CLEVELAND (AP) — Trevor Bauer reached a milestone Monday night.Cleveland’s right-hander struck out 11 in six innings — giving him 206 for
the season — and the Indians routed the Minnesota Twins 10-0.Bauer (11-6) is one
strikeout behind Boston’s Chris Sale for the AL lead. After striking out 196
last season — then a career high — reaching the 200-mark was a goal going into
2018.“That’s something I wanted to accomplish
http://www.brewersfanproshop.com/authentic-robin-yount-jersey ,” he said. “Next up is 300. Maybe not this year, but hopefully next year.”Bauer,
who held Minnesota to three hits, was given a standing ovation when he recorded
he reached the 200-mark against Bobby Wilson in the third. He has 10
double-figure strikeout games, tying him with Sale for the league lead.The
Indians hit four home runs, led by Edwin Encarnacion, who had four RBIs,
including a three-run homer in the seventh. Yonder Alonso, Brandon Guyer and
Jason Kipnis also homered for Cleveland
Matt Garza Jersey , which leads Minnesota by 10 games in the AL Central.Bauer struck out every batter in the starting lineup and ended his night with a
flourish in the sixth. Jorge Polanco doubled with one out and was at third when
Miguel Sano drew a two-out walk but Bauer struck out Max Kepler on his 112th
pitch.“That’s probably my last hitter, given that I had ran my pitch count up,”
Bauer said. “I definitely wanted to finish my own inning. If I can’t finish the
game I like to finish my inning. I threw a good pitch. I was excited about both
of those things.”Manager Terry Francona knew Bauer, who leads the AL with 159
2/3 innings pitched, had a lot left but went to the bullpen. Adam Cimber, Oliver
Perez and Dan Otero each pitched an inning to close Cleveland’s AL-leading 12th
shutout.“He could have kept pitching and he wanted to,” Francona said. “That’s
enough. On a night like tonight that was plenty.”Bauer hasn’t lost since June 29
and is 4-0 in his last seven starts.Alonso’s home run started Cleveland’s
four-run fourth while Guyer added a two-run shot, both coming off Kyle Gibson
(5-9). Matt Belisle gave up Kipnis’ leadoff homer in the sixth and Encarnacion’s
blast.Gibson allowed six runs — four earned — in five innings. Belisle gave up
four runs in two innings. Catcher Mitch Garver worked the eighth, allowing only
Francisco Lindor’s one-out single.The Indians scored two unearned runs in the
first because Polanco didn’t catch a pickoff throw for an error. Jose Ramirez’s
sacrifice fly that was caught in foul territory by second baseman Logan Forsythe
to put Cleveland ahead.“We’ve had a lot of better days
http://www.brewersfanproshop.com/authentic-stephen-vogt-jersey ,” Twins manager Paul Molitor said. “It was not pleasant to endure that beatdown.
That first inning was disastrous.”Garver’s first appearance on the mound in a
major league game provided some levity for the Twins. He retired Guyer and Erik
Gonzalez on groundouts and Rajai Davis on a fly ball to deep center.“I wanted to
strike out Lindor, so I turned the gas up,” Garver said, laughing. “He lined one
right back at me and I had to get out of the way pretty fast.”GOOD STARTKipnis
took a hit away from Joe Mauer to begin the game. Kipnis went several steps to
his left, dove on the outfield grass and made the throw to first. Mauer came
into the game batting .302 (13 for 43) against Bauer, but was hitless with a
strikeout in three at-bats.ROSTER MOVEMinnesota placed outfielder Robbie
Grossman (strained right hamstring) on the 10-day disabled list and recalled
outfielder Johnny Field from Triple-A Rochester. Grossman was injured running
out a double Sunday. The Twins claimed Field last week after he was designated
for assignment by the Indians.DAY OFFOF Melky Cabrera, who is 3 for 31 lifetime
against Gibson, wasn’t in the lineup. Cabrera had a big day in the field Sunday
against the Los Angeles Angels, making two diving catches and crashing into the
wall to grab Shohei Ohtani’s drive.Cabrera’s day off gave Guyer a rare start
against a right-hander and he responded with a home run off Gibson.TRAINER’S
ROOMTwins: RHP Michael Pineda pitched two scoreless innings in his first outing
for the Gulf Coast Twins on Monday. He had Tommy John surgery in July of last
year.Indians: C Yan Gomes (right hamstring tendinitis) might return Tuesday.
He’s missed the last four games.UP NEXTTwins LHP Adalberto Mejia (1-0
Christian Yelich Jersey , 2.60 ERA) takes on Indians RHP Carlos Carrasco (13-5, 3.66 ERA) in the second game of the series. Carrasco is 5-0 with a 1.99
ERA over his last six outings, pitching 7 1/3 scoreless innings against
Minnesota on Aug. 1. NEW YORK (AP) — Top Mets prospect Peter Alonso was finally
in uniform at Citi Field on Wednesday, just not as part of New York’s active
roster.Alonso was honored on the field as the Mets’ minor league player of the
year about two weeks after New York frustrated its fans by declining to promote
him to the major leagues.Alonso’s agents Adam Karon and Tripper Johnson said at
the time it was “disheartening” that Alonso wasn’t among the club’s September
call-ups, and Alonso said Wednesday he was “disappointed.” Alonso and the rest
of the Mets minor league honorees spoke to reporters during a 5-hour, 35-minute
rain delay of a game against Miami that began at 9:45 p.m.The Mets said they
were concerned about finding Alonso playing time at first base. The team also
would have had to add him to the 40-man roster and start his service-time
clock.“I have to just trust the process,” Alonso said. “I’m just going to use
that as motivation to get better for next year.”The former University of Florida
slugger hit 36 homers and led the minors with 119 RBIs across Double-A and
Triple-A. He discussed the Mets’ decision this week with team executive Omar
Minaya — part of a three-man group leading New York after general manager Sandy
Alderson stepped away earlier this season.“He said it was just, it’s nothing,
pretty much it was just a business decision
http://www.brewersfanproshop.com/authentic-corey-knebel-jersey , an organizational decision,” Alonso said. “I respect that. I’m just going to
keep continuing to get better.”The 23-year-old Alonso will begin play in the
Arizona Fall League in early October. He’ll face some of baseball’s top
prospects there, then go into spring training hoping to crack the major league
roster.Among Alonso’s objectives in the meantime will be improving his defense
at first base. He thinks he’s made drastic improvements there, and the Mets have
heaped praise on his efforts to sharpen his glove work.He spoke Wednesday about
the big league dreams he developed playing ball in the backyard with his dad. He
got a taste of that this week, taking batting practice and grounders at Citi
Field.For now, though, he’ll have to settle for just a sneak peek at life in
Flushing.“You get to a point where, I’m lucky to be playing,” he said. “I know
it’s going to happen. It’s just
Yovani Gallardo Jersey , I need to continue to get better and just keep proving what I can do.“There’s always a, ‘What if?’,” he added. “I think the
organization is, I have to go along with what they’re saying.”
