For the second consecutive day the Los Angeles Dodgers were without their projected starting pitcher. This time, it was Ross Stripling who was scratched with the same illness that caused Hyun-Jin Ryu to miss Wednesday’s scheduled outing.
As a result, Manny Bañuelos got the nod in favor of Stripling. The right-hander immediately impressed with two strikeouts in his first inning of work.
Bañuelos would run into some trouble during the second inning, however. He struggled with command and yielded a walk and hit by pitch. Rob Refsnyder then cashed in with an RBI single to give the Indians an early 1-0 lead.