The Indians had their rally chicken last season. Perhaps the squirrel that invaded Progressive Field on Monday night, entertaining the crowd and causing a brief delay on the field, will bring a little luck this year. Cleveland will take any help it can get. “He was OK by me,” manager Terry Francona said. In the […]
Pirates Beat Reds 6-5
April 22, 2014 by
A couple of key decisions made by the Reds backfired big time against the Pirates on Monday night, but that didn’t mean manager Bryan Price was kicking himself for the decisions themselves. A 6-5 Reds walk-off loss to the Pirates came on a wacky blooped single by Neil Walker off of reliever J.J. Hoover, but […]
Crew Draws 1-1 with D.C. United
April 21, 2014 by
After trailing for the majority of the match thanks to an early Fabian Espindola goal, the Columbus Crew found more late-game heroics to earn a 1-1 draw with D.C. United on Saturday, this time from Héctor Jiménez. United snagged the game’s first goal against the run of play in the 31st minute, when an uncharacteristically […]
Indians Beat Blue Jays 6-4
April 21, 2014 by
David Murphy pulled into second base and gave a hard clap of his hands. What had been shaping up as a discouraging Easter Sunday at Progressive Field turned into a good day at the ballpark for the Indians. With his double down the left-field line in the sixth inning, Murphy helped Cleveland overcome a rough […]
Reds Beat Cubs 8-2
April 21, 2014 by
Homer Bailey had received plenty of run support in his first three starts without a win to show for it. The right-hander, who signed a six-year, $105 million deal in the offseason, started the season 0-1 with an 8.16 ERA while failing to make it past the fifth inning in any of those three starts. […]
Clippers Earn Sweep, Beat Mud Hens 3-0
April 18, 2014 by
The Columbus Clippers (5-7) have pieced together a three-game winning streak after sweeping a two game series against the Mud Hens (4-10) in Toledo Thursday 3-0. The Clippers got a solid pitching performance from T.J. House (1-1, 2.45 ERA) who got the win going five innings and allowed no runs on three hits with six […]
Tigers Beat Indians 7-5
April 18, 2014 by
The Indians see the potential that Danny Salazar possesses in his right arm. That is why Cleveland pushed him swiftly up the organizational ladder last season, trusted him with a start in the American League Wild Card Game in the fall and handed him a rotation job this spring. The possibilities that exist in Salazar’s […]
Cavaliers End Season, Smack Nets 114-85
April 17, 2014 by
All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving took the microphone before the Cavaliers’ season finale against the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night at The Q and announced, “This is all about the fans.” Then, for the first time in a week, the Cavs played as if the game actually meant something. As a result, they gave fans […]
Clippers Beat Mud Hens 3-1
April 17, 2014 by
After being rained out on consecutive days the Columbus Clippers (4-7) played their first game since Sunday beating the Toledo Mud Hens (4-9) 3-1 in Toledo. Trevor Bauer (1-0, 0.75 ERA) had to wait a while before throwing his first pitch, but after having his second start for the Clippers pushed back twice he made […]
Indians Beat Tigers 3-2
April 17, 2014 by
The Tigers were beginning to force Zach McAllister to work for each out. The Indians right-hander had fought through consecutive long at-bats against Victor Martinez and Austin Jackson, giving up a walk and a single in the process in the fourth inning on Wednesday night. With two outs, runners on the corners and his pitch […]
