean, that was to be expected against this Royals team. Overall this is the type of outing expected from Civale.

Emmanuel Clase would come on for the save in the 9th. Clase allowed 1 hit and stuck out another to end the game. The flame-throwing closer only needed 13 pitches to secure the win for Cleveland.

Cleveland begins series with 1st place Royals

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The 13-13 Cleveland Baseball Club travel to Kansas City to take on the 16-10 American League Central division leading Royals.

Put your hand up if you had the Kanas City Royals leading the American League Central at the beginning of May. That’s right, nobody predicted this early season start for the Royals and the Cleveland Baseball Club will be facing a tough task in their four-game road series in Kansas City.

Cleveland’s starter for Game 1 will be Aaron Civale. Civale is coming off an outing which saw him allow 4 runs on 8 hits in 7.2 innings against the Minnesota Twins. One of the more interesting aspects of that performance is that Civale got the Twins to hit into 18 ground ball outs with 8 fly outs and 4 strikeouts.

Only four Kansas City Royals batters have faced Civale in the past. Hunter Dozier, Cam Gallagher, and Whit Merrifield are a combined 4-8 with 1 double against Civale with Nicky Lopez being 0-3.

Starting for Royals is Daniel Lynch, who will be making his major league debut. The 24-year old left handed pitcher stands 6’6″ and was the 34th overall pick in the 2018 MLB draft. During Lynch’s two seasons in the minors he has a 2.50 ERA, 1.192 WHIP, and 9.6 K/9.

First pitch will take place at 8:10 P.M. at Kauffman Stadium

Cleveland takes final game of series with White Sox

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The Cleveland Baseball Club took the final game of their three game road series with the Chicago White Sox .

After a disappointing outing on Saturday, the Cleveland Baseball Club needed a rebound performance if they were going to win their series with the Chicago White Sox. That is just what they got as a combination of good pitching and a couple of long balls gave Cleveland a 5-0 victory.

Zach Plesac was Cleveland’s starter and he was able to limit the White Sox bats this time around after being pummeled the previous two times. Chicago managed 3 hits and reached base 4 times on walks with Plesac on the mound, but were unable to score. Considering that Plesac allowed 12 runs in his previous 5.2 innings against the White Sox this was a huge win.

When Cleveland was up to bat it was a couple of home runs which helped their cause. First was Cesar Hernandez who clobbered a ball into center field, giving Cleveland a 1-0 lead.

This was the second home run of the season for Hernandez and could be a sign of his bat starting to heat up. Hernandez has been dreadful at the plate this season and any sort of uptick in performance would be welcomed.

Jose Ramirez would come up to the plate with Cleveland leading by 2 and proceeded to launch a two-run shot over the right field fence.

The home run was the eighth of the season for Ramirez and gave Cleveland a few insurance runs late in the game.

Cleveland is now 1.5 games back of Chicago for second place in the division 3 back of the surprising Kansas City Royals. A trip to Kansas City is next as Cleveland will try to cut into the Royals early season division lead.

Cleveland turns to Zach Plesac Sunday vs Chicago

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The Cleveland Baseball Club still has a chance to come away with a series win in Chicago.

The good thing about baseball is that enough games are played that an ugly loss like Saturday’s can be forgotten completely with a win in the next game. That is exactly what the Cleveland Baseball Club is hoping for as they hand the ball to Zach Plesac for the series finale against the White Sox.

Zach Plesac will be looking for a better performance this time out considering he has been pummeled in his last two starts against the White Sox. Plesac has allowed 12 runs on 14 hits in only 5.2 innings against Chicago this season. The one positive is that his second start he was able to go 5 innings, a significant improvement over his first start which saw him unable to get out of the 1st. It will be crucial for Plesac to change his plan for attack because what he has tried the last two times simply has not work. At some point the pendulum has to swing back in the other direction resulting in a good pitching performance. That pendulum swing could come in Sunday’s contest.

Chicago will be starting Lucas Giolito opposite of Zach Plesac in this matchup. Unlike Zach Plesac, Giolito pitched well in his last start against Cleveland, only allowing 3 hits over 7 innings in a 2-0 Cleveland win. The White Sox ace has allowed 11 runs (12 total) in his last two starts, so things are not exactly going well for him at the moment. Cleveland will have to hope that this version of Giolito shows up on Sunday or else it could be a long day yet again.

First pitch is scheduled for 2:10 P.M. at Guaranteed Rate Field

McKenzie gives up 5 runs in 7-3 Cleveland loss

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It was not a good day for the Cleveland Baseball Club pitcher as he allowed 5 runs in just two innings.

Things could not have gone much worse for Triston McKenzie in his start on Saturday. The Cleveland Baseball Club pitcher had trouble finding the zone and was issuing walks left and right. McKenzie walked the bases loaded with two outs in the inning, even walking in the first run of the game, but that wasn’t the worst part. Tim Anderson proceeded to hit a grand slam which would lead to McKenzie leaving the game when the inning was up.

After McKenzie’s exit Cleveland used five different pitchers to finish the game. Phil Maton was the only other pitcher to allow runs to score with Leury Garcia driving in both on a double in the 4th inning. Cal Quantrill would take over and work 1.2 innings in relief. Nick Sandlin, Nick Wittgren, and Kyle Nelson would pitch the final three innings with Nelson being the only one to allow a baserunner.

Even if McKenzie didn’t struggle it was not like the Cleveland bats were doing all that much. Cleveland finished with just 5 hits in the game with Josh Naylor leading the way with two. Jake Bauers, Yu Chang, and Austin Hedges were the only others with hits in the contest. Chicago’s combination of Lance Lynn and Michael Kopech proved to be too much for Cleveland as they were unable to string enough hits together.

The third and final game of the series will take place Sunday at 2:10 P.M.

Triston McKenzie starts Saturday in Chicago

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It will be his fourth start of the season as the Cleveland Baseball Club takes on the Chicago White Sox.

After a 5-3 win on Friday, the Cleveland Baseball Club is looking to secure a series win in Chicago on Saturday. In their quest for their second straight win over the White Sox, they will hand the ball to Triston McKenzie.

Triston McKenzie will be making his fourth start of the year and he is looking for two things. To limit walks and to go deeper into games. The good things is that both of those go hand in hand. McKenzie has walked four batters in three of his four appearances this season and that has led to high pitch counts and early exits. The good news is that his only start which he didn’t walk four was against Chicago earlier this season. Perhaps McKenzie can repeat his approach from that outing to limit his walks.

Starting opposite Triston McKenzie is Lance Lynn. Lynn is pitching way above his skill level this season with a 0.92 ERA and 0.915 WHIP. Both of these numbers are well below his career averages of 3.53 and 1.285. At some point these numbers will see a correction and that could come in Saturday’s matchup.

Jose Ramirez is the only Cleveland batter who has homered off of Lynn in the past, homering twice in 11 at-bats. Ramirez also has 1 of 3 doubles against Lynn, the others belonging to Jake Bauers and Andres Gimenez.

First pitch is scheduled for 4:05 at Guaranteed Rate Field

Cleveland backs Bieber in 5-3 win

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The Cleveland Baseball Club defeated the Chicago White Sox 5-3 in their first game of their weekend series.

Friday night provided a great start for the Cleveland Baseball Club in Chicago. Cleveland got an excellent start from Shane Bieber and was able to score just enough off of Dallas Keuchel to come away with a 5-3 win.

Bieber did allow 3 runs on 7 hits and 1 walk, but that is not the focus of his performance. It was his 11 strikeouts that set yet another MLB record. It is Bieber’s 18th straight game with 8 or more strikeouts, a streak that dates back to 2019.

With the performance of Bieber all Cleveland had to do was score some runs and they delivered. Jose Ramirez got things started with a 2-RBI single in the 3rd inning to give Cleveland a 2-1 lead. Franmil Reyes would follow as he grounded out allowing Jordan Luplow to score. One more run came across in the inning as Eddie Rosario drove in Ramirez with a single of his own.

It was the 8th inning which provided some fireworks. Jose Ramirez was up to bat in a a one-run game and he found a home run pitch.

This was a perfect insurance run for Cleveland as James Karinchak and Emmanuel Clase pitched the final two innings. Karinchak struck out 2 while Clase allowed 1 hit on three groundouts.

Cleveland is now back to .500 on the year with this win and can get back above .500 with a win on Saturday. First pitch is at 4:05 P.M.

Shane Bieber starts for Cleveland in Chicago

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The Cleveland Baseball Club will turn to reigning the Cy Young Award winner when they take on White Sox in Chicago.

Not too long ago the Cleveland Baseball Club took on the Chicago White Sox with Shane Bieber on the mound. Things went well for Cleveland and Bieber as he struck out 13 batters over 9 innings in a 2-0 win. A repeat performance could be in store as Bieber will look to get back into the win column after losing his last start against the Yankees.

Shane Bieber has an era of 2.48 in 5 starts this season with a 0.936 WHIP and 14.1 K/9. Bieber’s 57 strikeouts on the year is first in the American League and second in the majors behind Jacob deGrom.

As expected, Jose Abreau and Yoan Moncada are the two Chicago hitters who have given Shane Bieber issues in the past. Abreu is 8-23 with 3 home runs and Moncada is 6-23 with 2 homers and a double. If Cleveland is going to come away with a win it will have to start with keeping these two in check.

Starting opposite Shane Bieber will be Dallas Keuchel. After some shaky starts to the year Keuchel has rebounded, shutting out Texas over 6 innings in his last start. When it comes to facing Keuchel it is about getting good contact as he is not a strikeout pitcher. Cleveland will have to square up Keuchel’s pitches in order to avoid being shut down.

First pitch is scheduled for 8:10 P.M. at Guaranteed Rate Field.

Cleveland unable to complete sweep of Twins

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The Cleveland Baseball Club was unable to complete the sweep of the visiting Minnesota Twins, losing by a score of 10-2.

Entering Wednesday, the Cleveland Baseball Club had the chance to sweep the Minnesota Twins after a 7-4 win on Tuesday. Unfortunately things did not go their way as the Twins rediscovered their bats and pummeled Logan Allen in the process.

Allen only lasted 1.1 innings, allowing 6 runs on 5 hits in the process. It was home runs from Byron Buxton, Josh Donaldson, and Jorge Polanco which led to the early exit for Allen. The issue moving forward is that Allen has only pitched 5.2 innings combined over his last three starts. This is a problem and may result in a role change for Allen.

Cleveland did score two runs in the contest. The first coming on a solo home run from Amed Rosario, his second of the season.

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Cleveland’s second run was also scored by Rosario on a groundout from Yu Chang.

It is a day off Thursday for Cleveland before traveling to Chicago Friday to face the White Sox.

Cleveland looking to finish off sweep of Twins

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The Cleveland Baseball Club is looking to finish off the sweep of the visiting Minnesota Twins Wednesday afternoon (weather permitting).

The Cleveland Baseball Club won their second straight game over the Minnesota Twins thanks to some clutch home runs from Franmil Reyes. Now the Cleveland Baseball Club has a sweep in their sights in their third and final game of their series at home.

Logan Allen gets the call for Cleveland looking for two things in particular, a longer start and a better performance. Allen has only last 4.1 innings combined in his last two starts, allowing 7 runs on 9 hits including 3 home runs. The young lefty needs a correction in the worst way and Wednesday could provide that opportunity. Minnesota has not necessarily been a powerhouse this season and the fact they are without a few of their regular bats could be just the recipe for Allen to be heading in the right direction. If not, there could be questions about how Cleveland handles their pitching rotation moving forward.

The Twins will hand the ball to J.A. Happ who is having a start to the season no one expected. Happ has only allowed 3 runs on 8 hits in 16 innings so far and that is significantly better than his past performances indicate his talent level to be. The 38-year old starter has a career 3.96 ERA, 1.297 WHIP, and 7.9 K/9 over his 15 years in the big leagues. At some point Happ will revert back to his career averages and that could be Wednesday in Cleveland.

Interestingly enough it is former Twins outfielder Eddie Rosario who has had some past success against Happ. Rosario is 4-13 with 2 home runs and a double when facing the Twins starter previously. Perhaps Rosario could be the player who takes advantage of Happ when it is all said and done.

First pitch is scheduled for 1:10 at Progressive Field as long as the weather wants to cooperate.