Indians manager Terry Francona chalked it up as excitement in opposing Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg. Tribe righty Carlos Carrasco wasn’t too quick to pinpoint jitters as the reason, however. Regardless, Carrasco’s early troubles in the second inning proved to be too steep to overcome in Cleveland’s 4-1 loss to Washington in Wednesday’s Interleague afternoon clash. […]

The Orioles are rolling again. Baltimore, which endured a four-game losing streak last week, watched Nolan Reimold’s two-out walk-off homer lift the O’s to a 5-3 sweep-clinching win over the Indians on Sunday afternoon at Camden Yards. Now winners of four straight, the Orioles remain the American League East leaders with Reimold’s big blast. “You […]

Power was the theme of the day for the Indians as they launched five home runs and received a dominant outing from Carlos Carrasco en route to an 11-4 rout over the Royals on Wednesday afternoon at Kauffman Stadium. Led by a two-homer, six-RBI performance by rookie Tyler Naquin, the first-place Indians took two of […]

The Royals couldn’t chase Indians right-hander Corey Kluber. Only the steamy Kansas City weather could. Kluber was masterful through seven shutout innings in the 90-degree heat (99 heat index) before a cramp in his lower right leg forced his exit as he warmed up for the eighth inning with a two-run lead. That’s when the […]

Despite a quick turnaround from Saturday night’s game that ended just after 12:30 a.m. local time, Cleveland’s big bats woke up for the series finale. The Indians received a strong effort by starter Josh Tomlin and blasted three homers over 400 feet to pick up a 6-1 victory on Sunday afternoon at Target Field. The […]

Jacoby Ellsbury launched a key home run to help the Yankees capitalize on an uncharacteristically sloppy day for the American League Central-leading Indians, who made three errors on Sunday afternoon as New York took full advantage in an 11-7 win at Progressive Field to wrap up the first half. “It’s a positive thing. We beat […]

The Indians got their first look at the Yankees’ three-headed bullpen monster on Thursday night, and the result was a 5-4 victory for New York in the opener of a four-game weekend series at Progressive Field. The American League Central-leading Indians have had a knack for late-inning heroics at home, where they boast a 25-14 […]

While the tables have tilted in the Indians’ favor in the American League Central this year, the Tigers were not about to get shut out in their season series with the Tribe. On Wednesday, Detroit finally took it to Cleveland in a 12-2 romp at Progressive Field. The win was the first in 12 games […]

Indians shortstop Francisco Lindor had plenty of reasons to flash his prominent smile Tuesday. On the same night the Tribe shortstop was named a first-time All-Star, he played a key role in his team’s 12-1 win over the Tigers at Progressive Field. “It means pretty much everything,” Lindor said of his selection. “I thank the […]