CLEVELAND -- Sometimes fielding a grounder takes skill. Sometimes it takes luck.
Indians shortstop Francisco Lindor had the benefit of both when he took a hit away from Jose Altuve in the sixth inning of Friday's game at Progressive Field. Altuve sent a 1-0 cutter from Corey Kluber toward Lindor, who extended to make a back-handed stab to stop the chopper, spun and threw to first to get Houston's speedy second baseman.
Altuve's grounder had a 66.0 percent hit probability, according to Statcast™, but Lindor's 1.