You got me unless Verlander asked for McCann. Why not start Avila against the Right hander? Well they are 7-3 in 1st place.

Damn it all jv.

Had a bad feeling about this one today heading in. Kluber seems to always do well against us, and JV has had awful games vs the Tribe in his career.

Still early though

Kluber

Kluber strikeout the side on 11 pitches!

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Kluber strikeout the side on 11 pitches!

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Better than 9 pitches..

And Verlander hoist up the white and surrenders 3 runs on a homer!

Apparently we're trying to set the record for giving up 3 run bombs

Come on righty get a hit off of Kluber!!!

http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/split.fcgi?id=verlaju01&year=Career&t=p

Verlander is 19 and 21 with a 4.48 era vs. cleveland in 48 total starts.

Verlander is 9 and 14 with a 5.37 era vs. cleveland at their ballpark in 26 starts.

With Avila catching his era is 3.10
With McCann catching his era is 2.82

Pitch the fucking ball!

Good grief Justin

Verlander gave up eight earned runs on nine hits in 4 2/3 during a start in Cleveland on June 26 of last year. It was the third time he had given up at least seven earned runs in 2016, and his ERA ballooned to 4.30.

Then July arrived.

Verlander finished the season 9-3 with a 1.98 ERA, striking out 147 in 123 innings of work. He pitched two more times against the Indians, allowing no runs on five hits in 14 2/3 innings while striking out 19.

* Indians first baseman Carlos Santana only has 13 hits in 66 at-bats against Verlander but seven of those are home runs. Only four are singles. Santana is tied with Jim Thome for most homers hit off Verlander.

New Indian Edwin Encarnacion is only 3-for-23 against Verlander, but two of those hits are homers.

Shortstop Francisco Lindor is 7-for-17 (.412).

* The Indians won all four games Kluber pitched against the Tigers in 2016, including a complete game shutout on May 4 in Cleveland.

In 71 career appearances at Progressive Field, Kluber is 31-22 with a 2.99 ERA.

* Miguel Cabrera and Victor Martinez have both hit well against Kluber.

Cabrera is 21-for-47 (.447) with five home runs and two doubles. Martinez has gone 12-for-36 (.333) with three homers. Cabrera has more home runs against Kluber than any other active player. Martinez is tied for second.

Ian Kinsler has not fared as well, going 6-for-33 (.182) with nine strikeouts.

O my this isn't good long man up?

Don't know what it is about Cleveland but they really just hit JV well. Maybe they're sign stealing lol.

When your ace can not do ace work then what's there to do?

Looks like Brad was right about needing a long reliever in this series. Nice choke job JV!

Victor does his best Cecil Fielder impression. Singles off the wall in right center.

Silver lining??

Maybe Anibal will get in today and finally prove he should be released!