Tonight was first a game of the elements, then a game of inches.
The forecast for tonight’s game was not promising, with green splotches all over the local radar. It was raining in downtown Cleveland in the late afternoon, but the showers cleared out just in time for the starting pitchers to warm up, and so the game could begin on time.
The two starting pitchers not only had to deal with the opposing lineup, but also with a skinny strike zone. Lisaberto Bonilla had Michael Brantley struck out twice in the first inning, but home plate umpire Jeff Kellogg called both pitches inside.