My doctor says two bases are better than one.
Michael Brantley, slowed by a sore back for part of the season, has been tremendous during the second half, batting .347/.408/.583 since the All-Star break, with a wRC+ of 172, which ranks 9th among all MLB hitters during that time. On Sunday Brantley hit his MLB-leading 45th double of the season. Brantley also hit 45 doubles last year, and he is now only the fourth player in franchise history to hit at least that many in back-to-back seasons.
45+ doubles in consecutive seasons for the Indians:
Tris Speaker: 1920 (50), 1921 (52), 1922 (48), and 1923 (59)
George Burns: 1926 (64) and 1927 (51)
Lou Boudreau: 1940 (46) and 1941 (45)
Michael Brantley: 2014 (45) and 2015 (45)
To be the first Indian since before the U.