Fifth Inning Fallout Leads to Royals Dominating Indians 12-5; Three Takeaways from the Loss

2. Making Hammel Look Awfully Good – Again

For the second time in 2017, the Indians took Royals lackluster starter Jason Hammel, who entered Saturday with a 1-6 mark, and made him look a whole lot better than he’s been.

The only win for Hammel – you guessed it – a May 5th game at Progressive Field in which he went six innings allowing one run on three hits with two walks and six K’s in a KC 3-1 win.

Saturday it looked early like the Indians had figured him out, getting to him for a three-run second with Carlos Santana and Bradley Zimmer both homering in the third, but he the Tribe did next to nothing, as Hammel retired 15 of his next 17 batters before giving departing with two outs in the seventh.

Hammel struck out seven, and for the first time this season in a start didn’t walk a batter, another knock against the Tribe.

He went 6.2 innings, allowing three runs on five hits, for Hammel, a performance that has to be considered a huge success.

Consider that before Saturday he was 1-6 with a 6.18 ERA, it’s pathetic that both of his wins now in 2017 are against the Indians.

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