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April 2009

Offense still wheezing

April 30, 2009

Despite scoring nine runs Tuesday and five on Wednesday, the Indians’ attack continues to struggle.
Want proof? In the final two games of the series against the Red Sox, the Tribe was 1-for-22 with runners in scoring position. Cleveland scored only three runs that were not the product of home runs or defensive blunders by Boston. [...]

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Aeros 9, Senators 3

April 30, 2009

KEY STATS: Aeros right-hander Jeanmar Gomez won his Double-A debut, holding the Senators to a run on two hits in five innings, walking one and striking out five. . . . With the sweep, the Aeros wrapped up a 7-1 homestand and increased their franchise-best start to 16-4. . . . The Senators (2-16) lost [...]

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4-30-09 Morning RoundUp

April 30, 2009

The Indians were up five zip in the fifth inning, yet they lost 6-5 in 10.
It was yet another head scratcher loss. This time it was former Indian farmhand Jonathan Van Every who hit the 10th-inning home run to give the Red Sox the lead.
Van Every hit the ball off of his former roomate, Jensen [...]

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Balky shoulder puts Hafner on DL

April 29, 2009

Travis Hafner’s surgically repaired right shoulder has again become an issue for the Indians.
Wednesday afternoon, Hafner was placed on the 15-day disabled list and will visit Birmingham, Ala., orthopedist James Andrews, probably on Monday. 
“Hafner is having some soreness and a little fatigue in the shoulder,” manager Eric Wedge said. “”We knew this could come up. [...]

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Hafner heads to DL

April 29, 2009

The Indians just announced in a press release that designated hitter Travis Hafner is headed to the 15-day disabled list due to right shoulder soreness.  Left-handed pitcher Rich Rundles was recalled from Columbus to take his place on the roster.
The pesky right shoulder is the same shoulder that Hafner has had problems with over the last [...]

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04-29-09 Morning RoundUp

April 29, 2009

 
It was one of those games the Indians had no business winning, but they found a way with Boston shining the light.
The Red Sox committed three errors — some could argue four with that Jacoby Ellsbury sliding attempt in centerfield — including the final play of the game that allowed the Indians to snap the [...]

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Aeros hand Harrisburg 10th straight loss

April 28, 2009

AKRON AEROS 3, HARRISBURG SENATORS 2
KEY STATS: Akron starter Hector Rondon set a new Aeros season-high nine strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings as Akron improved to 13-4…Harrisburg dropped its 10th consecutive game to fall to 2-14.
“Just like he has all year, Hector had a good live fastball going through the zone,” Aeros manager Mike [...]

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Searching for No. 2

April 28, 2009

This is not the first time manager Eric Wedge has searched for an effective hitter to bat second in the Indians’ lineup.
In fact, it has been an issue for the past few seasons. So it’s no surprise that the problem has arisen again, though when Mark DeRosa was aquired over the winter, Wedge thought that [...]

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4-28-09 Morning RoundUp

April 28, 2009

The Red Sox extended their winning streak to 11 games last night. The Indians struggle hard enough to get just one.
So with the score tied at zero in the ninth inning the Indians went for the power play in front of the home crowd. Bringing in closer Kerry Wood to calm the Boston bats and [...]

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Wedge keeps the heat on

April 27, 2009

There’s no indication that Indians batsmen have overcome their collective problems at the plate.
Consequently, manager Eric Wedge is trying to keep the pressure on to help the hitters make amends for their ineffective approach at the plate. 
Asked if he thought the hitters had gotten the message, Wedge said, “”If they haven’t, I’ll make sure they [...]

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4-27-09 Morning RoundUp

April 27, 2009

Leave it to Aaron Laffey to stop the Tribe’s bleeding again.
The left-hander allowed two runs and five hits through 6 1/3 innings to improve his record to 2-0. Through six innings though it was a three-hit shutout. 
In the seventh inning Laffey loaded the bases and was replaced by Jensen Lewis, who gave up a two-run [...]

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Sipp saves game for buddy Laffey

April 26, 2009

Tony Sipp was hero for a day on Sunday.
He trotted in from the Indians’ bullpen with bases loaded and one out in the seventh inning, the Tribe holding a two-run lead.
Waiting for Sipp at the plate was Justin Morneau, the Minnesota Twins’ most lethal hitter. Sipp struck him out on a 94 mph fastball. That [...]

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Curve 7, Aeros 6 (10 innings)

April 26, 2009

Key stats:  The Curve committed five errors, with three of them coming in the first inning. It allowed the Aeros to jump out to a quick 4-0 lead. The Aeros committed three costly errors as well, including one in the eighth inning that allowed two runs to score. 
Key moment: Aeros starter Frank Hermann just seemed [...]

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4-26-09 Morning RoundUp

April 26, 2009

What positives could be taken from Saturday night’s 7-1 loss to the Minnesota Twins at Progressive Field?
Starting pitching?
Carl Pavano allowed five runs and 11 hits in five innings. He walked one. But as Sheldon Ocker points out, the Twins two, fourth-inning runs were made possible by four consecutive groundballs.
relief pitching?
Rafael Perez is being brought back [...]

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Chulk making impression?

April 25, 2009

Vinnie Chulk pitched two strong innings Friday night, throwing 94 mile-per-hour fastballs. 
So far Chulk has been almost an afterthought in the bullpen — he pitched once in six days — and was called up from Columbus as the eighth reliever when the bullpen was struggling mightily. 
Manager Eric Wedge had planned to return to seven after [...]

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Aeros beat Curve 4-3

April 25, 2009

KEY STATS: Aeros starter Chuck Lofgren saw his no-hit bid end after six innings. No, he didn’t give up a hit. He was pulled because his pitch count began to get too high.
Lofgren, who threw 85 pitches, struck out seven, walked one and hit one batter with a pitch. The walk and hit batter [...]

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4-25-09 Morning RoundUp

April 25, 2009

Oh those Cleveland Indians. The cure for what ails you.
The Twins entered Friday nights game having trailed in all 17 games this year. Minnesota sprinted out to a 1-0 lead in the first and never looked back in a 5-1 victory at Progressive Field.
Indians starter Fausto Carmona pitched well. Perhaps the best he has [...]

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Aeros split double header with Curve

April 24, 2009

AKRON AEROS 3, ALTOONA CURVE 2 – Game One
ALTOONA 8, AEROS 5 – Game Two
KEY STATS: The Aeros increased their winning streak to an Eastern-League best eight games while getting off to their best start in franchise history in Game One… In the night cap, Altoona came-from-behind to record their first road win of [...]

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Miller probably headed for risky surgery

April 24, 2009

The conservative approach to Adam Miller’s finger issues hasn’t worked, so the next step probably is surgery.
Injuries have created nothing but grief for the promising Indians right-hander for more than a year. For the past two months, he has tried to learn a new grip on the ball to avoid putting pressure on his middle [...]

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Pedro won’t be in Cleveland

April 24, 2009

Far from groundbreaking information on the Indians front, but the Pedro Martinez sweepstakes is starting to heat up, according to fox sports’ Ken Rosenthal.
The Indians, who offered Martinez a contract in December, no longer have the financial flexibility to sign him. The Mets, Martinez’s previous team, say they are not interested. The Nationals, though, could [...]

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