Indians cognizant of Lindor’s fatigue

CLEVELAND — Indians shortstop Francisco Lindor has the benefit of youth, and the added adrenaline that comes with playing in a postseason race. That does not mean that Lindor, with his ever-present smile and seemingly boundless energy, does not get tired once in a while.

Indians manager Terry Francona said earlier this week that Lindor looked a little fatigued while learning to deal with the the rigors of his first full Major League season. Prior to Saturday’s game against the White Sox, the shortstop admitted that was the case, but said he has felt better over the past few days.

“Today, I feel good,” Lindor said. “A week ago, tired. But, today I feel good. I go through patches during the season, stretches during the season, where I’m dead. And then out of nowhere I’ll feel great for the next three weeks. And then I’ll go back to feeling tired. I think everybody goes through that.”

Francona has looked for moments to provide a breather for Lindor, who has been one of the busiest shortstops in baseball since rising to the Majors last summer. In the eighth inning of Friday’s 10-4 win over Chicago, for example, the manager pulled Lindor and sent Erik Gonzalez to shortstop to close out the game.

Heading into Saturday’s game, Lindor had logged 1,317 2/3 innings at shortstop, ranking …

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