'Tribe Notes'
Is the American League Central race over?
CLEVELAND — For all intents and purposes, the American League Central Division race is over.
The Detroit Tigers scored eight runs in the first two innings Tuesday night, then coasted home to a 10-1 destruction of the Indians.
With the loss, the Tribe fell 8½ games behind the division-leading Tigers with 23 left to play — meaning [...]
Tigers rip Fausto Carmona, put Tribe in real trouble
CLEVELAND — The Indians aren’t waving the white flag yet, but it is at half-mast and rising quickly.
A pivotal series against first-place Detroit has begun with consecutive losses for Cleveland, which was pummeled 10-1 Tuesday night at Progressive Field to fall 8½ games off the pace of the first-place Tigers.
The Indians got an abysmal performance [...]
Tigers 10, Indians 1: Tribe drops another to Detroit
CLEVELAND — The Indians aren’t waving the white flag yet, but it is at half-mast and rising quickly.
A pivotal series against first-place Detroit has begun with consecutive losses for Cleveland, which was pummeled 10-1 Tuesday night at Progressive Field to fall 8 1/2 games off the pace of the first-place Tigers.
The Indians got an abysmal [...]
Tigers 10, Indians 1: Tribe takes it on the chin
The Indians fell 8 1/2 games behind the first-place Tigers on Tuesday, getting drubbed 10-1 by Detroit at Progressive Field.
Fausto Carmona took the loss after allowing seven runs on eight hits over just 1 1/3 innings — the shortest start by a Cleveland pitcher this season.
Kosuke Fukudome’s solo home run in the seventh scored the [...]
Indians notes: Kipnis activated; Carrasco headed for surgery
CLEVELAND — The Indians got some good news and some really bad news on the injury front Tuesday.
Second baseman Jason Kipnis was activated from the disabled list and was in the lineup, but starting pitcher Carlos Carrasco was moved from the 15-day to the 60-day disabled list and is scheduled to undergo Tommy John surgery [...]
Tigers 4, Indians 2: Freefall continues, but pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez looks good
CLEVELAND — Ubaldo Jimenez came within one pitch of throwing a masterpiece Monday against the Detroit Tigers.
Unfortunately, that pitch turned into a three-run homer by Victor Martinez and gave Detroit all the offense it needed in a 4-2 win over the Tribe. The Tigers now lead Cleveland by 7½ games in the American League Central [...]
Tribe notes: Grady’s back but starts out flat
CLEVELAND — It wasn’t triumphant, but Grady Sizemore made his return Monday for the opening game of a pivotal series against the Tigers.
Sizemore, out since July 18 after sustaining a right knee contusion and undergoing sports hernia surgery, was activated from the disabled list and went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in the Indians’ 4-2 loss.
The [...]
Tigers 4, Indians 2: Tribe drops opener of key series
CLEVELAND — The Indians had all the ingredients for a big win in a big game Monday afternoon, with a packed house at Progressive Field, their heralded right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez on the mound and center fielder Grady Sizemore off the disabled list and in the lineup.
Instead, they laid a big egg and took a big [...]
Indians notes: Sizemore returns to fold
CLEVELAND — It wasn’t triumphant, but Grady Sizemore made his return Monday for the opening game of a pivotal series against the Tigers.
Sizemore, out since July 18 after sustaining a right knee contusion and undergoing a sports hernia operation, was activated from the disabled list, going 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in the Indians’ 4-2 loss.
The [...]
Tigers 4, Indians 2: Tribe drops series opener
The Indians opened a pivotal three-game series against the Tigers with a 4-2 loss Monday afternoon at Progressive Field.
Former Cleveland player Victor Martinez landed the big blow for Detroit, hitting a three-run home run off Ubaldo Jimenez in the fourth inning.
The Indians are now 7 1/2 games behind the Tigers in the Central Division standings.