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Indians Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
The Indians had a scheduled off day Thursday before starting a seven-game trip to Kansas City and Baltimore that will begin Friday against the Royals. The trip will allow manager Eric Wedge and his staff to evaluate most, if not all, of the September call-ups.
That group includes pitchers Jon Meloan, Rich Rundles, Tom Mastny and Brian Slocum, and first baseman Michael Aubrey.
All four pitchers will be used out of the bullpen. Rundles is seen as a potential matchup left-hander. Meloan was acquired from the Dodgers in the Casey Blake trade, and he has a power arm, which is in short supply in the Indians bullpen.
Mastny and Slocum have been given trials before, with varying success.
Swisher, Ramirez lead White Sox past Indians, 4-2 (AP)
Following his team's 4-2 win over Cleveland on Wednesday, Ozzie Guillen leaned back in his chair and breathed a sigh of relief. "We needed this one, man," he said. The Chicago White Sox manager wasn't kidding. The White Sox came into the game having lost five of six, and were tied with Minnesota atop the AL Central.
Indians LHP Lee earns monthly honors (PA SportsTicker)
Cleveland Indians lefthander Cliff Lee was named the American League Pitcher of the Month for August on Wednesday.
Cleveland Indians 2008 review and look ahead (PA SportsTicker)
The Cleveland Indians were one of the best teams in the majors in 2007, falling one victory shy of the World Series. Despite coming up short in the American League Championship Series to the eventual champion Boston Red Sox, the Indians appeared poised for success in the future.
Joe Crede: Aggravates Back Injury (RotoWire)
Martinez ends HR drought, Indians beat White Sox (AP)
Victor Martinez hugged teammates and danced in the dugout as if he had just won the World Series. It was a special moment for Cleveland's switch-hitter, who hit his first home run in nearly a year to help the Indians beat the Chicago White Sox 9-3 on Tuesday night. "It felt great to see one finally go out," Martinez said.
Indians activate Barfield, purchase Meloan (PA SportsTicker)
The Cleveland Indians on Tuesday activated second baseman Josh Barfield from the 15-day disabled list and recalled infielder Michael Aubrey and righthanders Tom Mastny, John Meloan and Brian Slocum from Class AAA Buffalo.
Indians sever ties with Buffalo (AP)
Bye-bye, Buffalo. Hello, Columbus? The Cleveland Indians informed Major League Baseball on Tuesday of their desire to terminate their player development contract with Triple-A Buffalo, ending a 14-year partnership with the Bisons. The Indians' decision appears to clear the way for the club to move its top minor league affiliate to Columbus, Ohio, which will have a new stadium next season.
Travis Hafner left in minors by Indians (AP)
Travis Hafner was left in the minor leagues Tuesday when the Cleveland Indians didn't make him one of their September callups. The Indians also shut down left-hander Aaron Laffey with what trainer Lonnie Soloff said was elbow inflammation and will send right-hander Jake Westbrook, recovering from Tommy John surgery, to see a hip specialist on Thursday.
Perry welcomes Indians' Lee into 20-win club (AP)
Gaylord Perry tossed the rods in the back of his pickup truck and got ready to do some fly fishing in Yellowstone Park. First, though, he had to find a newspaper. Without a television or radio, Perry didn't know if Cliff Lee had gotten his 20th win. Once he saw Monday night's Cleveland-Chicago box score and that Lee was indeed a 20-game winner -- the Indians' first since Perry in 1974 -- the Hall of...
Indians' Cliff Lee wins No. 20 (AP)
Once inside the clubhouse, Cliff Lee's teammates popped open champagne and toasted his latest win, his biggest win. Exactly one year after being brought back from the minor leagues, Lee had something major to celebrate: He's Cleveland's first 20-game winner in 34 years. "Has a nice ring to it," Lee said.
August review begins with Ramirez, Sabathia (Yahoo! Sports)
A month synonymous with nobility gave us hot Brewers and Red Sox, hotter Cubs and Rays, Manny in blue and CC seeing red.
Beltre's 2 homers help Mariners beat Indians (AP)
Adrian Beltre helped the Seattle Mariners build a lead that was just big enough for its revitalized bullpen. Beltre homered twice, Roy Corcoran completed a shaky ninth inning for his second save and Seattle beat the Cleveland Indians 6-4 Sunday to complete a three-game sweep. Beltre's third multihomer game of the season and 19th of his career helped Seattle win for the seventh time in nine games.
Indians send Velandia to Rays for cash (AP)
The Cleveland Indians traded minor league infielder Jorge Velandia to the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday for cash. The 33-year-old Velandia was at Triple-A Buffalo after playing briefly for the Toronto Blue Jays and Indians earlier this year. He hit .209 with eight RBIs in 52 games with the Bisons. Velandia played for Tampa Bay last year, batting .320 with the only two home runs of his career and 11 RBIs...
Ibanez, Mariners beat Indians 4-3 in 10 innings (AP)
If it's August, watch out for Raul Ibanez. Ibanez upped his average for the month to .398 by singling in the go-ahead run to spark Seattle's two-run 10th inning, giving the Mariners a 4-3 win over the Cleveland Indians on Saturday. "It feels good anytime you can help the team win," Ibanez said. "We've been battling.
Mariners edge Indians 3-2 (AP)
For nearly two weeks, the Cleveland Indians strung together timely hits, quality starts and win after win after win, racking up 10 straight. And then they ran into the Seattle Mariners. Of all teams. Felix Hernandez stopped baseball's hottest team, Raul Ibanez homered and drove in three runs and the lowly Mariners -- the AL's worst team -- beat Cleveland 3-2 on Friday night, ending the Indians'...
Indians activate C Martinez, starts at 1st base (AP)
Victor Martinez's big smile nearly lit up Cleveland's clubhouse. Finally back after missing more than 2 1/2 months with an injured right elbow, the Indians' catcher could hardly contain his excitement. This was a new beginning. "Nice," a beaming Martinez said. "It feels nice coming back." The two-time All-Star, who had surgery to remove bone chips from his elbow on June 13, was activated from the...
Indians activate C Martinez from DL (PA SportsTicker)
The Cleveland Indians activated catcher Victor Martinez from the 15-day disabled list on Friday.
Indians win 10th straight behind Shoppach, Choo (AP)
It's been a schizophrenic season for the Cleveland Indians. Kelly Shoppach homered and drove in three runs and Shin-Soo Choo also went deep to lift the Cleveland Indians to their 10th straight win, 9-7 over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night. The Indians also lost 10 in a row earlier this season, becoming the first team with such double-digit streaks since Tampa Bay won and lost 12 in a row in...
Lee, Francisco lead Indians to win (AP)
Cliff Lee has been pitching well all season. Now the rest of the Cleveland Indians are performing as well as their ace. Lee earned his American League-leading 19th win and Ben Francisco hit two home runs in the Cleveland Indians' ninth straight victory, 10-4 over the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night. Jamey Carroll and Kelly Shoppach hit back-to-back homers for Cleveland, which overtook Detroit for...
Sizemore joins 30-30 club and Indians beat Tigers (AP)
Grady Sizemore trotted around the bases and stepped back into the dugout as if his leadoff homer were no big deal. Just another day at the ballpark for Sizemore. Even after achieving something only one other Cleveland player has ever done. Sizemore hit two home runs to join the 30-30 club and Franklin Gutierrez had a 10th-inning solo shot to help the Cleveland Indians win their eighth straight, 4-3...
Indians OF Grady Sizemore joins 30-30 club (AP)
Grady Sizemore hit his 30th home run Monday night, becoming the second Cleveland Indians player to have at least 30 homers and 30 stolen bases in a season. Joe Carter also accomplished the feat with Cleveland in 1987, when he had 32 homers and 31 steals. Sizemore is the first American League player to join the 30-30 club since Alfonso Soriano did it for Texas in 2005.
Indians RHP Ginter activated, optioned to minors (PA SportsTicker)
Cleveland Indians righthander Matt Ginter was activated from the 15-day disabled list and sent outright to Class AAA Buffalo prior to Monday's game against the Detroit Tigers.
Reynolds, Gordon, Stephens on Hall ballot (AP)
Allie Reynolds, Joe Gordon and Vern Stephens are among 10 players whose careers began before 1943 who will be considered by the Hall of Fame's constituted Veterans Committee when it meets on Dec. 7 . Bill Dahlen, Wes Ferrell, Sherry Magee, Carl Mays, Mickey Vernon, Bucky Walters and Deacon White also will be on the ballot, the Hall said Monday.
Indians beat Rangers for 7th straight win (AP)
Anthony Reyes came away with a no-decision, but the seven strong innings he gave the Indians bodes well for his future in Cleveland. Franklin Gutierrez's tiebreaking single in the ninth inning Sunday night sent the Indians past Texas 4-3 for their season-high seventh straight win and a three-game sweep of the fading Rangers.
Indians rally to win 6th straight, beat Texas 8-7 (AP)
Kelly Shoppach hasn't exactly relished playing against his hometown team. That changed when Shoppach hit a three-run homer and later got an infield single that set up the Indians' tiebreaking run as Cleveland rallied from a six-run deficit to win their sixth straight Saturday night, beating the Texas Rangers 8-7.
Carmona's 6 strong innings help Indians (AP)
Fausto Carmona was able to put his last start against the Texas Rangers behind him. The big right-hander pitched six strong innings and the Indians continued their late-season surge with a 7-5 victory over the stumbling Rangers on Friday night. Carmona (6-5) allowed one run and six hits, struck out five and walked three as the Indians won for the 11th time in 14 games.
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