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Well, that’s over. After splitting a two-game set with the Chicago Cubs, the Cleveland Indianscontinue their home stand with a four-game set against the Seattle Mariners, the team they began the season with.
Looking ahead
After finishing up with the Mariners, the Indians will welcome the Texas Rangers for a three-game set to end April and begin May. Then, on what should be an off-day, the Tribe will make up two games against the Toronto Blue Jays in a double-header. For the Mariners, after finishing up at Progressive Field, they will head back west to welcome the Oakland Athletics and the Los Angeles Angels to Safeco Field, each for three games.
Pitching matchups
The last time the Indians saw James Paxton (on March 31), they tattooed him for six runs thanks to a pair of home runs and four walks. Paxton didn’t make it out of the fifth inning in that game. Since then, he hasn’t really fared much better. This season as a whole, Paxton has thrown 25.2 innings and has allowed 16 earned runs while walking 12 and striking out 34 (which translates to an ERA+ of 73). His most recent start came on April 21 against the Texas Rangers; in that game, Paxton went just 4.0 innings and allowed five earned runs on six hits while walking three and striking out six. With Paxton and Felix Hernandez both off to bad starts this season, the Mariners are in trouble.
Mike Clevinger and Trevor Bauer continue to battle for the number three role on the Cleveland pitching staff, and, so far, Clevinger is winning that battle this season. In the 25.2 innings he’s pitched (oddly, the same amount as James Paxton), he’s allowed just five earned runs while walking eight and striking out 17 (which translates to an ERA+ of 252). His most recent start, on April 21 against the Orioles, was the best yet in his career. In that game, Clevinger pitched his first complete game shutout, allowing just two hits and walking three while striking out two.
Erasmo Ramirez had started the season in Triple-A on a rehab assignment after being on the DL with a right shoulder-latissimus dorsi strain. He was called back up on April 22 and has only made one start so far this season. He was moved midway through last season from Tampa Bay to Seattle and pitched much better once he got in a Mariners uniform. Overall, in 2017, Ramirez had a somewhat down year. In the 131.1 innings he pitched, he allowed 64 earned runs while walking 31 and striking out 109 (which translates to an ERA+ of 96). His first start this season came on April 22, and it was not a good one; against the Rangers, Ramirez went 4.2 innings and allowed five earned runs on five hits while walking one and striking out one.
Yeah, I’ll say it: Corey Kluber is on the decline. He had his worst start of the year last time out and his ERA jumped 0.44 points. 0.44! If he continues doing that, his ERA will be around 57 by the time the season is over. Sure, it’s 1.96 now, but what kind of “ace” gives up three whole runs in a game? Never mind the fact that Kluber is off to his absolute best start to a season ever by all measurable stats; the last time he pitched against the Mariners, he couldn’t even prevent them from scoring runs. Also, he didn’t get any hits himself. Can’t rely on everyone to do everything for you, can you, Corey? In previous years, Kluber has pitched over 200 innings; this season, he’s only pitched in 36.2 (that’s not even close to 200) and has allowed a whopping eight runs while walking six (if they had all come back to back, that’s two runs right there! For free!) and striking out just 37 (which translates to an ERA+ of 224; Mike Clevinger is laughing at you, Corey). Oh, and that worst start I talked about above? On April 22 against the Orioles, Kluber got absolutely shellacked for seven innings and gave up three runs (that’s 37.5 percent of all the runs he’s given up all year) on six hits while walking no one (rude) and striking out four. Sure, by baseball standards, Corey Kluber pitched a “quality start”, but what’s so “quality” about giving up two home runs to Manny Machado, a dude so bad he probably won’t even be with the Orioles by the end of July?
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