The Cleveland Indians send Josh Tomlin to the hill today at Kaufman Stadium to face Chris Young and the Kansas City Royals. Tomlin is 8-3 on the season with a 3.84 ERA and a WHIP of 1.13. The Indians are 9-0 in Tomlin’s last 9 road starts and 11-1 in his last 12 against the American League Central. Tomlin has faced the Royals twice this season winning both contests. The 6’10” Chris Young is 2-6 on the season with a 6.39 ERA and a 1.46 WHIP. Young has been giving up the long ball, yielding 17 homers in 41 innings. Young faced the Indians on June 5th and gave up 4 homers in 4-2/3 innings in a Kansas City loss. Jim Wolf is calling it tonight and Cleveland is 8-3 in their last 11 with him behind the dish. Indians tonight.
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