Lefty who scratched way onto roster tops Toronto's Halladay
MLB.com Nov 13, 08 1:45 PM CST
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Left-hander Cliff Lee, who had to compete just to get on the Cleveland Indians’ regular-season roster, became the team’s second consecutive American League Cy Young Award winner today, easily outdistancing Toronto’s Roy Halladay, MLB.com reports. Lee led the league with a 22 wins and a 2.54 ERA; he follows CC Sabathia (since traded to Milwaukee) in bringing the hardware to Cleveland.
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Rays at the head of the class—Rockies, Marlins at the back
Yahoo! Sports Jul 2, 08 12:20 PM CDT
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Report card time! Here’s how the rambunctious kids of MLB are doing so far, in Yahoo Sports’ Steven Henson’s estimation. A students —Rays, Red Sox, Cubs, Angels, White Sox Particular kudos go to the Rays, the poor kid who went to the head of the class. B students —Cardinals, Brewers, Twins, Phillies, Yankees, Athletics, Marlins, Orioles The Cardinals have a slight edge in the wildcard race. The Yankees, meanwhile, barely scrape together a B.
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Associated Press May 16, 08 10:25 PM CDT
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Adam Dunn homered and drew a tiebreaking walk with the bases loaded in the eighth inning Friday night, sending the Cincinnati Reds to their season-high fourth straight win, 4-3 over intrastate rival Cleveland. The Reds got homers from Brandon Phillips and Dunn, then won it with the only run in the game not produced by a homer.
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Laffey permits unearned run, little else as Cleveland stays hot
Associated Press May 15, 08 9:53 PM CDT
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An unearned run against Aaron Laffey caused by his own throwing error ended the scoreless streak by Cleveland Indians' starters at 44 1-3 innings but didn't interrupt their string of dominant outings. Laffey pitched the Indians to a 4-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Thursday, completing a three-game sweep.
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Associated Press May 14, 08 10:22 PM CDT
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C.C. Sabathia pitched a five-hitter and struck out 11 in the Cleveland Indians' major league-leading seventh shutout, a 2-0 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday night. Sabathia (3-5) extended the scoreless streak of Indians starters to 43 1-3 innings since Friday. He tied his season high for strikeouts, walked two and won consecutive starts for the first time this season.
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Tribe starters push scoreless streak to 34 innings in 4-0 win
Associated Press May 13, 08 10:16 PM CDT
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Paul Byrd and two Cleveland relievers combined for the Indians' fourth shutout in seven games with a 4-0 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday. Byrd (2-3) allowed five hits over 7 1-3 innings, striking out seven without a walk. The right-hander extended the Indians' scoreless streak to 34 innings by their starting staff.
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Tribe's Cabrera
pulls off MLB's 14th unassisted triple play
Cleveland Plain Dealer May 13, 08 11:56 AM CDT
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Asdrubal Cabrera of the Cleveland Indians last night pulled off the 14th unassisted triple play in MLB history. In the fifth inning of a 3-0, 10-inning loss to the Blue Jays, Cabrera caught Lyle Overbay's sinking liner, stepped on second to force Kevin Mench, and tagged out Marco Scutero, the Plain Dealer reports. "I was trying to speed up the game," Overbay joked.
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Triple play and pitching gems figure in 3-0 wins
Associated Press May 12, 08 10:31 PM CDT
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Asdrubal Cabrera turned the 14th unassisted triple play in major league history, and it wasn't enough for the Cleveland Indians to complete a doubleheader sweep. Shannon Stewart hit a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning, Aaron Hill added a two-run single and the Toronto Blue Jays beat Cleveland 3-0 on Monday to salvage a split of the doubleheader.
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Centerfielder has 5 RBI to back Laffey's pitching against the Blue Jays
Associated Press May 10, 08 9:45 PM CDT
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Grady Sizemore homered twice and drove in five runs, Aaron Laffey pitched seven sharp innings and the Cleveland Indians routed Toronto 12-0 Saturday night to hand the Blue Jays their fourth straight loss. Sizemore had three hits, including a leadoff homer to start a six-run first inning against Dustin McGowan (2-3). Sizemore added a three-run shot in the fifth.
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Blake, Francisco hit two-run doubles to spark big inning
Associated Press May 9, 08 10:08 PM CDT
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Casey Blake and Ben Francisco hit two-run doubles in a six-run seventh inning to help C.C. Sabathia and the Cleveland Indians defeat Roy Halladay and the Toronto Blue Jays 6-1 in a duel of Cy Young Award winners last night. Blue Jays center fielder Vernon Wells jammed his left wrist while making a diving catch and left in the sixth inning.
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Associated Press May 8, 08 11:27 PM CDT
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Jason Giambi and the sluggish New York Yankees suddenly turned sluggerish. The Yankees played home run derby last night, with Giambi, Johnny Damon, Robinson Cano and Wilson Betemit connecting in a 6-3 victory over the Cleveland Indians. Mike Mussina (5-3) pitched five innings for his fourth straight win and earned his 255th career victory. Mariano Rivera closed the game for his ninth save.
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Associated Press May 7, 08 10:30 PM CDT
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Cliff Lee threw seven sharp innings Wednesday night to beat Chien-Ming Wang in a matchup of unbeaten starters, leading