A pair of homers gives Indians 2-1 win over Tigers; three takeaways

2. Saddle up

Josh Tomlin came into Tuesday’s game with a 24.00 ERA, so really, there was nowhere to go but up.

Tomlin did not factor into the decision but pitched five innings, giving up four hits, no runs, two walks and striking out three. Of 98 pitches, 59 were strikes. While he gave up zero runs, his outing was hardly perfect.

In the first inning, he gave up a double to Jeimer Candelario and walked Nicholas Castellanos with two outs, but got out of the inning after Victor Martinez grounded out. In the third inning, bases were loaded but he again got out of the inning as Niko Goodrum grounded out.

“First couple of innings it was really tough,” Indians manager Terry Francona said. “Fortunately, he made some really good pitches and I actually thought he got into a pretty good rhythm. There were so many pitches the first three innings to get through it, but I thought he found some rhythm as he went.”

Tomlin, who was experiencing low back soreness after his last start, said after the game that he was not experiencing the same issues.

“I felt a lot better,” Tomlin said. “The command’s probably still not where it needs to be or where I want it to be, but it was close enough and we were able to get a good win. We played good defense all night long, had some good at bats, strung some good at-bats together and had the big hit at the end, so today was a good day.”

Tomlin’s ERA now drops to 9.00.

Josh Tomlin on escaping all the early traffic and settling down during the #Indians 2-1 Win pic.twitter.com/fjELCQghgF

— Matt Loede (@MattLoede) April 11, 2018

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