Lonnie Chisenhall News

The Braves have to be wondering whether they made a huge mistake by signing Upton and allowing Bourn to walk.

A rather quiet week in the AL Central saw no team make a big move up or down. Sounds like a good time to look around the division and see how some of the new acquisitions added around the division have been making the transition from "Hot Stove Hope" to regular season contributor.

Within the space of the past four games, we have seen Mark Reynolds at first base and third base.

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.

Vinnie Pestano worked a scoreless inning Wednesday in a rehabilitation assignment with the Lake County Captains.

"I've had my struggles over there," Mark Reynolds says of getting more work at third base, "but I'm in a new setting, a new environment ... I'm just going to go out there and try to get better every day." The good one started gaining momentum in April, when manager Terry Francona started giving him an occasional start at third base.

The careers of two Indians who were thought to be significant parts of the future took dramatic turns for the worse Monday.

First-inning meetings between Jason Kipnis and Indians third-base coach Brad Mills have been commonplace this season, as Kipnis has five home runs in his first at-bat of the game.

Now that Lonnie Chisenhall has been optioned to Columbus, manager Terry Francona will reshuffle the deck to fill the hole at third base.

The Tribe has won 13 of its last 16 games, including a split of Monday's home doubleheader with the New York Yankees -- the Indians winning the first game, 1-0, behind Justin Masterson 's complete game gem, and losing the second game, 7-0. Left-hander Scott Kazmir , looking to build on his comeback season, gets the start for the Indians.

Really though, it's been a blast of a couple of weeks, the Cleveland Indians are rocking face and taking names, grabbing series here and there and everywhere with inspired pitching, dominant offense and prizes for everyone.

The last time was terrible, but it was in Cleveland , and this time, it's in Philadelphia.

Ray Guilfoyle highlights the top fantasy performers from Monday's MLB games, including news on Bryce Harper, Zack Wheeler, Jean Segura, Travis Wood and others.

They had trouble pulling the man now called Tito, after his father, off the diamond as a kid.

Masterson overpowered baseball's hottest team for his third career shutout. He also had one against the Chicago White Sox on April 12.

Prior to the Indians' double-header with the New York Yankees on Monday, the club has optioned third baseman Lonnie Chisenhall down to Triple-A Columbus, selected David Huff and re-called Trevor Bauer.

Pinch-hitter Mark Reynolds hit a tiebreaking single in the 10th inning, and the Cleveland Indians beat the Detroit Tigers 4-3 on Sunday.

It is not often that a team forces Detroit ace Justin Verlander to pass the century mark in pitches before the end of the fifth inning.

Detroit Tigers right-hander Rick Porcello delivers a pitch against the Washington Nationals.

Corey Kluber pitched up in the strike zone Friday night and Prince Fielder and Miguel Cabrera took him even higher at Comerica Park.