Twins Flip the Script, Sweep the Indians after 4-0 Win to Take Back First in AL Central; Three Takeaways From the Loss

2. Pressing at the Plate with Runners On

The Tribe was awful all weekend with coming up with a big hit with runners in scoring position, and Sunday the storyline was the same.

The team left 10 men on base in the 4-0 loss, and on the weekend they went 1-for-23 with runners in scoring position.

It was a bad time for an offense that scored 56 runs in the eight games on the road recently to go cold, but not only did they go cold but they were, as manager Terry Francona said it, undisciplined.

They didn’t do enough to make Ervin Santana or the Twins relievers work, and it showed as despite putting up nine hits, it meant little since it seemed like every rally was killed with a strikeout.

The worst was Yan Gomes, who left six men on base himself, and struck out in three of four at bats. While it was tough to watch, the team has to get better in the RISP department if they are to be taken seriously the rest of the way.

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