Shutting down any Major League Baseball offense is difficult — yes, even one that features Nicky Delmonico batting clean-up. But, for the most part, that’s what Adam Plutko did tonight in a start that he was never supposed to happen.
If the rain hadn’t wiped out yesterday’s contest between these two teams, Plutko probably would have been prepared to come out of the pen, but instead the Indians opted to keep Zach Plesac pitching in Lake County and they handed the second half of their doubleheader to Plutko.
And by golly, he did it.
It wasn’t total domination by any stretch — two home runs are still two home runs, even if they are both solo.