Clevinger Cruises While Lindor, Brantley Bash Royals, 6-2

A shakeup at the top of the Indians’ lineup yesterday is already paying big dividends.

Adding Mike Clevinger‘s (7.2 INN/5 H/2 ER/5 SO) continued ascent towards being a dark horse Cy Young candidate is like creating a four-headed monster of a rotation that is capable of taking down the mighty Thanos regardless of how many Infinity Stones he has on any given day.

Francisco Lindor went bonkers today, hitting a pair of homers and a pair of doubles. (Which as no small feat considering the conditions felt more like late October than mid-May and only made worse by the 75 minute rain delay.) He became the first lead-off man to record four extra-base hits since Tito Francona, Sr. accomplished the feat…