Indians Host Colorado as Bieber Back on the Mound; the Starting Lineup for the Tribe

Friday night the Indians had their spring three-game win streak snapped to fall to 7-7 on the season, as they fell in Goodyear to the San Francisco Giants by a final score of 2-0.

Carlos Santana was one of the few bright spots in the loss, as he had a pair of singles, and continues to hit the ball well, as following Friday’s action he’s hitting .409 (9-for-22) with four multi-hit games.

Today the Indians will entertain the Colorado Rockies for the second time this season, the Tribe topped Colorado for their first spring win back on February 26th by a final of 5-3.

Shane Bieber (0-1, 1.80 ERA) will make his third start of Cactus League play and will oppose German Marquez (0-0, 5.40 ERA) of the Rockies.

Today’s game will be broadcast on WTAM 1100 and the Indians Radio Network.

Here’s the starting lineup for the Indians:

Jake Bauers 1B
Greg Allen CF
Roberto Perez C
Jordan Luplow LF
Matt Joyce DH
Trayce Thompson RF
Ryan Flaherty SS
Mike Freeman 2B
Mac Moroff 3B

Here’s the starting nine for Colorado:

1. Raimel Tapia (L) RF
2. Nolan Arenado (R) DH
3. David Dahl (L) LF
4. Ian Desmond (R) CF
5. Ryan McMahon (L) 2B
6. Mark Reynolds (R) 1B
7. Tom Murphy (R) C
8. Tyler Nevin (R) 3B
9. Peter Mooney (L) SS