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Shane Bieber faces Yankees at home

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It will be a battle of the aces in Game 3 of the series between the Cleveland Baseball Club and New York Yankees.

The Cleveland Baseball Club is turning to Shane Bieber while the Yankees send out Gerrit Cole. Cleveland is looking to get their first win of the series while New York is looking to secure a series win. Friday’s loss to New York was almost a carbon copy of Thursday’s and that must eat away at Cleveland.

Shane Bieber is looking to continue his outstanding start of the season. Bieber has been absolutely dominant this season as he made some history in his last start, striking out 13 en route a Cleveland win. Bieber’s 48 strikeouts this season lead all of baseball by a comfortable margin. This matchup will prove to be a bit more difficult as the Yankees are a tough opponent despite their early season struggles.

In previous matchups Shane Bieber has been incredibly effective against the Yankees batters, holding them to a 3 hits in 22 at-bats and 7 strikeouts. One of the three hits allowed by Bieber was a Brett Gardner home run, but that appears to be nothing more than an anomaly.

Like Shane Bieber, Gerrit Cole has dominated the next lineup he faces. Cole has held Cleveland batters to 4-36 with 12 strikeouts in the past. Jake Bauers and Jose Ramirez have each homered off Cole previously, the only extra-base hits for Cleveland off the Yankees starter.

First pitch is scheduled for 6:10 P.M. at Progressive Field

Shane Bieber strikes out 13 to stop skid

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The Cleveland Baseball Club ace stepped up when he was needed most by striking out 13 batters in a much needed 6-3 win

After losing Saturday under some less than desirable circumstances, the Cleveland Baseball Club needed a win in the worst way. Enter Shane Bieber. Bieber was absolutely dominant as he mowed down batter after batter for the Cleveland Baseball Club. Shane Bieber was so good in fact that he tied Nolan Ryan for the most strikeouts by a pitcher in their first four appearances.

Whenever a player is mentioned in the same breath as Nolan Ryan that is some elite company and that is Shane Bieber. This was not the only notable accomplishment for Bieber in the game. By striking out 10+ in his fourth straight game, Shane Bieber is the first pitcher with 10+ strikeouts in his first four starts since 1893.

One more fun fact for Shane Bieber in his dominant start. Bieber’s 8 games with 10 or more strikeouts is the most in baseball since the start of the 2020 campaign.

How about some offense?

In order for the start from Shane Bieber to matter, the offense was going to have to do their part. Good news, it did. The Cleveland bats were able to launch three home runs in the contest to give Bieber the run support he needed. Jose Ramirez struck in the 1st inning.

Roberto Perez would club a three-run shot in the 4th to extend Cleveland’s lead to four.

In the 7th it was Jordan Luplow’s turn as he hit a two-run shot to give Cleveland a few insurance runs.

With the 6-3 win in Cincinnati, Cleveland stopped a two-game losing skid and was able to get back over .500 on the year. Monday is an off day as they will return to action at home when they host the Chicago White Sox.

Shane Bieber dominates in 2-0 Cleveland win

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The Cleveland Baseball Club pitcher shut down the Chicago White Sox with 11 strikeouts over 9 innings in a 2-0 victory.

Looking for a bounce back victory, the Cleveland Baseball Club turned to Shane Bieber and it paid dividends. Bieber was one half of an incredible pitcher’s duel with Chicago White Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito. Fans of excellent pitching definitely sat back and enjoyed themselves over the course of this game.

Shane Bieber was absolutely dominant in his third start of the season and was able to secure his first victory of the season. Bieber struck out while allowing only 3 hits and 1 walk in 9 innings of work. The reigning Cy Young Award winner basically threw a complete game shutout while adding to his major league leading strikeout total.

The only real problem for the Cleveland Baseball Club was their offense was just down by Lucas Giolito. Giolito lasted 7 innings and kept Cleveland in check with 3 hits, 2 walks, and 8 strikeouts. As mentioned above, this was a great duel between two great pitchers.

Things changed when the game went to extra-innings. In the top of the 10th things got started with Josh Naylor reaching on an infield single. This would allow Franmil Reyes to go to third on an error. With 1 out in the inning, Roberto Perez would also reach on an infield single, allowing Reyes score and giving Cleveland a 1-0 lead. Amed Rosario was up next and came through big time. Rosario roped a double into center field which was enough for Naylor to score.

James Karinchak came on in the 10th looking for his first save of the season. Karinchak was able to get the job done. Striking out Nick Williams, including a Yasmani Grandal ground out, and a Jake Lamb fly out to secure the 2-0 win for Cleveland.

Game 3 of the series will take place Wednesday at 8:10 P.M.

Shane Bieber starts for Cleveland against White Sox

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The reigning American League Cy Young Award winner takes the mound as the Cleveland Baseball Club takes on the Chicago White Sox.

It is time for the Cleveland Baseball Club to continue a significantly more difficult part of their schedule as they take on the Chicago White Sox Tuesday. Good thing for them they can call on reigning AL Cy Young winner Shane Bieber to start Game 2 in Chicago.

Shane Bieber is 0-1 on the year, but don’t let the record fool you. Bieber has stuck out 24 batters in just 12.1 innings pitched this season, which leads all of baseball. Bieber’s last start came against the Royals on Wednesday as he came away with a no-decision in the Cleveland win. Bieber allowed 2 runs on 3 hits with 12 strikeouts, the issue being the 4 walks in the game. The 25-year old pitcher needs to cut down on the free passes in order to go deeper into games.

In his career Shane Bieber has had some trouble when facing a few White Sox batters. Jose Abreu is 7-20 with 3 home runs and Yoan Moncada is 6-19 with 2 home runs and 1 double. It will be crucial for Bieber to shut these two bats down Tuesday if he wants to put Cleveland in a position to win.

Chicago’s starter will be Lucas Giolito who is 1-0 on the season with a 4.22 ERA. Giolito has allowed 5 runs in 10.2 innings this season with 18 strikeouts. The 26-year old pitcher has given up homers to Eddie Rosario (2), Jose Ramirez, and Ben Gamel in his career. Cleveland will be hoping that they can channel some of their earlier success to pair with Shane Bieber on the mound.

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

Jose Ramirez homers twice in Cleveland’s 4-2 win

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The Cleveland third baseman slugged two homers and drove in all four runs in the 4-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals.

What is better than just one home run pitch? Two home run pitches! That is exactly what Jose Ramirez got in the Cleveland Baseball Club’s series splitting victory Wednesday. The first acme in the bottom of the 6th with Cleveland down 1-0. With Cesar Hernandez on first, Ramirez drove a pitch from Jesse Hahn into the right field stands.

Later the game was tied and Cleveland needed a hero. Who else but Jose Ramirez? After a Ben Gamel walk to start the inning, Ramirez drove a Greg Holland slider into the right field stands. This was the second home run of the day from Ramirez that went into deep right field.

Jose Ramirez finished the day 2-4 bringing his slash line up to .350/.381/.700 on the year.

Ramirez was not the only star for Cleveland today as Shane Bieber got the start and dazzled. Bieber struck out 12 Royals in 6.1 innings while allowing 2 runs on 3 hits. The only issue for the reigning Cy Young winner was the four free passes. Bieber did enough to earn the win, but that was not the case sine James Karinchak allowed Kansas City’s second run of the game.

Emmanuel Clase and Nick WIttgren handled the final two frames and did not allow a baserunner. The flame throwing Clase stuck out two of the three batters he faced while Wittgren got three outs on balls in play to end the game and earn the save.

At 2-3 on the year, Cleveland has an off day Thursday before beginning a three-day series with the Detroit Tigers at Progressive Field.

Cleveland looks to split series with Royals

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The Cleveland Baseball Club will look for a better result this time around as they finish up their series with the Kansas City Royals.

The home opener did not go as planned for the Cleveland Baseball Club as they were shut out 3-0 by the Kansas City Royals. Cleveland will have their chance for revenge Wednesday afternoon in the second and final game with Kansas City.

It will be the second start of the year for Shane Bieber as he is looking for his first win of the season. Bieber pitched on Opening Day and took the loss up in Detroit after allowing 3 runs in 6 innings. The bright side for Bieber was that otherwise he looked like his normal self compiling 12 strikeouts against the Tigers. A repeat performance could be in the cards for Bieber as he faces a Royals team he has struck out 27 times in 88 at-bats previously. Jorge Soler has struck out 7 times in 12 at-bats while walking 3 times. Salvador Perez has 5 strikeouts in 9 at-bats, but has homered off of Bieber.

Kansas City will start Brad Keller and he has pitched fairly well in his limited time against Cleveland. Kelller has limited Cleveland’s slash line to .198/.266/.237/.503 with only 3 of their 11 hits going for extra-bases, all doubles. Two of Jose Ramirez’ three hits against Keller are doubles (11 at-bats) and Franmil Reyes registered 1 double out of two of his hits in 5 at-bats.

First pitch will be at 1:10 P.M.

Cleveland falls short in opener vs Tigers

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The Cleveland Baseball Club did not the season on a good note as they lost the season opener to the Detroit Tigers by a score of 3-2.

Shane Bieber got the start for the Cleveland Baseball Club on Opening Day and did everything the team could ask for. Bieber struck out 12 over 6 innings, allowing 3 runs on 5 hits and 3 walks. The blemish on his line is the surprising two-run homer from Miguel Cabrera that gave the Tigers an early 2-0 lead.

Detroit would add another run in the following inning. Victor Reyes scored on a throwing error from Jose Ramirez after a JaCoby Jones double.

Cleveland did pose a threat a few times throughout the game, but nothing came of it until the the 9th. Amed Rosario reached on an infield single and Roberto Perez followed with a two-run homer off of Gregory Soto. With two outs in the inning, Ben Gamel reached on a five pitch walk setting up Cleveland with a game tying scenario. Cesar Hernandez would battle in a seven pitch at-bat, but would fly out to end the game.

Bryan Shaw and James Karinchak did pitch in relief for the Cleveland Baseball Club. Both pitched well, registering one walk and one strikeout each in their lone innings of work.

Cleveland actually had more hits (6) than Detroit (5) and reached via base on balls more (6-5). The threats just never seemed real for Cleveland as they were not able to string enough together in a row.

The offensive performance Thursday seems to be a bit of a preview for this upcoming season. Cleveland does not have high expectations for their offense and will need their pitching staff to absolutely dominate in order to win games.

Game 2 is scheduled for 1:10 P.M. Saturday in Detroit.

Cleveland begins season in Detroit vs. Tigers

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The Cleveland Baseball Club will begin the 2021 campaign on the road as they take on the Detroit Tigers.

It’s a new season for the Cleveland Baseball Club and they travel north to Detroit to take on their division rival Tigers. Cleveland finished last season with a 7-3 record against Detroit, including a 6-1 record at Comerica Park. When it came to facing the Tigers in 2020, it was not really much of a contest.

Shane Bieber gets the call for Cleveland in the home opener and the reigning A.L. Cy Young Award winner has dominated Detroit in the past. The Tigers have a slash line of .144/.197/.194/.391 against Bieber in 94 at-bats. The only two players to manage extra-base hits against Bieber are from unlikely sources. Jonathan Schoop has 2 doubles in 13 at-bats and former Cleveland prospect Willi Castro’s only hit is a home run.

Meanwhile, Matthew Boyd will take the mound for the Tigers and Cleveland has been quite successful against. As a team Cleveland slashes .289/.341/.424/.765 in 118 at-bats when facing Boyd. Jose Ramirez has 3 home runs and 1 triple in 32 at-bats and Jordan Luplow has homered twice in 13 at-bats. Newcomer Eddie Rosario is 8-38 with 1 double, 1 triple, and 1 home run.

First pitch is scheduled for 1:10 P.M. in Detroit at Comerica Park.

Shane Bieber named Opening Day starter

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The Cleveland Baseball Club has named the reigning American League Cy Young Award winner their Opening Day starter.

To the surprise of absolutely no one, Shane Bieber will be the Opening Day starter for the Cleveland Baseball Club. The team made the announcement on Friday.

Shane Bieber was absolutely incredible in 2020 as he ran away with the Cy Young Award. In the shortened 60 game season Bieber led several statistical categories in 12 starts en route to his award win. Bieber led all of baseball in wins (8), ERA (1.63), strikeouts (122), ERA+ (281), FIP (2.07) and strikeouts per nine (14.2). The 25-year old pitcher also led the American League in win percentage (.889) and hits per nine (5.4).

While there is bound to be regression in a few categories, most notably ERA, Shane Bieber is still expected to be one of the better pitchers in baseball. As long as nothing unexpected happens Bieber should be in the conversation for the 2021 Cy Young Award.

Shane Bieber wins American League Cy Young

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The Cleveland Baseball Club starting pitcher won the award unanimously.

As expected Shane Bieber has won the American League Cy Young Award. Also as expected, he did so unanimously. Bieber became the first pitcher in Cleveland Baseball Club history to do so.

Bieber had an absolutely dominant regular season, leading all of baseball in ERA (1.63), strikeouts (122), K/9 (14.2), FIP (2.07), and ERA+ (281) in 77.1 innings. Bieber’s 5.4 hits allowed per nine innings led the American League and his 0.866 WHIP was second.

Shane Bieber is the most recent Cleveland Baseball Club pitcher to win the award. Cleveland has been churning out Cy Young quality pitchers for quite some time now. There have been four Cleveland pitchers to win five awards since 2007. These pitchers include C.C. Sabathia, Cliff Lee, and two-time winner Corey Kluber.

The 2020 season could just be the start for Shane Bieber in the hardware department. There is a very good possibility he wins another Cy Young and that could come as soon as next season. Cleveland is in good hands with their ace Shane Bieber leading their pitching staff.