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Justin Masterson Shines as Indians Beat Pirates 2-0

Lewie Pollis — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 10:59:17 +0000

Justin Masterson had one of his best starts of the season and Michael Brantley extended his impressive hitting streak to 22 games as the Indians shut out the Pirates, 2-0, Friday night to kick off a three-game series at Progressive Field. The win improves the Tribe’s record to 33-30 and cuts the White Sox’ AL Central lead to just half a game. (more…)

Opposition Research: Charlie Wilmoth Talks Pittsburgh Pirates

Lewie Pollis — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 19:18:25 +0000

The Indians will be back in town tonight, and they’ve brought some guests for the weekend: the Pittsburgh Pirates, with whom they’ll play a three-game weekend series. This is the first time we’ll see the Pirates this year (and last, unless we somehow meet in the World Series), so I got Bucs Dugout‘s Charlie Wilmoth to give his thoughts on Pittsburgh’s playoff surprising start, Andrew McCutchen‘s stardom, and the most terrifying series prediction we’ve ever seen. (more…)

Series Preview: Cleveland Indians vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

Brian Heise — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 16:25:03 +0000

There’s good news and there’s bad news. The bad news is the Indians just got swept in embarrassing fashion by the Cincinnati Reds. The good news is they get a nice three-day break before facing them again. So they have that much going for them right now. On a related note, I think Brandon Phillips just doubled and drove in three more runs 21 hours after the game ended. Brandon, we get it. You kill the Indians. Now please go channel all that hate somewhere else.

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