Ryan Merritt sprinted out of the visitors’ dugout at Rogers Centre and was the first Indians player on the field. The pitcher ran across the turf, jumped over the first-base chalk line and plucked the baseball from the mound dirt before getting ready for some warmup tosses. That display at the start of the third […]
Blue Jays down Indians 5-1
October 19, 2016 by
The Blue Jays were down but they were not out, and Toronto made a statement loud and clear in Game 4 at Rogers Centre: This American League Championship Series is not over quite yet. Josh Donaldson homered and Edwin Encarnacion delivered a key two-run single as the Blue Jays extended the series with a 5-1 […]
After injury, Indians’ bullpen holds off Blue Jays for 4-2 win
October 18, 2016 by
As unbelievable as it may seem, what took place on Monday night at Rogers Centre was the embodiment of the Indians’ season. A bloody finger stemming from a freak injury forced Trevor Bauer out of the game in the first inning. The bullpen turned in an October performance for the ages. Slumping hitters awoke and […]
Indians sweep Boston, head to AL Championship series with Blue Jays
October 11, 2016 by
The Indians entered this American League Division Series as underdogs, and they do not expect anything to change after they dispatched the Red Sox. Cleveland is used to being counted out, but it also enjoys the challenge of proving people wrong. Following a 4-3 win in Game 3 on Monday night, a victory that completed […]
Indians beat Royals 3-2 for sweep, earn home field advantage for ALDS
October 3, 2016 by
After a three-game sweep of the Royals, and losses Sunday by the Red Sox and the Tigers, the Indians now know their immediate future: They won’t have to play a makeup game Monday in Detroit, and they will open the postseason on Thursday at Progressive Field against the Red Sox in Game 1 of the […]
Night after clinch, Indians fall to Tigers in 12-0 rout
September 28, 2016 by
The Indians’ hangover from their American League Central title clincher Monday was a precursor to the onslaught from the Tigers, whose fight for a postseason berth rolls on. Miguel Cabrera and Justin Upton hit three-run home runs, part of a five-RBI game for Cabrera, as Justin Verlander tossed 7 2/3 scoreless innings in a 12-0 […]
White Sox blank Indians 3-0
September 26, 2016 by
White Sox left-hander Carlos Rodon delayed the Indians’ party on Sunday afternoon. With a brilliant eight-inning performance at Progressive Field, Rodon led Chicago to a 3-0 win over the American League Central-leading Tribe, which could have clinched the division outright in its final home game of the season. “They’re eventually going to win it, but […]
Indians beat Royals 5-2 to complete sweep
September 23, 2016 by
The Indians are still jockeying for position in the October picture, but there is another battle going on within the team. With his latest homer in a 5-2 win over the Royals on Thursday, Carlos Santana not only moved Cleveland a little closer to a division crown, but he put the pressure on Mike Napoli […]
Indians down Royals 2-1 with walk-off
September 21, 2016 by
The Royals have experienced plenty of late-season magic over the past two years. Now the Indians want a turn. On Tuesday night, Cleveland continued its march toward an American League Central title with a 2-1, walk-off win over Kansas City. Brandon Guyer played the role of hero, sending a fly ball deep into the right-field […]
Tigers beat Indians 9-5
September 19, 2016 by
Tempers ran high on Sunday within a rivalry that has been decisively one-sided in the Indians’ favor this season. This time around, the Tigers got the best of the Tribe in a 9-5 victory at Progressive Field, where a series of errant pitches had Detroit’s blood boiling. “I have no problem pitching in, but three […]
