Ubaldo Jimenez walked slowly off the mound at Progressive Field and heard it from the home crowd with each step he took. The closer the pitcher moved to Tribe’s dugout, the louder the boos rained down from the frustrated fans. It was only the second inning on Tuesday night, but the hole Jimenez dug in […]
White Sox Beat Indians 3-1
April 15, 2013 by
The Indians have been waiting to see the pitcher who showed up on Sunday afternoon. Brett Myers finally looked like the starter Cleveland had in mind when the ballclub signed him over the offseason to strengthen the middle of the rotation. Unfortunately for the Tribe, Myers’ solid effort against the White Sox was not enough […]
Indians Beat White Sox 1-0
April 13, 2013 by
Nick Swisher stuck out his tongue, spread out his arms and soared up the first-base line as the Progressive Field crowd roared. His single into right field made the Indians walk-off winners Friday night, bringing a happy ending to a cold night. It was a prophetic base hit for the Tribe’s biggest free-agent signing of […]
Yankees Crush Indians 14-1
April 10, 2013 by
Carlos Carrasco’s return to the mound on Tuesday night was a testament to how far sports medicine has come. The starting pitcher’s performance in his season debut for the Indians made it clear that he still has a long way to go. Pitching in a Major League setting for the first time in two seasons, […]
Indians Lose Home Opener to the Yankees 11-6
April 9, 2013 by
The Indians had their homecoming, but a familiar face crashed Cleveland’s party. On Monday, Travis Hafner returned to Progressive Field as a member of the Yankees and helped send the Indians to an 11-6 loss in the Tribe’s home opener. Taking advantage of an erratic showing from starter Ubaldo Jimenez, Hafner drove in New York’s […]
Indians Crush Tampa Bay 13-0
April 8, 2013 by
The Indians were coming off consecutive shutouts, only to wake up Sunday and have to face the reigning American League Cy Young Award winner, Rays ace David Price. And they were set to do so behind starter Justin Masterson, who hadn’t beaten Tampa Bay since 2008. It was far from a promising outlook, but it […]
Tampa Bay Blanks Cleveland 6-0
April 7, 2013 by
Perhaps fitting for a pitcher known for his eccentricities and odd routines, Trevor Bauer’s first start with the Indians was more than a bit unusual. The 22-year-old right-hander, called up to make a spot start for the injured Scott Kazmir, gave up three runs and walked seven batters in the Tribe’s 6-0 loss to the […]
Tampa Bay Beats Indians 4-0
April 6, 2013 by
The Indians rolled out of Toronto on Thursday night feeling good about their offense after scoring a combined 15 runs on 31 hits over three games. But their revamped lineup was no match for left-hander Matt Moore and the Rays on Friday night. Moore struck out eight over six innings and the Tribe managed just […]
Toronto Beats Cleveland 10-8
April 5, 2013 by
The Indians won their first series of the season. That is the main takeaway from Cleveland’s opening act north of the border. The other is that this new brand of offense already appears more resilient than the lineup assembled last season. As for Thursday night, the Indians would probably prefer to quickly forget about what […]
Indians Down Blue Jays 3-2 in Extra Innings
April 4, 2013 by
The Indians are willing to live with bouts of famine, given the kind of feast Mark Reynolds can provide when his bat greets a baseball. On Wednesday, Reynolds certainly showed his flaws, but he ultimately dropped a substantial amount of jaws with a mammoth home run that sent Cleveland to 3-2 victory over the Blue […]
