Michael Brantley Rumors & News
- Cleveland Indians
- #23 | CF BatsLThrowsL
- Height6-2
- Weight200
- Age25
- Experience 3 years
- Salary $495,300
- BirthplaceBellevue, Washington
Jonathan Pettibone stays sharp
CBSSports.com Fantasy — Phillies starting pitcher Jonathan Pettibone enjoyed a solid outing as he picked up his third win of the season Tuesday night against the Indians.Pettibone (3-0), who made his fifth start, surrendered a two-run single to Michael Brantley in the second inning for his only damage of the night. The rookie surrendered two runs and four hits over 6 2/3 innings of work. He struck out three and walked two in a 6-2 victory.Pettibone has not allowed more than three runs in each of his first five starts. He has a 3.41 ERA and a 1.28 WHIP over that span. The right-hander is expected to make his next star...
May 16, 2013Indians 4, Tigers 3 (10): Notes, quotes from today's loss
Detroit Free Press — Jose Valverde suffered his first blown save, giving up an RBI single with two outs in the ninth to Michael Brantley. Darin Downs took the loss after giving up an RBI single to Mark Reynolds in the 10th.
Detroit Tigers May 12, 2013Two hits for Michael Brantley against Tigers
CBSSports.com Fantasy — Indians outfielder Michael Brantley went 2 for 4 in a victory Sunday against Detroit.Brantley had a run, RBI and a walk. His two hits were singles. He has lacked power this year, with a .388 slugging percentage, but his .306 average and .365 on-base percentage have set the table for the rest off the Indians' lineup.
May 12, 2013Tigers cough up lead in 9th, waste Porcello's strong start
Detroit News — After tying it on Michael Brantley's single off Jose Valverde in the ninth, the Indians got a two-out single from Mark Reynolds off Darin Downs in the 10th to take the lead for the first time in the game — and keep it.
Detroit Tigers May 12, 2013Michael Brantley batting .342 since late April
CBSSports.com Fantasy — Indians outfielder Michael Brantley collected his ninth multi-hit game since April 20 Thursday against the Athletics. Brantley finished 2 for 5 with one run. Since April 20, Brantley is batting .342 (25 for 73) with one triple, one home run, four doubles, nine RBI and 10 runs in his last 17 games.
May 9, 2013
Contract talks not a concern for Michael Brantley: Cleveland Indians Chatter
Plain Dealer — "Once the season starts, it's time for me to concentrate on baseball," said Brantley before Saturday's game.
Cleveland Indians May 4, 2013Michael Brantley finding extra bases
CBSSports.com Fantasy — Indians outfielder Michael Brantley hit his first home run of the season Tuesday against the Phillies, a sign that he has found his stroke. Brantley opened the season with one extra-base hit (double) in 50 at-bats. But in the last nine games, Brantley has four doubles, a triple and a home run in 41 at-bats, with seven RBI. Brantley has improved his batting averag from .240 to .286, putting him right in line with preseason expectations. Brantley has yet to steal a base, but he's productive otherwise. He is a useful AL-only Fantasy option, and he's starting to look intriguing in deeper mixed-lea...
April 30, 2013
Cleveland Indians pound out seven homers in 14-2 rout of Philadelphia Phillies
Plain Dealer — Ryan Raburn hits two homers and Carlos Santana, Mark Reynolds, Lonnie Chisenhall, Michael Brantley and Drew Stubbs go deep as well in romp.
Cleveland Indians April 30, 2013Michael Brantley doubles twice in blowout win
CBSSports.com Fantasy — Indians outfielder Michael Brantley went 3 for 5 with two doubles in Cleveland's 9-0 romp Monday over Kansas City. Brantley scored twice and raised his line to .291/.371/.372. Power has been slow to come for Brantley -- he now has six extra-base hits but is still without a home run. He has just 13 home runs over the past two seasons (1,003 at-bats), so a month-long home run drought isn't particularly out of the ordinary for Brantley.
April 30, 2013Greg Holland converts save despite error
CBSSports.com Fantasy — Royals closer Greg Holland entered Saturday against the Indians in the ninth inning with a three-run lead. He retired the first batter then gave up a single. An error would put another man on and Michael Brantley drove in both with a triple.Holland was able to make it through the inning to secure the 3-2 win. He struck out two in earning his sixth save. Both runs were unearned.
April 27, 2013Michael Brantley picks up two hits
CBSSports.com Fantasy — Indians outfielder Michael Brantley picked up two base hits on Wednesday afternoon during a loss at Chicago. Leading off, Brantley scored once in the game. The speedster went 2 for 4 in the contest and is batting .265. He's recorded at least one hit in four straight games and is 6 for 18 (.333) over that stretch with three runs scored. Brantley has yet to steal a base this season.
April 25, 2013Michael Brantley dealing with power outage
CBSSports.com Fantasy — Indians outfielder Michael Brantley has been unable to get his bat going through the first two-plus weeks of the season. Brantley went 1 for 4 out of the leadoff spot Thursday in a 6-3 loss to the Red Sox. Brantley's lone hit was a single, a recurring theme for him, as he has just one extra-base hit in 46 at bats. Brantley is batting .261 with just one double. He has driven in two runs and scored five more, while walking five times and striking out eight. He has a solid .358 on-base percentage, but his on-base plus slugging is a subpar .641. Brantley is coming of a .750 OPS last season, with a...
April 19, 2013Cleveland Indians report: Running game off to slow start
Akron Beacon Journal — CLEVELAND: Whatever happened to the Indians’ touted running game?This was the year the Tribe — led by Michael Bourn Drew Stubbs, Michael Brantley, Jason Kipnis and Asdrubal Cabrera — was going to steal 200 bases, at least that’s how many thefts Stubbs predicted.Stubbs’ forecast was a little over the top, but he can be excused because last year he stole 30, 10 short of his career best. Bourn stole 42 bases, not even close to his career high of 61, a number he has reached twice.Kipnis, a raw rookie in 2011, amassed 31 steals in 2012; Brantley contributed 12, and Cabrera stole nine bases. That ad...
Cleveland Indians April 18, 2013Sox's Sale claims innocence after warning
White Sox Blog | Chicago Breaking Sports — CLEVELAND -- Chicago White Sox left-hander Chris Sale claimed he wasn't trying to intentionally hit Cleveland's Michael Brantley in the left back leg with his first pitch after allowing a grand slam to Mark Reynolds.
Chicago White Sox April 13, 2013
Chris Sale gets off lightly compared to Carlos Carrasco: Cleveland Indians Insider
Plain Dealer — The Cleveland Indians' Carlos Carrasco was suspended for eight games when he hit New York's Kevin Youkilis after allowing a home run. Saturday, Chicago's Chris Sale hit Michael Brantley after Mark Reynolds' grand slam and got a warning.
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