Hosmer’s Homer Sinks Salazar and the Indians in Royals 3-1 Win: Three Takeaways From the Setback

2. Where Have the Tribe Bats Gone?

The Indians were taking on a pitcher in Jason Hammel who entered the game with an ERA over 5.50, and had yet to win a game all season, but the Tribe bats were on silent mode all night.

Minus a homer by Edwin Encarnacion, who has now four in his career against Hammel and is hitting a lofty .389 against him, the other eight players in the Indians starting nine did little for the six innings Hammel pitched.

The Indians managed four hits, with Encarnacion and Jason Kipnis the only two Indians to do anything at the plate, both recording two hits on the night.

The bottom three of the Tribe lineup, Lonnie Chisenhall, Abraham Almonte, pinch-hitter Brandon Guyer, and catcher Roberto Perez combined to go 0-for-8 with one walk and six strikeouts.

It wasn’t a pretty night for this offense, which in the first four games in the month of May have managed just seven runs in four games, leading to one win against three losses.

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