Michael Brantley has a 13-game hitting streak going

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Clevinger looked to have another dominant outing but struggled in the middle innings. A 5-run sixth inning ultimately doomed the Tribe to an 8-2 loss in the series opener against the Astros.

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Brantley extends hit stream to 13 with 2-run 1B | MLB

The lone offense for Cleveland came in the third inning when Michael Brantley hit a sharp hit up the middle to score two runs and give the Tribe an early lead. Brantley currently holds the longest hit streak in MLB at 13 games.

Bauer praises Cole, looks forward to matchup | MLB

Did you know that Gerrit Cole and Trevor Bauer did not get along at UCLA? Well you’ll keep hearing about it up through Sunday’s game if you haven’t, so don’t worry.

AL Central prospects who are this close to callup | MLB

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