Final 12-4! Taylor walked first guy but got next3. He's ok!

Warm weather and Encaracion turns up the heat. He did have 6 homers in April but his overall line was 158/231/358. The homers produced 10 RBI
Last April he went 200/343/353 in April with 4 homers and 9 RBI

Last May: 263/354/475 6 homers 13 rbi; then he caught fire in June: 322/431/611 7 homers 20 RBI. Cooled off in July and Aug, on fire in Sept again.
Today: 3 home runs, 6 rbi. He's suddenly one off the pace for Major League homerun leaders.

Erik Gonzalez with perhaps his final game for the Indians, 3-5 with his first double and first tripl2 2018 line is now 333/375/533 in a small sample of 15 ab

Gio Urshela finished his AAA rehab 324/405/432. One of them goes is DFA'd tomorrow.

Could it be Tito used EGon today because he's the one gone?

Both Kluber and the hitters today pick up the battered bullpen! Great teamwork.

If I heard correctly, EE, third time for 3 homers in a game.

Rain likely early afternoon but clears up as the days goes along. My phone says it's "cloudy" in CLE no with 80% chance of rain at 1; 40% at 2; then 25% until 5. Stiff winds all day. Sounds like a Beautiful Day for Baseball: Let's Play Two!

Although my phone says its not raining in Cleveland the start of the opener is delayed. What time do the Jays have to get out of here? If they're just heading home they don't need long. No they have to be in Tampa. They may well make it there before Midnight, or maybe not.

Civ- I checked in on the TV tarp is down and no one in the stands at present.

Erik Gonzalez remains on the team as of 1 p.m. He's starting the opener at 2nd.

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ditto

Neither my I-Phone Weather app nor Siri believe it's raining in Cleveland, but they're still delayed. 50% chance at 2 and 3. 20% chance at 4. So if they wait a couple more hours, they can finish game one around 7. Game two start at 7:30 and the getaway will be like any normal night game. Assuming of course that the projected rain for 11 pm doesn't come earlier.

Not yet

getting close I think; AtBat now lists status as WarmUp

We're under way at the corner of Ontario and [Carnegie?]. 3 up 3 down for the BlueJays in the first.