Last night’s game was set to be an easy victory and it quickly turned into a nail biter. The Indians snatched victory from the jaws of defeat in extra innings. Today, instead of leaving any chance for a late inning implosion, the offense put up 16 runs en route to their dominating 16-3 victory over the Texas Rangers.
Cookie hasn’t looked consistently like his dominant self in 2018. There have been moments of greatness (he does, after all, have two shutouts this year), but they have been interrupted by moments of unfortunate ugliness. Pair that with the fact that he was hit yet again with a lien drive in the first half of the season, and the year hasn’t been what Carlos Carrasco hoped for.