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Timely Hitting Key As Indians Beat Rangers, 6-3

Steve Kinsella — Sat, 05 May 2012 11:09:24 +0000

The Indians were victorious when returned home to Progressive Field Friday night as Cleveland (14-10) rode a strong start from Jeanmar Gomez and some good clutch hitting to a 6-3 victory over the visiting Texas Rangers (17-9). (more…)

Opposition Research: Jared Book Talks Texas Rangers

Lewie Pollis — Fri, 04 May 2012 20:00:52 +0000

Fresh off a series win against the White Sox, the Indians head back to Cleveland tonight to kick off a weeklong homestand at Progressive Field. It’ll be nice to be back home, but that doesn’t mean it’ll be an easy weekend. The Indians will face their toughest opponents of the year in the Texas Rangers. At 17-8 the two-time defending AL pennant winners have the second-best record in the league, and they’ll be deploying their top starters against the Tribe.

As we wait for action to get underway at the corner of Carnegie and Ontario, I talked to Nolan Writin’ Senior Editor Jared Book about Texas’ hot start, the incredible Josh Hamilton, and the guys we’ll see on the mound for the Rangers this weekend. Here’s what he had to say: (more…)

Series Preview: Cleveland Indians vs. Texas Rangers

Merritt Rohlfing — Fri, 04 May 2012 18:42:13 +0000

Let me start off by saying that if Josh Hamilton goes 10-for-14 against the Indians this weekend and singlehandedly destroys Cleveland for three days, I won’t even be mad. He’s just too much fun to watch, a singular marvel of baseball. (more…)