On a night that featured offensive futility out of both teams as the battle spread itself out over 14 innings and nearly five hours, one mistake pitch to Jacoby Ellsbury was all it took for the Indians to come up short. In a game that saw a combined eight hits and one run over the […]
Reds Beat Cubs 4-1, Simon First NL Pitcher with 12 Wins
July 10, 2014 by
Win totals for pitchers don’t carry the same gravitas these days as other stats, but Reds starter Alfredo Simon has shown he has more than that on his resume this season. Simon became the first National League pitcher to reach 12 victories, and it was secured with a three-run bottom of the fifth inning that […]
Pawtucket Beat Clippers 5-3
July 9, 2014 by
The Columbus Clippers (49-43) fell to the Pawtucket Red Sox (48-46) for the second consecutive long night at Huntington Park 5-3 in the 10th Tuesday night. Andres Torres and Travis Shaw hit back-to-back homers to down the Clippers in extras. Bryan Price (0-1, 5.06 ERA) took the loss allowing the 10th inning rally. Drake Britton […]
Indians Beat Yankees 5-3
July 9, 2014 by
The calm that Michael Brantley projects in the batter’s box is now carrying over into the Indians’ dugout. When the Cleveland outfielder settles into his stance, bouncing his bat off his left shoulder, his teammates are now expecting something good to happen. “It’s almost like a sigh of relief when he gets to the plate,” […]
Reds Beat Cubs Twice in Doubleheader
July 9, 2014 by
Billy Hamilton has been clutch with runners in scoring position all season, but it wasn’t until 11:18 p.m. ET on Tuesday night that he got to enjoy his first walk-off hit, one that gave the Reds perhaps their biggest victory of the season to date. Hamilton lined a broken-bat single down the left-field line to […]
Red Sox Down Clippers 4-1
July 8, 2014 by
The Columbus Clippers (49-42) fell to the Pawtucket Red Sox (47-46) 4-1 after rain delayed the start of the game one hour and 11 minutes and the game was delayed again by 46 minutes after the fifth. Columbus couldn’t muster much offense as the PawSox tied the series at one. Matt Barnes (4-6, 4.63 ERA) […]
Yankees Beat Indians 5-3
July 8, 2014 by
The Indians are still dealing with the great Justin Masterson mystery. On Monday night, Cleveland looked no closer to solving it. In the opener of a four-game series with the Yankees, Masterson’s persistent problems on the mound continued, putting Cleveland in an early hole, wearing out the bullpen and sending the Tribe on its way […]
Reds Smack Cubs 9-3
July 8, 2014 by
Jay Bruce survived the experiment of playing at first base for the Reds on Monday night. Pitcher Mike Leake survived the constant threat of working with runners in scoring position. And Billy Hamilton has done more than survive — he has thrived — when given the chance to drive in runs. A Bruce fielding error […]
Clippers Escape with 5-4 Win over Pawtucket
July 7, 2014 by
The Columbus Clippers (49-41) beat the Pawtucket Red Sox (46-46) 5-4 Sunday evening. Despite being outhit by Pawtucket the Clippers got timely hitting and won thanks to a four-run fifth inning. It was another game and another quality start for Zach McAllister (5-0, 2.23 ERA). In his six starts for Columbus five have been quality […]
Indians Beat Royals 4-1
July 7, 2014 by
As Corey Kluber strolled back toward the Indians’ dugout, he was greeted by a smattering of boos from the fans at Progressive Field. The crowd wanted to see Kluber finish what he had started, but manager Terry Francona made the tough decision to pull the right-hander with one out in the ninth. “I don’t blame […]
