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N&N: Terry Francona misses game, suffering from gastrointestinal issues

Morning news and notes for Monday, August 3, 2020

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Here’s to a week with more good than bad!

Twins 3, Indians 1

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The offense continued its struggles. With the loss, the Indians are now 5-5 on the season.

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Civale’s second 9-K day spoiled by quiet O | indians.com

From Mandy Bell:

Civale allowed three runs in his first three frames but went on to retire the final 10 batters he faced. He had a 46.2 percent whiff rate on swings against his curveball on Tuesday and 43 percent on Sunday. He also had a 50 percent whiff rate against the changeup in his first outing and a 43 percent whiff rate in his most recent. Last year, he had whiff rates of 34.1 percent and 39.1 percent against those pitches, respectively.

“Just got a little more comfortable with the game,” Civale said. “As games go on, stuff kind of settles in a little bit. That’s just kind of how things go. Going out there and trying to compete the best I can. Today, the more the game went on, the better stuff felt and the better feeling I had for some of the hitters.”

Terry Francona heading back to Cleveland to meet with doctors as Indians travel to Cincinnati | cleveland.com

The manager is battling gastrointestinal issues. They are not COVID-19 related. Get better soon!

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