Indians Ambush Palms in 15-1 Rout

CLEVELAND — The All-Star break was supposed to be a reset button.

Instead, the Miami Palms arrived in Ohio and found themselves trapped in the same nightmare that closed the Pittsburgh series.

The Cleveland Indians pounded out 22 hits, scored in four different innings, and rolled to a 15-1 victory Monday night at Progressive Field, handing the Palms their second consecutive lopsided defeat and dropping Miami back to 51-50 for the season.

The loss means Miami has now surrendered 33 runs in its last two games.

"There's no dressing that up," manager Scott Hatteberg said afterward. "We've got to pitch better. Period."

The lone bright spot came from Frank Sohn, who continued his torrid July by launching a solo homer in the sixth inning. Sohn accounted for three of Miami's five total bases, finishing 2-for-2 with a walk and his ninth homer of the season.

Unfortunately for the Palms, by then the game had long since been decided.

Cleveland Lands the First Punch

Jarod Lantz entered the game looking to build on his strong pre-break outing against Boston.

Instead, Cleveland's lineup attacked immediately.

A two-run homer from José Ramírez highlighted a four-run first inning before the Indians added three more in the second. By the time Lantz exited after just two innings, Miami faced a 7-0 deficit.

The Palms never recovered.

Jeremy Jeffress briefly steadied things with two scoreless innings, but the game unraveled again in the sixth when Cleveland erupted for seven runs against Cody Allen.

By the end of the night, every Cleveland starter had at least two hits except one, and six different Indians drove in runs.

Clevinger Dominates Prospective Club

If there was any hope of a comeback, Mike Clevinger extinguished it.

The former Palm trade target carved through Miami's lineup, allowing just two hits across seven innings while striking out five.

Miami managed only five hits all night and never put more than one runner aboard in an inning against Cleveland pitching.

The lineup that entered the night featuring several of the club's hottest hitters — including Emilio Miranda, Pat Grant, and Edwin Encarnación — simply could not generate any sustained pressure.

The Bigger Concern

One ugly loss can be dismissed.

Two in a row begins to feel like a trend.

Since the start of Sunday's game against Pittsburgh, Miami pitching has allowed:

  • 55 hits
  • 33 runs
  • 11 home runs
  • Opponents batting seemingly at will

The timing is particularly concerning with the trade deadline approaching and a crucial road trip underway.

The Palms remain within striking distance of respectability in the AL East race, but the standings are becoming less important than the question everyone in the clubhouse is asking:

Who is going to get the outs? 


 Cleveland Indians 15, Miami Palms 1

 Monday, July 20, 2020

 

 

 Miami Palms (51-50)                                      Cleveland Indians (1-0)                                 

 Player          AB R  H BI BB SO  P  A  E LOB   Ave      Player          AB R  H BI BB SO  P  A  E LOB   Ave      

 ------          -- -  - -- -- --  -  -  - ---   ---      ------          -- -  - -- -- --  -  -  - ---   ---      

 Gardner cf      4  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  1   .312      Allen cf        6  2  3  2  0  0  3  0  0  1   .500

 Gonzalez 2b     4  0  1  0  0  0  0  2  0  0   .283      Ramirez 3b      5  3  2  2  1  0  1  3  0  2   .400

 Grant 1b        4  0  0  0  0  0  9  1  0  1   .288      Lindor ss       5  1  2  0  0  0  2  0  0  0   .400

 Encarnacion dh  4  0  1  0  0  1  0  0  0  0   .274      Reyes rf        5  2  3  1  0  0  3  0  0  0   .600

 Wieters c       4  0  0  0  0  3  3  0  0  1   .237      Santana 1b      4  3  3  2  0  1  6  1  0  0   .750

 Pfaff 3b        2  0  0  0  1  1  1  0  0  0   .373      Hernandez 2b    5  2  3  5  0  0  1  1  0  1   .600

 Koch ss         3  0  0  0  0  1  1  1  0  1   .252      Santana dh      5  1  2  1  0  1  0  0  0  2   .400

 Miranda lf      3  0  1  0  0  0  6  0  0  0   .356      Luplow lf       5  0  2  1  0  1  3  0  0  0   .400

 Sohn rf         2  1  2  1  1  0  3  0  0  0   .293      Perez c         5  1  2  1  0  0  6  0  0  2   .400

 

                 -- -  - -- -- -- -- -- -- ---                            -- -  - -- -- -- -- -- -- ---            

 Totals          30 1  5  1  2  6  24 6  0  4             Totals          45 15 22 15 1  3  27 5  0  8  

 

 

                           1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9      R  H  E

                           -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -      -  -  -

 Miami Palms               0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0      1  5  0  

 Cleveland Indians         4  3  0  0  0  7  1  0         15 22 0  

 

 

 

 LOB- Miami Palms 4, Cleveland Indians 8; 2B- Allen(1), Ramirez(1), Lindor 2(2), Santana 2(2),

 Perez(1); 3B- Santana(1); HR- Sohn(9), Allen(1), Ramirez(1), Hernandez(1); RBI- Sohn(38),

 Allen 2(2), Ramirez 2(2), Reyes(1), Santana 2(2), Hernandez 5(5), Santana(1), Luplow(1),

 Perez(1); SF- Santana(1); RLSP- Ramirez, Hernandez, Santana, Perez;  

 

  

 TP- Cleveland Indians 1; 

 

 

 Miami Palms                  IP   H  R  ER BB SO    ERA

 Lantz(L 3-6)                 2.0  9  7  7  1  0    4.23  

 Jeffress                     2.0  2  0  0  0  1    2.72  

 Allen                        1.2  8  7  7  0  1    5.23  

 Matusz                       1.1  2  1  1  0  0    6.52  

 Shipley                      1.0  1  0  0  0  1    7.53  

 

 Cleveland Indians            IP   H  R  ER BB SO    ERA

 Clevinger(W 1-0)             7.0  2  1  1  2  5    1.29  

 Karinchak                    2.0  3  0  0  0  1    0.00  

 

 Pitches-strikes- Lantz 49-24, Jeffress 25-17, Allen 36-27, Matusz 24-11, Shipley 7-7,

 Clevinger 91-59, Karinchak 21-13; Batters faced- Lantz 16, Jeffress 8, Allen 13,

 Matusz 6, Shipley 4, Clevinger 25, Karinchak 7; 


  

 

  

 Temp - 80, Sky - Party Cloudy, Wind - WNW 7 

 

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