Rookies Talbot and Tomlin win as Indians sweep

Rookies Talbot and Tomlin win as Indians sweep
Cleveland Indians manager Manny Acta squeezed everything out of his team to beat Detroit ace Justin Verlander. Trevor Crowe’s suicide squeeze bunt on an eye-high 99 mph fastball scored the go-ahead run in the second game as Cleveland swept a doubleheader from the Tigers, 4-0 and 4-3, Wednesday night “It was special for us and for the fans the way we finished,” Acta said after…
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Indians squeeze by Tigers to sweep doubleheader
Cleveland, OH (Sports Network) – Michael Brantley tripled among two hits and scored the game-winning run on a suicide squeeze, leading the Cleveland Indians to a 4-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers and a sweep of Wednesday’s doubleheader at Progressive Field.
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Indians call up Tomlin to start vs. Yankees, A-Rod

Indians call up Tomlin to start vs. Yankees, A-Rod
Josh Tomlin will have a couple of big tests when he makes his big-league debut for the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday night.
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Cleveland Indians thwarted by Tampa Bay Rays’ Brignac
CLEVELAND — Reid Brignac liked his defense even more than his three-run homer. So did Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon.
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Indians’ Tomlin tops Yankees in MLB debut 4-1

Indians’ Tomlin tops Yankees in MLB debut 4-1
If Josh Tomlin was in awe of Alex Rodriguez and the mighty New York Yankees, he didn’t show it. Tomlin took a shutout into the eighth inning against A-Rod and the rest of New York’s potent lineup to win his major league debut with the Cleveland Indians, 4-1 on Tuesday night. “That was an outstanding effort by the kid,” Indians manager Manny Acta said.
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Yankees’ Posada scratched with sore left knee
CLEVELAND — Jorge Posada was scratched from the New York Yankees’ lineup minutes before gametime because of a sore left knee.
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Indians notes: Tomlin will take Laffey’s rotation spot

Indians notes: Tomlin will take Laffey’s rotation spot
CLEVELAND – Right-hander Josh Tomlin will be promoted from Triple-A Columbus to replace an injured Aaron Laffey in the rotation. It’s a somewhat surprising move with the Indians needing to clear a spot on their 40-man roster for Tomlin, who will be making his major league debut Tuesday against CC Sabathia and the Yankees. “Josh Tomlin deserves [...]
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Rays 4, Indians 2: Tribe can’t get big hit
CLEVELAND — Hitting wasn’t much of a problem for the Indians on Sunday. Scoring was another story. The Indians’ futility with runners in scoring position caught up to them in the rubber match of a three-game series against Tampa Bay as they dropped a 4-2 decision at Progressive Field. The Indians, who outhit the Rays 11-7, went [...]
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Tomlin says camp important for Roethlisberger

Tomlin says camp important for Roethlisberger
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers’ starting quarterback going into training camp will be Ben Roethlisberger. And Byron Leftwich. Because of Roethlisberger’s suspension, the Steelers already know they must get another quarterback ready to play when the season starts.
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Accuser Says She Was Led To Roethlisberger
The picture that emerges from some of the witnesses on the tapes released by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation is one of an orchestrated plan between Ben Roethlisberger and a so-called bodyguard to lure this intoxicated young co-ed into a bathroom to have sex with the quarterback.
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