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Cleveland looks to take Game 2 in Detroit

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After losing 3-2 on Opening Day to the Detroit Tigers, the Cleveland Baseball Club is looking to even the series.

Opening Day did not go well for the Cleveland Baseball Club, even leading to an epic moment from Bruce Drennan following the game. Cleveland has a chance to even the series Saturday 1:10 at Comerica Park.

Zach Plesac gets the ball in Game 2 and he has shown the ability to limit the Tigers in the past. Tigers outfielder JaCoby Jones is the only Detroit batter to take him deep, managing 2 hits in their 3 matchups. Victor Reyes is 2-4 off of Pleasc, but this is an incredibly small sample size. Nomar Mazara is the only player to face him more than 10 times and is 2-11 in his career. Miguel Cabrera, Jeimer Candelario, Harold Castro, and Niko Goodrum are a combined 3-21 with 9 strikeouts against Plesac.

The biggest issue for Cleveland in the opener was the inability to string enough hits together. There are few batters in the Cleveland lineup who has shown the ability to fair well against Tigers starter Julio Teheran. Amed Rosario is 5-22 with 2 doubles and 2 triples while walking twice and striking out 7 times. All three of Franmil Reyes’ hits off of Teheran have gone for extra-bases, 2 home runs and 1 double. Cesar Hernandez also has his fair share of extra-base hits off of Teheran, with 4 home runs and 2 doubles in in 42 at-bats.

With a win on Saturday things would be looking much better for Cleveland. The last thing anyone needs is more angry calls to the aforementioned Bruce Drennan. But then again…

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

Cleveland Baseball Club’s Gold Glove finalists

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The 2020 Gold Glove finalists have been announced and the Cleveland Baseball Club has three finalists on their roster.

Baseball awards season is approaching and the Cleveland Baseball Club has. three potential Gold Glove winners on their roster. Second baseman Cesar Hernandez, catcher Roberto Perez, and pitcher Zach Plesac have all been nominated.

The only player nominated for Cleveland who has won a Gold Glove is Perez, having won the award last season. Herandnez could become the first second baseman since Roberto Alomar in 2001 to win a Gold Glove There has not been a pitcher to win a Gold Glove, if Plesac were to win he would become the first.

Perez’ has a chance to repeat and will have to compete with White Sox catchers Yasmani Grandal and James McCann. There is another Chicago player up for a Gold Glove, second baseman Danny Mendick. Mendick along with Detroit’s Jonathan Schoop will be the competition for Hernandez at second base. Plesac will have to beat out Griffin Canning of the Angels and Kenta Maeda of the Twins if franchise history is going to be made.

The Gold Glove winners will be revealed Tuesday, November 3rd at 7 P.M.

Cleveland completes sweep of White Sox

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The Cleveland Baseball Club used a four-run 7th inning to propel themselves to a 5-4 win over the Chicago White Sox Thursday night.

Down 3 runs in the 7th inning the Cleveland Baseball Club rallied and channeled some of their late inning magic. They were able to score 4 runs in the inning and come away with a 5-4 win over the Chicago White Sox completing the four game sweep. 

The bottom of the 7th started off with singles from Josh Naylor, Tyler Naquin, and Mike Freeman. After Delino DeShields grounded into a fielders choice and Francisco Lindor popped out, Cesar Hernandez came up to the plate. Hernandez would drive in 2 runs with a single to bring Cleveland within 1. Jose Ramirez would follow Hernandez and he delivered, driving in 2 more runs to give Cleveland a 5-4 lead. Cleveland would hold on to the lead and secure the victory over the stumbling White Sox. 

Ups and downs from the pitching staff

Zach Plesac started for Cleveland and he was up and down. Plesac allowed 4 runs on 4 hits and 2 walks in 6.2 innings with 7 strikeouts. Plesac allowed a solo home run to Yolmer Sanchez of all people in the 3rd inning. Like Cleveland, Chicago did most of their damage in the 7th inning. The White Sox combined 3 hits and a walk to push 3 runs across in the inning. Plesac would leave after Nomar Mazara drove in 2.

The Cleveland bullpen did their job after Plesac’s exit. Cam Hilll came in during the 7th and ended the inning and would go on to begin and finish the 8th. Brad Hand came on in the 9th to record his 15th save of the season.

Cleveland is currently 2 games back of the Minnesota Twins and 1 game back of the Chicago White Sox. Things could get interesting in the AL Central as the White Sox face the Cubs, the Twins take on the Reds, and Cleveland plays against the lowly Pirates.

Cleveland’s final regular season series begins Friday at 7:10 P.M.

Cleveland looking to sweep Chicago Thursday

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After two straight walk-off homers, the Cleveland Baseball Club can finish the sweep of the Chicago White Sox with a win Thursday.

A Jose Ramirez walk-off home run on Tuesday sent the Cleveland Baseball Club to the playoffs. Jordan Luplow followed on Wednesday with a walk-off home run of his own Wednesday. Cleveland has a chance to complete the four game sweep of the Chicago White Sox on Thursday.

Zach Plesac will start for Cleveland and has a mostly good track record against the White Sox. The group of Edwin Encarnacion, Yasmani Grandal, Eloy Jimenez, Nomar Mazara, Luis Robert, and Yolmer Sanchez are 5-39 combined with 13 strikeouts. Adam Engel is 2-7 with a double, but has struck out twice. Jose Abreu and Yoan Moncada are both 2-9 with a double each. Tim Anderson is 3-9 including a home run. Chicago has mostly struggled outside of Anderson and a few players batting in the .200’s. A repeat performance for Zach Please on the mound is entirely possible.

Like Zach Plesac, Chicago’s starter Dallas Keuchel has kept several batters silent when facing Cleveland. Cesar Hernandez and Sandy Leon have combined to go 0-9 with 2 strikeouts. Francisco Lindor is 2-12 with a walk. The player with the most at-bats against Keuchel is Delino DeSheilds and it isn’t pretty. DeShields is 9-40 with 2 doubles and 1 home run, but has struck out 10 times. The three best bats in the lineup when facing Keuchel are Franmil Reyes, Jose Ramirez, and Carlos Santana. Reyes has hits in both of his at-bats against the White Sox starter and has walked once. Ramirez is 5-12 with 3 doubles and Santana is 4-15 with a solo homer. Cleveland will need to channel all of their recent offensive success in order to come out with a win Thursday.

The game is scheduled to start at 6:10 P.M.

Cleveland wins second straight game over Tigers

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The Cleveland Baseball Club defeated the Detroit Tigers by the slightest of margins, making it their second straight win over Detroit.

It wasn’t pretty, but a win is a win. The Cleveland Baseball Club came away with a 1-0 victory over the Tigers, making it two straight wins over Detroit.

Zach Plesac started for Cleveland and was absolutely dominant. Plesac scattered 5 hits over 7.2 innings and struck out 11 batters. Three of Plesac’s strikeouts came during his Immaculate Inning and it perfectly encapsulated just how well he pitched Friday.

After Zach Plesac exited the game he was relieved by James Karinchak who would of course strike out a batter. Karinchak worked out of trouble with two men on and two outs in the inning. After initially walking Willi Castro, Karinchak bounced back and struck out Miguel Cabrera to end the inning.

Brad Hand came on in the 9th and allowed 1 hit and struck out 2 batters to earn his 13th save of the season.

While Zach Plesac was being his dominant self on the mound, Cleveland had another tough time at the plate Friday. Cleveland only managed 5 hits in the game and were only able to score 1 run. Luckily 1 run is all it takes to come away with a win. Their lone run came in the 5th inning. Delino DeShields hit a 1 out triple to put Francisco Lindor in a perfect position to drive him in. Lindor delivered with a sacrifice fly and DeShields came in to score.

Jose Ramirez had 2 hits on the night and it seems he is heating up. Ramirez homered twice the night before and this could be the perfect time to get hot as the playoffs are not that far away. Coming into the postseason swinging a hot bat could make the difference when they do start their playoff run.

Cleveland can secure a series win and their third straight win over Detroit as they are scheduled to start at 6:10 P.M.

Zach Plesac throws Immaculate Inning vs Tigers

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Cleveland Baseball Club pitcher Zach Plesac threw an Immaculate Inning during his start against the Detroit Tigers Friday.

Every once in a while something incredibly rare happens in a baseball game. That was the case Friday night for Zach Plesac when facing the Detroit Tigers. Plesac threw an Immaculate Inning against Detroit and was a perfect exampe of his dominance Friday.

An Immaculate Inning is striking out all three batters faced with only nine pitches thrown in the inning. Ryan Spaeder compared the rarity of an Immaculate Inning to that of a Perfect Game.

While there are more Immaculate Innings, the rate at which they happen is less than that of a Perfect Game.

Zach Plesac starts for Cleveland vs Tigers Friday

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The Cleveland Baseball Club will send Zach Plesac to the mound as they look to win their second consecutive game over Detroit.

Zach Plesac could use a bounce back game and there is the perfect opportunity for that Friday night as the Cleveland Baseball Club faces the Detroit Tigers. In Plesac’s last start he allowed 5 runs on 6 hits including 3 home runs in 6 innings against the Twins, hardly the performance that is up to the standards required for this team to win games.

Zach Plesac has only faced a handful of Tigers batters in the past which doesn’t provide any real insight to how he will pitch Friday. Miguel Cabrera and Niko Goodrum are both 1-3 and Austin Romine is 1-2. Jeimer Candelario is 0-1 and Victor Reyes reached on a walk in his only plate appearance. Zach Plesac is talented enough that he can pitch well and put the team in position to win.

Detroit is starting Michael Fulmer and there could not be a better sight for a struggling Cleveland offense. Lots of positive history between Cleveland batters and Fulmer. Francisco Lindor is 9-22 with 3 home runs and 3 doubles. Tyler Naquin is an impressive 7-11 with 1 double. Jose Ramirez is 4-16 with 2 home runs and 1 double. Franmil Reyes is 2-3, both hits being home runs. Carlos Santana is 5-15 with 2 doubles and 2 walks. Delino DeShields is 2-5 with 2 RBI. Austin Hedges is 1-2, his lone hit being a double.

Zach Plesac will have the chance to make it two straight wins for Cleveland after defeating Detroit Thursday. The game is scheduled to start at 7:10 P.M.

5 hits from Franmil Reyes leads Cleveland offense

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Franmil Reyes lead the Cleveland Baseball Club offense with a 5 hit performance in their 10-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals.

One area that has been concerning all season long for the Cleveland Baseball Club has been a lack of offense. The Cleveland offense came to life Tuesday night in Kansas City and was lead by Franmil Reyes. Reyes went 5-5 with 2 doubles and a home run.

The bomb from Reyes came right after Francisco Lindor gave Cleveland an early 2-0 lead with a two-run homer. A two-run shot from Roberto Perez would make it 5-0 and would chase Royals starter Matt Harvey from the game. Perez would drive in another run later in the game with a double.

Jose Ramirez drove in two runs with a single in the 6th and a solo homer in the 8th.

Newly acquired Josh Naylor went 2-5 and drove in a run in the 7th inning. Naylor hitting in his first start is a welcome sight for an offensively challenged outfield. If Naylor can build on this performance it would go a long way for this offense moving forward.

Cleveland totaled 17 hits in all which is 11 more than the previous night which resulted in a 2-1 loss.

The return of Zach Plesac

Zach Plesac made his return to Cleveland’s rotation and pitched well. Plesac would allow 1 run on 4 hits while striking out 6 in 6 innings. The only run allowed by Plesac was a solo home run from Hunter Dozier.

Dominic Leone would pitch the 7th and only allow 1 hit.

Cal Quantrill made his Cleveland debut, pitching 2 innings and allowing 2 hits with 2 strikeouts.

Cleveland can get a much needed series win in Kansas City Wednesday at 8:05 P.M.

Zach Plesac activated, Cam Hill optioned

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The Cleveland Baseball Club made a roster move Tuesday, activating starting pitcher Zach Plesac and optioning relief pitcher Cam Hill.

Cleveland was going to make a roster move to make room for Zach Plesac. Optioning Cam Hill was what Cleveland decided to go with to accommodate Tuesday’s starter.

Hill has appeared in 13 games for Cleveland this season, compiling a 3.95 ERA, 0.659 WHIP, and 7.2 K/9. Hill last appeared in a game on August 30th in St. Louis.

Plesac is making his return to the team after being banished to the Alternate Training Site. A spot in the rotation became available after the team sent Mike Clevinger to San Diego.

Zach Plesac to return to Cleveland’s rotation

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Zach Plesac will return to the rotation of the Cleveland Baseball Club after they traded Mike Clevinger to the San Diego Padres.

Zach Plesac is set to return to the Cleveland Baseball Club rotation and pitch Tuesday against the Kansas City Royals.

Plesac is taking the spot created by trading Mike Clevinger to the San Diego Padres on Monday.

Plesac has not pitched since August 8th, the date of the infamous incident which saw him leave the team hotel in Chicago. The 25-year old right hander was pitching extremely well through his first three starts with a 1.29 ERA, 0.667 WHIP, and 24 strikeouts in 21 innings this year. This has been an impressive step up in performance for Plesac and part of the reason why Cleveland felt comfortable dealing Clevinger.

Zach Plesac will face a Royals team Tuesday that has not had much success against him. Kansas City is slashing .181/.273/.241/.514 in 59 at-bats against Plesac. Two notable names (Whit Merrifield, Alex Gordon) are a combined 4-22 with 5 strikeouts. Jorge Soler has the only home run off of Plesac, but is 1-7 against him with 4 strikeouts otherwise. Hunter Dozier is the only other Royals batter with an extra-base hit against Plesac, going 2-9 with a triple.

Tuesday’s game is scheduled to start at 8:05 P.M.