For a pitcher to throw 6 innings while allowing 3 runs is the limit of what is considered to be a “quality start”. This is something that Hector Noesi has achieved in two out of his last three starts. He’s pushed the limits, allowing the whole 3, and pitching no more than 6 in both of those successful outings but the point is we can throw a successful tag on it. When he first shrugged his way into the rotation every start was a countdown to meltdown, but that no longer seems to be the case. It’s on his strengthening shoulders that our hopes of an Indians sweep rests.