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Black and blue: Kluber, Tribe lament misses
- Updated: May 14, 2016
CLEVELAND — The latest loss for the Indians left a mark. Standing at his locker in Cleveland’s clubhouse on Saturday evening, Tribe catcher Yan Gomes allowed himself to at least smile about that, as he pointed to the small bruise on the left side of his neck.
“Right here,” Gomes said with a roll of his eyes, following the Indians’ 6-3 loss to the Twins. “That didn’t feel very good.”
No, this one did not have a good feel to it for the Tribe.
On one hand, Indians ace Corey Kluber took a step in the right direction, when comparing his outing against Minnesota to the previous time he took the hill. This time around, the right-hander allowed four runs and lasted into the seventh inning while fighting some tough Cleveland weather. One start prior, Kluber could not escape the third inning in a forgettable road performance on Monday against Houston.
The darkening mark on the side of Gomes’ neck was the result of an errant Kluber fastball, which struck two for the price of one in the sixth inning. Following a brief stoppage in play — called due to rain interfering with the vision of those around the plate — Kluber’s first pitch tailed inside, striking Brian Dozier’s left thigh before it then flew up and hit Gomes between …
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