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Indians fall to Rangers 3-2 in Arizona

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The Cleveland Indians fall to 3-8 in Cactus League play in Arizona as they were beaten by the Texas Rangers by a score of 3-2.

Good thing these games don’t count. Monday’s 3-2 loss to the Texas Rangers has the Cleveland Indians at 3-8 and at the bottom of the Cactus League standings.

Hitters of note

Delino DeShields was the only Indians hitter to have multiple hits on the day, finishing 2-3 with an RBI and a run scored. DeShields is certainly making that push for the Opening Day roster as he is currently slashing .333/.429/.417 this spring.

Jake Bauers went 1-3 and drove in a run. Bauers is another outfielder vying for an outfield spot and if he can put together strong finish in Arizona that could become a reality.

Jordan Luplow continues to struggle, going 0-3 on the day. Luplow is slashing .111/.111/.222 this spring.

Another day and another extra-base hit for Franmil Reyes. Reyes now has 4 doubles this spring and is certainly ready for the regular season to start.

Pitchers of note

Jean Carlos Mejia got the start for the Tribe. Mejia lasted 2 innings, allowing 2 hits, walking 1, and striking out another.

Texas scored their first run off of Eli Morgan. Morgan pitched 1.1 innings, allowing one run on 2 hits and 1 walk while striking out 3.

Recently signed Ty Boyles pitched just two-thirds of an inning and walked one batter.

Kirkland McCarty received the loss on the day. McCarty pitched 2 innings and allowed the Rangers to take the lead. Allowing 2 runs on 3 hits and striking out 1 batter.

The Indians face the Angels Tuesday at 3:05 P.M.

Indians sign Ty Boyles to minor league deal

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The Cleveland Indians have signed 24-year old left handed pitcher Ty Boyles to a minor league contract and will report to minor league camp.

The Cleveland Indians continue to adds pitching options into their organization. Their most recent signing? 24-year old left hander Ty Boyles. Boyles originally was a starter during his seven-year run with the Cincinnati Reds, but made a transition to relief pitcher last year.

Ty Boyles came out of the bullpen 47 times during the 2019 season. Boyles finished with a 4.36 ERA and 1.500 WHIP in 66 innings of work with the Chattanooga Lookouts, Cincinnati’s AA affiliate.

Boyles did also spend some time in the Puerto Rican Winter League with Indios de Mayaugez. Things were not much better for Boyles in Puerto Rico. In 11 games Boyles had an ERA of 5.63 and a WHIP of 2.000. Boyle’s strikeouts were up while in Puerto Rico (from 8.7 in AA to 11.3 in Puerto Rico), but that may not be an accurate indicator of his stuff.

This could be a case of the Indians seeing something they like in Ty Boyles that may not being used properly. Sometimes all it takes is a different approach for a pitcher to take a step forward.

This could also be Cleveland taking a flier on a bullpen arm just because they can. Spring Training is the time of year that teams often just sign guys like Boyles to see what they have to offer. Sometimes they unearth a gem, other times there is still a reason they are available. Cleveland will find out soon enough under which category Boyles belongs to.

The Indians recently won their first game of Spring Training, a 9-5 win over Kansas City.