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Tribe on top, 1-0, bottom of third, courtesy of LindorHR.

Top of fifrh, tied at 1 after Cookie gives up a HR to left.

Wow, what a frustrating game. We just can't get a guy in.

Edwin has hit into 2 DPS with bases loaded. Yikes!

WTF was Francona thinking???? What a bonehead manager move that was. Almonte and Santana on base with no outs and he has Lindor sacrificing taking the bat out of Lindor's hand AND Brantley's hand as Brantley was intentionally walked. Encarnacion who struck out twice in the game as well as bouncing into an inning ending bases load in the sixth bounced into another bases loaded double play. We deserve to lose this one big time. Twice runners on third with less than one and we don't score. Can't even get a fly ball when it counts.

Party at Brantlys!

We got a gift and Brantley gets Francona off the hook.

I was hoping for a Brantley homer so Encarnacion would not bat that inning. Shades of Mark Reynolds. I was OK with the 3-2, two out double with Lindor running. Worked for me. I think Encarnacion should pull his head out of his butt and start going with the pitches. He had four hittable pitches in each of those four at bats to go to right field.

Santana continues to hit into the shift when he had at least 90 feet of open space down the third base line to bunt or hit the opposite side. Easy base hits with Lindor and Brantley behind him.

Welcome back Michael Brantley!

Encouraging to watch Carrasco pitching so well. Now it's Salazar's turn to keep it going.

Thank goodness we won. I worry about Almonte in RF or LF, seems he plays center better when he can see a big open field, he looked awful on a fly near the wall today.

I made it to the game! Kept checking the Tribe online site, and a seat popped up at about 2:45.
Had to scramble, but made it to the game just AFTER Frankie's dinger
Then the wind shifted, and the temps dropped by about 20 degrees!I had a jacket and a sweatshirt, but was still cold. Took refuge in the team shop a couple times, but saw the game-winning double by Brantley!

Wouldn't surprise me if Naquin is the odd man out when Kipnis is activated.

JOE:
...he has Lindor sacrificing taking the bat out of Lindor's hand

Are you sure that was the manager's call?

gaylord perry wrote:Edwin has hit into 2 DPS with bases loaded. Yikes!

I hope that's b/c he is trying too hard, b/c of his huge contract. That's not the guy we expected when we signed him!