Choo caps win for Tomlin, Indians  ...more ?
Choo caps win for Tomlin, Indians
Acta is no stranger to Seattle  ...more ?
Acta is no stranger to Seattle
Choo's Cleveland numbers take a jump  ...more ?
Choo's Cleveland numbers take a jump
Cautious Indians sit LaPorta again  ...more ?
Cautious Indians sit LaPorta again
Jensen's up-and-down year almost over  ...more ?
Jensen's up-and-down year almost over
Bullpen gives up late lead in Tribe loss  ...more ?
Bullpen gives up late lead in Tribe loss
Five prospects selected for AFL  ...more ?
Five prospects selected for AFL
Carrasco among three Tribe callups  ...more ?
Carrasco among three Tribe callups
Healthy Hafner locked in at the plate  ...more ?
Healthy Hafner locked in at the plate
Masterson's outing spoiled by Tribe 'pen  ...more ?
Masterson's outing spoiled by Tribe 'pen
Tribe options Laffey to Triple-A Columbus  ...more ?
Tribe options Laffey to Triple-A Columbus
LaPorta makes pinch-hit appearance  ...more ?
LaPorta makes pinch-hit appearance
Tribe set to recall Carrasco from Columbus  ...more ?
Tribe set to recall Carrasco from Columbus
One Perez pitch costs Tribe another chance  ...more ?
One Perez pitch costs Tribe another chance
Using changeup more has aided Carmona  ...more ?
Using changeup more has aided Carmona
Gomez continues to make most of chance  ...more ?
Gomez continues to make most of chance
LaPorta could return to lineup Wednesday  ...more ?
LaPorta could return to lineup Wednesday
Donald's homer not enough for Tribe in loss  ...more ?
Donald's homer not enough for Tribe in loss
MLBlogs: Castrovince | Neil Wagner  ...more ?

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Indians Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)  ...more ?

For most of this season, the Indians bullpen has been feast or famine. The relievers have either been very good or very bad. Coming off one of their worst series of the season, the Cleveland relievers produced one of their better performances Thursday in a 6-3 win over Seattle.

Setup man Tony Sipp and closer Chris Perez combined to pitch three scoreless and hitless innings, retiring all nine batters they faced.

Sipp retired all six batters he faced in the seventh and eighth innings, striking out four. And Perez made quick work of the Mariners in the ninth, retiring three in a row on just eight pitches, all of them strikes.

That game was a dramatic contrast from the struggles the bullpen had in a three-game sweep at the hands of the White Sox, which ended Wednesday.

Choo drives in 5 to power Indians (AP)  ...more ?
The Seattle Mariners found out Shin-Soo Choo is one of those players who can do it all. Choo drove in five runs with a bases-loaded double and a two-run home run to give the Cleveland Indians a 6-3 victory over the Mariners. Choo, traded to the Indians by Seattle in 2006, hit a 3-1 fastball from Doug Fister (4-11) against the right-center-field wall in the Indians' four-run sixth to score all...
AL Roundup: A look at Wednesday's games (The Canadian Press)  ...more ?
Manny Ramirez finally made his hyped Chicago debut, but it was a longtime White Sox slugger who ended up providing the fireworks.
White Sox beat Indians 6-4 in Manny's debut (AP)  ...more ?
Manny Ramirez packed his equipment into three large, blue travel bags with script "Dodgers" on the sides. Dressed in a pink shirt and plaid suit, he fiddled with his dreadlocked hair, for the moment safe from a barber's scissors. His dragged-out debut for Chicago finally over, Ramirez left Cleveland for Boston, the next stop on his first road trip with his new team.
Indians expand their roster (AP)  ...more ?
The Cleveland Indians have recalled right-hander Carlos Carrasco from Triple-A Columbus to start their series finale against the Chicago White Sox. The club also recalled right-hander Jensen Lewis and utilityman Jordan Brown from the Clippers on the first day major league teams can expand their rosters.
Manny’s first day with White Sox is a cartoon (Yahoo! Sports)  ...more ?
Manny Ramirez trimmed his hair, spoke only in Spanish and nearly had an at-bat in a bizarre White Sox debut.
Manny Ramirez not in White Sox starting lineup (SportingNews.com)  ...more ?
Manny Ramirez was not in the Chicago White Sox's starting lineup Tuesday, but he did make an appearance with his new team. Ramirez was on deck when A.J. Pierzynski hit a ninth-inning home run that gave the Sox a road 4-3 victory over the Cleveland Indians. While Pierzynski circled the bases, Ramirez returned to the dugout and didn't hit. Instead, he high-fived teammates to celebrate the homer. Before the game, White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen told reporters that Ramirez was tired from a cross-country flight to join his new team.
Pierzynski's homer sends White Sox past Indians (The Canadian Press)  ...more ?

CLEVELAND - Manny Ramirez grabbed one of his bats, waved it only the way he can, and simply stood in the on-deck circle.


Indians activate Laffey, option him to minors (AP)  ...more ?
The Cleveland Indians activated left-handed pitcher Aaron Laffey on Tuesday and optioned him to Triple-A Columbus. Laffey has been on the disabled list since July 23 with a tired left shoulder. He was 2-3 with a 4.62 ERA in 25 games for the Indians. Laffey began the season in Cleveland's bullpen and was sent to Columbus on May 30.
AL Roundup: A look at Monday's games (The Canadian Press)  ...more ?
Manny Ramirez hasn't made it to Chicago yet, but the White Sox are already swinging for the playoffs.
White Sox open trip with 10-6 win over Indians (AP)  ...more ?
As the herd of reporters and camera crews streamed into Chicago's clubhouse and headed toward manager Ozzie Guillen's tiny office, one of the White Sox coaches wondered if the team's newest player had arrived during extra innings. "Is Manny here?" he asked. Not yet. He's on the way, though.
Indians 1B LaPorta out with hip injury (AP)  ...more ?
Cleveland Indians first baseman Matt LaPorta is out of the lineup for Monday night's game with the Chicago White Sox because of a strained left hip. LaPorta was injured while batting in the fourth inning Sunday against Kansas City. He said he heard a cracking or popping in his hip. It's the same hip he had surgery on last October.
Royals beat Indians 6-2, avoid 3-game sweep (AP)  ...more ?
Bruce Chen and Kila Ka'aihue stayed aggressive, and the Kansas City Royals kept ahead of Cleveland in their race to escape last place. Ka'aihue hit a go-ahead double in the seventh inning to help Chen and the Royals beat the Cleveland Indians 6-2 Sunday. Manager Ned Yost got his 500th career win in the majors.
Indians' LaPorta leaves with strained left hip (AP)  ...more ?
The Indians say Matt LaPorta strained his left hip and is day to day after leaving the fourth inning of Cleveland's game against the Kansas City Royals on Sunday. LaPorta hit a routine fly ball to left and held his left hip as he jogged to first base on the final out of the inning. Indians trainer Lonnie Soloff went out to check on the first baseman, who walked off the field and was replaced at...
Hall of Famer Bob Feller treated for leukemia (AP)  ...more ?
Bob Feller is back watching his beloved Cleveland Indians, a bounce in his step as he is treated for leukemia. The third-oldest living member of the Baseball Hall of Fame at age 91, Feller said Sunday that he's "feeling better than I have in weeks," following two days at Cleveland Clinic and a week of outpatient treatment.
Cabrera homers in 10th, lifts Indians over Royals (AP)  ...more ?
Asdrubal Cabrera pointed to his wife in the stands as he watched his first game-ending home run sail over the wall. Cabrera led off the bottom of the 10th inning with his third homer of the year to give the Cleveland Indians a 4-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night. "It felt really good because I can't remember ever hitting a home run to win a game," said Cabrera, who...
Phillies' Durbin: What Strasburg should expect (Yahoo! Sports)  ...more ?
The news that Stephen Strasburg likely will need Tommy John surgery was unsettling. But while the procedure...
Durbin: Here's what Strasburg should expect (SportingNews.com)  ...more ?
The news that Stephen Strasburg likely will need Tommy John surgery sent shockwaves through the baseball world Friday. But while the procedure will sideline Strasburg for the remainder of this season and most likely all of next season, the surgery is far from career-ending. Phillies reliever Chad Durbin, who bounced back strong from Tommy John surgery early in his career, shared his first-person account of the rehabilitation process with Sporting News' Chris Bahr: I had my Tommy John surgery on Sept.
Gimenez has 4 RBIs to help Indians top Royals 15-4 (AP)  ...more ?
Chris Gimenez was happy to help the Cleveland Indians win, delighted to get a career-high four RBIs and ecstatic to put his batting average over .200 The seldom-used backup catcher had two hits including one of Cleveland's trio of three-run homers to beat the Kansas City Royals 15-4 Friday night.
Cubs uninterested in hiring older managers (Yahoo! Sports)  ...more ?
Now that the 66-year-old Lou Piniella has stepped down as the manager of the Chicago Cubs, the team is looking...