The Indians wasted no time getting on the board early. Cesar Hernandez led off with a single home run off of John Means. Harold Ramirez added his own single shot in the first to put the Tribe up 2-0.
Means left the game without getting out of the first inning with shoulder fatigue. Former Indians pitcher Adam Plutko came in to relieve Means. Plutko gave up four hits and one earned run over two innings.
Yu Chang hit his first home run of the season which ended the day for Plutko. Chang’s blast was a 3-run shot and the Indians had a 7-1 lead over the birds.