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Clobbering Time: Indians Find Strange Success Against Former Cy Young Winners

Kyle Downing — Thu, 16 May 2013 19:00:26 +0000

At the top of the list of highlights for the Tribe this season has been their astounding success against former Cy Young Award-winning pitchers. So far this season, the Indians have had the unfortunate luck of having to face members of this elite class in more than one out of every five games they’ve played. In those seven match ups, they have produced some astounding results, dealing losses to six of those pitchers and slapping them with a colossal 8.10 combined ERA.They’ve tagged them for a whopping 33 earned runs on 52 hits, including 9 home runs, dealing the pitchers a dismal average game score of 37.

If those numbers don’t already make your jaw drop, there’s more. (more…)

Indians Edge Tigers Behind Strong Start From Jimenez

Katrina Putnam — Sun, 12 May 2013 11:00:19 +0000

The Tribe continued to dominate Cy Young winners and Ubaldo Jimenez earned his third win of the year as the Indians beat the Tigers 7-6. Justin Verlander lasted only five innings and gave up four runs to Cleveland’s primarily left-handed lineup, falling to 4-3 on the season. (more…)

Series Preview: Cleveland Indians @ Detroit Tigers

Brian Heise — Fri, 10 May 2013 17:00:46 +0000

There is a lot of pressure on the Tigers in 2013. With the arsenal of weapons they have on their current roster, both on the mound and in the lineup, anything other than a World Series will be perceived as a failure. It’s hard to really argue with that sentiment, though. After winning the division crown two years in a row, the Tigers want to achieve that next level of success in 2013.

It makes sense. Led by reigning AL MVP Miguel Cabrera, the Tigers lineup is good enough to be one of the top offensive units in the game. They have scored the fifth most runs, and lead the majors in both batting and on base averages. Their team slugging percentage of .423 is good enough for fifth best overall. They can score runs with the best of them, making it so that they are never really out of any game. (more…)