Tribe Shuts Out Tigers In 4-0 Win; Three Takeaways

1. Clevinger’s Flow

Clevinger had another solid outing to earn his fifth win of the year. In his second straight start and win against the Tigers, Clevinger went six complete innings, striking out four and giving up just three hits. His ERA now sits at 3.00.

Early on, it looked like it was shaping up to be an early night for Clevinger. Through four innings he had already thrown 69 pitches, but was eventually able to start working ahead of the count. In his final four innings, he only gave up one hit.

Following the win, Clevinger credited his success on Saturday to his ability to use his changeup pitch.

“Late in the count I was throwing a lot, a lot of fastballs, and I was getting hurt,” Clevinger said about his previous struggles.

“Finding that second pitch this start to kind of go back to besides the fastball at any given time was huge, and I think we found that in the changeup today.”

More Clevinger on using all of his pitches —> pic.twitter.com/yGicM0TazA

— Ashley Bastock (@AshleyBastock42) July 9, 2017

While his performance on Saturday was impressive, Clevinger’s consistency as of late is even more so.

Over his last five starts, Clevinger has pitched 27 innings, limiting opposing teams to just 15 hits and 14 walks. In that same time span, he’s also notched 28 strikeouts and has recorded a 1.67 ERA.

“The improvement through each start, and I thought today was sure nice to see,” Indians bench coach Brad Mills said about Clevinger’s performance.

“Especially since going into the break now, that’s really going to give him some confidence.”

Brad Mills on Clevinger's start @NEOSportsInside pic.twitter.com/uhpECf63Ym

— Ashley Bastock (@AshleyBastock42) July 9, 2017

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