Ryan Roberts
- Let's Go Tribe
Cleveland firing on all cylinders in 5-0 victory over Royals
On August 8, the Cleveland Indians began a stretch of 23 games in a row with no off day. Tonight’s game was game #12, just over the halfway point. With tonight’s win over the Kansas City Royals, the Indians have now gone 9-3, which includes 8 wins on the road in 10 chances. That’ll play. Today’s game played out in a similar to fashion to yesterday’s game, albeit with fewer runs scored by the Indians. The Indians had some key situational hitting, including timely hits from their catcher, to back up incredible starting pitching and a shutdown bullpen. Couple that with some stellar defensive plays by the Tribe tonight and you have the recipe for a solid win against a mediocre-at-best divisional
- CBS Sports
Twins' Bartolo Colon becomes the 18th pitcher in history to beat all 30 MLB teams
On Sunday, Twins right-hander Bartolo Colon didn't exactly dominate the Diamondbacks -- four earned in six innings -- but he pitched well enough to pick up the win. Speaking of which ... Yep, Colon has now defeated every team in the league, and he's just the 18th pitcher ever to achieve that feat. It's certainly taken him a while, as the now-44-year-old Colon notched his first big-league win way back yonder on June 7, 1997 (against the Red Sox). The Diamondbacks didn't even play their first MLB until 1998. Colon's win over Arizona on Sunday was the 238th of his career. Here's how those break down: Texas Rangers: 21 Seattle Mariners: 20 Kansas City Royals: 15 Baltimore Orioles: 13 Los Angeles
- Bluebird Banter
Blue Jays officially release J.P. Howell
Quietly, the Blue Jays officially released J.P. Howell last night, our very own Minor Leaguer reports. Howell was designated for assignment on August 16th. Howell, in a tumultuous few months with Toronto, pitched in only 16 games and 11.0 innings. He posted a 7.36 ERA (6.32 FIP) and 0.86 strikeout-to-walk ratio while struggling with multiple injuries. Howell missed two months with an undisclosed shoulder injury and was activated off of the disabled list on July 31st. He was signed to a one-year deal worth $3 million in the offseason. Pitching six innings and allowing three earned runs in yesterday’s eventual 6-5 loss to the Chicago Cubs, Marco Estrada and the Blue Jays are mutually interested
Pitchers
| No | Player | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| 54 | RP/P | |
| 49 | RP/P | |
| 34 | SP/RP/P | |
| 41 | SP/RP/P | |
| 43 | RP/SP/P | |
| 39 | SP/P | |
| 40 | RP/P/CL | |
| 65 | SP/P | |
| 55 | SP/P | |
| 31 | SP/P | |
| 32 | RP/P | |
| 61 | RP/P | |
| 26 | SP/RP/P | |
| 47 | RP/P | |
| 69 | SP/P | |
| 48 | RP/P | |
| 51 | SP/RP/P |
Catchers
| No | Player | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | C | |
| 36 | C | |
| 13 | C |
Infielders
| No | Player | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | 3B/2B/1B | |
| 2 | SS | |
| 35 | 1B | |
| 15 | 2B/LF/RF/3B/1B | |
| 37 | 1B/RF/LF/DH | |
| 8 | 3B | |
| 12 | 3B/2B |
Outfielders
| No | Player | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| 38 | RF/LF/CF | |
| 53 | LF/RF | |
| 6 | CF/RF | |
| 4 | LF/CF/RF | |
| 16 | RF/CF |