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Lost in the offensive onslaught and a gem of a performance by Shane Bieber in Tuesday’s series-opening 10-1 win over the Cardinals at Busch Stadium was a masterclass in efficiency by Cleveland’s bullpen.
Bryan Shaw, Emmanuel Clase and Nick Sandlin combined for three scoreless innings in relief, striking out six,
Cedric Mullins hit a leadoff homer as part of a three-hit day, and the Baltimore Orioles scored their most runs since 2015 and had a season-high 21 hits in an 18-5 rout of Cleveland on Sunday.
Injuries Continue To be a Huge Stumbling Block for the 2021 Indians
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May 29, 2021
The Cleveland Indians avoided the injury bug for the first quarter of the Major League Baseball season, but it has come back to bite them in the past few days.
Two key members of the Tribe, continuing to battle in the American League Central at 26-21, just a game and a half behind the front-running Chicago White Sox, will be among the missing for probably 4-6 weeks, if not more.
Saturday, Franmil Reyes, the second best offensive threat Terry Francona has had at his disposal this season, strained an oblique and was placed on the injured list. Reyes leads the team in RBIs with 29 and is second in home runs with 11, one behind Jose Ramirez.