Jake Bauers hits for the cycle

DETROIT – The prospect of Bobby Bradley, Cleveland's No. 6 hope in Triple A, has put Jake Bauers on the hot seat this season. But on Friday, Bauers silenced opponents.
Bauers hit for the cycle in the first game of the series against the Tigers, styling

DETROIT – How Cleveland's No. 6 prospect, Bobby Bradley, hits in Triple-A Jake Bauerswho has been on the offensive so far this season in the hot seat. But on Friday, Bauers silenced opponents.

Bauers qualified for the opening round of the series against the Tigers, finishing with a two-point run in eighth place by Blaine Hardy. Bauers scored twice in his first batting second round and a double in the fourth quarter before his team was eliminated, allowing him to record a hat-trick after the start of the heat. The Indians won a 13-4 win.

• The score of the box

"It's something I never even thought of playing for the cycle," Bauers said. "So, to do it … I do not know, I do not know what to say about it." "Pretty, speechless, just happy, excited."

Aged 23, he is the first Indian striker to achieve this feat since Rajai Davis on July 2, 2016. Bauers followed Shohei Ohtani of the Angels, who played for the cycle on Thursday, becoming the first pair to make it two days of after. from Tris Speaker and Chief Meyers June 9-10, 1912.

Shohei Ohtani & @ JakeBauers11 are the first players to play for the consecutive day cycle since Tris Speaker & Chief Meyers (June 9-10, 1912). pic.twitter.com/o7D4AMSpzV

– MLB statistics (@MLBStats) June 15, 2019

"I mean everyone was happy for him, including myself," said Terry Francona, Indian leader. "It certainly allowed us to win, but to see it swing freely and easily and use the field in the face … it was really good to see."

• The players who hit for the cycle

The homer

When Bauers plunged into third position after serving his triple in the center-left field, his mind immediately focused on the cycle. But in his last fight, he tried to ignore it. That was, until that Shane Bieber intervened.

"I was talking to him before going up there and I told him," I do not know, man, I think I'm just going to try to stay in the center-left and touch the base where it should be. find the shortest stop, "Bauers said. "And he's like, 'Dude, you have to try hitting a circuit."

"[Bauers] he came and he was trying to defend himself from fighting for a circuit, "said Bieber," and I said to myself, "Dude, your approach is great.I like your approach but you have to let it eat. 'Of course, it did not have to be very convincing.'

At the first pitch, Bauers saw 406 feet above the right-center-ground wall. As he headed for the first goal, he pointed to Bieber in the dugout.

"He spoke to me a little. I caught something in front of it, and luckily he came out, "Bauers said. "I had to give Biebs a little special love."

The meeting

Bauers struggled throughout the first two months of the season, hitting .209 with a .640 OPS coming in on Friday. In his last 25 games, he has beaten .172 / .265 / .345, with 29 strikeouts.

"It's frustrating," said Bauers. "It has been up and down. But in the end, it's baseball. And you have to find a way to continue. I have to find a way to separate the days. "

But as the game continued to degrade on Bauers, Francona took the initiative to call the 23-year-old in his office before Friday's game to help him relax.

"I wanted to make sure that he understood that we are nice in all of this together," said Francona. "And the young guys are going to struggle. It's part of the game. I just want to make sure it's done in the most productive way possible. "

"A lot of pressure is being exerted on this game, especially at the highest level," said Bauers. "So, every time you hear that from someone like him, it's very reassuring."

Their conversation lasted a while, but when Bauers left the manager's office, he received a message that will last well beyond Friday's career performance:

"Stop thinking so much. Simplify everything, said Bauers. In the end, it's a game I've been playing for a long time. When you think too much, nothing is easy, so really try not to worry about anything, to use the middle of the field, to stay in the center-left and to let everything go hand in hand. "