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Game Thread: Mike Clevinger, please deliver us from darkness

I’d rather not ponder a Yankee sweep.

MLB: Cleveland Indians at Baltimore Orioles Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports

It’s early, but value ratings tend to agree with each other at this point on who the best pitchers in the game are. Gerritt Cole is a god, Verlander is Verlander once again, and Mike Clevinger is among the 30 best starters in baseball at the moment. To my mind, he hasn’t even “turned it on” yet; Clevinger is capable of striking out ten per nine innings, and he is hovering just below seven.

Sorry, once again, for a delayed game thread. I usually try to get it up on time, and the national anthem is playing right now. Please direct your complaints to Spectrum customer service.

Today's Lineups

CLEVELAND INDIANS NEW YORK YANKEES
Francisco Lindor - SS Brett Gardner - LF
Jason Kipnis - 2B Aaron Judge - RF
Jose Ramirez - 3B Didi Gregorius - SS
Michael Brantley - LF Gary Sanchez - C
Edwin Encarnacion - DH Aaron Hicks - CF
Yonder Alonso - 1B Neil Walker - 1B
Yan Gomes - C Miguel Andujar - 3B
Tyler Naquin - RF Tyler Austin - DH
Greg Allen - CF Gleyber Torres - 2B
Mike Clevinger - RHP Domingo German - RHP