Reports: Indians ink Lugo to Minor League deal

The Indians have reportedly signed Julio Lugo, adding the veteran infielder on a Minor League contract that includes an invitation to attend Spring Training with the Major League club.
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Indians among leaders with green initiatives

On Tuesday, which marks National Recycling Day, a nationwide celebration of waste reduction and conservation that is headed by the National Resource Defense Council, Cleveland took the opportunity to highlight some of its ongoing green initiatives.
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Inbox: Will Ubaldo, LaPorta reach expectations?

Will Ubaldo Jimenez and Matt LaPorta, who both came to the Indians with high expectations, ever be worth the price the club paid? Beat reporter Jordan Bastian looks inside his Inbox to answer fans' questions.
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Inbox: Might Duncan supplant LaPorta at first?

Beat reporter Jordan Bastian takes fan's questions on the future of Shelley Duncan, Carlos Santana's talent and the possibility of signing Michael Cuddyer in his latest Inbox.
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Late outburst ruins Ubaldo's outing

Ubaldo Jimenez dueled Mark Buehrle for six innings before giving up the lead in the seventh and seeing Chad Durbin serve up three long home runs in the eighth as the Indians dropped an 8-4 decision to the White Sox on Wednesday at Progressive Field.
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Indians drop finale, unable to solve Rangers

The Indians have struggled all season, make that three seasons, against Texas. They had a chance to break through in the final meeting of 2011 on Thursday, but took a 7-4 loss.
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Martinez, Clippers on verge of repeat

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Indians fall, unable to solve Rangers

Another night, another big inning for the Rangers against the Indians. This time it was Fausto Carmona giving up a five-run fifth inning in a 7-4 loss, as the Indians were swept out of the Lone Star State. In the final three-game series, Texas outscored the Tribe, 26-9.
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Choo aggravates rib cage, exits in second

Outfielder Shin-Soo Choo's return to the Indians' lineup after an 18-day absence Thursday night was short-lived. Choo left Thursday's game against the Texas Rangers in the bottom of the second inning with left rib cage aggravation.
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Choo returns to lineup, exits in second inning

Indians outfielder Shin-Soo Choo returned to the lineup, batting third, on Thursday and said before the game in Texas that he was close to 100 percent. But the right fielder was replaced by Ezequiel Carrera in the bottom of the second inning.
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Clippers rally late in Talbot's gem

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Indians burned by big inning in Texas

The Rangers exploded for eight runs in the fourth inning, half of them coming on Josh Hamilton's third career grand slam, as Texas pushed the Indians another notch below the .500 mark with a 9-1 defeat at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.
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Santana could catch, or play first, in 2012

Carlos Santana at catcher. Carlos Santana at first base. Either is a long-term possibility, manager Manny Acta said Wednesday.
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Indians' 2012 slate opens vs. Blue Jays

The Indians will open the 2012 season with six straight games at Progressive Field, the first coming against the Blue Jays on April 5, according to the MLB schedule released on Wednesday.
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Cook, K-Tribe take Mills Cup opener

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Tribe unable to slow down Rangers in opener

The Indians hung tough for a while, powered by Carlos Santana's pair of homers, but the Rangers hit four home runs to take the series opener on Tuesday.
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Tribe to slow down Pestano, speed up Tomlin

Indians manager Manny Acta said the Indians were hoping to limit the innings of rookie reliever Vinny Pestano, while ramping up the rehab of Josh Tomlin.
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Indians have no plans to alter their approach

Manager Manny Acta insists that the goal remains the same for his ballclub. The American League Central crown is undecided. Until the champagne flies, Cleveland has no plans to alter its approach.
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Inbox: Who will start in outfield next season?

Who will be the Indians' three starting outfielders next season? Tribe beat reporter Jordan Bastian answers that question and more in the latest edition of his Inbox.
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Valbuena's three hits help Tribe even record

The Indians got three hits from Luis Valbuena and six effective innings from Ubaldo Jimenez in a win over the White Sox on Sunday that evened their record.
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Indians reflect 10 years after Sept. 11

Sunday marked the 10th anniversary of the horrific terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York. Three Indians players had personal stories to tell of that day.
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Hafner returns to Indians' lineup from DL

The Indians got their cleanup hitter back Sunday after activating Travis Hafner from the 15-day DL. The veteran DH had been sidelined since Aug. 21 by a right foot problem.
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Indians activate Hafner from disabled list

The Indians got their cleanup hitter back Sunday after activating Travis Hafner from the 15-day DL. The veteran DH had been sidelined since Aug. 21 by a right foot problem.
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Indians pay price after loading bases in extras

The Indians simply offered the White Sox too many opportunities. After bending at multiple turns, Cleveland finally broke and suffered a 7-3 loss to Chicago in 10 innings on Saturday afternoon at U.S. Cellular Field.
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Two-out hits primed Tribe's attack Friday

The Indians struck for big hits with two outs on Friday, but they have been hard-pressed to find crucial knocks lately.
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Chisenhall's two homers ignite Indians

Lonnie Chisenhall smacked two two-run homers and Jeanmar Gomez posted his third straight victory as the Indians reversed Thursday's outcome with an 8-4 drubbing of the White Sox at U.S. Celllular Field on Friday night.
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Triple-A Columbus returns to Governors' Cup

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Judy's outing filled with injury, insult

Indians rookie reliever Josh Judy felt awful about two mistakes in the seventh inning of Thursday's 8-1 loss. The first ended Brent Lillibridge's season. The second, a grand slam, put the game out of reach.
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Adams continues to beat drum for Tribe

Indians fan John Adams, who is known for beating his drum in the left-field bleachers, has missed just 38 games in the past 38 years.
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Young Tribe relievers hit hard in loss

A pitchers' duel on Chicago's South Side quickly turned ugly for the Indians, who gave up seven runs in the seventh inning in an 8-1 loss to the White Sox in the opener of a four-game series.
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Gomez aims to turn tide with third straight win

White Sox lefty Mark Buehrle is coming off his worst outing of the season, while Indians right-hander Jeanmar Gomez has posted back-to-back wins. Both hurlers will be on the mound Friday night as their two clubs continue to battle on Chicago's South Side.
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Tribe hurlers serve up three homers in loss

A pitchers' duel on Chicago's South Side quickly turned ugly for the Indians, who gave up seven runs in the seventh inning in an 8-1 loss to the White Sox in the opener of a four-game series.
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Duncan doing damage with more playing time

Shelley Duncan's primary role is to provide the Indians with a solid offensive option against left-handed pitching. But he looked just fine against Detroit's Justin Verlander on Wednesday.
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McAllister leads Clippers to Game 1 win

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Huff trying to help Tribe snap out of funk

The Indians and White Sox have eyed each other warily for much of the year, and now they're at the juncture of the schedule that can decide their place in the standings. Cleveland and Chicago will play each other eight times down the stretch, a run that will begin on Thursday.
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Duncan's two blasts not enough for Tribe

The Indians have proven to be a resilient team this season, putting up plenty of fight when their backs have been against the well. Cleveland did so again on Wednesday afternoon at Progressive Field, but it wasn't enough as the Tigers claimed an 8-6 victory to finish a sweep of the three-game set.
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High number of strikeouts thwarting Tribe

It has been an all-too-familiar sight this season: An Indians batter, head down, making the slow, painful retreat to the dugout following a third strike.
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Masterson, Tribe trying to stop Tigers' surge

Justin Masterson and the Indians on Wednesday will be trying to stop the surging Tigers and their ace, Justin Verlander, in the finale at Progressive Field.
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Tribe can't recover after Carmona's struggles

Fausto Carmona allowed seven runs on eight hits in 1 1/3 innings, and the Indians didn't recover their footing on Tuesday, falling to the Tigers.
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Kipnis activated, but won't play every day

Following a pain-free session of batting practice and other baseball drills Monday, Jason Kipnis said it was up to the coaches and trainers to activate him from the disabled list. The club granted the rookie second baseman his wish on Tuesday, when the Indians activated Kipnis from the 15-day DL prior to their game against [...]

Kipnis activated from DL, penciled into lineup

Following a pain-free session of batting practice and other baseball drills Monday, Jason Kipnis said it was up to the coaches and trainers to activate him from the disabled list. The club granted the rookie second baseman his wish on Tuesday, when the Indians activated Kipnis from the 15-day DL prior to their game against [...]

Ubaldo's one ill-fated pitch stings Indians

On Monday afternoon, Cleveland's offense could not solve Doug Fister, Tribe starter Ubaldo Jimenez made one costly mistake and the Indians took a 4-2 loss to the first-place Tigers in the opener of a critical series at Progressive Field.
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Ubaldo's one mistake stings Indians

On Monday afternoon, Cleveland's offense could not solve Doug Fister, Tribe starter Ubaldo Jimenez made one costly mistake and the Indians took a 4-2 loss to the first-place Tigers in the opener of a critical series at Progressive Field.
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Strained left calf sidelines Hannahan

Only the injury bug could cool off Jack Hannahan. The Indians third baseman will miss "a minimum of five to seven days" with a strained left calf, manager Manny Acta revealed Monday.
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Sizemore activated in time for big series

The Indians received a boost before taking the field Monday for the start of a critical three-game set with division-leading Detroit, as they activated center fielder Grady Sizemore from the disabled list.
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Indians affiliate clinches second-half division title

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Duncan's two blasts propel Tribe in finale

The Indians claimed a 9-5 victory over the Royals in Sunday's finale behind a solid outing from starter Jeanmar Gomez and some offensive fireworks up and down a depleted order.
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Hannahan exits finale with calf tightness

Jack Hannahan exited the Tribe finale against the Royals on Sunday in the third inning with tightness in his left calf.
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Head relishes Kansas City homecoming

This weekend has served as a long-awaited homecoming for Jerad Head. Head was born in Topeka, Kan., roughly 70 miles west of the Royals' home ballpark.
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Tribe knocked back with loss to Royals

David Huff and an injury-riddled Cleveland lineup suffered a 5-1 loss to the Royals on Saturday that knocked the Tribe 6 1/2 games behind Detroit in the American League Central race.
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