Cleveland’s offense must have gotten lost in the traffic jam outside T-Mobile Park. Unless you’re impressed with four hits – two coming with two out in the ninth – they were a no-show against Luis Castillo and three relievers.
The Guardians have lost season openers in quick fashion before. They’re 61-62 all-time in the first game of the season, so there had to be some that went by in a flash. Thursday night’s loss, however, was the first one suffered with the pitch clock.
But Thursday night the eighth inning turned into a runaway train on him. There was no way for him to apply the brakes. It was so loud that Karinchak couldn’t hear what pitches catcher Mike Zunino was calling on PitchCom. Manager Terry Francona argued that Crawford and fouled the ball, but Carlson didn’t change his mind. The play could not be reviewed as well.
“It did affect the game. It really did,” Servais told reporters after the game. “We’ve seen Karinchak a lot in the past, and he has a routine, a very lengthy routine. He’s had to try to make adjustments with that, the things he does with the ball flipping and everything else.
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