Sooner or later he had to hit, right?
Jordan Luplow was rapidly approaching 30 at-bats without a hit entering today’s game. Yet, as he has so many times this season, he was plugged into the lineup against a right-handed pitcher despite his career splits pointing to a heavy platoon bat.
The difference was it actually worked this time, and he joined the hit parade that the Indians displayed in the top of the fourth when he took a Drew Anderson meatball and deposited it in the empty outfield seats. He went hitless with a walk and strikeout throughout the rest of the game, but he got that first hit — against a righty, no less — so hopefully there’s something to work off there.