You can skip to roughly the 490th word of this post for the news you really came here for — George Valera is back, and folks, he is good. After missing almost a month with an oblique injury, one of the hardest hitters in the Cleveland organization made his triumphant return with a 2-for-2 day, including one ball that went very, very far.
Columbus Clippers 8, Iowa Cubs 5
Box Score · Clippers improve to 11-19
After some playful (and downright brutal) smack talk before the game, the Iowa Cubs couldn’t live up to their parent club and fell to Cleveland’s Triple-A affiliate, 8-5.