Source: cleveland.cbslocal.com --- Sunday, August 06, 2017
CLEVELAND (92.3 the Fan) – In 2017, the Cleveland Indians swing at the fewest pitches out of the strike zone (26.1%) than any team in Baseball. That was not the case over the weekend against the Yankees. The Indians managed just two runs in as many games against the Bronx Bombers, largely in part to their abandonment of the patience that had led to an exception run of offense of late. Manager Terry Francona noted his team’s expansion of the strike zone in Saturday’s loss, only for it to continue again on Sunday against Yankees starter Luis Severino. One of the team’s two hits off of Severino came on the fastball up to Encarnacion, but for the most part, the Indians did not make a ton of contact when swinging at balls outside the strike zone. That can be either a good or bad thing, but it started a night earlier with starter Jordan Montgomery. The two pitchers could not be more opposite, Severino a hard thrower that sits at 98 mph with his fastball, and Montgomery a junk-baller who throw a total of 18 fastballs. Triple trouble Carlos Carrasco tossed a terrific five innings on Sunday before things began to unravel in the 6 th . After back to back hits by Brett Gardner at Clint Frazier, Carrasco induced a pop up from Didi Gregorius before falling behind and subsequently intentionally walking Aaron Judge. The right-hander was able to work around Chase Headley and Todd Frazier, allowing a sacrifice fly and a walk, respectively. With ...
from Baseball http://ift.tt/2vcHA4x
No comments:
Post a Comment