Hannah's Three Keys
1.) For the love of baseball… no more errors!!!
I have said it before, and I will say it again, and again and again. We cannot give our opponents extra chances. Our defense recorded two more errors last night and this time, it almost cost us the game (errors + Shaw= L). The Indians have committed seven errors in the last three games. No, you read that right, seven errors in the last three games. We lost two out of the last three games. Make no mistake, Tribe Nation, there is a correlation. Tonight we need to avoid making defensive errors and back Kluber up.
I have said it before, and I will say it again, and again and again. We cannot give our opponents extra chances. Our defense recorded two more errors last night and this time, it almost cost us the game (errors + Shaw= L). The Indians have committed seven errors in the last three games. No, you read that right, seven errors in the last three games. We lost two out of the last three games. Make no mistake, Tribe Nation, there is a correlation. Tonight we need to avoid making defensive errors and back Kluber up.
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| Klubot, engage! |
Kluber did not pitch well against the Astros last season, going 0-2 with an 8.39 ERA (yuck!) in two starts. He enters tonight’s game with a 2-1 record and a 4.28 ERA. He reminded everyone why he is the Indians ace the last time he took the mound, pitching a complete game shut out against the White Sox. He needs to be aware of how resilient the Astros lineup is, even without Jose Altuve. They are not going to give up, they are going to battle at the plate from the first pitch to the last, so he needs to make sure that he has his control from the very beginning. Lock it down early and set the pace of the game.
3.) Run production
Mike Fiers will take the mound for Houston tonight. He has struggled this season going 0-1 with a 5.40 ERA in 15 innings. We have only faced Fiers twice and have yet to figure out a way to defeat him. He has been prone to giving up runs early in the game, so we should be aggressive early on and not give him a chance to settle in or find any sort of rhythm. Our offense did a great job last night scoring runs by way of small ball and timely hitting! That’s what we need to continue to do tonight. As a side note, if the strike zone is as inconsistent as it was last night, our boys better be ready to swing/make contact/foul off anything even remotely close to the zone. Make adjustments and protect the plate!
Mike Fiers will take the mound for Houston tonight. He has struggled this season going 0-1 with a 5.40 ERA in 15 innings. We have only faced Fiers twice and have yet to figure out a way to defeat him. He has been prone to giving up runs early in the game, so we should be aggressive early on and not give him a chance to settle in or find any sort of rhythm. Our offense did a great job last night scoring runs by way of small ball and timely hitting! That’s what we need to continue to do tonight. As a side note, if the strike zone is as inconsistent as it was last night, our boys better be ready to swing/make contact/foul off anything even remotely close to the zone. Make adjustments and protect the plate!
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