PREVIEW: Indians looking to snap 3-game Skid and to lower their Magic Number from 12

2.) Jose Needs to Homer

Since August 17, Jose Ramirez has been without a homer. Since then Ramirez has also struck out 9 times, has drawn 12 walks, only hit 2 doubles, and hasn’t tripled since then. Jose has also had his batting average go down from .303 to .287 currently, dropping .16 points.

On August 30, Jordan Bastian tweeted out the shift the Twins used while Ramirez was batting. Teams might be picking up on Jose’s tendencies but the key is always to beat the opposition and be one step ahead.

Twins go with a 4-man outfield and extreme pull shift vs. Jose Ramirez in the 1st inning. Here's a look at the alignment. And a look at Ramirez's 2018 heatmap of hits batting from left side. pic.twitter.com/VJb5isuQ0t

— Jordan Bastian (@MLBastian) August 30, 2018

The Indians third baseman is long overdue for a long ball especially since he has hit 37 homers this season.

I think today would be a perfect time to get out of this funk and get back to normal.

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