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 […]
Reds Down Giants 8-3
June 4, 2014 by
The Reds have had a search party out all season to find tangible momentum. After winning the final three games of a four-game series at Arizona, the best litmus test yet was perhaps Tuesday against the Giants. In an 8-3 victory for a season-high four-game winning streak, the Reds showed some offensive muscle once again. […]
Bats Beat Clippers 4-1
June 3, 2014 by
The Columbus Clippers (26-31) lost to the Louisville Bats (28-30) 4-1 at Louisville Monday night. The Bats had a rally in the fourth that was the difference. The loss makes it a two-game sweep of the Clippers in Louisville. Travis Banwart (3-2, 3.63 ERA) had one of his worst starts of the season in the […]
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 […]
Toronto Downs Crew 3-2
June 2, 2014 by
Toronto FC surged past rivals Columbus Crew with a furious late comeback to claim the 2014 Trillium Cup on Saturday, courtesy of a pair of goals from Jermain Defoe and a late, late Doneil Henry header. Despite Columbus going ahead twice, TFC battled back and eventually claimed the winner off an injury-time free kick won […]
Bats Beat Clippers 3-2
June 2, 2014 by
The Columbus Clippers (26-30) fell to the Louisville Bats (27-31) 3-2 Sunday. The Clippers were held to four hits by Louisville’s pitching staff in the loss. Kyle Davies (2-3, 4.30 ERA) spun a quality start for Columbus. He went seven innings and allowed three runs on seven hits with no walks and six strikeouts. Tim […]
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 […]
Reds Beat D-Backs 4-3 to Win Series
June 2, 2014 by
It was a road trip that began Monday with the Reds almost being on the wrong end of a perfect game. On Thursday came a loss where they sent the minimum number of hitters to bat with only three singles, and a players-only team meeting was subsequently called. Instead of it feeling like the season […]
Davis, Flach Named April Athletes of the Month
May 30, 2014 by
The Fahey Banking Company has announced the April Fahey Bank Athlete of the Month winners for 2014 are Olivia Davis of Marion Harding and CJ Flach of Elgin. This is Olivia Davis’s second time winning the Athlete of the Month award, but she has now won in two different sports. Olivia is a member of […]
Knights Down Clippers 18-9
May 30, 2014 by
The Columbus Clippers (24-28) lost to the Charlotte Knights (18-35) 18-9 Thursday night. It was night batting practice to end the series between the Clippers and Knights as they combined for seven doubles, two triples, seven homers and 27 total runs on 33 hits. After winning the first two games of the series the Clippers […]
