Here’s to a great week!
Indians 4, Rays 3
Corey Kluber struck out nine over seven innings and earned his 11th win of the year in Sunday’s victory over Tampa Bay. Austin Jackson and Edwin Encarnacion homered and Cody Allen closed out the ninth for his 21st save. With the win, the Indians improved to 63-52 on the year (that’s fun to type).
Tribe News
Encarnacion heating up, boosting Tribe lineup | Indians.com
The slugger leads the team with 24 home runs and is on pace to hit 30+ for the sixth straight season. From Connor Mount:
How does Encarnacion know when he's starting to heat up at the plate?
"When I start to make good contact," Encarnacion said. "When I start to make consistent contact with the ball."
Encarnacion made a noticeable impact in Cleveland's four-game series with the Rays. After going 0-for-3 in the opener, he went 4-for-12 with two solo home runs in the next three games. In Sunday's 4-3 win, he crushed an Austin Pruitt offering 426 feet to left, which sailed 110.3 mph off the bat, according to Statcast™.
"I feel a lot better," Encarnacion said.
Andrew Miller will go on Minor League rehab assignment on Wednesday| Cleveland.com
The hope is that Miller will need just one rehab appearance.
Jason Kipnis gets one more day of rest | Cleveland.com
The second baseman could have played Sunday, but Tito preferred him to return on natural grass instead of Tampa’s artificial turf.
Around the League
- Astros acquire reliever Tyler Clippard from White Sox.
- Nationals place Bryce Harper on DL with significant bone bruise.
- Rockies’ star Nolan Arenado exits game after getting hit in hand.
- Rays could learn from Oakland’s new privately funded stadium.