All that's likely left for the Cleveland Indians this season is playing the spoiler in the AL Central. They can't be forgotten, though, as two of the division front-runners have been reminded. Trevor Crowe drove in two runs and had a career-best four of Cleveland's season-high 20 hits, and the Indians further exposed Minnesota's pitching problems in a 10-4 win over the Twins on…

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Jhonny Peralta's flyball sent Detroit's Ryan Raburn crashing through a bullpen door for an inside-the-park homer, and Jeanmar Gomez won his major league debut as the Cleveland Indians beat the Tigers 7-2 victory Sunday to complete a four-game sweep. Gomez (1-0), called up from minor league side Columbus to make a spot start, allowed two unearned runs over seven innings.

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Score one for the man-eating fence at Cleveland's Progressive Field. In one of the weirdest and unlikeliest…

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Manager Manny Acta didn't care that it took 11 hours. He was plenty proud of the Cleveland Indians' doubleheader sweep. Austin Kearns lined a two-out RBI single in the bottom of the 11th inning to give Cleveland a 2-1 win in the second game after Fausto Carmona (9-7) outlasted Justin Verlander in a matchup of All-Star right-handers to win the opener 4-3.

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Kerry Wood is back on the disabled list — for the 14th time in his career and second with the Cleveland Indians this year. Cleveland's closer didn't pitch this season until May 8 because of a strained muscle in his upper back that landed him on the DL during spring training. Now, he has a blistered right index finger.

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Andy Marte and Austin Kearns hit two-run homers, the Cleveland Indians' latest offensive boost. Marte broke a 2-2 tie in the fourth inning off Max Scherzer (6-7) and Kearns capped a four-run sixth to help Cleveland open the season's second half with an 8-2 win over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night.

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Play resumes after the All-Star break without George Steinbrenner, and more than the Yankees notice.

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Cleveland Indians right fielder Shin-Soo Choo will have his sprained right thumb examined on Tuesday to determine if surgery is necessary. Choo sustained the injury diving for a ball in the outfield on Friday and was placed on the 15-day disabled list Sunday. The Indians originally projected that Choo would be out for several weeks, and a timetable for his return will be set pending Tuesday's…

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Buck Showalter is about to get another chance as a Major League manager. According to FOX Sports, the man who…

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