Losing one game to the Chicago White Sox certainly isn’t fun. Losing two in a row? That’s painful. Tonight’s bird-filled battle in Chicago saw the Cleveland Indians struggle to take advantage of the many opportunities they had.
Dylan Covey didn’t have an outing that would blow you away on paper, but the Indians made him look darn good today. But it was one of the deepest starts of his career. He can thank the Indians struggling offense for that.
The eighth inning brought some hope for the Tribe. Edwin Encarnacion and Yonder Alonso managed to drive in a pair of runs, but because Rajai Davis lost sight of the double by Alonso, he had to be held up.