The Indians’ offense had another great night, only this time they made it count for something in a 17-4 thrashing of the Minnesota Twins at Progressive Field Saturday night.
On Friday night, the Indians scored nine runs but it was all for nothing in a 10-9 loss. Saturday’s outburst told a different story.
The Indians scored eight runs in the first three innings and then highlighted it with a grand slam in the fifth, as a lineup with some new faces put together one of its best offensive nights of the season.
Nearly every hitter in the lineup had a productive night, led by Jose Ramirez (3-for-5, three RBI, two runs), Francisco Lindor (2-for-3, two RBI), Michael Brantley (3-for-4, one RBI), Jerry Sands (1-for-2, four RBI) and Abraham Almonte (4-for-5, two RBI, three runs), who was making his Indians debut after being acquired before the July 31 deadline from the San Diego Padres in exchange for relief pitcher Marc Rzepczynski.