The Indians dropped all four games in a Thursday-through-Sunday set against the White Sox, including a heartbreaking 2-1 loss on Sunday afternoon. Starter Danny Salazar pitched well, allowing only two runs in 6 2/3 innings, but his offense couldn’t muster anything against opposing starter Carlos Rodon.
As a result, the Indians sit in last place in the AL Central at 45-52. They’ve lost eight of their last 11 games, and neither Salazar nor Kipnis are all that impressed with the team’s energy.
Via MLB.com’s August Fagerstrom and Chris Assenheimer of the Chronicle-Telegram:
Danny Salazar was rather candid on the Indians struggles and lack of energy: pic.twitter.com/1yzmfHNjaw
— August Fagerstrom (@AugustF_MLB) July 26, 2015
Kipnis: “We’ve been playing like (crap), there’s no way around it. It’s embarrassing. There’s no fight.” #Indians
— Chris AssenheimerC-T (@CAwesomeheimer) July 26, 2015
Kipnis: “People are worrying about their own things. Nobody’s held accountable.” #Indians
— Chris AssenheimerC-T (@CAwesomeheimer) July 26, 2015
Kipnis and Salazar have both done their best to help the club, as Kipnis entered the day with an .882 OPS and Salazar lowered his ERA to 3.72 following his start.