• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Cleveland Daily

Cleveland Sports News, Rumors & Highlights

  • Home
  • Guardians News
  • Cavs News
  • Browns News
  • Contact
  • About

3 Positives From Indians Weekend Series Versus Mariners

By Steven Kubitza June 13, 2021 @kubitzawrites

(Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)
(Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)

 

Sunday was not the best day for the Cleveland Indians.

Shane Bieber allowed a shocking five earned runs and the final was a 6-2 defeat against the Seattle Mariners.

But the weekend itself was filled with plenty of positives.

Here are three that stood out from the series win.

 

3. Aaron Civale’s Lights Out Start

You wouldn't know unless you watched, but Aaron Civale had the best night pitching in Major League Baseball.

What a treat.#OurCLE pic.twitter.com/6hm8DgCthj

— Cleveland Indians (@Indians) June 12, 2021

We have already discussed Aaron Civale‘s amazing start at length over the past few days.

But it is hard not to given just how great he was Friday night.

After allowing three early baserunners, Civale mowed down the next 22 batters in a total of eight innings of work.

He had 11 strikeouts and is now ahead of Bieber in terms of ERA on the year.

Perhaps the craziest thing about Civale is the success he is having without much MLB experience.

It is so easy to look at pitchers like Civale, Bieber, and Zach Plesac and expect greatness.

But all three are very young and Civale’s 13 starts so far this year represent a new career-high.

He has never had a full season of work at the MLB level, which makes his success that much more special.

 

2. Saturday’s Exciting Walk-Off

This one is a no-brainer.

Saturday’s box score shows a 5-4 extra-innings victory for the Indians.

But it was so much more complex than that.

The game began with Triston McKenzie walking four batters and being pulled before getting out of the first inning.

But the bullpen did its job in what basically became a bullpen game.

That allowed the offense to stage a much-needed comeback.

Bobby Bradley and Rene Rivera had clutch hits in the bottom of the ninth as the bottom of the order came through in a big way.

Then, for those who may have missed it, a simple throwing error gave the Indians the win in the bottom of the 10th.

E-Won.#OurCLE | #WWindians pic.twitter.com/bfkxKQecdW

— Cleveland Indians (@Indians) June 13, 2021

It was a bizarre game that may have proved the theory that this Indians offense must need extra motivation to bring home a win.

 

1. Fans Back In The Stands

Friday night was not only a great win, but it also saw Progressive Field open up again with no capacity limits.

This was a long-awaited move and the Indians responded with two great games in a row.

It was honestly just nice to hear the roar of the crowd again after so long.

Hearing fake crowd noise in 2020 is something fans, and likely players, never want to deal with every again.

The stadium is now open for good and the Indians are real contenders in the American League.

Even going downtown and getting a hot dog at the game is worth the price of admission after the year-plus the world has had.

Recent News

Luke Maile #12 and Emmanuel Clase #48 of the Cleveland Guardians celebrate a 6-5 victory in 11 innings against the Minnesota Twins at Target Field on June 21, 2022 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Fans React To Guardians Being In First-Place Tie In Division
A general view as the game between the Cleveland Guardians and the Cincinnati Reds is delayed due to rain at Progressive Field on May 18, 2022 in Cleveland, Ohio.
2 Players The Guardians Should Consider Trading At The Deadline
Luke Maile #12 and Emmanuel Clase #48 of the Cleveland Guardians celebrate a 5-3 win against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on June 19, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.
Fans React To Guardians Latest Win Over Dodgers

Filed Under: Cleveland Guardians Rumors And News (Updated Daily), Cleveland Indians News And Rumors (Updated Daily) Tagged With: cleveland indians

About Steven Kubitza

Steven has been an Indians fan since the day he was born. Lucky enough to not remember the World Series losses in the 90s, he will never forget the magic and the heartbreak of Game 7 in 2016. He wore the No. 13 playing baseball growing up because of Omar and still rocks a Cody Allen jersey for good luck.

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

Search Cleveland Daily

Footer

Privacy Policy

Terms And Conditions

Contact Us

Copyright © 2022 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED - ClevelandDaily.com is not affiliated with the Cleveland Indians or Major League Baseball.