Cleveland – This must be like a nightmare for Matt Manning. Finally getting to pitch in the big leagues and not having the one weapon that got him this far. Think Nuke Laloosh’s dream sequence in Bull Durham.
Manning seemed weaponless against the Indians Friday night. The velocity on his fastball, which two years ago was ringing upper-90s consistently, was sitting at 93. His slider was flat. His change-up and curveball were non-factors. No chance.
The Indians tagged him for six runs and 10 hits in four innings and cruised to a 6-1 win over the Tigers at Progressive Field.