| Brewers play first postseason game in 26 years in Philadelphia | Wed Oct 1 10:26:49 2008 EST |
| ficit in the final week of the season to win the National League Wild Card, backed by the incredible CC Sabathia, who went 11-2 with a 1.65 ERA and seven complete games (three shutouts) in 17 starts since joining the club in a deal with the Cleveland Indians in July. Sabathia has pitched on short rest in each of his last three starts, including Sunday's brilliant complete game effort to launch Milwaukee into the postseason for the first time since "Harvey's Wallbangers" fell to the St. Louis Ca | |
| Tribe's Shoppach has knee surgery | Mon Sep 29 15:34:36 2008 EST |
| Cleveland, OH (Sports Network) - Cleveland Indians catcher Kelly Shoppach underwent arthroscopic surgery on Monday to remove cartilage in his right knee. Team medical director Dr. Mark Schickendantz performed the routine surgery at the Cleveland Clinic. Shoppach, who had a breakout 2008 season by leading all American League catchers with 21 home runs, is expected to resume normal offseason strength and conditioning workouts in four weeks. A prolonged elbow injury to catcher Victor Martinez gave | |
| Indians' Choo named AL Player of the Month | Mon Sep 29 13:45:25 2008 EST |
| New York, NY (Sports Network) - Cleveland Indians outfielder Shin-Soo Choo was selected as the American League Player of the Month for September. Choo was outstanding at the plate in the final month of the season, hitting .400 (34-for-85) with five homers, five doubles and 24 RBI. The 26-year-old recorded a nine-game hitting streak during the stretch and added 12 multi-hit effort. Choo's breakout helped the Indians, who finished with a .500 record, go 16-11 during the month. The South Korean na | |
| Vazquez takes ball for White Sox vs. Indians | Sat Sep 27 11:07:53 2008 EST |
| e Guillen questioned Javier Vazquez's toughness the last time he took the hill. Tonight he gets a chance to prove his skipper wrong, as the White Sox try and keep their AL Central title hopes alive with the second of three games against the Cleveland Indians at U.S. Cellular Field. Guillen stated that Vazquez wasn't a big game pitcher prior to his outing against the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday. The right-hander then proceeded to prove his manager right, as he allowed five runs and seven hits in | |
| Rays try again for division crown versus Tigers | Fri Sep 26 11:19:41 2008 EST |
| on title with another win or a Red Sox loss. The Rays, though, failed to lock up the title in the opener of this set on Thursday, as Ramon Santiago homered twice, helping Detroit to a 7-5 win. Boston did not cooperate either, as it beat the Cleveland Indians, 6-1, to stay alive in the division race. Mike Hessman, Dusty Ryan, and Curtis Granderson each hit solo homers for the Tigers, who hit five solo shots -- four off of Rays left-hander Scott Kazmir. Armando Galarraga (13-6) got the win despit | |
| Tribe finishes sweep of toothless Tigers | Sun Sep 21 20:30:51 2008 EST |
| Cleveland, OH (Sports Network) - Ryan Garko went 4-for-4 and drove in five runs to carry the Cleveland Indians to their sixth straight win, 10-5, over Detroit, completing a weekend sweep of the Tigers. Victor Martinez had a pair of hits, recorded an RBI and scored three times in the 2008 home finale for the Indians, who beat the Tigers for a seventh straight time. Scott Lewis (3-0) allowed eight hits and three runs over five innings to win for the third time in as many major league starts. Lewi | |
| D-Train tries for first win of season against Indians | Sun Sep 21 10:20:55 2008 EST |
| ast winter, the club wasn't banking on the once-successful pitcher being winless entering the final week of this season. That's the scenario the once-heralded pitcher faces, however, when the takes the mound for the Tigers today against the Cleveland Indians, who will be seeking a sixth straight victory and a sweep of a three-game series between these American League Central foes. Willis had compiled a 68-54 record, including a stellar 22-win campaign in 2005, in five seasons with the Florida M | |
| Indians tame Tigers | Sat Sep 20 23:11:42 2008 EST |
| Cleveland, OH (Sports Network) - Shin-Soo Choo and Asdrubal Cabrera each knocked in a pair of runs and Jeremy Sowers pitched six solid innings, as the Cleveland Indians defeated the Detroit Tigers, 6-3, in the second of a three- game series at Progressive Field. Choo finished 2-for-3 with two walks and Grady Sizemore added a pair of hits, including a double and a run scored for the Indians, who have won five straight games. Sowers (4-8) earned the win after allowing one run on five hits, while | |
| Indians, Tigers continue heated set in Cleveland | Sat Sep 20 10:39:01 2008 EST |
| (Sports Network) -- The Cleveland Indians take aim at a fifth consecutive victory when the club resumes what's been a heated three-game series with the Detroit Tigers tonight at Progressive Field. Cleveland came through with a 6-5 win in Friday's opener of this set, which featured a benches-clearing brawl in the seventh inning that resulted in four ejections. In the seventh, Indians starter Fausto Carmona hit Gary Sheffield with a pitch, sending the Tigers designated hitter to first. Before thr | |
| Carroll lifts Tribe over Tigers | Fri Sep 19 22:22:21 2008 EST |
| Cleveland, OH (Sports Network) - Jamey Carroll hit the game-winning RBI single in the ninth to give the Cleveland Indians a comeback 6-5 victory over the Detroit Tigers in the first of a three-game set. Freddy Dolsi (1-5) started on the mound for Detroit in the ninth and hit lead- off batter Kelly Shoppach. Bobby Seay came on in relief and Josh Barfield came in to pinch-run. After a strikeout, Gary Glover relieved Seay and gave up a single to Ryan Garko to put runners on the corners. Carroll fo | |
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