Cleveland Indians: Jason Kipnis in the lineup once again

The Cleveland Indians are looking to win a fifth straight game as Jason Kipnis is once again the lineup after making his season debut Friday night.

The Cleveland Indians enter tonight’s game winners of four straight after some fans declared the season to be over and the sky to be falling.

Alas, everything is obviously fine and the Indians are looking to remain in first place in the AL Central with another win tonight.

The good news from Friday night was that Jason Kipnis made his long-awaited return, going 0-for-3 with a walk, and coming around to score after that walk.

He is back in the lineup tonight and is once again batting sixth.

To answer the question in the tweet: Yes, yes we shall.

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It is great to see Kipnis back in the lineup once again and it appears the team has no worries about his health. He would not have been brought back if there had been any lingering concerns, but players are sometimes eased back into action. Not this time.

Fans are excited to have Kipnis back, as it finally means the whole roster is healthy. March gave fans the good news that Michael Brantley was healthy, but the injury to Kipnis put a damper on the excitement for a bit.

But the fact Kipnis returned on April 21 means the early injury may be forgotten if he comes back and is back to his old self right away.

The Indians will be featuring Danny Salazar on the mound tonight, and will be taking on Mike Pelfrey who is making his first start of the season. While the Indians have had a slow start on offense, it isn’t the easiest offense to make a season debut against.