Cleveland Indians DH Travis Hafner sat out his third straight game Saturday with an ankle injury. Hafner was scratched from Thursday's lineup due to right ankle inflammation and had an MRI on Friday that came back negative.
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Prior to Friday night's game, Detroit manager Jim Leyland said it looked like the Cleveland Indians were having a lot of fun. A few hours later, fun was the last thing the Tigers were having. Carlos Santana's game-winning grand slam with one out in the ninth inning off Joaquin Benoit gave the Indians a 9-5 win, sending the Tigers to their fourth straight loss.
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The Cleveland Indians have reinstated infielder Jason Donald from the 15-day disabled list and optioned him to Triple-A Columbus. Donald was in line to be the club's starting third baseman before he broke his left hand in spring training when he got hit by a pitch on March 4. In his absence, Jack Hannahan has staked a claim to the everyday job at third, playing solid defense and hitting better…
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The Cleveland Indians are playing at such a level right now, I'm ready to party like it's 1988, 1996 or 1999. By the time October comes, I want to be partying like it's 1948. The Indians completed their sweep of the Kansas City Royals with a 8-2 victory on Thursday…
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One of the longest hitting streaks in recent Kansas City Royals history ended April 27. KC starting left-fielder Alex Gordon had a 19-game hitting streak going into his club's game against the Cleveland Indians on Wednesday, but left empty-handed as he was unable to extend his…
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Orlando Cabrera's three-run double in the first inning set the Cleveland Indians on their way to a ninth successive home win, beating the slumping Kansas City Royals 7-2 in the American League on Wednesday. Cabrera hit a bases-loaded double off Jeff Francis (0-3) as the Indians jumped to a 5-0 lead.
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With a 14-8, record the Cleveland Indians are back on top in the American League. They are better than the 12-8 New York Yankees and better than the 14-9 Texas Rangers. They are 8-2 at Progressive Field and have won their last eight in a row at home.
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Justin Masterson won his fifth straight start as the Cleveland Indians beat the Kansas City Royals 9-4 on Tuesday to open a 2-1/2 game lead in the American League Central division. Masterson allowed five hits in 6 2-3 innings to move to a 5-0 record — the reverse of his 0-5 start in 2010. Cleveland's Jack Hannahan hit solo shots in the third and fifth off Luke Hochevar (2-3), and Shin-Soo Choo…
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New York Yankees right-hander Phil Hughes' bullpen session had to be cut short Monday, leaving the future of his recovery from a "dead arm" uncertain. He threw approximately 20 pitches before stopping, saying, "It just felt like nothing coming out.
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Former Texas Rangers president J. Thomas Schieffer was tasked by commissioner Bud Selig on Monday with overseeing the Los Angeles Dodgers, less than a week after Major League Baseball took control of the franchise from owner Frank McCourt.
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