ZACH PLESAC NEWS

Buxton, Twins hand Bieber 1st loss, beat Indians 3-1

Byron Buxton hit a two-run homer and Kenta Maeda pitched seven shutout innings for Minnesota, as the Twins handed ace hurler Shane Bieber his first loss of the season with a 3-1 vi...

SEPTEMBER 12, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Stifles Royals for third win Plesac (3-1) picked up the win in Monday's 5-2 victory over the Royals, allowing one run on seven hits over seven innings. He struck out four without walking a batter.

Impact The right-hander took a shutout into the seventh inning before Adalberto Mondesi drove a fastball into the empty concourse in right field. Plesac has delivered quality starts in all five of his trips to the mound this season, and he'll carry a 1.32 ERA and 34:2 K:BB through 34 innings into his next outing Saturday in Minnesota.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Plesac solid for 7, Indians hand Royals seventh loss in row

Zach Plesac came up with big pitches over seven innings, Tyler Naquin had two RBIs and the Cleveland Indians beat Kansas City 5-2 to hand the Royals their season-high seventh strai...

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Green, Ottavino struggle as Yankees lose 12-7 to Blue Jays

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Kansas City takes 6-game slide into matchup with Cleveland

Kansas City will try to break its six-game losing streak when the Royals take on Cleveland

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Encarnación homers, White Sox finish 4-game sweep of Royals

Edwin Encarnación hit a three-run homer, Dallas Keuchel threw five scoreless innings and the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 8-2 on Sunday to complete a four-game swe...

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Bieber fans 10, Ramírez defensive gem as Indians top Brews

Shane Bieber struck out 10 in five innings to stay unbeaten in 2020 and Carlos Santana had two RBIs, leading the Cleveland Indians to a 4-1 win over the Milwaukee Brewers

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Zach Plesac is racing toward acedom Four starts, including two against the best offense in the American League, are showing a guy who is much more than the sum of his parts

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020 • LETSGOTRIBE.COM

Chapman's 1st save seals Yankees' 5-3 win over Tampa Bay

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Indians angry at behavior of Mike Clevinger, Zach Plesac: 'They lied to us' Clevinger and Plesac were sent home from the team for breaking COVID-19 protocol.

AUGUST 12, 2020 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Lester, Heyward (4 RBIs) power Cubs to 7-1 win over Indians

Jon Lester pitched six strong innings and Jason Heyward hit a three-run homer, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 7-1 win over Cleveland

AUGUST 12, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Placed on restricted list Plesac (not injury related) was placed on the restricted list Tuesday.

Impact Plesac was sent home by Cleveland on Sunday after violating team rules, and his placement on the restricted list will free up a spot on the active roster. The right-hander will have to quarantine for at least three days and test negative for COVID-19 before he's allowed to rejoin the team. The earliest that he'd be able to return is Friday, but the team may choose to impose additional punishments.

AUGUST 11, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Indians keeping Clevinger, Plesac away after violations

The Cleveland Indians placed starters Mike Clevinger and Zach Plesac on the restricted list after the pitchers broke team rules by leaving their hotel in Chicago and risking exposu...

AUGUST 11, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mike Clevinger and Zach Plesac must answer for putting teammates at risk Mike Clevinger and Zach Plesac put the Indians at risk. An embarrassing story emerged out of the Cleveland Indians organization over the wee...

AUGUST 11, 2020 • FANSIDED.COM

Monday's Sports in Brief

AUGUST 11, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

LEADING OFF: Blue Jays debut in Buffalo; Clevinger out

Baseball’s nomads, the Toronto Blue Jays, finally move into their new home at Sahlen Field in Buffalo, New York, when they play the Miami Marlins on Tuesday night

AUGUST 11, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

LEADING OFF: Blue Jays debut in Buffalo; Clevinger out

The A’s and Astros are awaiting word from Major League Baseball about likely punishments stemming from a benches-clearing fracas Sunday

AUGUST 11, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Meisel: Zach Plesac, Mike Clevinger and a Cleveland Indians mess One night after Zach Plesac’s social distancing misdeed went public, the Indians revealed Mike Clevinger as his partner in crime.

AUGUST 11, 2020 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Indians' Mike Clevinger Joins Zach Plesac in Quarantine for Violating Protocols The Cleveland Indians reportedly will be without another one of their starting pitchers in the immediate future because of COVID-19 protocol...

AUGUST 11, 2020 • BLEACHERREPORT.COM

AP source: Indians' Clevinger flew with team after violation

A person familiar with the situation said Indians starter Mike Clevinger flew home with his teammates despite knowing he had broken the club’s COVID-19 protocols by going out with...

AUGUST 10, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Zach Plesac shows flaws in players policing themselves With one evening out, Cleveland Indians pitcher Zach Plesac showed the potentially fatal flaw in Major League Baseball's 2020 season. One ha...

AUGUST 10, 2020 • CALLTOTHEPEN.COM

Indians' Zach Plesac's night on the town with friends gets him run out of Chicago The Cleveland right-hander was sent back to Ohio after he broke team rules and violated MLB protocols.

AUGUST 10, 2020 • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Weekend Sports in Brief

AUGUST 10, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

DeShields leads Indians over White Sox 5-4 in 10 innings

Delino DeShields snapped a tie with a perfectly placed squeeze bunt in the 10th inning, and the Cleveland Indians topped the Chicago White Sox 5-4

AUGUST 10, 2020 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Indians pitcher Zach Plesac, a Northwest Indiana native, is sent home from Chicago after going out with friends An Indians official said pitcher Zach Plesac, who is from Crown Point, Ind., went out with friends in Chicago on Saturday night after his wi...

AUGUST 10, 2020 • BALTIMORESUN.COM