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Lamb on tough loss: ‘I couldn’t slow it down’
- Updated: May 17, 2016
CLEVELAND — The Indians entered Monday ranked 30th out of 30 clubs with a .218 team average batting right-handed. Eight of the nine Cleveland hitters in the starting lineup vs. Reds left-hander John Lamb were either righties or switch-hitters.
Instead of having his way, Lamb was instead roughed up by the righty-heavy opposition during a 15-6 loss. Irking him quite a bit was that he blew the 4-0 lead his own lineup provided him.
“To me, four runs is enough — as a starting pitcher — for me to keep my team in the ballgame and go out there and help win a ballgame,” Lamb said. “That’s what I’ll go home tonight and sleep on — just the fact I should have done a better job of keeping us in the game.”
Lamb gave up a career-high seven earned runs and 10 hits as Cleveland zoomed ahead with four runs in the third inning and three more in the fourth. There were no crushing homers, but rather nine hits over those two innings — including seven singles.
“It seemed to be a little snowball effect there. I couldn’t slow it down and keep us ahead,” Lamb said.
In the first inning, Lamb gave up one …
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