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For the record I am also unvaccinated. And I got covid. It's the flu - at least it was for old guy me. And I've been sicker.

So Karinchak and others are doing what they think is best - no one's business but their own.

Good job to the team though using Karinchak BEFORE the trip. A little rest will do him good.

He was his wild and crazy self yesterday. A few days of rest will be good for him

Glad your Covid was mild. Let's all stay healthy!

Giving Naylor a day off today but they don't have anyone to play first other than Miller. Who has not dropped any throws recently. But a cleanup hitter with a 651 OPS and a RH vs a RH pithcer we could hardly do worse.
If neither Jones nor Benson is considered ready to play some 1st base, one should go back to Columbus and play 1st every day for the rest of the month and then return to Cleveland ready to back up Naylor.

after the 7 inning, 8 inning and 6 inning shutouts, Civale gave them 3 before second time around the Tigers got to him
Plesac has gone the first 3 scoreless today, too.

Meanwhile, in yesterday' s games WhiteSox shoddy defense and relief pitching cost them another game
and Twins relievers lost theirs.
So the G's hold on to first by a game entering today's games

and speaking of crumby defense Cleveland's first run and the only run today so far on supremely overpaid SS Javier Baez's 18th error.

Kwan and Giminez keep getting on base

yet another Tiger error and another overturned out call, and G's score a second run on Maile RBI single.

but Straw grounds out to the end the "rally", hitting 188 with RISP, a bit worse than his 211 overall.

OK Zach let's keep the Tigers off the board

R H E currently a mirror image

CLE 2 2 0
DET 0 2 2

No longer a mirror; Kwan homers his 3rd and the G's 3rd run. Now hitting 302. OPS 775.
One season doesn't prove anything [see: Mercado, Oscar] but Kwan's steady improvement after a bad May is awfully impressive.
No one expected this much from him even after his terrific season in AA and AAA last year.

Plesac is looking as good as his teammates: 5 3-hit no-walk shutout innings. It was 24 K 3 walks for the 4 starters the 4 previous games. Now its' 30 to 3 once through the rotation, but Plesac with 71 pitches is far from done.

like yesterday there have been plenty of chances to add to the lead, lead off double by Oscar, Freeman bunts him over, Maile leaves him there. Straw with another chance to bring in a run

and he doesn't

bottom of the 6th:
two outs
solo homer
first walk of the game
come on Zach, shut them down

0-2 on old friend Willie Castro
then 3 balls, count is full
2 foul balls
another
and called strike 3

That long inning took him to 95 pitches.
So we will need 3 innings of relief

Everyone got a little work in yesterday other than Morgan who is in a slump and delos Santos.

A bit of clutch hitting to build the lead would be appreciated.

1--2-3 in the top of the 7th'

Plesac returns for the bottom
1 out and now he's going to be lifted at exactly 100 pitches.
Sam Hentges has been not so hot lately, coming in