CLEVELAND: Although Indians starting pitcher Danny Salazar took the loss in Wednesday’s game, an unwanted end result, the performance was much of the same.
That is, ace-level pitching from the No. 3 spot in the starting rotation. In three starts this season, Salazar has a 1.47 ERA. He has 23 strikeouts and has given up just eight hits and nine walks in 18u2153 innings pitched.
Salazar took a major step forward last season, going 14-10 with a 3.45 ERA and 195 strikeouts in 185 innings. Coming off of that year, Indians pitching coach Mickey Callaway in the spring said he thought he, Corey Kluber and Carlos Carrasco could all contend for the Cy Young Award.