The Cleveland Indians dropped the final game of opening weekend against the Minnesota Twins by a final score of 9-3. Carlos Carrasco earned the loss after surrendering six runs on ten hits in fewer than five innings. Michael Pineda pitched four innings of shutout baseball in his first start since the middle of 2017, setting the stage for Martin Perez to earn the win out of the bullpen.
How did things go awry?
The Twins opened the scoring in the bottom of the second inning on a Willians Astudillo double to left center. Leonys Martin nearly made an excellent play, but his lunge for the catch came up just short.