Rookie Notes: Paulino, Haase continue to impress
SCOTTSDALE - The youthful Tribe had all gears in motion on Monday night in a 10-2 beat down of the AZL Diamondbacks. The Indians scored in six of their nine innings and featured electric pitching and defense to trump the Diamondbacks.
The Tribe featured arguably their best offensive lineup all season. The leadoff hitter Tyler Booth collected three hits and two doubles in the contest and had his third three hit ball game in his last four games. Booth is hitting .555 in his last four games. He’s really been improving on the weaknesses in his game over the last few weeks providing some opposite field power, developing a good eye at the plate and taking pitches and also showing off some of his good speed on the base paths (four swipes in last six games). He displayed all these aspects on Monday and has really done so since August began.
Claudio Bautista kept his mashing intact and smacked a double and triple in Monday’s game while also drawing a walk. Bautista is...
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