Archive for April, 2008
Indians 8, Mariners 3
Cliff Lee won his fifth straight start, leading the Cleveland Indians to an 8-3 win over the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday night.
Lee’s consecutive scoreless innings streak ended at 27 on Wladimir Balentien’s three-run homer in the seventh. It raised his ERA from 0.28 to 0.96, still lowest in the majors.
Lee was pulled after the homer, […]
Posted: April 30th, 2008.
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Tribe’s Lee loses scoreless streak but gets win
Cliff Lee won his fifth straight start. leading the Cleveland Indians to an 8-3 win over the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday night.
Lee’s consecutive scoreless innings streak ended at 27 on Wladimir Balentien’s three-run homer in the seventh. It raised his ERA from 0.28 to 0.96, still lowest in the majors.
Posted: April 30th, 2008.
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Slumping Hafner out of Indians lineup
Indians designated hitter Travis Hafner, in a 7-for-51 slump, was out of the starting lineup for Wednesday night’s game against Seattle.
Manager Eric Wedge was noncommittal about how long Hafner would be on the bench or if he would remain in the No. 3 spot in the batting order when he does return to the lineup.
“We’re […]
Posted: April 30th, 2008.
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Mound musings: Middle relievers are tempting
It doesn’t take a genius to tell you that Jonathan Broxton and Heath Bell are two set-up men worth owning, due not only to their skills, but also opportunity, with Takashi Saito and Trevor Hoffman being up there in age.
Posted: April 30th, 2008.
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Waiver review: Claim Glaus, Olsen
The middle of the week brings us a glorious event. While it won’t rival the pageantry of the NFL Draft or the playoffs, the flipping of our calendars to May 1 is huge, if only symbolic.
Posted: April 30th, 2008.
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Mariners 7, Indians 2
Adrian Beltre hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in Seattle’s five-run ninth inning, and the Mariners beat the Cleveland Indians 7-2 on Tuesday night.
Jose Lopez singled to start the ninth off Rafael Betancourt (1-1) and took second on a soft single by Raul Ibanez. Beltre then hit an 0-1 pitch the opposite way to right for […]
Posted: April 29th, 2008.
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Beltre belts Mariners past Indians
Adrian Beltre hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in Seattle’s five-run ninth inning, and the Mariners beat the Cleveland Indians 7-2 on Tuesday night.
Jose Lopez singled to start the ninth off Rafael Betancourt (1-1) and took second on a soft single by Raul Ibanez. Beltre then hit an 0-1 pitch the opposite way to right for […]
Posted: April 29th, 2008.
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Garko benched as Indians seek more offense
Slumping Indians first baseman Ryan Garko was benched Tuesday night against Seattle in an effort to get Cleveland’s sagging offense in gear.
Garko, in an 0-for-23 slump that sent his average plummeting to .227, was only part of the shuffle. Casey Blake moved to first base from third, where Andy Marte got the start. Designated hitter […]
Posted: April 29th, 2008.
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Trade market getting ready to open for business
Are Adam Dunn and Junior on their way out of Cincy? Ken Rosenthal says it’s never too early to start sizing up the trade market.
Posted: April 29th, 2008.
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Yankees salvage split with Indians
Their record is barely above average, one of their superstars is still limping around and their everyday catcher is on the disabled list.
The New York Yankees aren’t themselves.
But at least they’re headed home.
Mike Mussina earned his 253rd win, tying Hall of Famer Carl Hubbell on the career list, and the Yankees concluded an extended odyssey […]
Posted: April 28th, 2008.
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