The Indians, after losing Thursday evening, are 26-25 on the year. This seems about right. An average team. Some great performances so far this year, mixed with plenty of stinkers. Add in a weak schedule, for the most part, and you’ve got 26-25.
Luckily, there’s lots of baseball left.
As for that Thursday night 7-2 loss to the Rays, well it was ugly. Let’s rundown the major trouble spots.
Look, Plutko isn’t an ace or even a really good Major League starter. He’s not over-powering and doesn’t have flashy stuff. Even with that in mind, Plutko was bad against the Rays.