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Tomlin looking for answer to HR woes
- Updated: August 21, 2016
CLEVELAND — Indians right-hander Josh Tomlin has a few different pitches he’d like back from Saturday, but one in particular haunts him more than the rest.
In Saturday’s 6-5 loss to the Blue Jays, Tomlin surrendered three home runs to one of the league’s most powerful offenses. The pitch that resulted in last of the trio of blasts is the one he’d like back the most, an 0-1 offering that Toronto first baseman Edwin Encarnacion deposited into the left-field bleachers for a solo shot.
“I just left the pitch inner third about belt high,” Tomlin said. “He’s one of the better home run hitters in the league, so you can’t make a mistake like that to a guy like that. I’ve got to do a better job of executing a pitch in that situation. I just didn’t do it.”
What makes the mistake sting worse is the timing of the blast. The Tribe had just plated five runs in the home half of the fourth to erase an early deficit. Lonnie Chisenhall worked through a lengthy at-bat before lifting the 10th pitch from Aaron Sanchez into the right-center-field seats for a three-run homer.
The momentum seemed to have shifted over to the Indians’ dugout, and Tomlin was granted new life after surrendering a pair of jacks early in the …
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