CLEVELAND, Ohio – The last time the Indians faced Brad Keller, he scored a run in 6/3 innings against him. To date this is the only game Shane Bieber has started this year that the Indians could not win.
They did better on Monday night in the Progressive Field with a 5-2 win over the Royals. The Indians are preparing to take first place with the inactive White Sox in AL Central by winning 14 of their last 19 games. The Royals have lost seven straight.
Zach Plesek played seven strong innings and his second straight game win against the Royals, as his classic park exile Sept. Completed on the 1st. He is 2-0 with a 1.38 ERA against the Royals this year, in which he has scored two runs in 13 innings. . He has been 5-0 with a 1.83 ERA against Kansas City in six games since his big-league debut last year.
“It’s a great recipe when you’re not walking with anyone and separating your pitches well,” Indian told acting manager Sandy Alomer when asked about the placec.
The Indians did not beat Keller (3-2, 2.60). They hit him a little at a time.
They took a 2-0 lead in the second as Carlos Sannana and Fremill Reyes opened the singles innings to put the runners on the corner. Sentana scored second on Tyler Naquin’s hard-hitting grounder who left Whit Maryfield’s glove and the error was ruled out. Rice, who finished third on error, scored when Josh Naylor came out of a potential double play on a ground-to-ground.
The Royals were happy to see the Royals come into the progressive field to complete their 10-match season series against the Indians. He went 10-for-14 at Caufeman Stadium last week, but when the Indians returned to the progressive field, Reyes went 0-for-9 against the Brewers. On Monday night he singled out his first two at bat and walked out before being out.
“I had a good batsman against the Brewers, but the hits weren’t falling,” Reyes said. “I feel great on the plate.”
The Indians made it 0-0 in fourth place as Naqvi recorded his second RBI sacrifice fly. Francisco Linder opened the innings with a single and went third on a single to center by Reyes.
The lead should be big, but a rare base error made by Lindor in the sixth, potentially a big inning. Linder opened the inning with an infield single. Santana followed with a double along the wall that usually made Lindor. But it appears that he was introducing the shortstop Adalberto Mondesi by going to another base.
After coming in second, Linder began to return to the first base before moving to third without pulling back the second base. The Royals appealed the play and Lindor was called. To make matters worse, Santana’s double official scorer turned to fielder selection on the verdict. The Indians, instead of starting the innings on the second and third and no outs with runners, could get nothing out of the innings.
Alomar said Lindore never saw where Santana’s hit went.
“He knew he missed another base, but thought maybe no one saw it,” Alomar said. “It happens. That was a fundamental mistake.”
Alomer stepped in to talk to the umpires about the verdict, as he felt Linder had reached second place.
“They played on the scoreboard again when I was there,” Alomar said.
Mondesi made it 1-1 with a seven-foot homer from Plejak in the seventh with two outs.
India trailed 5-1 with two runs in the seventh. Neller, Roberto Perez and Oscar Mercado started the innings with Keller’s singles. Naylor scored a third on a Mercado bouncer that Michael Franco could not handle cleanly. Perez went third on Cesar Hernandez’s Bouchard Sacrifice Bunt and scored on Mike Freeman’s Sacrifice Fly.
Freeman came in seventh to replace Jose Ramirez in third. Ramirez walked away with “discomfort” in his left toe.
“It’s a vague thing that, in my opinion, is wearing it mentally,” Alomar said. “He regained consciousness tonight and we decided to take him out of the game and give him a chance to recover. We’re leaning towards playing Freeman tomorrow. ”
Placek (3-1, 1.32) allowed one run on seven hits. He scored four runs and did not bat. In 34 innings this season, Placek has 34 strikeouts and two walks in five starts.
“Consistency with my delivery and a good game plan have helped,” Plessak said when asked about his control. “Mentally, I’m trying to be as good as I can in the game. The only way is to be if I can pound the zone and mix the motion. “
The Royals made it 5-2 in the eighth as Hunter Dossier tripled off the center field wall and scored on Franco’s one-out single Adam Dum Simber. Phil relieved Matt and retired the next two batters. Freeman saved a run by catching Alex Gordon’s flames behind the third base to end the inning.
Brad Hand, working straight into the third day, came in ninth in his 12th match, eliminating many chances. In the last three days it is 1-0 with two saves.
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