He’s baaaaack – Danny Salazar has returned from Columbus and will make today’s start against the Orioles, a team that he has never faced before. Kevin Gausman will start for Baltimore; the Indians saw him just one time last September. They scored 2 ER on 3 hits and 2 walks in 2.2 IP, and hit .300/.417/.500 in their brief experience with him.
Lineups:
Indians:
Michael Bourn, CF
Jose Ramirez, SS
Michael Brantley, LF
Carlos Santana, 1B
Jason Kipnis, 2B
Yan Gomes, C
Lonnie Chisenhall, 3B
Zach Walters, DH
Chris Dickerson, RF
Orioles:
Nick Markakis, RF
David Lough, LF
Adam Jones, CF
Nelson Cruz, DH
Chris Davis, 1B
J.J. Hardy, SS
Ryan Flaherty, 3B
Caleb Joseph, C
Jonathan Schoop, 2B
#TribeTrivia Who is the Indians all-time home run leader among players who never hit at least 20 HR in a season?
— Ryan McCrystal (@TribeFanMcC) August 17, 2014
Just what Salazar needed, another 12 pitches because of another Tribe error. Sheesh. What the hell happened to our defense this year??
#TribeTrivia answer: Jim Hegan hit 90 home runs in his Indians career, but never more than 14 in a single season.