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BOSTON — Cleveland starter Justin Masterson said he felt something was slightly off as he prepared to face the Boston Red Sox. It turned out to be his slider, and not by just a little. Mike Carp hit a three-run homer in the third and the Red Sox added two more runs against Cleveland’s ace [...]
BOSTON — Terry Francona returned to Fenway Park and found some more pleasant memories. A standing ovation. A video tribute to his time as manager of the Boston Red Sox. And, most importantly, a win for his Cleveland Indians. Drew Stubbs, Mark Reynolds and Michael Bourn combined for nine hits and eight RBIs and the [...]
CLEVELAND — About the only thing the Indians can take as a positive from a two-game series with defending Central Division champion Detroit is that they are still in first place. Cleveland maintained a half-game lead over the Tigers in the division standings, but it was Detroit that left town with the momentum after completing [...]
CLEVELAND — About the only thing the Indians can take as a positive from a two-game series with defending Central Division champion Detroit is that they are still in first place. Cleveland maintained a 1/2-game lead over the Tigers in the division standings, but it was Detroit that left town riding momentum after completing a [...]
CLEVELAND — Terry Francona has returned to Fenway Park since his high-profiled ouster as Red Sox manager in 2011. But when the Indians open a four-game series in Boston tonight, it will be Francona’s first trip back as the opposition. “I’m sure I’ll have a lot of emotions,” said Francona, who brought Boston two World [...]
CLEVELAND — The numbers were stacked against Indians starting pitcher Corey Kluber on Tuesday night. The 27-year-old was 1-2 with a 9.17 ERA against Detroit in his career — 0-1 with a 15.43 ERA in one start versus the Tigers this season. He was also 0-5 with a 5.09 ERA in 11 career appearances at [...]
CLEVELAND — The Indians thought they were facing Detroit’s ace tonight — not Tuesday. Offering up a Justin Verlander-esque performance in the series opener between Central Division rivals, Tigers right-hander Max Scherzer pitched his team to a 5-1 victory. The Indians get Verlander tonight in the series finale, and that might be a better prospect [...]
CLEVELAND — Chris Perez and Indians fans are back in the news. Perez, the fiery closer who upset fans with disparaging comments about them last season, deactivated his Twitter account Monday night. It is believed that Perez did so because he received abusive tweets from fans after allowing a go-ahead home run — his third [...]
CLEVELAND — If Indians fans don’t believe in their team now, they probably never will. The majors’ best club since April 20 stayed hot at Progressive Field on Monday afternoon, overcoming a flurry of misfortune to turn back the Mariners 10-8 in 10 innings and complete a four-game sweep. A three-run home run from Yan [...]
CLEVELAND — In what came as little surprise Monday, Indians ace Justin Masterson was named American League Player of the Week for the week ending Sunday. Masterson (7-2, 2.83 ERA) won two starts over the week, tossing 16 scoreless innings, while striking out 20. The right-hander is the second Cleveland player to win the award [...]
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