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Tuesday, 16 April 2013 11:09

Indians Host Boston After Explosions

The storyline of Indians Manager Terry Francona facing his former team for the first time in Tuesday night's game against the Red Sox has been heavily overshadowed.

It will be the first game for Boston since the explosions that marred the Boston Marathon on Monday, the Red Sox had wrapped up their traditional Patriot's Day game at Fenway Park hours before the blasts occurred. The park is also miles from the finish line of the race.

On WAKR's Ray Horner Morning Show, tribe Vice-President Bobby DiBiasio said they will hold a moment of silence for their counterparts prior to the first pitch.

In terms of security, Bobby-D says safety is always at the top of their list when it comes to a fan's experience at the ball park.

He does mention they do not release what the team does exactly, for safety purposes. Their security protocols do include exercises on a regular basis.

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Saturday, 30 March 2013 18:17

Indians Rip Reds 9-1, Close Out Cactus Season

The Indians defeated the Cincinnati Reds, 9-1, in the spring finale in Goodyear Ballpark. The Indians concluded the spring at 17-16-2.

(Cleveland Indians) The Indians got a 4th inning solo home run from CARLOS SANTANA along with an infield single by MATT CARSON, who hit a 2-run home run in the 6th inning. BRETT MYERS (5.0IP, 3H, 1R/ER, 0BB, 3K) was sharp in recording the victory in his final spring tune-up. Minor League OF BRYSON MYLES went 2-for-2 with a double, sac fly and 4RBI. CHRIS PEREZ, BRYAN SHAW, JOE SMITH & CODY ALLEN all tossed scoreless innings.

The Indians will fly to Toronto this evening and enjoy Easter Sunday off in Canada. The club will work out at 3PM ET on Monday (1:15PM media avail) and open the season on Tuesday, April 2 at 7:07PM ET in Rogers Centre with JUSTIN MASTERSON squaring off against RA DICKEY.

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Friday, 29 March 2013 05:37

Padres Pin Indians 6-4

The Tribe winding down spring training season with just two games left on the schedule before breaking camp and heading off to start the 2013 regular season April 2nd in Toronto.

(Cleveland Indians) The Indians fell to the San Diego Padres, 6-4, on Thursday in Peoria, Arizona. The Indians got a 2-run single from DREW STUBBS in the 4^th inning and a solo shot from JASON KIPNIS the following frame, taking a 3-2 lead into the 7^th inning before CHRIS PEREZ (1.0IP, 5H, 4R/ER) yielded a pair of 2-run homers that proved to be the difference.

The Indians will take on the Kansas City Royals tomorrow at Noon PT/3PM ET with UBALDO JIMENEZ making his final spring tune-up against RHP JEREMY GUTHRIE. The game will be aired live on 1590 WAKR.

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Wednesday, 27 March 2013 19:41

White Sox Cap Cleveland 5-4

The Indians fell to the Chicago White Sox, 5-4, in Glendale, getting a productive start from RHP DAISUKE MATSUZAKA (5.1IP, 5H, 2R/ER, 0BB, 3K) in his finest outing to date with the club. JASON KIPNIS had an opposite field RBI double in the 2-run 6^thinning.

(Cleveland Indians) The Indians now stand at 16-14-3 on the spring and play the San Diego Padres on Thursday in Peoria at noon PT/3PM ET. The game will be aired on 1590 WAKR. RHP JUSTIN MASTERSON will make his final spring start before opening the season on Tuesday, April 2 in Toronto’s Rogers Centre.

The Indians also unveiled a video which continues the trend of an off-kilter branding exercise on the new look Cleveland Indians; this one features manager Terry Francona in a "Suri"-like appearance with players as a disembodied voice on a cellphone answering their questions.

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Tuesday, 26 March 2013 19:44

A's Drop Indians 7-6 In Ten

The Indians fell to the Oakland A’s, 7-6, in 10.0 innings Tuesday in Goodyear.

(Cleveland Indians) RYAN RABURN hit his team-high 5th home run in the 4th inning off A’s starter BRETT ANDERSON (5.1IP, 6H, 3R/2ER) as the Tribe also got 2 hits and 2RBI from Minor League prospect 2B JOSE RAMIREZ (2-4, RS). Ramirez was paired next to FRANCISCO LINDOR, who was 1-for-5 w/a double and recorded 9 flawless chances at shortstop. ZACH McALLISTER (5.2IP, 8H, 5R/ER) started and CHRIS PEREZ (1.0IP, 0H, 0R, 1K) tossed a scoreless frame in his first outing (3rd of the spring) since February 26.

The Indians take on the Chicago White Sox tomorrow in Glendale at 12:05PM PT/3:05PM ET with DAISUKE MATSUZAKA getting the start. CARLOS CARRASCO will now start the Triple-A game in Glendale against the White Sox Charlotte club.

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Tuesday, 26 March 2013 08:23

Rockies Rip Tribe 18-4

Cleveland fell to Colorado 18-4 last night at Salt River Fields in Scottsdale, allowing spring highs in both runs and hits (26).

(Cleveland Indians) MICHAEL BOURN collected a pair of doubles, going 2-for-4 with a run scored. MICHAEL BRANTLEY (2-for-4), MARK REYNOLDS (2-for-4, 2B, RBI) and LONNIE CHISENHALL (2-for-4) also contributed multi-hit efforts. JOE SMITH had the lone scoreless outing by the Tribe pitching staff, fanning a pair over 1.2 frames.

CODY ALLEN, BRYAN SHAW and NICK HAGADONE each tossed 1.0 scoreless inning for Triple-A Columbus in a minor league contest against Albuquerque (Dodgers) earlier in the day.

The Indians are set to host the Oakland Athletics today for a 4:05pm ET first pitch at Goodyear Ballpark. RHP ZACH McALLISTER is set to take the mound opposite A's LHP BRETT ANDERSON.

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Saturday, 23 March 2013 20:54

Indians Swamp Mariners 10-5

The Indians defeated the Seattle Mariners, 10-5, in Peoria as the two teams combined for 34 hits, including 7 hits from the Tribe’s top prospects in the form of SS FRANCISCO LINDOR (3-5, 3B, RS, RBI), 2B JOSE RAMIREZ (2-5, RS, RBI), CF TYLER NAQUIN (1-4, RS, RBI) and 3B TONY WOLTERS (1-2).

(Cleveland Indians) SCOTT KAZMIR (5.0IP, 13H, 5R/ER, 0BB, 5K, HR) spread around 13 hits in earning his first win of the spring as the Tribe bullpen combined for 4.0 scoreless innings, including a 1.0 innings, 3 strikeout outing from VINNIE PESTANO. RF MATT CARSON left the game in the 5th inning with a facial laceration and cervical sprain (he is day-to-day).

CORD PHELPS (2-3) & JASON GIAMBI combined for back-to-back homers in the 3rd inning before the Indians broke the game open with 5 runs in the 6th inning.

The Indians will take on the Chicago Cubs tomorrow at 4:05PM ET/1:05PM PT with RHP UBALDO JIMENEZ making the start. The game will be aired live on 1590 WAKR following coverage of the Ohio State-Iowa State NCAA Tournament game.

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Saturday, 23 March 2013 04:04

Arizona Clips Tribe 7-5

The Indians fell 7-5 to the Arizona Diamondbacks this evening at Goodyear Ballpark, committing a pair of costly errors that led to 4 unearned runs.

(Cleveland Indians) JUSTIN MASTERSON shouldered the loss despite fanning 7 batters and surrendering just a single earned run over 5.0 frames. JOE SMITH and RICH HILL also chipped in 1.0 scoreless inning each out of the ‘pen.

MARK REYNOLDS had the offensive highlight of the night, drilling a mammoth 2-run homer in the 6th inning that cleared the left-field scoreboard - his 3rd in Cactus League play. MICHAEL BRANTLEY also continued his productive spring at the plate, collecting a 2-run single in the 3rd inning to complement the 3-run homer he hit on Thursday; Brantley is now batting .419 (13-31) with 9 RBI.

Cleveland will travel to the Peoria Sports Complex on Saturday to take on the Seattle Mariners, as LHP SCOTT KAZMIR is scheduled to take the ball opposite RHP BLAKE BEAVEN for a 4:10pm ET first pitch.

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Thursday, 21 March 2013 19:10

Indians Dump D-Backs 5-4

The Indians defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-4 this afternoon at Salt River Fields in Scottsdale, improving to 15-9-2 in Cactus League play this spring.

(Cleveland Indians) Cleveland's offense did all of its damage in the first 4 innings of the contest and got off to a quick start thanks to MICHAEL BRANTLEY's 3-run homer during the team's first at-bat. Brantley went 2-for-3 on the afternoon, adding a 2-out single in the 5th. OMIR SANTOS drove in a pair of runs, collecting an RBI-double in the 2nd and RBI-single in the 4th. RYAN RABURN went 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles.

CARLOS CARRASCO worked 5.0 innings for the win, while JOE SMITH, CODY ALLEN, BRYAN SHAW and MATT CAPPS combined for 4.0 scoreless frames out of the bullpen to protect the one-run lead.

The Indians are set to host the same Diamondbacks squad in Goodyear tomorrow night for a 10:05pm ET first pitch. RHP JUSTIN MASTERSON is set to square off against LHP TREVOR CAHILL in a contest that will be broadcast live on SportsTime Ohio.

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Monday, 18 March 2013 20:01

Indians Double Up On Brewers

The Indians defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 4-2 this afternoon at Goodyear Ballpark, improving to 14-8-2 on the Cactus League slate.

(Cleveland Indians) Starter UBALDO JIMENEZ held the Brew Crew to a pair of runs over 5.1 frames, fanning 5 against just a single walk. The bullpen quartet of JERRY GIL, VINNIE PESTANO, JOE SMITH and SCOTT BARNES combined for 3.2 scoreless innings of relief.

DREW STUBBS and LOU MARSON paced the Tribe with 2 hits apiece. MARK REYNOLDS drew a bases-loaded walk in the first inning to open the scoring and RBI-singles from EZEQUIEL CARRERA and Marson in the 6th erased a 2-1 deficit. CORD PHELPS capped the afternoon with his own RBI-triple in the 8th.

Tuesday will mark Cleveland's second and final off day of the spring before the club heads to Tempe Diablo Stadium on Wednesday for a 4:05PM ET tilt against the Los Angeles Angels. Right-handers TREVOR BAUER and TOMMY HANSON are scheduled to take the bump.

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