Michael Brantley is leading the Cleveland offense early this season

Happy Tuesday, everyone!

Indians 2, Orioles 1

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All action came in the second inning when Yonder Alonso smashed his fifth home run of the season to give the Tribe a 2-0 lead. Chance Sisco would single in Adam Jones in the bottom half of the inning, but both offenses went quiet afterwards as both starters would make it into the eighth inning. Andrew Miller and Cody Allen relieved a dominant Carlos Carrasco to give the Tribe a series victory over the Orioles.

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It definitely helps a struggling offense that Michael Brantley is a) the best hitter on the team currently and b) not shattered into a thousand pieces.

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And he would be the ace, too, if it wasn’t for that meddling Corey Kluber.

Around the league

• Danny Farquhar is recovering well after undergoing surgery to assess a brain aneurysm.
• You haven’t even seen Mike Trout’s final form.
• Jenny Cavnar is in rare company after calling last night’s Rockies-Padres game as the TV play-by-play announcer.
• Jose Bautista has reported to spring training AAA in “the best shape of his life”(?)
• You may have missed it last night, but Kevin Gausman threw an immaculate inning against the Tribe.
• Pete Rose’s estranged wife Carol claims that he is in debt due to high-stakes gambling.