Oliver Perez - nice scrap heap pickup!

If you look at the pitchers today...you'd have a hard time believing THIS was the game they won.

Greg Allen - OF - Indians
Indians optioned OF Greg Allen.

The 25-year-old Allen is in a 1-for-33 (.030) slide at the plate, pulling his batting line down to .204/.248/.301 over 34 games. He should get another chance with the Indians before long.
Source: Jordan Bastian on TwitterJun 18 - 2:56 PM

Marc Rzepczynski - R - Indians
Indians signed LHP Marc Rzepczynski to a minor league contract; assigned him to Triple-A Columbus.

Rzepczynski was released by the Mariners earlier this month after posting a 9.39 ERA over 18 appearances this season. The 31-year-old southpaw has enjoyed some success in the past and makes for a worthy flier for Cleveland.
Source: Jordan Bastian on TwitterJun 18 - 2:52 PM

Yonder Alonso - 1B - Indians
Indians activated 1B Yonder Alonso from the family medical emergency list.

gaylord perry wrote:I meant to get his jersey to ensure him gone.

LOL, no I wouldn't waste my money. It was a shame we lost but the family had a good time anyway. Their first time in Cleveland.

Oddly enough the first time my wife had actually been to a loss. All the other games we've been to at other stadiums (or ST) they won.

Finally it's welcome back Jason Kipnis night. Hope he can keep this up - there's still time to turn his season around.

Also Perez with a key hit earlier, nice to see the bottom of the lineup come through again.

Bauer has turned himself into an ace. He may be a legit Cy Young contender if he keeps it up.

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Ryan Milowicki @RyanMilowicki
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Trevor Bauer's 129 strikeouts through 71 team games are the most by an @Indians pitcher since Sam McDowell had 151 at this juncture in 1970. Worth noting: McDowell had already made 19 starts by then. Bauer has done so in just 15!

Trevor is right up there behind Verlander, Kluber, Severino and Cole; contending at present with Sale for the next ranking among AL pitchers. Statistically the categories he trails in are WHIP and Avg against where he's about 10th. He goes get the advantage over some of these guys of pitching against the AL Central a significant share of the time.

Day game, in the 2nd inning. Kluber with a 3 run lead on JRam's 22nd homerun.

On a home run per pound basis, Ramirez holds a huge lead in the AL:

Trout with 23 homers but that's 10.2 pounds per home run
Ramirez is 7.5 pounds per homer
JD Martinez 10.0
Khris Davis 9.75
Machado 10.0
Betts 10.0
Nelson Cruz 12.8
Joey Gallo 13.0
Aaron Judge is a woeful 16 pounds per long ball. Weight-adjusted he turns out to be a pretty feeble hitter. way behind Lindor [12/1] too

Bottom of the fourth; nothing's changed. Sox have one hit. Corey's taking it easy, only 3 strikeouts. Should be another quiet day for the bullpen. Of course if any of them get called on besides Allen Ramirez or Perez, anything can go wrong as McAllister proved again yesterday,.

Gomes just doubled; his offensive numbers are not bad at all: 251/317/464. HIs OPS tops Encarnacion and Alonso.

Just noticed that although he's hitting a steady 333 with a 442 slugging average, Naquin's K/BB is an unsightly 25/3.

Rajai brings in the 4th run and Lindor draws a walk. Just the 6th RBI for Davis in 120+ plate appearances. But he can still run the bases.

Although he's allowed only 1 hit, Kluber for back to back games has issued a walk. Pitch count at 64 after 4 2/3. We will probably be seeing some of the bullpen this afternoon.

Like any self-respecting White Sox pitcher, Lopez is walking too many, 4th in the bottom of the 5th. Ramirez drew the pass, and scored the 5th run on Alonso's double. 5-0. Corey on his way to win No. 11.

2 Kluber K's in the 6th. He's up to 6 of those, 1 walk and a second inning single allowed.