There are countless mistakes throughout a baseball season that are soon forgotten. Then there are blunders that can torture a fan base and are remembered years later as moments that cost a club dearly. Indians fans can only hope that is not the case with Asdrubal Cabrera’s gaffe on Wednesday night. In a critical situation, […]
Braves Beat Indians 2-0
August 28, 2013 by
Indians manager Terry Francona would prefer his players proceed as if wearing horse blinders. There is no game more important than the one at hand, and it is not wise to worry about what is waiting down the road. Francona lives and breathes by the old baseball adage of taking one game at a time. […]
Indians Beat Twins 3-1
August 26, 2013 by
The Indians have based their season to this point around resilience. They have overcome losing streaks, injuries and plenty of deficits — both in games and in the standings. On Sunday afternoon at Progressive Field, Cleveland needed to overcome itself. Drew Stubbs launched a solo home run into the bushes beyond the center-field wall in […]
Indians Complete Sweep, Beat Angels 3-1
August 22, 2013 by
The Indians needed a strong effort from Justin Masterson on Wednesday. The big right-hander is not one to turn down a challenge, embracing both responsibility and leadership as he tries to earn the title of ace to go along with workhorse. At Angel Stadium, Masterson battled command, but found a way to deliver for his […]
Indians Beat Angels 4-1 in 14 Innings
August 21, 2013 by
Drew Stubbs lifted a pitch from Angels pitcher Joe Blanton deep to left field, where the ball cleared the wall to cheers from the sparse crowd of the Tribe faithful that stuck this one out. In a contest that began Tuesday night and ended Wednesday morning, Stubbs’ two-run home run propelled the Indians to a […]
Indians Beat Angels 5-2
August 20, 2013 by
The Indians needed to make something happen against Jered Weaver. The Angels ace has dominated Cleveland over the past couple of years and he was up to his old tricks out of the gate on Monday night. Jason Kipnis provided the spark and got the Tribe offense rolling. After drawing a walk to lead off […]
A’s Beat Indians 7-3
August 19, 2013 by
Scott Kazmir spent the first two months of this season finding his way on the mound. Over his last two outings, the Indians left-hander has seemingly lost what he had found. On Sunday, Kazmir struggled through five innings against the A’s and allowed a pair of home runs that sent the Tribe on its way […]
Indians Rally to Beat Twins 9-8
August 15, 2013 by
For the second time in four games, the Indians called on late-inning thunder to rally from a large deficit. Then the Tribe relied on small ball to seal the win. After singles by Nick Swisher and Jason Kipnis to start the 12th, Carlos Santana moved Swisher to third with a flyout to right, then Michael […]
Indians Beat Twins 5-2
August 14, 2013 by
The Indians didn’t have time to practice patience at the plate in the opener against Twins lefty Andrew Albers. It seemed Tribe hitters were down two strikes before they stepped into the batter’s box. On Tuesday at Target Field, it started with more of the same frustration against Minnesota starter Samuel Deduno, who picked up […]
Twins Beat Indians 3-0
August 13, 2013 by
Danny Salazar showed up at Target Field equipped with his customary high-octane fastball. Twins batters showed up looking dead red. Of Salazar’s first 22 pitches, 20 were fastballs. And two of those heaters were deposited by Brian Dozier and Trevor Plouffe over the left-field fence to give Minnesota a 3-0 lead before an out was […]
