Lindor’s Big Night Saves the Day as Indians Top Twins 9-8; Three Takeaways From the Win

1. Beiber Starts Strong

Indians number three prospect Shane Beiber looked solid in his MLB debut for the most part, as he was on cruise control until he ran into trouble allowing four runs on seven hits in 5.2 innings.

Beiber started his Major League career with a strikeout, and looked poised in striking out six, but allowed two homers which allowed Minnesota to get back into the game at 8-4 before he was pulled.

In what will be a spot start as he will now head back to AAA Columbus, Beiber threw 88 pitches, 64 strikes, which is a good ratio for a young pitcher making his first MLB start.

In 24 batters, he threw 16 first pitch strikes, again a sign of success for a young pitcher. Much like Adam Plutko, let’s see what Beiber will do next time he gets the call to take the mound for the big league club.

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