Hits have been hard to come by of late for the Indians, who were blanked by Ervin Santana on Friday and handcuffed by Jose Berrios on Saturday. In nine of the past 11 games, Cleveland has scored three runs or fewer. Five games in that stretch have featured one or zero runs.
There has been plenty of praise directed at opposing pitchers in the wake of losses through the season's first six weeks, but the tone was different in the aftermath of this defeat. Indians manager Terry Francona did pay Berrios a compliment for his work against the Tribe in his season debut, but he was quick to note the offensive missteps that played a role.