Indians Fall to Rays 6-4 After Allowing 5 Home Runs; Three Takeaways from the Loss

3. Encarnacion’s and Gomes’ Production at the Plate

Are we finally on the verge of Encarnacion’s breakthrough?

He played a critical role against the Rays going two of four from the plate, and ultimately shrinking the deficit to two with his homer in the sixth inning.

It’s the fourth time this month that Encarnacion has gotten multiple hits, which is saying something considering he has struggled against Jake Odorizzi throughout his career.

If we are witnessing his breakthrough, it’s worth noting the Tribe is 4-2 in games where we get to see his famous “Edwing.”

Gomes also continued to produce offensively on Tuesday night.

In his four at bats he recorded two hits. In the third inning he notched a double, and would eventually score the Indians first run on a double from Kipnis. In the fifth inning he recorded a single, but was left on base to close out the inning.

Tuesday marked his fifth multi-hit game of 2017, and he is batting .375 in May. Going back to the beginning of the month, Gomes has gotten a hit in eight of the Tribe’s last ten outings.

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