1. Plenty Of Early Run Support
The bats were going early and often for the Tribe.
In the first inning, they made it through their entire lineup. Francisco Lindor got the party started, scoring on an RBI single from Jose Ramirez. Ramirez made it home after Rich Hill walked Roberto Perez with bases loaded.
An RBI single from Bradley Zimmer plated Edwin Encarnacion. In the blink of an eye, the Tribe had a 3-0 lead heading into the top of the second inning.
They remained on a roll offensively in the second. Ramirez notched his second RBI of the game on a double, scoring Daniel Robertson. Encarnacion would walk the parrot in the next at-bat, nailing a homer over the left field wall.
As the Dodgers started to mount a comeback in the fourth and fifth innings, those five early runs would prove critical.
Just as importantly, the Indians would continue to swing away and put seven more runs on the board throughout the afternoon.
Throughout the course of the 2017 season, the Indians have struggled when they can’t hit. When they have scored three runs or less this year, they’ve won only seven games. When they outhit their opponent, however, their record is 26-3.
While the bullpen has had its difficulties over the last couple of weeks, bats going cold has been another issue entirely. Thursday showed just what the offense is capable of when it’s on.
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