Here’s to a great week!
Indians 8, Tigers 0
Well that’s more like it. Trevor Bauer was fantastic, throwing a complete game shutout. Oscar Mercado had four RBI and the good guys racked up 14 hits. The win improves the Tribe to 37-33 on the season.
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Jason Kipnis rides rising confidence | Indians.com
I’m not so sure a big bounceback is coming, but I’m certainly cheering for it. From Mandy Bell:
The Indians second baseman has struggled offensively all season, hitting .207 with a .556 OPS and just two homers in his first 49 games entering Sunday’s 8-0 victory over the Tigers. But in his final at-bat on Saturday, a swinging strikeout against Joe Jimenez, he found an answer that he’s been looking for.
“I found something with my hands,” Kipnis said. “So, I went to bed last night with at least some hope for today.”
The results were immediate. The left-handed hitter served a double to the opposite field in the first inning, plating Carlos Santana to give the Indians a 1-0 lead. In his next at-bat, he launched a two-run homer, his third of the season, to right-center. He later picked up a single in the eighth, logging his first three-hit game of the season, which is the most in a game since he recorded four on Aug. 26 of last season.
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