It was another miserable night for the Cleveland Indians, who can’t seem to pull it together against teams with even the faintest pulse. Tonight, the Pittsburgh Pirates prevailed by a score of 9-4, bludgeoning the Tribe from the first inning onward.
Indians starter Shane Bieber struggled from the outset. Corey Dickerson doubled to open the game, then Starling Marte sent a four-seam fastball into the stands to take a 2-0 lead.
Riding a scoreless streak of 15 consecutive innings, the Indians pulled out all the stops to bring a single run across the plate in the bottom of the first inning.