CLEVELAND, Ohio– If Francisco Lindor ever gets tired of swinging a bat for a living, he may have a future in stand funny.
After Saturday nights 3-0 loss to the Twins, a loss that dropped the Indians group batting average to.206 (57-for-277), Lindor was asked if there was anything specific that pitchers were doing to baffle his colleagues and him 9 video games into MLBs 60-game sprint.
” Theyre just tossing the baseball,” stated Lindor. “They throw the baseball and were out. Thats what theyre doing today. If they toss me anything and Im out.”
Actually Frankie (get the rim shot all set) simply how severely are you swinging the bat?
The last three batters in Franconas lineup are striking.108 (9-for-83) with one homer and five RBI in 9 games. Over the last four games, theyre 1-for-37.
Carlos Santana, Franmil Reyes and Domingo Santana cant simply use up space in the middle of the lineup. They have to produce. Right now theyre hitting a combined.200 (15-for-75) with one homer and 5 RBI.
The Indians are 5-4 and have slipped to third place in the AL Central behind the Twins and Tigers. Nine games into a normal season that would not be an issue. However this season is already 15% over and if the Indians wish to be an aspect– presuming they avoid the coronavirus and the season is played to a completion– they need to start scoring runs.
” We simply have to contend, compete, compete and make adjustments,” said Lindor. Weve got to make changes.”
This from a man who had among just 2 Indians strikes in Saturdays loss. Lindor is hitting.222 (8-for-36) with 2 homers and six RBI. Those arent great numbers of the four-time All-Star, but on an Indians group that is averaging 2.78 runs per game, they look gaudy.
The only Indians player who looks like himself at the plate is Jose Ramirez. Everybody in baseball understands that if those 2 do not struck, the Indians arent going anywhere, even with a broadened postseason.
” They could throw a rosin bag today and I d most likely pop it up,” said Lindor.
Weve got to sprint to the surface regardless (of how long the season is). Were attempting to get games under our belt rapidly so people can get comfy, but there are five groups that are really loaded closely together in our division.”
Right-hander Kenta Maeda, facing the Indians for the very first time, tossed them a stable diet of sliders and alter ups, with a periodic fastball. The Indians simply kept constructing.
Because regard, could there be too much pressure on Ramirez and Lindor to bring the lineup in such a drastically transformed season?
” Usually you have three or four players who are doing really good and the others are having a hard time. Now were at that state where 7 or 8 hitters are not doing what theyre supposed to do.”
” No, not at all,” stated Lindor. “This is a group sport and every man in the lineup can play the game extremely well. It so happen that we got captured because stretch where seven or 8 players are having a hard time and you have the one player (Ramirez) that is not.
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” We can strike. We were doing it in summer season camp,” he said. “We were doing it in spring training. We revealed indications of what we can do, however like I stated if we dont make changes, if I do not make the adjustments pitch after pitch, I will not succeed.”
Lindor thinks the Indians are going to strike as long as they make every effort to adjust.
Modifications are one thing. The time it requires to make them is something totally various because in a 60-game season time expires much faster than in 162 video games.
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” Im excited for what the future is going to look like here in Cleveland with the pitching staff and the players,” stated Lindor. Theyre young, however when we start making the modifications quicker we are going to be truly good.
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The Indians are 5-4 and have slipped to third place in the AL Central behind the Twins and Tigers. The only Indians gamer who looks like himself at the plate is Jose Ramirez. Everybody in baseball knows that if those 2 do not hit, the Indians arent going anywhere, even with a broadened postseason.
This from a guy who had one of simply 2 Indians hits in Saturdays loss. Those arent good numbers of the four-time All-Star, however on an Indians group that is averaging 2.78 runs per video game, they look gaudy.
