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Happy Friday, everyone!
Indians 5, Royals 4
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It may have took just under five hours to complete, but the Tribe pulled out their first extra innings road win of the season to stay 2.0 games behind the Minnesota Twins.
Tribe news
Naquin’s hamstring keeps him from action again | MLB
Naquin was finally healthy and finally hot the plate, so hopefully this hamstring issues is just a minor thing that needs a day off. Francona is hoping he can be back in the lineup tonight, which is extra important after a 14-inning marathon last night.
The tl;dr version is Naquin see above, Otero still needs time, Zimmer had another setback, Salazar is going to pitch again on Saturday, and Kluber is going to toss another bullpen session.
Don’t look now, but Greg Allen is the Cleveland Indians’ hottest hitter | Cleveland.com
Third trip to the bigs may be the charm for Mr. Allen.
Around the league
- The Mets may be looking to move Noah Syndergaard.
- Troy Tulowitzki has retired.
- The Red Sox aren’t protesting Wednesday’s game anymore.