Danny Salazar had the perfect music prior to his first-ever regular season relief appearance Thursday. While on the mound, “Wild Thing” blared over the speakers, and “WILD THING” flashed on the gigantic Progressive Field scoreboard, allowing fans to lose their dang minds in excitement.
Salazar, who has started 95 games in his five years with the Cleveland Indians, came out of the bullpen for the first time in a regular season game yesterday. His only relief appearances prior came in the playoffs last year, when he struck out four of the 12 batters he faced and allowed one hit.