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Two weeks until the trade deadline and the Indians start a stretch of 10 critical games against some of the stronger teams in the A.L., starting with Oakland, who they have yet to play. The A's topped out at 44-27 but have since gone 8-13 to give them a current record of 52-40. Their records against their most recent opponents are: Houston 1-2, Boston 1-2, Yankees 1-2, Giants 1-2, Rangers 5-5. The Rangers are 35-55 so it's safe to say the A's have not been playing great baseball lately. They are averaging 3.7 runs per game in July.
For the season they are average offensively. Matt Olson is their biggest bat with a line of .282/.938 with 23 HR's and 59 RBI's, but 16 of those home runs have been solo jobs. He hits better on the road and against lefties, but he's at home and won't see a lefty this weekend.
Mark Canha is their second best hitter in terms of OPS but he is out with an injury. Nobody else has an OPS over .769. They average 4.2 runs per game at home. Their ballpark ranks right in the middle in terms of runs this season.
The A's pitching staff ranks 5th in the A.L. in ERA, so that's the strength of their team. Their team ERA has improved every month and is 3.29 in July.
Tonight Eli Morgan goes against Chris Bassitt, 10-2, 3.28. At least ESPN and MLB.com has Bassitt as the starter but Hoynes says no. Bassitt threw 24 pitches in the All-Star game Tuesday so maybe they're pushing him back. Opposing batters are hitting .217 off Bassitt and he's allowed two runs or less in 14 of his 19 starts. The 32-year-old has a career record of 29-23 and 10 of those wins have come this season. Maybe he found the sticky stuff. He went seven innings five days ago and then pitched in the All-Star game two days later so he may not be going tonight.
Eli is coming off a 5-inning, 3-run outing against Houston. He has improved in each of his five starts so against a less potent offense than the Astros I'm hoping he can pitch six solid innings tonight. The only runs he allowed in his last start came on two home runs on breaking balls in the middle of the zone and elevated.
Saturday it's Quantrill against LHP Sean Manaea, 6-6, 3.19. Manaea dominates lefties (.182 average) but can be hit by righties (.269/.700). He has allowed seven earned runs in 11.2 innings over his last two starts against Houston and Texas. Quantrill has allowed three ER's in each of his last two starts, pitching 5.1 and 6.0 innings. I'll take that from him every time.
Sunday Plesac goes against RHP Frankie Montes, 8-7. 4.41. Montes is pitching very well, allowing five ER's in his last three starts.
Runs could be tough to come by on both sides this weekend, but that's assuming Eli and Quantrill can pick up where they left off and Plesac can go a little longer. The Tribe bullpen is rested so that will help if they can get a late lead.
For the season they are average offensively. Matt Olson is their biggest bat with a line of .282/.938 with 23 HR's and 59 RBI's, but 16 of those home runs have been solo jobs. He hits better on the road and against lefties, but he's at home and won't see a lefty this weekend.
Mark Canha is their second best hitter in terms of OPS but he is out with an injury. Nobody else has an OPS over .769. They average 4.2 runs per game at home. Their ballpark ranks right in the middle in terms of runs this season.
The A's pitching staff ranks 5th in the A.L. in ERA, so that's the strength of their team. Their team ERA has improved every month and is 3.29 in July.
Tonight Eli Morgan goes against Chris Bassitt, 10-2, 3.28. At least ESPN and MLB.com has Bassitt as the starter but Hoynes says no. Bassitt threw 24 pitches in the All-Star game Tuesday so maybe they're pushing him back. Opposing batters are hitting .217 off Bassitt and he's allowed two runs or less in 14 of his 19 starts. The 32-year-old has a career record of 29-23 and 10 of those wins have come this season. Maybe he found the sticky stuff. He went seven innings five days ago and then pitched in the All-Star game two days later so he may not be going tonight.
Eli is coming off a 5-inning, 3-run outing against Houston. He has improved in each of his five starts so against a less potent offense than the Astros I'm hoping he can pitch six solid innings tonight. The only runs he allowed in his last start came on two home runs on breaking balls in the middle of the zone and elevated.
Saturday it's Quantrill against LHP Sean Manaea, 6-6, 3.19. Manaea dominates lefties (.182 average) but can be hit by righties (.269/.700). He has allowed seven earned runs in 11.2 innings over his last two starts against Houston and Texas. Quantrill has allowed three ER's in each of his last two starts, pitching 5.1 and 6.0 innings. I'll take that from him every time.
Sunday Plesac goes against RHP Frankie Montes, 8-7. 4.41. Montes is pitching very well, allowing five ER's in his last three starts.
Runs could be tough to come by on both sides this weekend, but that's assuming Eli and Quantrill can pick up where they left off and Plesac can go a little longer. The Tribe bullpen is rested so that will help if they can get a late lead.
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