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Perez blows save, but Indians rebound in bottom of the 9th, win 5-4 over Seattle

Ed Carroll — Sun, 19 May 2013 11:00:15 +0000

Why play eight and a half innings when you can play all nine?

Zach McAllister pitched a gem, allowing 2 runs (both earned) in 7.1 innings and the Indians offense overcame a to-of-the-ninth-inning meltdown from closer Chris Perez in the bottom of the innning with a bases-loaded fielders’ choice by Mark Reynolds. Seattle shortstop Brendan Ryan went home with the throw, but catcher Jesus Montero appeared to not touch the plate and Tribe second baseman Jason Kipnis was ruled safe with the winning run. (more…)

Tribe Battles Back; Edge Tigers 4-3 in 10

Brian Heise — Mon, 13 May 2013 11:00:45 +0000

How ’bout them Indians!

The Tribe clawed their way back from a 3-2 deficit in the top of the ninth to pull even with the Tigers for first place in the AL Central and put themselves five games over .500 for the season. It’s the new, official high water mark for the season and with the way the team is playing right now, it looks as if things are only going to get better.

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The Cleveland Indians and the Rediscovery of the Home Run

Brian Heise — Wed, 08 May 2013 19:00:29 +0000

Something very interesting is happening to the 2013 Cleveland Indians. No, it isn’t the clubhouse chemistry. It isn’t the surprising change in the performances of the starting pitching. It isn’t even the roster management, which has been phenomenal to say the least. No, it’s none of that. The biggest change in the 2013 Cleveland Indians is the proliferation in which they jack long balls.

It’s incredible the difference a year can make. Last season the Tribe was one of the worst teams in baseball when it came to hitting home runs. In 162 games in 2012, the Indians only hit 136 round trippers. That was good enough for the 25th place in all of baseball. Only the Royals, Twins, Padres, Dodgers, and Giants were worse in terms of hitting for power. (more…)