All week long we’ve heard about the Cleveland Indians being tired. The energy in the clubhouse was down, as team leader Francisco Lindor put it.
Well, finally, they woke the hell up and pounded the Royals, 9-3.
Early on it was the fiery arm of Mike Clevinger that looked the most vibrant. Where he usually sits in the 93-94 range, Clev was pumping 96 with ease to Kansas City hitters. Assuming the radar gun wasn’t off tonight, that’s a huge development.
Sports Time Ohio reporter Andre Knott spoke during the game about how Clevinger worked with pitching coach Carl Willis on his release and extension on his fastball to up his velocity as they looked for anything to put him over the edge from pretty good pitcher to great pitcher.