The trade deadline is fast approaching, and the Tribe desperately needs to add another bat.
Never was that fact more evident than on Friday night, when the White Sox blanked the Indians to begin a crucial 3-game series.
Using an array of quality pitches, including a devastating curveball, Gavin Floyd tossed 7 2/3 innings of shutout baseball. Floyd whiffed 5, scattered 4 hits, and did not walk a batter.
Floyd was very good, but the Indians offered the Chicago hurler plenty of help. The Tribe hitters consistently swung at balls outside the strike zone, and they wasted the few good scoring opportunities that they had.
Although Carlos Carrasco made only 1 mistake, it made him the losing pitcher.
In the top half of the 5th, after allowing a pair of singles, Carrasco grooved a fastball to Carlos Quentin. And Quentin deposited it into the left field bleachers.
Carrasco gave the Indians 6 1/3 solid frames, but his offense never bailed him out for that 1 erratic delivery to Quentin.
Jason Kipnis, arguably the Tribe's top prospect, made his major league debut. Despite being held hitless, the young 2nd baseman played great defense as he showed flashes of future brilliance.
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| Kipnis has the potential to be a superstar |
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