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MLB Team Report - Cleveland Indians - INSIDE PITCH The Indians got first baseman Nick Swisher back on Friday, and that's not a moment too soon for the team, which has lost two of the three games that Swisher missed. Swisher was placed on the Paternity...

2B Jason Kipnis, who had 31 stolen bases last season, swiped his 10th of 2013 Friday night. That makes him the first Indians second baseman to reach double digits in steals in back-to-back seasons since Roberto Alomar did it three straight years, from...

The Sports Xchange By Mike Shalin, The Sports Xchange Red Sox 8, Indians 1 BOSTON - John Lackey pitched seven innings of two-hit ball in his second straight strong start and Mike Carp hit a three-run homer, powering the Red Sox to a rain-soaked 8-1...

The Sports Xchange By Mike Shalin, The Sports Xchange Lackey sharp again in Red Sox victory BOSTON - His poor 2011 season, the boos of the home crowd and Tommy John surgery behind him, John Lackey appears to be settling in as the No. 3 man in the...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Cleveland Indians - INSIDE PITCH Very quietly Zach McAllister has emerged as the No. 2 starter in the rotation. That's considerable progress for a pitcher who began the season as the No. 4 starter. But McAllister has...

    El sur de Florida, con todo su glamour y eclecticismo, recibió un duro golpe esta semana cuando los dueños de equipos de la NFL hicieron pedazos el sueño de Miami de convertirse nuevamente en sede de un Super Bowl. En una votación que resultó en...

BOSTON — He loves the ballpark again. Not Fenway or Yankee Stadium or Progressive Field specifically — Terry Francona loves them all again. "I get there absurdly early," he said Thursday. "I stay there absurdly late. I have no perspective."...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Cleveland Indians - INSIDE PITCH The Indians will have a decision to make regarding their rotation in the not too distant future. Brett Myers, who has been on the disabled list since April 20 with a mildly...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Cleveland Indians - INSIDE PITCH The Indians only scored one run Tuesday night in a 5-1 loss to Detroit. That run was produced by left fielder Michael Brantley, in typical Brantley style. It was a sacrifice fly....

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Cleveland Indians - INSIDE PITCH The Indians' two biggest off-season free agent signings were outfielder/first baseman Nick Swisher, for four years and $56 million, and outfielder Michael Bourn for four years and $48...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Cleveland Indians - INSIDE PITCH Going into the 2013 season, the area of most concern for the Indians was their starting rotation. The top of the rotation was the key, and so far the top of the rotation couldn't be...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Cleveland Indians - INSIDE PITCH Almost without fail teams in contention look to make roster upgrades at mid-season, prior to the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline. The Indians, as non-contenders, haven't been a part...