Cleveland Indians Rumors & News

Tuesday, May 21 TV and radio sports listings for Cleveland and Northeast Ohio

Plain Dealer — Indians play at home against the Tigers. NBA draft lottery, involving the Cavaliers, precedes Memphis at San Antonio playoff game. NHL playoffs continue.

Indians: Matchups for upcoming games

Akron Beacon Journal — TODAY: Tigers 
at IndiansTime: 7:05 p.m.TV: STOPitchers: Max Scherzer (5-0, 3.98) vs. Corey Kluber (3-2, 5.40)WEDNESDAY: Tigers 
at IndiansTime: 7:05 p.m.TV: STOPitchers: Justin Verlander (4-4, 3.17) vs. Ubaldo Jimenez (3-2, 5.31)THURSDAY: Indians at Red SoxTime: 7:10 p.m.TV: WKYC (Channel 3)Pitchers: Zach McAllister (3-3, 2.65) vs. Ryan Dempster (2-4, 4.27)FRIDAY: Indians 
at Red SoxTime: 7:10 p.m.TV: STOSATURDAY: Indians 
at Red SoxTime: 1:35 p.m.TV: STOSUNDAY: Indians 
at Red SoxTime: 1:35 p.m.TV: STOMonday: Indians 
at RedsTime: 1:10 p.m.TV: STO

Indians on deck

Columbus Dispatch — Opponent: Detroit Tigers

Indians 10, Mariners 8 (10): Gomes last hero in game of comebacks

Columbus Dispatch — CLEVELAND — The Indians never win a game like this. Not even in their dreams.

Monday's Indians minors roundup

News-Herald — -- In his second game with Columbus, DH Chun-Hsiu Chen homered and drove in the game-winning run as the Clippers (27-18) beat Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (21-22), 6-5, in 10 innings in Triple-A. Chen finished 3-for-5 with two RBI. Lonnie Chisenahll and Matt Carson also had two hits each.

Yan Gomes' secret? Beet juice: Cleveland Indians Insider

Plain Dealer — Before hitting two home runs and throwing out two would-be base-stealers, Cleveland Indians catcher drank a bottle of beet juice before the game with the Seattle Mariners.

Indians win in a walkoff again: Reaction on social media

Plain Dealer — Read how sportwriters, fans and members of the Indians organization themselves reacted to the Indians' dramatic on win Monday on Twitter and post your reaction in the comments section below.

Indians fans enjoying day baseball (with video)

News-Herald — The joys of baseball were on full display Monday as the first-place Cleveland Indians and Seattle Mariners finished their four-game series at Progressive Field.

Indians vs. Mariners: Chat live during the game and get updates from Progressive Field

Plain Dealer — It's been 32 years since the surging Cleveland Indians swept a four-game series against the Seattle Mariners. To pull off that feat, the Indians will have to figure out how to beat another one of the Mariners' top starters, Hisashi Iwakuma, on Monday afternoon.

Indians notes: Masterson wins AL PLayer of the Week award

Chronicle-Telegram — CLEVELAND — In what came as little surprise Monday, Indians ace Justin Masterson was named American League Player of the Week (for the week ending Sunday). Masterson (7-2, 2.83 ERA) won two starts over the week, tossing 16 scoreless innings, while striking out 20 batters. The right-hander is the second Cleveland player to win the [...]Click here to read this story on The Chronicle-Telegram.Content copyright The Chronicle-Telegram. Your #1 source for Lorain County News.

Indians 10, Mariners 8 (10 innings): Tribe wins in bizarre fashion

Chronicle-Telegram — CLEVELAND — If Indians fans don’t believe in their team now, they may never will. The majors’ best club since April 20 stayed hot at Progressive Field on Monday afternoon, overcoming a flurry of misfortune to turn back the Mariners 10-8 in 10 innings and complete a four-game sweep of Seattle. A three-run home run [...]Click here to read this story on The Chronicle-Telegram.Content copyright The Chronicle-Telegram. Your #1 source for Lorain County News.

Cleveland Indians notebook: Justin Masterson named American League Player of the Week

Akron Beacon Journal — CLEVELAND: Justin Masterson was named American League Player of the Week for posting a 2-0 record and 0.00 ERA through Sunday.Working 16 innings, Masterson struck out 20 and walked five, becoming the first Tribe pitcher to win the award since CC Sabathia in 2008.In 10 starts this season, Masterson has posted a 7-2 record and 2.83 ERA. He is issuing walks at the rate of 3.3 per nine innings and striking out batters at the rate of 9.1 per nine innings.After 10 starts in 2012, Masterson was 2-3 with a 4.62 ERA with 4.9 walks and 6.1 strikeouts per nine innings.Asked what’s been better this year, ...

Cleveland Indians report: Three top relievers give up homers but Bryan Shaw, Matt Albers solid in crazy win over Mariners

Akron Beacon Journal — CLEVELAND: Closer Chris Perez, setup man Vinnie Pestano and seventh-inning specialist Joe Smith gave up home runs in consecutive innings Monday, and the Indians still beat the Seattle Mariners 10-8 in 10 innings at Progressive Field. When the team’s three best relievers get dumped on in the same game, it’s probably an aberration. But nobody will know for certain until their next appearance or two.“You don’t often see an opponent score in three straight [late] innings and you win the game,” manager Terry Francona said. “Yeah, it’s interesting.”Pestano gave up a home run to Kyle Seager that tie...

Indians 10, Mariners 8 (10): Yan Gomes homer propels Tribe to odd but true ‘W’ (with video)

News-Herald — OK, now it’s starting to get silly. Nobody wins games like this. It just doesn’t happen. It can’t happen. Can it? Evidently it can. It happened Monday. Stop rubbing your eyes.

Indians 10, Mariners 8 (10 innings): Yan Gomes hits 3-run homer in walk-off victory to complete sweep

Akron Beacon Journal — CLEVELAND: No team can win that kind of game. It doesn’t happen, shouldn’t happen, maybe never has happened, not against big league players.The starter is yanked after three innings, the three best relievers give up home runs to blow the lead in three consecutive innings, and the guy who hits the walk-off home run was sent to the plate to bunt. Just another day at the ball yard for the Indians, who swept the four-game series with the Seattle Mariners by earning a 10-8 decision Monday at Progressive Field.“Earning” might be the wrong word. There was as lot of give and take during the game. The ...

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