JULY 22, 2021 • MLB.COM
CÉSAR HERNÁNDEZ SECOND BASEMAN - NO TEAM
SECOND BASEMAN - NO TEAM
Hernandez hits career-high 16th HR in win HOUSTON -- Cesar Hernandez’s batting average hasn’t reached the territory that he’s used to seeing, but his power continues at an unpreceden...
Drives in a pair Tuesday Hernandez went 1-for-4 with a double and two RBI in Tuesday's 9-3 loss to the Astros.
Impact Hernandez picked up his lone hit of the night late in the game when he doubled home two runs in the eighth. The 31-year-old has tallied at least one hit in six of his last seven games and 11 of 14 games he's played in this month. For the year, Hernandez is slashing .223/.298/.406 with 15 homers, 41 RBI, 54 runs scored and a 35:89 BB:K over 389 plate appearances. He's on track for the lowest hitting average of his of his career, largely due to the fact that he's striking out just under 23 percent of the time and has a .255 BABIP.
JULY 21, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Altuve homers twice in milestone game as Astros down Indians
Jose Altuve celebrated the 10th anniversary of his major league debut with a leadoff homer, and made the milestone twice as nice with a second shot on his next at-bat to lead the H...JULY 21, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Indians homer twice off All-Star Bassitt, beat Athletics 4-2
Bradley Zimmer had three hits including a home run on All-Star Chris Bassitt’s first pitch, and the Cleveland Indians beat the Oakland Athletics 4-2JULY 18, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sitting Sunday Hernandez is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.
Impact Hernandez will head to the bench for only the third time this season. Ernie Clement will pick up a rare start at the keystone in place of Hernandez, who is off to a .234/.308/.489 start to July.
JULY 18, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Reyes' long homer highlights Indians' 3-2 win over A's
Franmil Reyes hit his 15th home run into a luxury suite in center field, and the Cleveland Indians beat the Oakland Athletics 3-2JULY 17, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Lowrie's walk-off 2-run homer lifts A's over Indians 5-4
Jed Lowrie hit a game-ending, two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to rally the Oakland Athletics past the Cleveland Indians 5-4JULY 17, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Blasts three-run bomb Hernandez went 2-for-5 with a three-run home run in Saturday's win over the Royals.
Impact Hernandez has been seeing the ball well of late and made his presence felt in the fourth inning with a three-run shot off Mike Minor, his 15th long ball of the campaign. The slugger has already gone yard three times this month.
JULY 11, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Lowe hits slam, Rays rally with 2 in 9th to beat Indians 9-8
Brandon Lowe hit his first career grand slam in the second inning, and the Tampa Bay Rays rallied with two runs in the ninth to beat the Cleveland Indians 9-8JULY 6, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Goes yard again Sunday Hernandez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's 4-3 extra-inning loss to Houston.
Impact Hernandez hit his third homer in six games to tie the score at 3-3 in the eighth inning. In that span, he's added a double, five RBI and three runs scored. The second baseman has shown decent power with 14 long balls and a .408 slugging percentage, but he's hitting just .220 with 34 RBI and 49 runs scored through 79 contests overall. He could be due for some positive regression, as his .245 BABIP is 68 points below his previous worst season in the metric.
JULY 5, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Quantrill scheduled to start for Cleveland against Houston
The Astros will start Zack Greinke on Sunday while the Indians are expected to counter with Cal QuantrillJULY 4, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Clubs 13th homer Hernandez went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run and a double in Friday's 6-3 loss to Houston. He was also hit by a pitch.
Impact The second baseman has gone 7-for-20 (.350) with a pair of homers, five RBI and four runs scored in his last five games. Hernandez is up to 13 long balls, 33 RBI and 48 runs scored through 338 plate appearances. He's slashing .222/.302/.404 as Cleveland's main leadoff hitter.
JULY 3, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Goes deep in Game 1 loss Hernandez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Game 1 of Wednesday's doubleheader versus the Tigers.
Impact Hernandez slugged a solo homer to right field in the third inning of Game 1 of the twin bill, but that was the extent of his offensive output on the day aside from a harmless single in Game 2. He finished June with a .233/.293/.422 slash line, four homers and 13 RBI over the course of the month.
JULY 1, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Tallies three hits in win Hernandez went 3-for-5 with a double, an RBI and two runs scored in Monday's 13-5 win over the Tigers.
Impact This marks his second three-hit performance this month and his fifth overall of the year. Hernandez scored in the first after leading off the inning with a single, and he roped an RBI double and scored again in the fourth. The 31-year-old is slashing .220/.299/.387 with 11 homers, 29 RBI, 46 runs scored and a 31:70 BB:K over 321 plate appearances. Despite all the homers, he's on pace for the worst triple-slash line of his career and hasn't recorded a stolen base since 2019 after he averaged 17.5 steals in a season from 2015-2018.
JUNE 29, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Ramírez's 5 RBIs help Indians shake off injury, rout Tigers
José Ramírez homered and drove in five runs, Austin Hedges had a two-run shot and the Cleveland Indians bounced back from losing outfielder Josh Naylor to a grisly injury a day ear...JUNE 29, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Luis Arraez has 8 total bases, Twins top Indians 8-7
Luis Arraez hit two triples and a tiebreaking two-run double in the sixth inning, sparking the Minnesota Twins in a 8-7 victory over the Cleveland IndiansJUNE 26, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Eddie Rosario's big hit lifts Indians over Twins 4-1
Eddie Rosario broke an eighth-inning tie with a two-run single and the Cleveland Indians defeated the Minnesota Twins 4-1JUNE 25, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Indians beat Cubs 4-0, lose Civale to finger injury
Bobby Bradley and Josh Naylor homered, helping the Cleveland Indians overcome the loss of pitcher Aaron Civale during a 4-0 victory over the Chicago CubsJUNE 22, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Civale scheduled to start for Cleveland against Chicago
The Cubs are expected to send Adbert Alzolay to the mound Monday and the Indians plan to give Aaron Civale the startJUNE 21, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Naylor RBI single in 7th, Indians avoid sweep vs Pirates
Josh Naylor foiled Pittsburgh’s strategy with an RBI single in the seventh inning, helping the Cleveland Indians beat the Pirates 2-1JUNE 20, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Hentges, Indians to face Brubaker, Pirates
The Pirates will send JT Brubaker to the mound Sunday and the Indians plan to give Sam Hentges the startJUNE 20, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Drives in five Friday Hernandez went 3-for-5 with a home run and five RBI in Friday's 11-10 loss to the Pirates.
Impact The second baseman keyed a late surge by Cleveland as it tried to climb out of an 11-1 hole, but his three-run shot in the seventh inning off Sam Howard was the only one of the team's 12 hits to go for extra bases on the night. Hernandez has picked up the pace in June, slashing .260/.345/.500 through 13 games with three of his 11 homers on the year and 11 of his 28 RBI.
JUNE 19, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
Slam for Cesar Hernandez and big rally for Cleveland Indians that falls just short Cesar Hernandez hits the first grand slam of his career and his 11th homer overall on Friday night.
JUNE 19, 2021 • CLEVELAND.COM
Pirates snap 10-game skid, hold on to beat Indians 11-10
Gregory Polanco hit a two-run homer in a five-run first inning and the Pittsburgh Pirates nearly squandered a 10-run lead before holding on to beat the Cleveland Indians 11-10, sna...JUNE 19, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Not starting Thursday Hernandez isn't starting Thursday's game against the Orioles.
Impact Hernandez will get a breather after he went 3-for-10 with a triple, five runs and two RBI across the last three games. Ernie Clement will start at second base and bat ninth.
JUNE 17, 2021 • ROTOWIRE
