I gotta tell y’all, Cleveland looks really bad. I know they’re missing Jason Kipnis and Francisco Lindor but this lineup otherwise reminds me of some Royals lineups from the bad old days of...last year. They’ll probably still win the division but I’ll be very surprised to see them go deep into the playoffs.
Jefry Rodriguez was very nearly as good as was expected. He pitched 5.2 innings and allowed only a pair of runs on five hits. He only struck out three but he didn’t allow any walks. Cody Anderson pitched in his first big league game since 2016, which is pretty cool, he allowed a single run in his two innings.