Frankly, whenever Shane Bieber returns from his shoulder injury it’s going to be difficult to find a place for him with a beast like J.C. Mejía on the mound every fifth day. Being that they are undefeated since his injury, it raises the question: Is Cleveland a better team without him?
Maybe not, but tonight they proved that they didn’t need no Shane Bieber on his off day to beat the worst team in the American League. That’s progress.
Mejía desperately needed a bounceback from his last outing — almost as much as Cleveland needed it. He made it out of the first inning this time around, then the second, then the third, and also the fourth.