Mike Aviles closed in on Yan Gomes, sprinting around third base and toward home in the seventh inning Tuesday night. They crossed the plate — separated by only a couple steps — and Aviles let out a shout, celebrating a shift in momentum for the Indians. “I saw that,” Indians center fielder Michael Bourn said […]
Cleveland Beats Boston 3-2
June 3, 2014 by
Justin Masterson heard the groan from the crowd after throwing a ball to Red Sox slugger David Ortiz two batters into the sixth inning on Monday night. The Indians starter figured it was simply frustration from the locals over a mislocated pitch. “I did kind of hear the disappointment,” Masterson said. “But I didn’t really […]
Indians Earn Sweep over Rockies with 6-4 Win
June 2, 2014 by
Michael Bourn came to Cleveland as a leadoff man with speed, but it was his power that dashed the Rockies’ hopes of avoiding a sweep on Sunday. With a man on and one out in the ninth, Bourn took a fastball from reliever Adam Ottavino and launched it into the right-field seats for his first […]
White Sox Sweep Indians with 3-2 Final Win
May 29, 2014 by
Cleveland fought back to forge a tie game in the ninth inning, but was ultimately undone by its most glaring weakness all season: defense. An error by Mike Aviles opening the ninth led to a walk-off single by Moises Sierra, as the Tribe was swept by the White Sox with a 3-2 loss Wednesday night […]
White Sox Downs Indians 2-1
May 28, 2014 by
Third baseman Mike Aviles put it best, saying that anytime White Sox ace Chris Sale is out of a game after three innings, it’s a good sign. Except this time around it wasn’t because of ineffectiveness, but rather significant downpours that knocked out both starters after three innings. Despite Sale’s forced exit following a one-hour, […]
White Sox Down Indians 6-2
May 27, 2014 by
The Indians gave a potent White Sox offense an extra out, and starter Josh Tomlin paid the price. Lonnie Chisenhall’s third-inning error paved the way for a three-run homer by Dayan Viciedo, and Tomlin couldn’t make it out of the fifth as the Tribe dropped the series opener to the White Sox, 6-2, on Monday […]
Orioles Beat Indians 4-2 to Avoid Sweep
May 26, 2014 by
Before Trevor Bauer even took the mound on Sunday for the finale of a four-game series with the Orioles, his teammates had already spotted him a two-run lead. The Indians loaded the bases before plating a pair of runs in the opening frame and with Bauer, who was just five days removed from outdueling Justin […]
Indians Beat Orioles 8-7 in 13 Innings
May 23, 2014 by
Playing into the 13th inning for the second game in a row, another marathon contest was threatening to inflict even more damage on the exhausted Indians. It was their third extra-inning game in four days, and after a brief offensive explosion in the middle innings on Thursday night, the bats for both Cleveland and the […]
Indians Beat Tigers 11-10 on Balk, Sweep Series
May 22, 2014 by
The Indians will take it. After the season they have endured to this point, and certainly following a grueling game that pushed Cleveland’s stamina and roster to the limit, the Indians did not care how they found their way to the win column on Wednesday. When Tigers reliever Al Alburquerque flinched on the mound in […]
Indians Beat Tigers 6-2
May 21, 2014 by
It felt like summer had arrived on Tuesday night in Cleveland. The Indians are hoping a future cornerstone for their rotation arrived along with it. In a true test of his mettle, Tribe pitching prospect Trevor Bauer was summoned from Triple-A, gifted with a home in the starting staff and asked to match wits with […]
