Well, this is where things get interesting.  With the second half of baseball starting tonight, this means that the trade deadline is fast approaching.  While the Indians have shown flashes pf promise this year, the front office has to be realistic.  And a big part of how they’ll decide to go, buyers or sellers, will be in the next stretch of games.

And all of that starts tonight.  In the Indians’ first game after the break, we send our apparent ace Trevor Bauer (8-5, 3.76) to the mound against righty Mike Leake (6-5, 4.08).  Watch for the Tribe to put up a crooked number tonight against Leake who has struggled this year. After all he is a righty, which is something the Indians like to face.  Michael Bourn, Michael Brantley and Carlos Santana have all faced Leake multiple times and have all struggled.  Here are the lineups.

Indians Reds
2B
Jason Kipnis
2B
Brandon Phillips
SS
Francisco Lindor
1B
Joey Votto
CF
Michael Brantley
3B
Todd Frazier
LF
David Murphy
RF
Jay Bruce
1B
Carlos Santana
LF
Marlon Byrd
C
Yan Gomes
SS
Eugenio Suarez
RF
Brandon Moss
C
Tucker Barnhart
3B
Giovanny Urshela
SP
Mike Leake
SP
Trevor Bauer
CF
Billy Hamilton

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