The Indians’ Monday night game against the Tampa Bay Rays was kind of weird. You had two very good starting pitchers in Carlos Carrasco (4-2, 1.86 ERA going into tonight’s game) and Tampa Bay’s Chris Archer (3-1, 3.04). Both were middle of the road as far as hitting, with Cleveland batting .241 as a team and Tampa Bay .244. Everything pointed to a quick, low-scoring game.
CLEVELAND, OH - MAY 15: Cleveland Indians Starting pitcher Carlos Carrasco (59) delivers a pitch to the plate during the first inning of the Major League Baseball game between the Tampa Bay Rays and Cleveland Indians on May 15, 2017, at Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH.