Travis Hafner News

The Indians might want to check the standings and remind themselves that they are still in first place.

In the space of three days, the normal 3-4-5 hitters in the Cleveland went down with injuries.

In the last three games the AL Central-leading Indians have lost DH Travis Hafner, catcher Carlos Santana and shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera to injuries.

Just exactly who is Jose Quintana, and why does he keep doing horrible things to the Indians? They've never done anything hurtful to him, much as they have tried.

The Cleveland Indians say Travis Hafner underwent an MRI Thursday on his right knee and took an anti-inflammatory for irritation in the meniscus.

DH Travis Hafner is not expected to play against the White Sox this weekend because of an irritated right knee.

The Cleveland Indians are one of the surprise teams in the early going of the 2012 season.

The Indians' scheduled starter for Saturday, Derek Lowe, has allowed two runs or fewer in his last six starts.

The Tribe look to sweep their three game series with the Detroit Tigers this afternoon at Progressive Field.

Indians designated hitter Travis Hafner is not in the lineup today after fouling a ball off his right shin Wednesday night.

Kipnis singled off the glove of Phil Coke with one out and took third on a double into the left-field corner by Asdrubal Cabrera.

CLEVELAND The highly anticipated Tiger offense was absent down the stretch for a second straight night in Cleveland.

Casey Kotchman went 3-for-4 and knocked in the go-ahead run in the sixth inning, as the Indians upended the Tigers, 5-3, in an AL Central battle.

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Some trade, huh? Jimenez has been nowhere near the ace that the Indians expected to get when they traded four of their best prospects to the Colorado Rockies last July.

A fourth-inning home run by Asdrubal Cabrera and another solid outing from starter Jeanmar Gomez led the Indians past the Marlins, 2-0, in the second game of a three-game Interleague series Saturday afternoon at Progressive Field.

Marlins right-hander Anibal Sanchez is coming off his worst start of the season on Monday.

CLEVELAND - All the fixings were there for a celebratory night at Progressive Field on Friday - a big crowd, a winning streak and an ace on the mound.But in the end, the Marlins were doing the victory dance after scoring a late run to edge Cleveland 3-2 in the opening game of the Indians' first interleague series."It was a well-pitched game on ... (more)

It was an encouraging day for Indians pitcher Josh Tomlin, who played catch Thursday after an MRI finally provided a diagnosis for his ailing right wrist.

There are always trade rumors swirling around big names in the MLB , and this year there are several players who should be traded before the deadline.