I haven't got a lot of time today to properly recap the Indians' series win against the Chicago White Sox. The Tribe won the series on the back of two superb starting pitching performances but couldn't record a sweep thanks to a sloppy error-strewn loss in the third and final game. Still, a series win on the road is nothing to sneeze at, and the Indians stay atop the AL Central with a 10-8 record, tied with Detroit.
As I'm short for time, here's some quick notes on the series overall:
- Corey Kluber had his best performance of the early season so far in Friday's opening game. He was in Cy Young form during the complete game shutout. Over his nine dominant innings of work, Kluber threw 110 pitches, striking out 9 and walking 2, and allowed just 3 hits. Not a single White Sox hitter got further than second base. It was the best pitching performance by a Tribe starter this season and Kluber takes the Player of the Week award for his efforts. What a champ.
- Carlos Carrasco did everything in his power to top Kluber's start the night before but came up just short. And by just short, I actually mean he was unstoppable, just for an inning less. Carrasco threw 8 innings, with 3 hits and 1 walk, and struck out 8. He's been unbelievably effective in all four of his starts so far.
- The less said about Sunday's game the better. It was a mess defensively and the errors were unfortunate to say the least.
- Jason Kipnis made his first appearance of the 2017 campaign on Friday and boy is it nice to have him back. Hopefully his shoulder injury that delayed his start to the season has completely healed and won't hinder him in the future.
The Indians have today off before hosting the red-hot Astros at Progressive Field tomorrow night, with Josh Tomlin pitching for the home side. He'll face off against Dallas Keuchel, who apparently has rediscovered his 2015 Cy Young winning form, and currently sits with a 3-0 record and a 0.96 ERA.
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