Blake Wood

CLEVELAND The Kansas City Royals scored the winning run Monday night on a ninth-inning wild pitch by Matt Albers, but should Carlos Santana have blocked the pitch from skipping between his legs back to the screen? Asked if Santana should bear part of the...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Cleveland Indians - INSIDE PITCH The Indians recalled third baseman Lonnie Chisenhall from Triple-A Columbus on Tuesday. This will be Chisenhall's third attempt to nail down the Indians' third-base job. Chisenhall...

MLB Team Report - Cleveland Indians - INSIDE PITCH Indians first baseman Nick Swisher has been one of the most consistent hitters in the American League over the last eight years, but after signing a four-year, $56 million contract with Cleveland last...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Cleveland Indians - INSIDE PITCH For the Indians' starting rotation to be contender quality this year they knew they were going to have to get contributions from a pitcher or two who has a breakout season. At this...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Cleveland Indians - INSIDE PITCH The Indians concluded a disappointing road trip Wednesday that bordered on disastrous. It's not often that a team wins the last two games of a road trip and still looks at it as...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Cleveland Indians - INSIDE PITCH The Indians recently acquired utility infielder John McDonald from Pittsburgh in a trade for a player to be named later. McDonald, 38, was originally drafted and developed by the...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Cleveland Indians - INSIDE PITCH The Indians have had a strange season when it comes to saves. They have just nine saves -- easily the fewest of any team in the American League. Closer Chris Perez has only six...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Cleveland Indians - INSIDE PITCH The Indians, who had gone over a week since their last win, snapped their eight-game losing streak with a 5-2 win over Texas on Tuesday. Indians' starter Corey Kluber gave the team...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Cleveland Indians - INSIDE PITCH For much of the first two months of the season the Indians' starting rotation was surprisingly good. Recently, however, the starting rotation has gone into a collective slump and, not...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Cleveland Indians - INSIDE PITCH The Indians are in a free fall. Their latest loss was 4-1 in Detroit on Sunday, the Indians' seventh loss in a row. That's part of a bigger slide that has also seen them lose 11 in...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Cleveland Indians - INSIDE PITCH The Indians' pitching staff overall this season has improved significantly from last year, which is one reason why the team has improved significantly. Two reasons for the improvement...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Cleveland Indians - INSIDE PITCH Teams don't typically draft for need in the first round of the draft, and the Indians didn't necessarily do so Thursday. It just so happened that a need on the big league club...