Jason Kipnis stays red hot, homers again

Here’s to a great week!

Indians 6, Brewers 2

Box Score | Cleveland.com recap

Cleveland’s ace, Corey Kluber, struck out five in his second start of spring training. Jason Kipnis went deep again, his fifth this spring. Sounds good to me.

Tribe News

Kipnis continues torrid start | Indians.com

The second baseman is 8-14 this spring with five homers. From Jack Magruder:

Health helps. Kipnis spent time on the disabled list with shoulder and hamstring issues last season, holding him to a career-low 90 games.

”He is a good hitter,” manager Terry Francona said. “When somebody gets hurt, the [fans] forget. But we need him to be healthy, because he’s that kind of player that can change your team.”

What do the Indians have cooking so far this spring training | Cleveland.com

An update on what’s going right for the Tribe so far in Arizona.

Around the League

• Miguel Cabrera is invigorated by the Tigers’ youth movement
• Giancarlo had an adventurous start in left field
• J.D. Martinez doesn’t like his reputation as a bad defender