Joe Smith (baseball)

MLB Team Report - Cleveland Indians - INSIDE PITCH The Indians only scored one run Tuesday night in a 5-1 loss to Detroit. That run was produced by left fielder Michael Brantley, in typical Brantley style. It was a sacrifice fly. Brantley isn't the...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Cleveland Indians - INSIDE PITCH The Indians' two biggest off-season free agent signings were outfielder/first baseman Nick Swisher, for four years and $56 million, and outfielder Michael Bourn for four years and $48...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Indians 10, Mariners 8 (10) Indians 10, Mariners 8 (10): Yan Gomes belted a three-run homer in the bottom of the 10th inning, his second blast of the game, as Cleveland completed a four-game sweep of visiting Seattle. After...

Indians 10, Mariners 8 (10): Yan Gomes belted a three-run homer in the bottom of the 10th inning, his second blast of the game, as Cleveland completed a four-game sweep of visiting Seattle. After Justin Smoak homered in the top of the 10th to give...

Indians win on Gomes' homer in 10th CLEVELAND - The Cleveland Indians have won five games in a row and 18 of their last 22, but this one was the most outrageous of all. Cleveland's top three relievers each gave up a home run in the eighth, ninth and...

CLEVELAND No team can win that kind of game. It doesn't happen, shouldn't happen, maybe never has happened, not against big-league players. The starter is yanked after three innings, the three best relievers give up home runs to blow the lead in three...

The Sports Xchange Indians 10, Mariners 8 CLEVELAND -- Seattle hit home runs in the eighth, ninth and 10th innings off Cleveland's top three relievers, but it wasn't enough as Yan Gomes belted a three-run walkoff home run in the bottom of the 10th...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Cleveland Indians - INSIDE PITCH Going into the 2013 season, the area of most concern for the Indians was their starting rotation. The top of the rotation was the key, and so far the top of the rotation couldn't be...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Cleveland Indians - INSIDE PITCH Almost without fail teams in contention look to make roster upgrades at mid-season, prior to the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline. The Indians, as non-contenders, haven't been a part...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Cleveland Indians - INSIDE PITCH It took second baseman Jason Kipnis a while to get going, but he finally did get going, and he's starting to produce the way club officials hoped he would in 2013. That production...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Cleveland Indians - INSIDE PITCH The Indians have had a lot go right for them in the first six weeks of the season. However, one development that hasn't gone right was the plan for Lonnie Chisenhall to claim the...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Cleveland Indians - INSIDE PITCH The Indians offense, which has been in overdrive for the last few weeks, has hit a speed bump. Tuesday night the Indians lost 6-2 to Philadelphia. It was the third consecutive game in...