The Boys Are Back: Indians Start 2018 Campaign With West Coast Visit To Seattle; Three Keys To A Victory

It’s been far too long since Cleveland Indians baseball has graced our television screens. Luckily, the wait ends on Thursday night.

That’s correct, the Tribe takes the field for the first time in the 2018 season, as they prepare to face the Seattle Mariners to begin the campaign.

The Tribe knows that last season did not end the way they wanted it to and they have their full focus on completing their mission of bringing Cleveland a World Series Championship after falling short in the last two seasons. This year, the motto is quite simple: Finish.

Corey Kluber will head to the mound for Opening Night, his fourth-straight time doing so for the Indians. The defending AL Cy Young Award winner will take on Felix Hernandez, a previous winner of the top pitching award as well. Hernandez will look to rebound off an injury-plagued 2017 season that saw him appear in just sixteen games, finishing with a record of 6-5 and 4.36 ERA.

While the Indians are looking to make it three-straight trips to the postseason, Seattle has not clinched a spot in the October Classic since the 2001 season. Robinson Cano and company will be looking to change that after finishing 78-84 in 2017.

You can listen to the game on WTAM 1100 or WMMS 100.7 and watch the game on SportsTime Ohio or ESPN.

With all of that being said, let’s take a look at the three keys for an Opening Night victory:

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