CLEVELAND – If the 2019 Indians home opener were a painting, it for sure would not be described as a Picasso.
In the end, (you might hear this a lot early in the year), a win is a win, and the Tribe was happy with a 5-3 victory as they walked off the field Monday evening.
The win didn’t come easy, as the Tribe wasted a sensational seven innings from Mike Clevinger, who allowed just one hit, no runs, and struck out a career-high 12 batters.
The pen allowed three runs in the eighth to give Chicago a 3-1 lead, but the bottom of the eighth was full of some crazy hijinks and the Tribe managed four runs to take home a 5-3 win
“We’re going to have to fight for everything we can get,” Tribe manager Terry Francona said after the win.