Cleveland was supposed to face Baltimore starting pitcher John Means but ended up squaring off against a familiar face Saturday evening, tagging Adam Plutko for five runs in the third inning to build a big lead they’d never relinquish in a 10-4 rout of the Orioles.
Means didn’t even make it out of the first inning. He surrendered a leadoff home run to Cesar Hernandez before recording two outs. But after a Harold Ramirez solo shot and a single by Eddie Rosario, Means called for the trainer and exited the game with shoulder fatigue.
Plutko entered the game for the Orioles and managed to hold serve until the third inning, when the top of Cleveland’s lineup sentenced him to death by a thousand cuts.