First Place
by scott longert on 06/18/17A great weekend for Cleveland in sweeping Minnesota and taking over first place. This was an important series and the Tribe really answered. Great hitting by Edwin Encarnacion, Jose Ramirez and Lonnie Chisenhall. Ryan Merritt did a good job in his start on Saturday as did Mike Clevenger. The Twins had to use some minor league pitchers for the Saturday games but the Indians did what they had to do.
A two game lead is a little slim, but this could be the point where the Indians take off and distance themselves from the rest of the division. It is not quite the half way point,still a big move now gains a lot of momentum.
I am not sure why outfielder Daniel Robertson is in the lineup so much. I would like to see Bradley Zimmer get a chance to play everyday. I don't think Robertson is in the team's long term plans so why not let Zimmer play on a daily basis? He had a great game on Saturday then sat the bench for the second game.
It seems the home runs are flying out of the ball parks. At this rate there will be a number of hitters with thirty-five to forty home runs or more. I can't wait to see which guys are chosen for the Home Run Derby at the All-Star game.
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