Mike Clevinger Tosses a Strong Five-Plus Innings in His 2018 Debut
7 years agoCleveland Indians starting pitcher Mike Clevinger tossed a solid 5 1/3 innings on Monday, allowing no runs on four hits and two walks while striking out five. Clevinger made some of the best Angels hitters look silly, including a three-pitch (all fastballs) strikeout of Mike Trout. Clevinger was lifted in the sixth inning after tossing 97 pitches on the night -- 65 for strikes. He wasn't a lock for the rotation coming into spring training, but he should be able to show that he's worth keeping as a starter before the Cleveland rotation needs to be mixed up for returning injured players. Clevinger has some deep mixed league value already and should improve as the season goes on.
Source: MLB.com
Source: MLB.com