Cleveland Indians News

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (AP) _ General manager Mark Shapiro agreed to a five-year contract extension through the 2012 season with the Cleveland Indians, a team he has dismantled and rebuilt into a playoff contender. Shapiro was only signed through this season _ his sixth as Cleveland's GM _ before working out a new deal with president Paul Dolan. ``We are extremely pleased with the leadership, direction, passion and pride Mark ...

The Boston Red Sox hired John Farrell as their pitching coach Monday after a disappointing season in which the team finished third in the AL East. Since 2001, Farrell has overseen the Cleveland Indians' player development system, including its six minor-league affiliates and Latin American programs. Farrell had a 36-46 record with a 4.56 ERA in 116 games as a right-handed pitcher between 1987-1996 with the Indians, Angels and Tigers. ...

The Cleveland Indians quickly took care of some business following a disappointing season by exercising contract options for 2007 on starter Jake Westbrook and utilityman Casey Blake on Tuesday. Westbrook won 15 games for the second straight year and the Indians rewarded the right-hander by picking up his US$6.1 million option. The 29-year-old has pitched 216, 211 and 211 innings the past three seasons. Even with the Indians' playoff hopes ...

Cliff Lee finished strong with his first nine-inning complete game and the Cleveland Indians capped an unfulfilling season with a 6-3 victory over Tampa Bay on Sunday, completing a four-game sweep of the Devil Rays. Lee (14-11) allowed three runs and seven hits and went nine innings for the first time in his career. He was credited with a complete game on July 18, 2005, a 6-2 win over Kansas ...

Jake Westbrook allowed one run in seven innings and Casey Blake hit two solo homers to help the Cleveland Indians beat Tampa Bay 6-1 Saturday night, handing the Devil Rays their 100th loss. Tampa Bay became the first team in major league history to lose 100 games in a season despite having a winning record at home. The Devil Rays, who went 41-40 at Tropicana Field, are 20-60 on the ...

Jhonny Peralta drew a bases-loaded walk off Seth McClung with one out in the ninth inning to give the Cleveland Indians a 2-1 win over the road-challenged Tampa Bay Devil Rays, the first team to lose 99 games and have winning record at home. Peralta took a 3-2 pitch that was way inside as the Indians got the victory without having to swing or make contact in the ninth. Tampa ...

Indians ace C.C. Sabathia had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee Friday, two days after he shut out the Chicago White Sox for eight innings in his final start this season. Torn cartilage was removed in the 35-minute procedure at Cleveland Clinic. The Indians expect the 26-year-old pitcher to begin his usual off-season throwing program in December and be 100 per cent when spring training opens in Florida in February. ...

Ryan Garko doubled home the go-ahead run in a three-run seventh inning to help the Cleveland Indians rally past the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 5-4 on Thursday night. Grady Sizemore and Andy Marte hit two-run homers and Paul Byrd (10-9) won for the first time in five September starts for Cleveland. The Devil Rays, coming off their largest shutout win in team history, 11-0 Wednesday night in Boston, failed once ...

Brandon McCarthy was back in the role he enjoys most, and it showed. McCarthy struck out eight in his first start in more than four months to help the Chicago White Sox to a rain-shortened 2-1 win over the Cleveland Indians on Wednesday night. McCarthy (4-7) allowed one run, two hits and walked one over 5 1-3 innings. He had gone 0-4 _ all in relief _ since his last ...

C.C. Sabathia tied a career high with 11 strikeouts and Ryan Garko homered and drove in a career-high five runs to lead the Cleveland Indians to a 6-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night. Sabathia (12-11) improved to 4-0 this season and 12-3 in his career against the White Sox. The left-hander allowed four hits over eight innings without a walk to win for the second time ...