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Indians Beat A’s 4-3 Thanks to Patience, Hustle

Lewie Pollis — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 09:24:14 +0000

It was a rough night on the mound for Cleveland starting pitcher Ubaldo Jimemez, but the Indians (6-5) held on for a 4-3 win over the Oakland Athletics (7-8) in the first game of a weekend series at the O.co Coliseum. (more…)

Opposition Research: Jason Leary Talks Oakland Athletics

Lewie Pollis — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 19:41:56 +0000

The Cleveland Indians head to Oakland today to conclude their first road trip of the season with a three-game series against the Athletics. Most expected Oakland to spend 2012 battling the Seattle Mariners for last place in the AL West, but 14 games into the season the A’s find themselves tied for second place in the division—4.5 games behind the first-place Texas Rangers, but ahead of the cellar-dwelling Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

This will be the Indians’ first look at the 2012 Athletics, so I enlisted Swingin’ A’s contributor Jason Leary to give us an expert’s take on the Tribe’s weekend hosts. Here’s what he had to say about Oakland’s busy winter, the incredible Yoenis Cespedes, and the Athletics’ chances this year and down the road. (more…)

Series Preview: Cleveland Indians at Oakland Athletics

Brian Heise — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 16:13:23 +0000

Tonight the Indians look to continue what has been a successful first road trip of the season when they take on the Oakland Athletics at the spacious Coliseum.

The Indians come into this series having just swept the Kansas City Royals and taken two of three from the Seattle Mariners to run their record to 6-5. Going 5-1 in the first six games of a nine game road trip is impressive in its own right, but the feat becomes that much more impressive when you consider how they did it. (more…)