Saturday's start was the third of Merritt's Major League Baseball career and first since guiding the Indians to a 3-0 win over the Toronto Blue Jays in Game 5 of last season's American League Championship Series that sent Cleveland to its first World Series appearance since 1997.
The team called up the 25-year-old left-hander Saturday for the first time this season and he delivered a solid, albeit brief, effort that resulted in an 9-3 win over the division rival Minnesota Twins.
Ramirez recorded three hits for the third straight game and drove in four runs to continue his torrid stretch. He has 11 hits over the last four games, after a three-game hitless streak dropped him into a 4-for-24 slump. Merritt's last minor-league start came June 12 with Single-A Lake County, where he gave up two runs on seven hits and a walk during his seven innings of work. It was the second multihomer game of Ramirez's career, both this season. The Twins are 1-5 in their last 6 during game 3 of a series, 2-6 in their last 8 home games and 8-2 in their last 10 vs.
Ramirez worked a full count before his first-inning homer, and Wilk allowed two walks and two singles to his next four batters. "The team's just smashing the ball right now, it's even more fun to pitch in those games".
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"There's going to be good moments, there's going to be bad moments", he said.
Earlier in the say, both teams made moves to clear roster spots for Merritt and Wilk. Cleveland will recall LHP Ryan Merritt and RHP Mike Clevinger. RHP Alex Wimmers was added as the 26th man for the doubleheader. "But anytime you have the chance to play the guys right behind you and potentially create some separation there, it's a good thing". He's 0-1 in three career starts against Minnesota, but is 2-1 on the road this season.
The Indians' right-hander Carlos Carrasco threw 6 1/3 strong innings, while Edwin Encarnacion hammered a three-run homer and Yan Gomes contributed three RBIs in an 8-1 in the series opener against the first-place Twins, Friday night at Target Field.
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