Upcoming 10 game road trip, May 1-10 in 1st place

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Encarnacion 5th HR of the year CLE 1-0 bottom 5.

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@mjp28 said:
Encarnacion 5th HR of the year CLE 1-0 bottom 5.

D'oh Danny grooved one over the plate KC 2-1 end 5. Danny gone.

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CLE 3-1 final. Indians score 2 runs on 2 HRs in the 9th.

Santana, Lindor.

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The Royals and Indians just might see the best-dressed crowd of the year Sunday on the annual Salute to the Negro Leagues Day at Kauffman Stadium.

In what has become an increasingly popular attraction over the past several years, fans are encouraged to come "Dressed to the Nines". That was the tradition in the era of the Negro Leagues when fans would come to the ballpark wearing their finest.

For the respective ballclubs, the fashion statement will be throwback uniforms. The Royals will wear the uniforms of the Kansas City Monarchs as the Royals and Negro Leagues Baseball Museum celebrate the 75th anniversary year of the Monarchs' 1942 championship. The Indians will wear throwback Cleveland Buckeyes uniforms.

Fans can bid on the replica Negro Leagues uniforms after the game at royals.com/NLBM or mlb.com/auction. Additionally, some of the game-worn uniforms and helmets will be available for auction online and game-worn hats will be available by silent auction Sunday at the Royals Authentics store. Proceeds from the uniform, hat and helmet auctions will be donated to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum.

Indians manager Terry Francona had a chance to tour the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum when he was managing in Boston.

"We got the personal tour, and it was fascinating," Francona said.

On the field, it'll be Mike Clevinger making his Major League season debut for the Indians while Royals lefty Danny Duffy tries to bounce back from a rough outing against the White Sox.

Three things to know about this game

• When Duffy took the loss last Tuesday in a 6-0 loss to Chicago, it snapped a streak of 16 consecutive home starts without a loss.

• Clevinger will be working on regular four days' rest. He last started for Columbus on Tuesday when he allowed one run over six innings.

• The Nos. 7-9 hitters are hitting .333 against Duffy this season.

mjp28

CLE 16 13 .552 - <---- and the Cubbies are 16 14

MIN 15 13 .536 .5

CWS 15 14 .517 1.0

DET 15 14 .517 1.0

KC 10 19 .345 6.0

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The end of the 10 game road trip.....

Mon, May 8, 2017 @ Blue Jays 7:07 PM Bauer v Stroman

Tue, May 9, 2017 @ Blue Jays 7:07 PM Carrasco v TBA

Wed, May 10, 2017 @ Blue Jays 7:07 PM Salazar v Lirano

OFF THURSDAY

Back home

Fri, May 12, 2017 vs. Twins 7:10 PM

Sat, May 13, 2017 vs. Twins 4:10 PM

Sun, May 14, 2017 vs. Twins 1:10 PM

Mon, May 15, 2017 vs. Rays 6:10 PM

Tue, May 16, 2017 vs. Rays 6:10 PM

Wed, May 17, 2017 vs. Rays 12:10 PM

GO TRIBE!

mjp28

Edwin Encarnacion returns to Toronto on Monday, and the homecoming figures to be pleasant.

"I'm happy to go back," Encarnacion said Sunday through Indians translator Anna Bolton.

Encarnacion was a power-hitting force for six years with the Blue Jays before opting to sign with Cleveland as a free agent last winter.

Asked if he anticipates there will be a nice reception from the fans for Encarnacion, Indians manager Terry Francona took note of the impressive track record that Encarnacion compiled with the Blue Jays.

"I would hope so," Francona said. "All that he did up there ... but I hope he does something to break their hearts."

Encarnacion will be facing a tough right-hander in Marcus Stroman while the Indians will counter with right-hander Trevor Bauer, who will be working on extra rest. Bauer hasn't pitched in a week since being knocked out early in a 7-1 loss to Detroit.

Three things to know about this game

• Bauer has made three career starts against Toronto, going 1-1 with a 6.27 ERA in those games.

• Bauer is trying to atone for a rocky outing last time out. He allowed seven runs on seven hits in just four innings in that start against the Tigers.

• Stroman already has two complete games. Four other American League pitchers have one each.

Bob806

Where is the offense?

mjp28

@bob806 said:
Where is the offense?

CLE 17 14 .548 -

MIN 15 14 .517 1.0

CWS 15 15 .500 1.5

DET 15 15 .500 1.5

KC 11 20 .355 6.0

Kind of amazing or maybe strange Cleveland in their current power outage is in first place same as St. Louis at 17 wins, all the other first place teams in MLB have 21 wins.

If or maybe when they get hot together look out ALC teams!

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