The Cleveland Indians earned one of their more stress-free wins of the season on Tuesday night, shutting out the Angels by a score of 8-0.
The story of the night was Zach Plesac, who tossed by far his best start of the season. The rookie hadn’t logged a quality start since the seventh day of August, so he amended that by throwing a complete game and shutting out the Angels.
Plesac relied on efficiency, throwing 78 strikes out of 114 pitches. He gave up four hits, struck out five, and issued two walks. Plesac isn’t the dominant type of pitcher that teammates Shane Bieber or Mike Clevinger are, but nights like Tuesday prove he is capable of carving through a lineup.