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Not to toot my horn, but I was one of the guys who talked you off the roof when the Indians were 8-13. Now that they are on pace for 98 wins, there is endless speculation in the blogosphere about whether they are "for real." The exhilaration of their recent play is tempered by the fact that they have been in virtually this exact place the past two ... (more)

The Associated Press 5/24/13 Undated - Cleveland's Justin Masterson and Washington's Jordan Zimmermann are going to the mound tonight in search of their eighth win of the season.

Now that Terry Francona has been welcomed back to Fenway Park , the Cleveland Indians and Boston Red Sox can continue their four-game set Friday with no major drama.

For roughly 20 minutes, Terry Francona sat in the visitors' dugout at Fenway Park trying to convince a large pack of reporters that this was just another day in the life of the manager of the Cleveland Indians.

It took almost 69 years for a baseball player born in Franklin to have another chance to record a hit in a Major League game.

Five times in the previous 10 years, they carried a record of .500 or better after 44 games.

At 7-2 Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Justin Masterson is emerging as the staff ace for a team that seems to be on the rise.

The latest edition of WotM sees three brilliant gentlemen break down a brilliant week of Indians baseball.

For the first time as an opposing manager, Francona will walk into famed Fenway Park to face the Red Sox, the team he led to two World Series titles during eight seasons.

Justin Masterson struck out a season-high 11 in seven shutout innings and Michael Brantley hit a three-run homer and drove in four runs off Felix Hernandez as Cleveland toppled yet another former Cy Young Award winner on Sunday with a 6-0 victory over the Seattle Mariners.

Justin Masterson's seven victories is tied for the second-best mark in the American League and helped him earn AL Player of the Week honors.

Yan Gomes gets ready for a rousing reception at home plate after belting a game-winning home run for the Cleveland Indians on Monday.

Justin Masterson allowed just three hits over seven shutout innings and struck out a season-high 11 as the Cleveland Indians overcame the Seattle Mariners 6-0. Michael Brantley had four RBI and clubbed a three-run homer in the second inning as the American League Central-leading Indians extended their winning streak to four games.

Tampa Bay's Matt Moore matched a 1917 start by Babe Ruth as he improved to a Major League-leading 8-0 in the Rays' 3-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday.

The president and CEO of The Associated Press says the government's seizure of AP journalists' phone records was "unconstitutional" and already has had a chilling effect on newsgathering.

Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Justin Masterson delivers in the first inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Sunday, May 19, 2013, in Cleveland.

Terry Francona remains careful with Jimenez, pulling him after 5 1/3 inning in Friday's game.

Felix Hernandez is pitching to his "King Felix" nickname, carrying a 5-2 record and 1.52 ERA entering his scheduled start Sunday against Justin Masterson.

That 4-3 record began with a 10-4 loss in Detroit. Starter Corey Kluber was crushed, and I had a very bad feeling that the Tigers were about to deliver this message to the Tribe: Welcome to reality.