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Covering the Bases: Game 92
FIRST: Let's not go as far as declaring that Nick Swisher is back, but the Indians can at least take some comfort in the fact that it looks like he is returning to form as the All-Star break approaches.
Energy has been Swisher's signature over the year and it's fair to say that attribute has been picking up again lately. Prior to Friday's win, Swish expressed excitement over the return of LeBron James and the things happening for Cleveland. During the game, he provided a go-ahead, two-run home run.
Brohio was back in business for at least one day.
"Regardless of the situation right there," Swisher said of his momentum-swinging at-bat in the fifth inning, "I just wanted to come through in that spot. I didnt necessarily want to try to hit a home run."
Over his past 10 games, Swisher has launched three homers and collected 11 RBIs. Prior to that stretch, it took 27 games for the first baseman/DH to have as many as 11 RBIs (he had 12 in that span to go along with a .177 average in 96 at-bats. In the more recent 10-game stretch, Swish has hit .297 (11-for-37). There's still the matter of the seven-to-one strikeout-to-walk ratio, but Cleveland will happily accept the run production.
Now, the goal for Swisher will be to carry this personal momentum through the final two games and hope it holds beyond the break. At the moment, he is just savoring feeling healthier ("I think DHing, taking a little break, not being out there all game, letting my knee rest a little bit, has been awesome.") and coming up with more big hits.
"I almost felt like I should take some powder and just throw it up in the air," Swisher beamed about his home run.
Swisher spoke about LeBron's return to the Cavs prior to Friday's game and was asked if he felt that development might negatively impact the Tribe's attendance. Unsolicited, Swisher revisited that topic following the Indians' win.
Being a competitor of the Cavs is not something Swisher has in mind. He hopes fans in Cleveland will embrace all three teams in what is an exciting time for the city.
"Absolutely plenty," said Swisher, referring to the fanbase. "I think that a lot of people take a lot of pride in all three aspects of baseball, football, basketball. Just the excitement level for us right now, even in here in this locker room, is just amazing. I know everybody outside this stadium is absolutely super stoked about what's to come, and so are we."
Call him an optimist, but Swisher has been a proud supporter of Cleveland ("It's hot in the 2-1-6 right now!" he exclaimed before the game) since he signed with the club prior to last season. Say what you will about his contract, or his inconsistent production, but Swisher's arrival helped pave the way for the success experienced by the Indians over the past two seasons, especially during last summer's Wild Card run.
"Kind of with the way things are going right now," Swisher said, "it kind of feels like we're getting that attitude back, that confidence back and all aspects of the game — offensively, defensively. It's been a lot of fun."
SECOND: Instant replay helped the Indians avoid being no-hit by the Dodgers earlier this season. It's also helped Cleveland turn a triple play. On Thursday, replay rewarded rookie Roberto Perez with his first Major League home run.
This time around, instant replay gave Cleveland second life and fueled a game-changing rally.
"Obviously you like it," Indians manager Terry Francona said, "especially when it helps you. But I do think it's in place for the right reasons."
With two outs in the fifth inning, Asdrubal Cabrera attempted a steal of second base. Cabrera was ruled out, but replays showed that Chicago shortstop Alexei Ramirez actually missed the tag. After a challenge by Francona, the call was overturned with a review. The Indians took full advantage, too.
"Calls like that can really kind of turn a game around," Swisher said. "So, rather than just assuming that a call's right, we're making sure they're absolutely right."
Lonnie Chisenhall followed with an RBI single that pulled the game into a 4-4 deadlock. That is when Swisher stepped to the plate and launched the go-ahead, two-run home run to dead center field. The Indians did not look back, making the replay review a critical moment in the contest.
THIRD: Right-hander Corey Kluber did not win the American League's All-Star Final Vote, finishing fourth in balloting that ended on Thursday. One day later, Kluber wasn't his sharpest, but still managed to gut his way through six innings for Cleveland.
"Location wasn't that great," said Kluber, who gave up four runs on eight hits and ended with five strikeouts against two walks. "But, the important thing was that we got a win. The offense did a good job. They would bounce right back and score and answer. Then the bullpen came in and shut them down."
Kluber gave up two runs in the top of the second, and the Indians answered with two in the bottom half. He allowed one in the fourth, and the offense scored one of their own in the same frame. The White Sox plated one off Kluber in the fifth, and then the Indians had their three-run burst in the same inning to pave the way to the win.
Francona liked seeing that kind of fight and support.
"Klubes didn't have his sharpest stuff tonight," Francona said. "They had a lot of hits early, but we kept answering. If you're going to be down, coming back's important."
HOME: Let's take a moment to tip the ol' cap to Good Guy David Murphy, who belted a two-run home run in the second inning for Cleveland. That marked Murphy's first home run since May 21, when he was batting .294 with five home runs and 30 RBIs through his first 43 games (143 at-bats). In the 41 games following that solid start, Murphy hit .190 with no homers and just 12 RBIs in 142 at-bats. His 1-for-3, two-RBI showing on Friday was a welcomed sight for the Tribe.
On deck:
White Sox (44-50) at Indians (46-46)
at 3:05 p.m. ET Saturday at Progressive Field
Covering the Bases: Game 91
Final: Indians 9, Yankees 3
FIRST: You know the famous line from "The Natural." Roy Hobbs heads out of the batter's box, stops at the bat boy, looks down at him and says those six words that led to baseball movie magic.
"Pick me out a winner, Bobby."
On Thursday night in Cleveland, the Indians tweaked the storyline a bit. In need of a bat in the eighth inning, rookie Roberto Perez headed back to the dugout, searched for a strip of lumber and saw Asdrubal Cabrera.
"Pick me out a winner, Cabby."
Hey, that's my story and I'm sticking to it.
Perez did break his bat in the eighth inning. He actually broke both of the bats he had readily available to him in his Major League debut. With a runner on second base and one out, the first-year catcher was scrambling as the umpire waited to get the game restarted.
"He was a little flustered," Indians manager Terry Francona said
Enter Cabrera.
"Cabrera just gave me his," Perez said. "It was a lighter bat than I use."
It did the job, though not without even more drama involved. Perez lifted the next pitch, a 3-2 fastball from Yankees reliever Jim Miller, deep to left field. The ball hit off the top of the 19-foot wall, caromed off the railing and headed back into play. Perez was given an RBI double, but Francona jogged to the field to see if the umps would check where the ball landed on replay. The crew obliged and — after more than two minutes — the call was overturned.
Perez had his first Major League home run in his big league debut.
"The home run was unbelievable," Indians outfielder Chris Dickerson said. "I told him, 'Could you have picked a more dramatic home run for your first time? With the replay and all that?' It was pretty cool."
Perez smiled when asked about the stressful wait out at second base.
"I didn't know," Perez said. "As soon as I hit it, I thought I hit it well, but we had to wait. It was crazy. I still can't believe it, man. It was awesome to be out there with these guys. That was a great moment."
Perez — promoted from Triple-A Columbus on Tuesday to be the Tribe's new backup catcher — wasn't even supposed to start on Thursday. The baseball gods saw fit to move his first big league start up by forcing the Indians and Yankees to play a 14-inning contest on Wednesday night. Yan Gomes caught every frame for Cleveland. So, in order to give Gomes a rest, the 25-year-old Perez learned that he'd be behind the plate on Thursday.
Naturally, lefty T.J. House, who has been a teammate of Perez's for several years in the Minor Leagues, was on the mound for the Indians.
"It was awesome," House said. "I've played with him since 2008, every level. This is the final little stop, I guess you could say. It's just awesome. I'm very proud of him. He's a good ballplayer and I'm glad he's getting the ability to show off the talent he has."
In the win, Perez went 2-for-3 with the home run, a single, two runs scored and two RBIs. He is the first Cleveland batter to have at least one homer, one walk, two hits and two RBIs in his first career game since 1959 (Gene Leek). Perez is only the ninth Major League player in the past 100 seasons to have that line in his first career game. The previous player to do so was Eduardo Perez (Angels) in 1993. Perez is the first Indians hitter to belt a homer in his MLB debut since 2006 (Kevin Kouzmanoff).
SECOND: Indians second baseman Jason Kipnis finished the night 3-for-4 with one walk, two runs and two stolen bases for the Indians. In doing so, Kipnis tied a franchise record (done 18 times by 12 players) with three consecutive multi-hit games that include at least one stolen base. Omar Vizquel last achieved the feat in 1998. Others on the list include Kenny Lofton (four times), Miguel Dilone (three times), Brett Butler (twice), Julio Franco, Tris Speaker and Ray Chapman, among others.
Kipnis actually has seven hits and five stolen bases in his past three games. Over his past 15 games, Kipnis has hit .323 (19-for-62) with six extra-base hits and 12 runs scored. He has no home runs and only two RBIs in that span, but the positive side has included the high average, solid speed numbers and eight multi-hit games.
"Not that I don't care what his batting average is," Francona said, "but there's so much trust in Kip that he'll be there. His presence, wherever he hits in the lineup, his ability to run the bases — that's a given with me. Just let him go play. He'll figure it out. "
THIRD: There was plenty of offense squeezed into this one. Or, more specifically, into the seventh and eighth innings (nine runs on 10 hits combined). Cabrera had a three-run triple, Michael Brantley had two RBIs (one on a sac fly and another on a single), Perez had his replay-assisted home run and Carlos Santana had a two-run shot of his own. Outfielder Chris Dickerson also chipped in three hits in the win.
Cleveland acquired Dickerson on Monday to help the depth after the Indians lost Michael Bourn (possibly for a month) to another left hamstring injury. All he's done since coming up from Triple-A Indy to the Tribe is go 7-for-15 at the plate. His three-hit showing on Thursday tied a career best for hits and Dickerson scored twice.
"That's what you hope for," Dickerson said. "It's one thing just to come in and get settled in the clubhouse and just getting acclimated to the ballpark, the schedule, all that stuff. But, coming in and contributing is a huge deal. I'm just fortunate. I've been in this position before. I know just to kind of take it easy and not try to do too much in making a first impression with a new team. So, I've kind of just sat back, relaxed and I'm trying to make hard contact — that's it. Keep things simple."
HOME: The Indians bullpen played a key role in this game, which felt like two tilts wrapped in one. House (4.2 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 2 BB, 5 K, 1 HR, 1 HBP) wasn't particularly sharp, though it's fair to note that a handful of defensive miscues did not help him along. After House was pulled following 94 rocky pitches, Cleveland's reliable relief corps stepped in with 4.1 shutout frames. The Indians bullpen has now given up just one earned run over its last 22.1 innings.
"Our bullpen came in and kept the score where it was," Francona said.
On deck:
White Sox (44-49) at Indians (45-46)
at 7:05 p.m. ET Friday at Progressive Field
Covering the Bases: Game 90
Final: Yankees 5, Indians 4 (14 innings)
FIRST: When a game is lost in extra innings, it is easier to blame the bullpen for the missteps that lead directly to defeat. On Wednesday night, Yankees center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury launched the go-ahead, decisive homer off Vinnie Pestano in the 14th inning. Ballgame.
Even with that finish, we're not going to spend a whole lot of time second-guessing tonight (or this morning, rather). Cleveland's relief corps had worked pristinely while pressed into extra duty this whole series, up until the ill-fated 0-2 offering that left Pestano's right hand.
We'll get to Vinnie P. in a moment, but let's take a moment first to tip the ol' cap to the Tribe's bullpen.
"They've been doing it all year, from what I've seen," Indians starter Josh Tomlin said. "They continue to keep doing it. They kept us in the game and did a great job."
The home run allowed by Pestano actually ended an impressive run of 18 consecutive scoreless innings for Cleveland's relievers. Sixteen of those innings came in the first three games in this series against New York. That will happen when a starter (Justin Masterson) lasts only two innings on Monday and Wednesday's game includes two "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" sing-alongs.
Take a look at the work of the rotation vs. bullpen in this series:
Rotation: 16 IP, 18 H, 12 R/11 ER, 5 BB, 12 K, 6.19 ERA, 1.44 WHIP
Bullpen: 16 IP, 10 H, 1 R/ER, 3 BB, 18 K, 0.56 ERA, 0.81 WHIP
In the loss to the Yankees, Scott Atchison, Bryan Shaw and Cody Allen followed Tomlin's seven innings with one frame apiece. John Axford then went 1.1 innings and Marc Rzepczynski logged two. Pestano finished the 14th inning, when the relief corps finally flinched.
"They did great," Indians manager Terry Francona said. "Get into a game like that and you're playing at home, so you always feel like you have an advantage. Everything went pretty much right. Cody pitched out of a little bit of a bind, everybody else really came in and did what they're supposed to. Vinnie got ahead of Ellsbury 0-2 and tried to bury a breaking ball and left it over. And that's the game."
SECOND: This does, however, bring us to the timing of Pestano's appearance.
Since the right-hander has come back up from Triple-A Columbus, Francona has limited him almost exclusively to facing righties. Including Wednesday's outing, Pestano has held right-handers to a .208 (5-for-24) average, while lefties have torched him at a .583 (7-for-12) clip. While at Triple-A, Pestano gave up a .314 average to lefties and limited righties to a .125 mark. Entering Wednesday, Pestano had 15 at-bats against righties and only two against lefties since his return on June 20.
"I was trying to back-foot it — just didn't get it there," Pestano said. "When you throw a pitch like that to a hitter like that, you need to get it down. It just didn't get there and he did what he gets paid to do. I can't make that mistake in that situation. But, can't take it back — just got to learn from it.
Pestano followed with a strikeout of Jeter. The home run was actually the first run allowed by Pestano since his promotion back to the big leagues. He entered the 14th-inning appearance with a 0.00 ERA, .176 opponents' average, seven strikeouts, no walks and no extra-base hits allowed in five innings back in the Tribe's bullpen.
THIRD: Tomlin did give the Indians seven innings and it would've been a strong performance had Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira not been in the lineup. Tex launched two homers off the right-hander — a solo shot in the fourth and a two-run blast in a three-run fifth.
I just made a few mistakes to one hitter and paid for it," Tomlin said. "For me, I'm just trying to stay away, show him in when you need to and stay back away. He kind of dives a lot, so he likes the ball middle or out on the outside part of the plate. But, you can kind of get him, if you keep the ball away on him for the most part, he can roll over some pitches.
"I just left two pitches kind of over the middle of the plate and that's what he did with it. The curveball [for the first homer] just wasn't executed. It wasn't down low enough. And the fastball [for the second homer], I tried to get away, just leaked over the middle of the plate."
Tomlin has now given up 13 home runs in 13 appearances this season. In the no-decision against the Yankees, he ended with five strikeouts, no walks, eight hits scattered, four runs surrendered and 96 pitches (72 strikes).
HOME: Some of the offensive highlights — Nick Swisher had two hits and two RBIs, giving him nine RBIs in his past eight games for Cleveland. He's hit .276 with three extra-base hits over that span as well. … Lonnie Chisenhall finally surpassed the required plate-appearance benchmark to qualify for the batting race. That said, he went 0-for-5 and has seen his average drop from .393 to .325 in his past 22 games. … Michael Brantley went 1-for-6 and is tied with Chisenhall with a .325 average on the season. They are tied for fourth overall in the American League. … Jason Kipnis, Asdrubal Cabrera and Chris Dickerson also had multi-hit games for the Indians. … All of this said, the team went 2-for-10 with runners in scoring position, stranding 11 runners along the way. In the 10th, Cleveland had a prime chance to collect a walk-off win after former Tribe pitcher David Huff walked the bases loaded with one out. Against Shawn Kelley, Swisher struck out and David Murphy grounded out to end the promising rally.
Wednesday's links:
- Final Vote: Kluber needs more support to punch ticket to All-Star Game
- Game story: Indians blink first in 14-inning loss to Yankees
- Notes: Masterson update, McAllister to start Saturday, Tito on LeBron & more
On deck:
Yankees (46-44) at Indians (44-46)
at 7:05 p.m. ET on Thursday at Progressive Field
Covering the Bases: Game 89
FIRST: Nick Swisher's eyes lit up when Michael Brantley's name was mentioned on Tuesday night. And, why not? Cleveland's lone guaranteed All-Star had himself a night against Yankees righty Masahiro Tanaka.
Then again, Brantley's been having himself lots of nights in his breakout first-half showing.
"Dr. Smooth is doing it, man," Swisher said. "He's just a pro hitter. That's all there is to it."
All Brantley did against Tanaka, who entered the evening 12-3 with a 2.27 ERA, was go 3-for-4 with one home run, two doubles and three RBIs. Brantley became the first hitter to collect three extra-base hits in the same game against New York's All-Star starter.
Of course, multi-hit games are becoming the norm for the good doctor. According to the Indians, Brantley's team-high 30 multi-hit games makes him the first Cleveland hitter since 2006 (Grady Sizemore) to have at least that many multi-hit affairs within the club's first 89 games.
Against Tanaka, Brantley pulled a double down the right-field line in the first, slashed a pitch down the left-field line for a double in the fifth and launched a homer to right-center in the seventh. Brantley joined Dustin Pedroia of the Red Sox and Luis Valbuena of the Cubs (yes, you read that right) as the only players with three hits in one game against the pitcher this season.
"I really just tried to get mistake pitches," Brantley said. "Balls out over the plate. Splits that didn't go all the way down. I was just trying to get him up [in the zone]. I was lucky enough to get a couple balls out over the plate and put some good swings on it."
Easier said than done, of course.
Dating back to May 1, Brantley has hit .359 (83-for-231) with 10 homers, 28 extra-base hits, 40 RBIs and 46 runs scored in 58 games. With his showing on Tuesday, he's now hitting .369 with runners in scoring position, .438 with RISP and less than two outs and .278 with RISP and two outs. Overall, Brantley has hit .328 with 14 homers, 37 extra-base hits and 60 RBIs through 85 games.
Brantley and Angels outfielder Mike Trout are the only two players in the Majors right now with at least a .300 average, 35 extra-base hits, 60 RBIs and 10 stolen bases. Over the past 100 seasons, only one Indians player has hit those marks in the first half: Roberto Alomar in 1999. That's some good company that Brantley is keeping right there.
"Even the outs he makes are good outs,' Indians pitcher Trevor Bauer said. "He has good at-bats. It's almost like a sigh of relief when he gets to the plate. It's like 'OK, Brantley's at the plate, we're in a good spot.'"
SECOND: The hope for the Indians would be to once again experience the same feeling when Swisher is in the batter's box. Well, in Tuesday's win, he belted a two-run home run off Tanaka in the sixth inning to put Cleveland ahead for good.
Over his past seven games, Swisher has hit .261 (6-for-23) with two homers, one double, seven RBIs, two walks and 10 strikeouts. Is that a great showing? Not by any means. What it is, though, is possibly a positive stepping stone for a hitter batting .198 on the season. It's the first time this season that Swisher has at least seven RBIs in a seven-game span.
"I really kind of feel like things are really kind of turning the corner for me, man," said Swisher, who has two homers in as many games. "I need to clean up my defensive game, for sure. But, on the offensive end, things are really kind of turning in the right direction for me."
You'll note that Swisher — unsolicited, I'll add — brought up his defense at first base. In the fifth inning, Swisher let a ball go through his wickets for his ninth official miscue of the season. It was one of three errors on the night for the Tribe, but fortunately for the club, Swisher's did not lead to a run.
THIRD: The main reason that Cleveland's three errors did not bite the team more than they could have was the solid effort from Bauer. The right-hander weathered some early command issues, along with two errors within the first three innings, and pieced together seven strong frames opposite Tanaka.
Bauer's pitches by inning looked like this: 25-17-25-12-8-11-14
Across the first three innings, Bauer logged 39 strikes within 67 pitches for a 58-percent strike rate. Across his final four frames, he registered 32 strikes within 45 pitches for a rate of 71 percent. Bauer also began hitting 96-97 mph by the third inning and held the velocity throughout the outing. After giving up a single to Ichiro Suzuki in the second, Bauer gave up one hit to the final 21 batters he faced.
"It was the same game plan the whole time," Bauer said. "I was just better able to execute it. It takes me a little while to get comfortable in the game situation. So when I did get comfortable, my velocity picked up a little bit, my stuff a little bit sharper and I was able to locate better."
Francona liked what he saw from Bauer as the game progressed.
"It seemed like after about his 70th pitch, he had another gear," Francona said. "I'm sure then, once he starts throwing that fastball where he wants to with probably a little added velocity, then you're starting to see confidence. They have to respect it more and then he starts flipping the breaking ball in there. It just kind of goes hand in hand.
"I think that's a good sign. I mean, you'd love to see a guy come out and put up zeros right off the bat, but I still think it's a good sign that he's into the seventh inning and it looked like that was his best inning. I think that really speaks volumes. You see a lot of good pitchers that have that quality."
HOME: Indians third baseman Lonnie Chisenhall went 1-for-3 with a single and walk in four plate appearances on Tuesday, giving him a .332 average on the season. It also gave him 275 plate appearances, which is just under the 275.9 required (3.1 pate appearances per 89 team games) to qualify for the American League batting race. If Chisenhall reaches four PA's on Wednesday, look for him on the AL batting leaderboard on Thursday morning. Right now, he'd rank third in the league, though Brantley is suddenly right on his heals.
Tuesday's links:
- Game story: Brantley, Bauer & Brohio lead Tribe to win over Yankees
- Final Vote: Kluber needs support in race for final All-Star spot
- News: Masterson placed on 15-day DL with knee injury
- Notes: Kipnis wasn't fooled by Jeter, Perez promoted & more
On deck:
Yankees (45-44) at Indians (44-45)
at 7:05 p.m. ET Wednesday at Progressive Field
What can Tribe do with Masterson?
It seems pretty clear that something's got to give on the Justin Masterson front. There were no signs on Monday night that the sinkerballer is close to pulling out of his recent funk on the mound.
Masterson's issues have put the offense in early holes and taxed the bullpen (he's averaged roughly 3.2 IP across his last five starts). Monday was more of the same: a 5-0 hole by the third inning and seven required innings from the relievers.
After the latest effort, Masterson seemed to be at a loss.
"I think I feel good," Masterson said. "I don't know. Who knows? It's one of those where it's a tick [off]. You're so close and yet you're so far away. I felt like tonight was going to be such a great one. We had a great bullpen session, got some good things in. Something so, so tiny can make such a big difference when you're going 60 feet, six inches."
Here are some of the ugly details:
- Masterson has posted a 13.00 ERA in his past three starts, throwing 230 pitches in that span with nearly as many balls (109) as strikes (121). That sample includes just nine innings, in which he's given up 13 earned runs on 20 hits with 10 walks against 14 strikeouts.
- It's not much better if you keep going back over the past six weeks or so. Masterson has a 9.50 ERA in his last five starts (19 earned runs on 27 hits with 17 walks in 18 innings) and a 7.16 ERA in his last 11 turns (39 earned runs on 60 hits with 36 walks in 49 innings).
- This is only the fourth time in the past 100 seasons that an Indians starter has lasted four innings or fewer with at least three walks issued in three straight starts (a club record). The others include: Roberto Hernandez (2009), Ray Lamb (1971) and Willie Mitchell (1915).
- The previous three occurrences of a Cleveland started logging four innings or fewer in at least three straight starts came in 2012 (Jeanmar Gomez) and 2009 (David Huff and Hernandez). The club record is five such outings in a row (done five times).
- If this was Masterson's last outing of the first half (a distinct possibility), he will have given up 66 runs in 98 innings. There have only been two other Cleveland pitchers in the past 100 seasons to allow at least that many runs in no more than 98 innings: Dave Burba in 2001 and Tom Candiotti in 1987.
- Masterson already has eight starts this season with fewer than five innings logged. To be fair, I'll point out that one of those was abbreviated due to a rain delay. Still, the last Cleveland pitcher to have at least eight such starts in a single season was Cliff Lee, who had eight in all of 2004.
Now that we've got that out of the way, what are the Indians' options for Masterson?
- The obvious option is to place Masterson on the 15-day disabled list. He's been open about the fact that he's been bothered off and on by a right knee injury since around his second start of the season. It would then seem logical, given the continued issues on the mound, to place Masterson on the DL, especially with the All-Star break coming up soon. Cleveland could make the move and call up a reliever until a fifth starter would be needed on Saturday. Masterson would be eligible to be activated on July 23.
- The only issue with that option is the fact that Cleveland could need a sixth starter for July 22, because of the doubleheader with Detroit on July 19. So, another option is to keep Masterson active, but do the ol' temporary move to the bullpen. Under that scenario, Cleveland could option its eighth reliever to the Minors to call up a fifth starter (Zach McAllister or Danny Salazar) for Saturday's game before the four-day All-Star break. The Indians can afford to be short one of its eight relievers with the break coming, and Masterson can act, technically, as the extra reliever.
- If Masterson isn't put on the disabled list, he could be brought back to start on July 22 (assuming Cleveland goes with its MLB five-man rotation for the first four games, including the doubleheader). Here's the catch, if the Indians use the 26th-man rule to add a starter for the twin bill (let's say, Salazar, for example), the rotation can essentially stay untouched one through five until Aug. 3 (thanks to the scheduled team off-day on July 28). Of course, maybe manager Terry Francona wants that 26th spot for another reliever. If it is used on a starting pitcher, that would basically give the Indians and Masterson their pick for which game best suits him for returning. He could come back in any one of the five series after the break. At a minimum, he'd have two weeks to sort through any issues behind the scenes before rejoining the rotation, all without having "DL" on his career resume.
- Then again, if Cleveland wants to avoid the roster trickery and increase the team's flexibility, it goes back to DL'ing Masterson. They could use his stint to call up an extra catcher (optioning rookie outfielder Tyler Holt to clear a spot for that potential move is also an option) or an added reliever for Francona's bullpen army. Then, Cleveland would worry about the fifth starter on Saturday and Masterson would be eligible to come back in roughly two weeks anyways.
- The other choice is to continue to let Masterson work the kinks out on the mound. If he feels like he's just a "tick" off, give him the last start of the first half, let him use the All-Star break to his advantage physically and mentally, and then bring him back as the fifth (or sixth) starter to start the second half. In that scenario, he'd have at least nine days between starts.
Were you able to follow along with that stream of thought? No matter how you slice it, Masterson will have some extra rest between outings coming up. How Cleveland handles that (DL stint or no DL stint) will likely be with the idea of keeping as much roster flexibility as possible, while also giving Masterson time to work things out. We haven't even touched on the fact that the Indians are sitting less than a month away from the July 31 Trade Deadline. That surely factors somewhat into the team's thinking, too.
Francona will likely shed more light on the situation and the club's plans on Tuesday. Stay tuned…
UPDATE — 2:45 p.m. ET Tuesday: The Indians placed Masterson on the DL prior to Tuesday's game against the Yankees. The Tribe called up a reliever (Nick Hagadone) for the time being, considering the team won't need another starter until Saturday. Now, Masterson can rest his right knee and Cleveland will have its pick of when to bring him back after July 23 and into August (thanks to the doubleheader 26th man rule for July 19 and the off-day on July 28).
Month in review: June
The Indians got off on the wrong foot in April and got their act together in May. June was about staying afloat for a Cleveland club that is trying to stick in the American League playoff race despite rough first-half acts from key players such as Justin Masterson and Nick Swisher.
June was about Michael Brantley's continued emergence as Cleveland's best all-around player, Carlos Santana's comeback from two awful months and the breakout showing from surprise batting crown contender Lonnie Chisenhall. It wasn't a great month overall, but the Tribe had plenty of historical footnotes in what ultimately was a .500 showing for the club.
Here is a glance at the month that was for the Tribe…
AL Central standings heading into July:
1. Tigers 45-34 (–)
2. Royals 43-39 (3.5)
3. Indians 39-43 (7.5)
4. White Sox 39-44 (8)
5. Twins 37-44 (9)
Overall: 13-13
Record at home: 6-4
Record on road: 7-9
Offense (AL rank)
.249 AVG (t9)
42 2B (t-7)
5 3B (t-5)
216 K (t-12)
Notes: A pretty average to below-average month for the Tribe's offense, which looked to be turning a corner in May. Cleveland's .695 OPS was its lowest for June since the team posted a .656 mark in 2011. It was kind of an odd offensive month. This was the first June since 1971 that the Tribe had at least 115 runs and 228 hits, but an OPS of .695 or below. Cleveland hadn't done that in any month since September 2010.
Pitching (AL rank)
13 wins (t-7)
4.20 rot. ERA (12)
3.69 rel. ERA (8)
5 saves (t-11)
80 BB (t-10)
Notes: Cleveland collected at least 212 strikeouts in one month for the third time this year. They did so in three months last season, too. Prior to 2013, the Indians achieved that feat in September 2010 and then you have to go back to 2001 to find the next prior occurrence. The last time Cleveland gave up at least 116 runs, but no more than 106 earned runs was August 2012 (that was a fun month, remember?). The list of months in team history with at least 212 strikeouts and 80 walks or fewer is short: June 2014, September 2013, September 2010, May 1968, September 1966 and June 1963. The 116 runs allowed are the most among any of the months listed.
Player of the Month: 3B Lonnie Chisenhall
Stats: .311/.364/.556/.919, 5 HR, 11 XBH, 21 RBI, 11 R, 28 H, 24 games
Notes: Shin-Soo Choo (September 2010) was the last Indians batter to have at least a .311 average, .556 slugging, five homers and 21 RBIs in a single month. He also did so in 2008 and Travis Hafner accomplished the feat three times across the 2004-06 seasons. The last third baseman to have those numbers in one month was Case Blake in June 2004.
Apologies to… Michael Brantley (.341/.413/.516) and Carlos Santana (.308/.426/.590). Any one of the three players could've gotten the nod this month. I gave it to Brantley in May even though Chisenhall had a stellar month as well. I have the edge to Lonnie Baseball in June, because he had been building toward the breakout showing that has him on the cusp of the batting race qualifiers. Santana's first two months were abysmal, making his rebound impressive. Let's see it continue deep into July and the second half.
Previous '14 winners: OF David Murphy (April), OF Michael Brantley (May)
Pitcher of the Month: RHP Corey Kluber
Stats: 1-3, 2.89 ERA, 37.1 IP, 32 K, 11 BB, .248 AVG, 1.21 WHIP, 6 starts
Notes: Low run support took a toll on Kluber's win-loss record, but loyal readers should know I don't pay too much attention to those columns. With or without support, Kluber was again Cleveland's top pitcher for June. He wasn't as strong as he was in May, but that was an impossible pace to keep going. The tough luck made for a rare month for Kluber. He became the first Indians starter to have at least three losses to go along with at least 37.1 IP and an ERA of 2.89 or better since Cliff Lee in May 2009. The last righty to have that kind of bad luck was Tom Candiotti in July 1990.
Previous '14 winners: RHP Zach McAllister (April), Kluber (May)
Reliever of the Month: RHP Cody Allen
Stats: 1.59 ERA, 11.1 IP, 15 K, 2 BB, .086 AVG, 0.44 WHIP, 4 saves, 11 games
Notes: Allen became the first pitcher in Indians history to have a WHIP of 0.44 or better while appearing in at least 10 games in a single month. The list of pitchers in team history with at least 10 appearances and an opponents' average of .086 or better includes: Rich Hill (July 2013), Aaron Fultz (May 2007) and Steve Karsay (April 2001). This marked the 10th time a pitcher for Cleveland had a 1.59 ERA or better with at least 15 strikeouts and four saves in 10 or more games in a month. The last to do it was Bob Wickman in May 2001. Allen and Wickman are the only pitchers in that grouping with two or fewer walks.
Previous '14 winners: RHP Bryan Shaw (April, May)
Game of the Month (hitter): 3B Lonnie Chisenhall
June 9 at Rangers: 5-for-5, 3 HR, 1 2B, 3 R, 9 RBI, 15 TB
Notes: Chisenhall became only the fourth player since at least 1914 to have at least 3 homers, 5 hits and 9 RBIs in a game, joining Fred Lynn (1975), Gil Hodges (1950) and Walker Cooper (1949). Chisenhall is the only player in MLB history to do so in just five plate appearances. He tied Cleveland's franchise record for RBIs in a single game at nine (Chris James on May 4, 1991).
Game of the Month (pitcher): RHP Josh Tomlin
June 28 at Mariners: 9 IP, 1 H, 0 R/ER, 0 BB, 11 K, 111 (77), 96 game score
Notes: Tomlin's 96 game score was the highest in the American League this season and only second to Dodgers lefty Clayton Kershaw's June no-hitter against the Rockies. Tomlin became the second pitcher in Cleveland history at least 11 strikeouts, no walks and no more than one hit allowed in a shutout, joining Len Barker (perfect game vs. Blue Jays in 1981). Tomlin's outing marked only the 21st time since at least 1914 that an MLB pitcher had that kind of line.
Minor League standouts for June
Triple-A Columbus
Player of the Month: C Roberto Perez
Stats: .312/.400/.532/.932, 3 HR, 10 XBH, 21 RBI, 12 R, 21 games
Previous '14 winners: 1B Jesus Aguilar (April), OF Matt Carson (May)
Pitcher of the Month: RHP Austin Adams
Stats: 0.00 ERA, 12.1 IP, 10 K, 1 BB, .171 AVG, 0.65 WHIP, 1 save, 10 games
Previous '14 winners: RHP Trevor Bauer (April), LHP Nick Hagadone (May)
Double-A Akron
Player of the Month: OF Tyler Naquin
Stats: .333/.394/.448/.842, 2 HR, 6 XBH, 10 RBI, 17 R, 24 games
Previous '14 winners: 3B Giovanny Urshela (April), Naquin (May)
Pitcher of the Month: RHP Bryan Price
Stats: 1.80 ERA, 10 IP, 16 K, 2 BB, .189 AVG, 0.90 WHIP, 1 saves, 8 games
Previous '14 winners: LHP Kyle Crockett (April), RHP Tyler Sturdevant (May)
Class A (high) Carolina
Player of the Month: OF Luigi Rodriguez
Stats: .329/.444/.534/.979, 3 HR, 8 XBH, 8 RBI, 14 R, 16 BB, 22 games
Previous '14 winners: SS Erik Gonzalez (April), OF Anthony Gallas (May)
Pitcher of the Month: LHP Ryan Merritt
Stats: 2-0, 1.29 ERA, 28 IP, 20 K, 6 BB, .170 AVG, 0.82 WHIP, 4 starts
Previous '14 winners: Merritt (April, May)
Class A (low) Lake County
Player of the Month: INF Claudio Bautista
Stats: .309/.321/.556/.877, 4 HR, 10 XBH, 15 RBI, 14 R 21 games
Previous '14 winners: OF Cody Farrell (April), INF Paul Hendrix (May)
Pitcher of the Month: RHP Ben Heller
Stats: 0.00 ERA, 12.2 IP, 27 K, 3 BB, .095 AVG, 0.55 WHIP, 2 saves, 8 games
Previous '14 winners: RHP Jordan Milbrath (April), RHP Robbie Aviles (May)
Class A (short season) Mahoning Valley
Player of the Month: OF Jorge Martinez
Stats: .283/.327/.522/.848, 2 HR, 6 XBH, 13 RBI, 6 R, 12 games
Pitcher of the Month: RHP Justin Garcia
Stats: 0.00 ERA, 10 IP, 4 K, 3 BB, .212 AVG, 0.78 WHIP, 4 games
Arizona (Rookie) League
Player of the Month: 1B Emmanuel Tapia
Stats: .391/.417/.652/1.069, 1 HR, 4 XBH, 6 RBI, 5 R, 6 games
Pitcher of the Month: LHP Thomas Pannone
Stats: 1-0, 2.00 ERA, 9 IP, 11 K, 2 BB, .156 AVG, 0.78 WHIP, 2 starts
Dominican Summer League
Player of the Month: OF Gabriel Mejia
Stats: .333/.444/.411/.856, 5 XBH, 10 RBI, 17 BB, 27 SB, 21 R, 25 games
Pitcher of the Month: RHP Cesar Ventura
Stats: 2-0, 1.54 ERA, 23.1 IP, 14 K, 5 BB, .184 AVG, 0.90 WHIP, 5 games (3 starts)
Month in review: April
Month in review: May
Tomlin's near perfecto by the numbers
SEATTLE — Josh Tomlin cracked a smile on Saturday night when Clayton Kershaw's name was mentioned. The Indians starter found it hard to believe that anyone would compare one of his outings to the no-hitter spun by the Dodgers ace earlier this month.
As unlikely as it might seem, considering the type of command-oriented style that Tomlin utilizes, the start the right-hander gave Cleveland in its 5-0 victory over the Mariners put the pitcher in that kind of elite company. Statistically speaking, only Kershaw's near perfect game rates better this season than the one-hitter Tomlin turned in at Safeco Field.
"Oh, come on," Tomlin said. "That's not right."
Here is a look at the historical elements of Tomlin's showing in Seattle:
• Tomlin finished with 11 strikeouts, no walks and one hit allowed in a shutout over the Mariners. Kershaw (15 strikeouts and no walks in a no-hitter against the Rockies on June 18) is the only other pitcher in the Majors this season to have an outing with at least that many strikeouts, no walks or runs allowed, and no more than one hit yielded in a complete game.
• According to baseball-reference.com, this marked only the 21st time in the past 100 years that a pitcher ended an outing with at least 11 strikeouts, no walks and no more than one hit allowed in a shutout. Ten of those unique performances were either no-hitters or perfect games. The only other Indians pitcher to achieve the feat was Len Barker in his perfect game against Toronto in 1981.
• Tomlin's performance netted a Game Score of 96. The formula, which was developed by Bill James, has a maximum score of 114. Kershaw (102 Game Score in his no-hitter) is the only pitcher to have a better rating this season. St. Louis' Shelby Miller (98 on May 10, 2013) turned in the last Game Score of at least 96 that was not a no-hitter.
• Tomlin's start marked the 20th Game Score of at least 96 in Indians history, but only the fifth for a start consisting of no more than nine innings. The other four were turned in by Bartolo Colon (97 on Sept. 18, 2000), Barker (98 on May 15, 1981), Dennis Eckersley (98 on May 30, 1977) and Bob Feller (96 on July 12, 1940).
• Tomlin's outing represented only the sixth time in the past 100 years that a Cleveland pitcher has at least 11 strikeouts with no walks in a shutout. The others on that short list include Barker (May 15, 1981), Luis Tiant (July 3, 1968), Stan Williams (May 18, 1968), Feller (June 6, 1941) and Guy Morton (Aug. 15, 1915).
• It marked just the ninth time in the past 100 years that a Cleveland pitcher ended an outing with at least 11 strikeouts and no more than one hit allowed in a shutout. That group included Colon (Sept. 18, 2000), Barker (May 15, 1981), Eckersley (May 30, 1977), Tiant (Sept. 25, 1968), John O'Donoghue (Aug. 19, 1967) and Feller (three times).
• This marked only the 11th time in Mariners history than an opposing starter ended with at least 11 strikeouts and no walks. Tomlin became just the fourth pitcher in that grouping to turn in a complete game in the process, joining David Price (May 13 this season), Dan Haren (May 24, 2012) and Roger Clemens (April 29, 1986).
Covering the Bases: Game 76
FIRST: Cleveland tried to pick its poison all weekend and wound up dying with every drop.
Detroit doesn't boast the Miguel Cabrera-Prince Fielder slugging combo these days, but that hasn't mattered. The heart of the Tigers' order is as healthy as ever, especially of late with Miggy doing Miggy things and the Martinez men (Victor and J.D.) swinging some of the hottest bats in baseball.
"We've gotten nicked up going through that middle quite a few times in this series," Indians manager Terry Francona said.
It's worth noting that Francona made that statement before Sunday's game. then, Cabrera went out and launched a first-inning home run off Josh Tomlin and added two more RBIs before the day was done. J.D. Martinez helped power a seven-run outburst in the fifth (one aided by two errors) with a two-run single to center.
During the three-game brooming of the Tribe, Detroit's three-four-five hitters (Cabrera, V-Mart and JD-Mart) combined to hit .351 (13-for-37) with three doubles, four home runs, four walks, 11 runs scored and 13 RBIs. That's all. Of course, complicating matters was the fact that the Tigers' Nos. 1-2 hitters went a combined 8-for-28 with three extra-base hits and three walks in the series, too.
"The middle of their order is unbelievable," said Tomlin, who surrendered eight runs (five earned) in four-plus innings. "You've got to keep the first two guys in their lineup off base and hope to face those guys with nobody on."
SECOND: Consider this series a big of payback for the Tigers, who spoiled the fact that Cleveland enjoyed a three-game showing of 100,280 fans (the most for a three-game weekend set for the Tribe since Aug. 26-28, 2011). Detroit swept the Indians after being swept by the Tribe in the clubs' last clash in Cleveland on May 19-21.
In that three-game series, the Indians hit .347 as a team, went 15-for-42 with runners in scoring position and churned out 22 runs on 43 hits, including 16 for extra bases. This series, the Tribe hit .281, but went 5-for-24 with RISP and scored 12 runs on 32 hits (nine XBH). The Indians posted a 5.46 ERA this series compared to a 3.94 mark in the set in May.
Making three errors on Sunday certainly didn't help matters for Cleveland.
"They just blew it open and we helped them," Francona said. "They don't need any help."
"They're a good team," Tomlin said. "We're capable of beating them. We just didn't this series. That's how baseball goes. We swept them the first one they came here. Now, they sweep us coming here again. When we face them again, we've got to do a better job against them. That starts out on the mound, limiting that damage."
THIRD: Three hitters who have hurt the Tribe of late are David Murphy (in 1-for-30 spell), Nick Swisher (5-for-37 since coming off the disabled list) and Jason Kipnis (3-for-26 on the homestand). Talk about a well-time off-day for the team on Monday.
"So excited about this day off," said Kipnis, who now has an uncharacteristic .337 slugging percentage through 50 games played. "I could use it more than anybody else. We've played a lot of games in a row, though. We battled the first two games, didn't play that well today. … Some guys are tired mentally and physically, so we're ready for a day off."
Of the three, Swisher's showing is part of a season-long funk. He's now sporting a .194/.282/.320 slash line for Cleveland through 58 games.
Throughout Carlos Santana's offensive woes early on this season, you could at least point to the fact that he was getting on base via walks. His OPS was still respectable, even though his batting average was below .200. The hope was that, eventually, the negative trends would correct themselves and catch up with the on-base ability. Over the past few weeks, Santana has done just that.
The same theory should apply to Swisher, whose signature throughout his career is consistent on-base production. That is why his slump this year has been troubling, especially so since his return from the DL. In his past 37 at-bats, Swisher has 18 strikeouts and no walks. In the series against the Tigers, he went 2-for-12 with eight strikeouts. The Indians need much more from the man originally signed to be the cleanup hitter.
HOME: From the Department of Positivity, Michael Brantley bounced back from an 0-for-5 on Saturday (only his second 0-for-5 within his All-Star-worthy season) with a 3-for-5 showing on Sunday. Brantley had two doubles and three RBIs in the losing cause for Cleveland.
Santana — now batting .202, for those obsessed with batting average — collected a single in four at-bats. Over his past 20 games, Santana has hit .333 (23-for-69) with six homers, four doubles, 13 runs, 16 RBIs and 16 walks for the Indians. Entering the day, his 1.114 OPS in June ranked second to only Mike Trout (1.188) in the American League.
Brantley, who returned from a mild concussion with a pinch-hit appearance Friday and a start Saturday, has hit .391 (27-for-69) in June. For the month, the left fielder has two homers, seven doubles, 10 RBIs and 15 runs scored in 18 games. Entering the day, Brantley and Detroit's Cabrera were tied for the AL lead with 16 go-ahead RBIs this season.
NOTE: I will not be in Arizona for Cleveland's upcoming two-game series against the D-backs. I will resume the beat duties for the second two legs of the trip (Seattle and Los Angeles). In the meantime, keep checking Indians.com for updates.
Indians (37-39) at D-backs (32-47)
at 9:40 p.m. ET Tuesday at Chase Field
Covering the Bases: Game 73
Final: Indians 5, Angels 3 (10 innings)
FIRST: Nick Swisher was having a bad day. Before he even got to the ballpark on Thursday, Swish was one of the many people (yours truly, included) stuck in the awful traffic jam I-90 coming from Cleveland's West side. That threw the normal morning routine out of whack.
Then, Swisher struck out in the second inning, fourth inning and sixth inning against Angels lefty C.J. Wilson, even though the first baseman/designated hitter had a .314 average off the pitcher going into the day. After the strikeout in the sixth, the Progressive Field faithful aired some frustration, sending some boos Swisher's way as he headed back to the bench.
"Hey, that's what happens being a baseball player," Swisher said. "Sometimes that's going to happen. You've just got to keep going out there fighting, grinding, scrapping and just know that good things are going to happen."
In the ninth inning, Swisher finally made solid contact. He drilled a pitch from Angels sidearmer and former Indians setup man Joe Smith to dead center field. On another day, maybe the ball would've carried. On Thursday, a strong wind knocked it down and Swisher flew out.
"Right into the teeth of the wind," Indians manager Terry Francona said.
Naturally, the baseball gods saw fit to have Swisher step to the plate with the bases loaded, two outs and the Angels holding a 3-1 lead in the bottom of the 10th inning. Entering the at-bat, he wasn't just 0-for-4 on the day, but 2-for-24 with 10 strikeouts and no walks for the Tribe since coming off the disabled list.
Naturally, Swisher launched a grand slam.
"I feel like I hit the ball off Smitty better and that ball didn't go nowhere," Swisher said with a laugh. "I was just trying to hit it on a line somewhere. Either way, I faced [Ernesto] Frieri the night before and saw him. That time, he had a heavy dose of sliders. In that at-bat, he came right at me with fastballs. I was just happy to get the head on that one.
"I've never hit a walk-off grand slam before. Man, I'm a little giddy right now!"
As was written on Sunday, Cleveland can only hope that Swisher's home run is a sign that he's beginning to turn things around. It's been a troubling start for the veteran, especially in terms of power production. He currently has a .200/.292/.329 slash line, compared to .252/.356/.456 line for his career.
"As long as he's healthy, which he is, he'll get [his hits]," Francona said. "He started out this way last year. The average might be a little lower because of his slow start, but he'll still impact us offensively. There's guys, when their baseball card's that long and they're not hurt, they'll hit."
Since coming off the DL, the strikeout-to-walk ratio is certainly concerning, but his strikeout rate (one per 3.7 at-bats) is only slightly below his career rate (4.0). His walk rate (12.1%) is below his career norm (13.2%), but it's in line with his showing across 2012-13. What's really alarming is the drop-off in power. His in-play percentage (62%) is above his career rate (60%), as is his line-drive percentage (32% to 21%).
That said, the hits that are falling aren't homers (1.7 HR% compared to 4.0% for his career) or extra-base hits (6.7% compared to 9.1% for his career). Part of the problem can be found in his BaBIP (.248 compared to .289 for his career) and foul-ball rate (29.3% compared to 25.8% for his career). Based on all of that, it looks like Swish has been fouling off a chunk of pitches he used to drive.
"I'm just starting to get back and start to get back into the rhythm of the game a little more," Swisher said of his recent performance since coming off the DL. "Every day that I come back and play, I feel like I'm getting more in the game. … [In the 10th inning], I wasn't going up there taking any pitches. I was ready to go from pitch one. That might be the mentality I need to start taking."
SECOND: There was some history made by Swisher with his game-winner. It marked the first walk-off grand slam in extra innings in Progressive Field history. It is only the third such homer by a Cleveland hitter since at least 1955. Don Dillard had a walk-off slam in extra against the Tigers on July 4, 1962 and Carlos Martinez achieved the feat on Sept. 6, 1992 against the Mariners.
Cleveland's walk-off grand slams (since at least 1955)
Today: Swisher off Frieri (LAA) in 10th
July 7, 2011: Travis Hafner off Luis Perez (TOR) in 9th
April 29, 2011: Carlos Santana off Joaquin Benoit (DET) in 9th
July 28, 2002: Jim Thome off Juan Acevedo (DET) in 9th
July 14, 2002: Bill Selby off Mariano Rivera (NYY) in 9th
May 23, 1999: Omar Vizquel off Todd Jones (DET) in 9th
May 3, 1998: Sandy Alomar Jr. off Roberto Hernandez (TB) in 9th
July 31, 1996: Albert Belle off Bill Risley (TOR) in 9th
July 18, 1995: Albert Belle off Lee Smith (CAL) in 9th
Sept. 6, 1992: Carlos Martinez off Mike Schooler (SEA) in 12th
Sept. 9, 1979: Bobby Bonds off Tom Buskey (TOR) in 9th
April 22, 1973: Ron Lolich off Sonny Siebert (BOS) in 9th
July 4, 1962: Don Dillard off Jerry Casale (DET) in 13th
Aug. 10, 1955: Ralph Kiner off Al Aber (DET) in 9th
Said Santana: "That was the most emotion I've had in my life. Grand slam. It's the best in baseball. That was my favorite moment. I only have one in my career. If I have a chance, I want to do it again, because it's the best."
THIRD: The Indians nearly lost this one in the top of the 10th inning, when Albert Pujols broke open a 1-1 tie with a two-run single through the right side of the infield. With that chopper, Pujols beat Cleveland's pull-oriented shift. Under a normal defensive alignment, second baseman Jason Kipnis would've easily gobbled up the grounder.
"I think we'd do the same thing again," Francona said, "It's just hard to watch that ball go through."
With two outs, Atchison allowed a single to Kole Calhoun and a double to Mike Trout to put runners on second and third base for Pujols. Caught in a 1-1 tie, Cleveland could've had opted to walk Pujols and let lefty Kyle Crockett face Josh Hamilton.
"As much as we think Crockett commands," Francona said, "I just thought it made more sense to let Atch pitch and approach like the count's 0-2."
As for the shift, hey, sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. The information shows that it tend to work more often than not.
"I thought Atch actually pitched him tremendous," Francona said. "Give Pujols credit. He's pretty smart, too, besides being good. You've got to take something away, and he beat us with it. Fortunately, we end up coming back and win the game. "
HOME: Indians starter Justin Masterson fought his command again — half of his first 70 pitches were balls — but the sinkerballer hung in there for seven innings. He allowed four hits, walked three, hit a batter, threw a wild pitch (leading to a run) and logged 116 pitches, but he hung in there.
This is where we can tip the ol' cap to Cleveland's defense.
In the fourth inning, Howie Kendrick sent a low line drive into right field with no outs and runners on first and second base. Right fielder Ryan Raburn made a nice leaning-almost-falling grab on the ball for an out and made a head's up throw to second to double up Hamilton. All of a sudden, a none-out jam is a two-out situation for Masterson, who then got the groundout he needed to escape.
"The line drive to right was knuckling," Francona said. "[That play] was huge."
In the fifth, David Freese led off with a single off Masterson. Hank Conger followed with a sharply-hit grounder to Santana at first base. Santana made a quick grab of the ball, stepped on first base and fired to second to complete a double play. Masterson then got a flyout to escape that inning.
"Carlos really helped a lot," Francona said.
"My friends did a really good job out there," Masterson said.
Tigers (37-32) at Indians (37-36)
at 7:05 p.m. ET Friday at Progressive Field
Covering the Bases: Game 70
Final: Indians 3, Red Sox 2 (11 innings)
FIRST: Can one swing turn things around for Nick Swisher? Cleveland can sure dream about that possibility after his go-ahead blast against Boston in the 11th inning on Sunday afternoon.
When the baseball rocketed off Swisher's bat, he stood in the box and watched it for a moment. It carried down the line and hooked around Pesky's Pole for a leadoff shot off Red Sox righty Junichi Tazawa. Swisher was asked if he hesitated out of the box because he wasn't sure it was a home run.
"I knew it was," he replied with a smirk.
Swish was then asked if he was just enjoying the moment. At that, he laughed his best Brohio laugh.
"It was just one of those days," Swisher said. "This year has kind of been crazy for me personally. So, just in general, just to be able to come up with a huge hit like that, help this team win a ballgame, especially here, Father's Day, getaway game, we're heading back home to where we feel extremely comfortable, man, it was crucial. I was so stoked, man. I wanted to smile all the way around the bases."
Heading into that at-bat, Swisher was in a 1-for-12 funk at the plate since coming off the disabled list. Even after the decisive shot into the seats, Swisher is only batting .207 on the season. You'll have to excuse the Red Sox for going right after Swisher in that situation.
"We're challenging him," Red Sox manager John Farrell said, "given his four previous at-bats on the day and maybe some of the inconsistencies he's had during the season. We got beat on it."
Swisher said he can lean on his track record, knowing he has the ability to bounce back and give the Indians a solid showing by the end of the season. He pointed to last season, when he dealt with a shoulder injury that affected his performance. By September, Swisher snapped out of a multi-month slump and helped the Tribe reach the playoffs.
"Last year, I had to deal with a little bit of something," Swisher said. "This year, I'm doing the same thing. My second half last year, I really, really turned it on. That's kind of what it's seeming to turn out like again. I think just in general, I'm just trying to get the rhythm of the game, man."
To Swisher's point, he turned in a .238/.345/.387/.732 slash line in his first 82 games (354 plate appearances) in 2013. After that, he posted a .244/.336/466/.801 slash line in his final 63 games (280 plate appearances. Over his final 22 games in September, Swisher hit .294/.380/.588/.968 with seven homers, 11 extra-base hits, 13 walks, 15 runs and 17 RBIs.
"We all have confidence in Swish," Indians starter Corey Kluber said. "I think we all have the feeling that it's going to come around. I mean, when you have that kind of track record, it's not an accident. I don't think you suddenly forget what got you to that point. So, hopefully this is kind of that building block."
Swisher certainly looked like himself on that last swing in the 11th inning.
"I'm just going up there, man, and just taking my swing," Swisher said. "I'm not trying to manipulate stuff and punch balls to left field, man. That's not my style. I'm a guy that, I'll walk a lot, I'll strike out a lot, I'll hit you some home runs and I'll bring a lot of energy. Just getting back to being me is my main focus."
SECOND: Dr. Smooth continued his All-Star candidacy campaign on Sunday. In the first inning, Michael Brantley flashed both his offensive and defensive value to the Indians.
Brantley began his 2-for-4 showing with a two-out solo home run off Red Sox right-hander Brandon Workman three batters into the afternoon. It marked his team-leading 11th home run of the season. That also established a new career best for Brantley with only 92 games to play. You can bet Brantley has hit sights on his dad Mickey's career-best 15 (set in 1988 with Seattle).
In the home half of the first inning, David Ortiz sent a pitch from Kluber scraping high off the Green Monster for an RBI single. Big Papi wanted more, which hasn't been the wisest move on plays involving Brantley this season. Ortiz tried to stretch his hit into a double, but Brantley played the carom perfectly and rifled a throw to shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera. Ortiz was nabbed and Brantley was credited with his eighth assist of the season (second among American League outfielders).
On the season, Brantley now has a .322/.390/.519 slash line to go along with nine stolen bases, 24 walks, 29 extra-base hits, 45 RBIs and 49 runs scored in 68 games. Since his average dipped to .301 on June 3, Brantley has hit .422 (19-for-45) with two homers, four doubles, four RBIs and 11 runs in 11 games. Since his average hit a season-low .253 on April 28, he's hit .361 (61-for-169) with seven homers, 13 doubles, one triple, 26 RBIs and 36 runs in 42 games.
THIRD: Cleveland didn't have the best outing from Kluber ("'Sloppy' might be a good word," said the pitcher.) or from its offense (0-for-5 with runners in scoring position and 10 runners stranded). Dating back to Friday, the Indians have actually experienced an 0-for-20 slump with RISP. Somehow, they've still managed a pair of wins in the past two games.
"Being able to pull out two big wins," reliever Cody Allen said, "it's a great way to end the road trip."
Allen, along with the rest of the bullpen, played a big role on Sunday. Allen handled the final two innings, keeping his pitch count low enough in the 10th to come back for the ninth.
Lefty Marc Rzepczynski entered in relief of Kluber in the sixth and promptly induced an inning-ending groundout from A.J. Pierzynski, who remains 0-for-Rzepczynski in his career. Righty Bryan Shaw then turned in a clean seventh. The ninth was patched together by John Axford and Scott Atchison, though an escape act was necessary.
Axford walked the bases full with two outs, but saying that on its own isn't fair to the reliever. The righty did begin to reel it in and home-plate umpire Chris Guccione had some questionable calls (Said Francona: "I thought Gooch missed a couple pitches.") along the way. Atchison took over with two outs and the bags full and got Brock Holt to ground out. It was a high chopper and took a great play by second baseman Jason Kipnis.
"There was a lot of good pitching," Francona said.
HOME: Lonnie Chisenhall received a day of rest in the opener of the series in Boston after having played a long stretch of consecutive games, during which he was thrust into the national spotlight and was crushed with media requests in the days following his three-homer, five-hit, nine-RBI showing last Monday in Texas.
Across Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Chisenhall then went 0-for-10 to have his batting average drop down to .371 (gasp!).
Against lefty Craig Breslow in the 10th inning on Sunday, Francona pulled Chisenhall in favor of pinch-hitter Mike Aviles with runners on first and second base, two outs and the game stuck in a 2-2 deadlock. Chisenhall was 0-for-3 in his career against Breslow and 0-for-3 with three strikeouts in the game. Aviles, who hits right-handed, was 2-for-6 in his career against Breslow.
Aviles grounded out against Breslow, whose lefty-righty splits are essentially even, but Francona felt it was the appropriate move.
"Mikey had swung the bat good against him in the past," Francona explained. "And Lonnie is just going through a little stretch where he's not seeing it quite as good as he's been, which I think is realistic. I mean, my goodness. Lonnie will be right back in there [Monday]."
EXTRA: Let's take another moment to appreciate Carlos Santana's continued improvement in the batter's box. The first baseman (he certainly doesn't seem to be a backup catcher or third baseman at the moment) went 3-for-5 on Sunday. He is now batting .340 (16-for-47) with three homers, four doubles, eight runs, 12 walks and 12 RBIs in his past 14 games. Since being activated from the concussion list, Santana has hit .343 (12-for-35) with four extra-base hits, six walks and eight RBIs in 10 games. After Sunday's showing, he's hitting .190. Yes, that's brutal on an overall scale, and strictly in terms of batting average. It's also the first time he's hit as high as .190 since April 11 (.194). Santana seems to be chipping away. That is a great development for the Tribe.
Sunday coverage:
- Notebook: Francona reflects on Father's Day, McAllister update & more
- Feature: Bourn takes lessons from his dad full circle
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Angels (37-30)* at Indians (35-35)
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It's time for a new chain and because of the minor price differential (5 bucks) between a Chorus chain and a Record chain, I'm thinking might as well get Record.
Here's the thing...Record uses hollow pins to shave grams as oposed to solids in Chorus (I believe)
Is Chorus stronger/better for a clyde? (Campy says Records just as strong and wear resistant)
Any other down side of Record? (hollow pin hard to repair on the road maybe?)
Thank you!
PS I'm pushin 240 lbs now.
Chorus cranks and Record BB no problems in 1500 miles

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Hyper-V Program Manager
I recently wanted to Ghost a physical computer to a virtual machine. This is usually best done with a TCP/IP boot disk that you can run in both locations, and by storing the Ghost image on a file server. Now, I have set this up in the past but I seemed to have misplaced my TCP/IP boot disk - and man are those things a pain to create.
Luckily a bit of looking around revealed this: http://www.netbootdisk.com/
This is a nice, free, tool that will take a plain DOS boot disk and turn it into a generic TCP/IP boot disk. It has a bunch of NIC drivers, and worked out of the box with booth my physical computer and my virtual machines. I just booted the floppy, set the username and password and seconds later was able to 'net use x: \\servername\share' from a DOS prompt with no problems.
Very nice indeed.
Have you considered WinPE for this? I know it is only available to SA customers, but we have built our own WinPE disk with all the NIC and SCSI drivers we need for physical servers and a copy of Ghost32 which runs on WinPE. You get USB 2.0 support also which means that you can have a very rich platform to use for Ghosting. Because you create the WinPE image as an ISO, mounting is also a piece of cake in the virtual machine.
I also thought DOS was a thing of the past since the advent of winPE (or BartPE, which is pretty much the same thing). You get so much more - real driver support, USB, real NTFS support, you can load the dead machine's registry and change it (regedit -> Load hive -> point to c:\windows\system32\config\software or system).
BTW, I think Vista DVDs are also WinPE-based. I think if you hit shift-F10 during the initial boot, you get a command prompt.
If you absolutely must use DOS the use BARTPE's Boot Disks: http://www.nu2.nu/bootdisk/
Yes - as a Microsoftie I can easily get access to Windows PE - but sometimes I really need DOS. That and I have an older copy of Ghost (I beleive it was the last release to not include the WinPE version).
Wednesday, October 04, 2006 5:20 AM by Jonathan
> BTW, I think Vista DVDs are also WinPE-based.
> I think if you hit shift-F10 during the
> initial boot, you get a command prompt.
I've used shift-F10 during Vista installation to get a command prompt, but didn't know it was related to WinPE.
Then one time on a lark I tried shift-F10 during a Windows XP installation. It worked! I could start taskmgr.exe too, same as during a Vista installation.
There have still been a few times when I needed real MS-DOS too. Some notebooks could boot USB floppies but not USB CDs. They could boot the 4 floppies that Windows 2000 starts with or the 6 floppies that Windows XP starts with but then BSOD after the last floppy. So I had to boot MS-DOS, run fdisk and format, copy the contents of the CD to the hard drive, and then start the install from there.
When a notebook can't boot a USB CD it can't boot a Knoppix CD either. Yeah I think there's some way to start Knoppix from a floppy but I've never studied how. So my usual way of ghosting Windows installations doesn't work in that situation.
Why not use VMware Converter (now version 3.0 in beta)? :)
You can have running machine all time, no any downtime!
I'm still hoping that MS is working on a real converter. The current scenario to convert a physical to virtual machine under Virtual Server is a nightmare. We have tried it about 15+ times and not once has it worked.


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October 31st, 8:50am
Cynthia Blackthorn entered the Crazy Wisdom on John R in Madison Heights first thing in the morning, only to find that both of the college aged workers dead on the floor from gunshot wounds similar to ones from her cop issue gun, and the proprietor (Diane) missing. The Crazy Wisdom is the Madison Heights branch of the Ann Arbor based Occult bookstore/tea shop which is accorded neutral ground in the Metro Detroit area. The shop is officially open only 9-5, but the store is never locked. The safe was open and the money is still present.
Lars, Bearwalker, Glen, and Hattori all arrived shortly after Cynthia & found her investigating the bodies. Bearwalker, using The Sight, "saw" that something "something dark" was removed from the safe without much bulk which was about 8" long. Bearwalker and Hattori went upstairs (here Diane lives) and Hattori went in and got a hairbrush. As they came back downstairs the police began to arrive in front, and Bearwalker headed to the back, where someone who had hidden from previous searches of the back room then opened up on Bearwalker with a cop-issue pistol. Bearwalker mostly dodged the shots, and Hittori quickly pinned the attacker against the wall and Lars came and beat him down while Bearwalker pretty much ineffectually batted at him. The gun had no markings, never had them, not removed. Bearwalker then ducked out the back under a veil and Cynthia used her almost supernatural understanding of cops (fate point) to insure that they parked such that they didn't observe Bearwalker leaving.
Bearwalker spent an hour tracking Diane thaumatergically, while the others were answering police questions. Bearwalker traced her to inside the loop of Pontiac, and then remembered that every three years someone died at Erebus, so Bearwalker started watching the area and got on a pay phone to Hattori. Hattori let the others know and the crew headed out for Erebus.
They arrived and Team Goodguys broke into Erebus from a side door using magic. We searched Erebus floor by floor, finding no staff, even though the place should be opening any moment. On the top floor we found a young red court vampire with Diane flensed open in front of him missing organs, with fluid running down his neck. He talked to Cynthia as if they were old friends, but we fought him, big shock! Bearwalker blasted him with a hankie full of sunlight, but he held it together after being whacked by a sword, be blasted and being shot, and then fled out of the room. We found that the sacrificial knife he was using was the dark object from the safe. We called 911 and waited with Diane trying to keep her alive almost until the paramedics arrived, then we cut out and followed the vampires. We found the staff down in a basement tunnel accessing the sewers, unconscious, drugged out on vampire spit, fed upon, and two of them turned into half-vampires. Bearwalker recommended killing the two unconscious half-vampires, but they actually started to wake up then and attacked Bearwalker and Lars and were quickly put down by the crew.
Rather than persue the vampire into the sewers as Bearwalker and Glen proposed, the rest of the team wanted to go up and follow him on the surface. Team Goodguy went to their cars and drove south following the vampire thaumatergically, but we overshot and lost him somewhere in Birmingham. At the same time, Lars seems to have not joined us in Birmingham. As we returned to Birmingham we passed Tess in Birmingham and she joined up with us as we stopped and tried to figure out what to do (approx 2 pm).
Cynthia suggested talking with Jack Taco who lived nearby and as we talked Bearwalker saw that the closed-circuit cameras were watching us. Bearwalker hexed the four nearby down, and then the crew approached the kingpin's gate. The guard at the gate talked with Cynthia primarily but the rest of us pitched in with some pretty stupid comments. We mentioned to the guard that we wanted to talk to the crimelord because there is a competitor that could be moving into his territory, and asked if he was into the occult. He turned us away, thinking Tess was a religious nut. As we walked toward the nearest sewer opening, Michael McKeown, a servant of Jack Taco called Cynthia and told her to wait. So we waited a few minutes and then he called back and told us what entrance to use to get into the sewer. The entrance was in a park shaded by trees, and we found tracks indicating the vampire had come out, gotten a bag from under the trees, and then returned to the sewers.We descended to the sewers and found a mix of tracks. It appeared the red court vampire we knew came from the north paced there for awhile, met someone heavier coming from the south. This seems to have calmed the guy we were hunting, and each headed off through the sewer in their respective direction. We went south after the red court vampire and eventually caught up to him in Royal Oak and fought him in the sewers.
It started with our "great hunter" tripping a grenade trap and getting himself and Cynthia hit by it. At the same time Bearwalker heard the vampire down the way and shapechanged into a raven and followed the vampire cawing to guide the crew. The vampire stopped and shot at him and slipped into the sewer flow. There he floundered and burned off his flesh mask in the energy of the flow of the sewage. Glen started shooting, and Bearwalker returned to human form and tried to keep the vampire in the flow. Sadly, the vampire leapt out of the sewage and tried to bite Bearwalker, but luckily Hattori jumped into action just then and managed to block the vampire from biting Bearwalker. Tess came up and soaked the vampire in holy water, causing him to burst into a final burst of flames.
We found $100,000, 2 changes of clothes, clean coat, several auto, semiauto guns, and grenades in the vampires bag. All bullets were cop killers. Glen and Cynthia took most the guns, Hattori took an unmarked Uzi. Hattori, Tess, and Bearwalker each took $33,000 and kept $1,000 for Lars. A few bullets were taken, but Cynthia asked for them to be destroyed, and Bearwalker put them in his entropic shield and then swept the remains into the sewer. Ended about 5:30.
We went back north to follow the heavy tracks and then suddenly they disappeared. If he disappeared into the Never Never, he was more powerful than me since all traces were gone by then and he opened it near the influence of the water, or he wasn't something that had to cast.


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- What is the VARS Query?
- Which platforms does VARS run on?
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access to your local machine and network…It is highly
recommend not to install and run this code"? Should I click on
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- What is this default concept called "-NIL-"?
- How do I pick which columns will show up in the
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- How do I view the frame grabs that were taken
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- Okay, I ran a search and got some results in a
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- What is the VARS Query?
- Which computer systems does VARS on?
- How do I download and use VARS?
- Why do I get a popup message that says, "Security Warning: This application is requesting unrestricted access to your local machine and network. It is highly recommend not to install and run this code"? Should I click on Start?
- I clicked on the Search button several minutes ago, but the VARS Query is still running. Why is it taking so long?
- What is the default concept called "-NIL-"?
- How do I pick which columns will show up in the returns table?
- How do I view the frame grabs that were taken when these annotations were created?
- Okay, I ran a search and got some results in a table, now what should I do with them?
As part of the Video Annotation and Reference System (VARS) project, a software tool, called VARS Query, was developed to give users access to information in MBARI's video annotation database. MBARI uses high-resolution video equipment to record hundreds of operated vehicle (ROV) dives per year. As of 2015, there are over 21,000 hours of video recorded and over 4.5 million annotations about those video observations. With the VARS Query, users can locate video sequences or access other information recorded during ROV research dives. Complex queries can be made by constraining temporal, spatial, or physical parameters (for example, season, location, or depth). The VARS Query references a knowledge base of thousands of biological, geological, and technical terms, providing consistent hierarchical information about objects and associated descriptions for annotating video at sea or on shore.
VARS has been tested and runs on Windows 7, Mac OS X, and Linux. It should run on any platform with Java Runtime Environment, version 1.8 or later.
Download links and instructions for using VARS are accessible within the sidebar links on the left.
Yes, you should click on Start. VARS needs access to your local machine and network to store query results and configurations on your hard drive and connect to the query server and frame grab archive. Java's security model warns you about this security issue so that you don't accidentally install malicious programs without your knowledge. The VARS Query is not a malicious program. Depending upon your computer operating system and JAVA version, there may be additional security settings that may need to be configured for VARS to run correctly. These are addressed in the installation section of each VARS component.
The video annotation database contains over four million annotations. The query application cannot retrieve all of them at once. Try hitting Cancel and constraining your search to a few days, months, or years (depending on how frequently your chosen concept appears in ROV dive video). If you're a new user who simply wants to try out the VARS Query, do your first search on something rare (in MBARI ROV dive videos) like pacific-viperfish, vampire-squid, basaltic-lava, or grimpoteuthis.
Nil represents a wild card and tells VARS to include everything in that field. Running a search on the NIL concept means you want to see records of all concepts in the database. You'll get every annotation record except for what is filtered out by your specified Constraints. To avoid getting tied up by an overwhelming number of hits, we recommend users only do NIL concept searches on highly constrained datasets like individual dives, specific dates, or narrowly defined depth or geographic ranges.
The query opens with some default settings for columns and no constraints. After specifying a basic search, click on the Advanced tab, make selections with the returns and constrain checkboxes, and fill in the details/limits. See instructions on the Advanced Query page
If the return checkbox under Miscellaneous-Image on the Advanced tab is checked (a default selection), an Image column will be returned in the Results table. An entry in the Image column indicates that a frame grab was taken with that annotation. Double-click on the image name and the image will appear in a pop-up window. It may take several seconds to load the image. See the VARS Query Results page for instructions on how to save single or multiple images.
VARS allows you to export the query results data table as a tab-delimited text file or as a KML, which can be used for visualizing the observations spatially within Google Earth, ArcGIS, and other geospatial analysis applications. You also have the option of saving all of the images that are available for this query.


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|2. Love Profusion (Headcleanr Rock Mix)
|3. Nobody Knows Me (Mount Sims Old School Mix)
|4. American Life (Headcleanr Rock Mix)
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A new Madonna song, remixes and a spectacular live performance with Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears and Missy Elliott make Madonna's seven-selection Remixed & Revisited EP a must-have for fans of the most popular and significant female artist in pop music.
I thought there would be dance remixes on this, was very disappointed.Published 15 months ago by Jeffrey Baltzer
I am a true Madonna fan. I was very dissapointed of this CD. There is nothing special to remember about this album. Only purchase if you are a Madonna fan & a collector.Published on June 29 2008 by Martine
Madonna should have the second career as the popeye the sailor man impersonator.Published on July 19 2004
This EP is just for Madonna collectors like myself. I do not buy all the singles/EP's just for the remixes, I only buy them when there are B-sides, and Remixed and Revisited... Read morePublished on July 6 2004 by Miguel Gonzalez
Madonna, when are you going to realize that when all else 'fizzles' search for another career. Try ditch digger. You have the supersized arms for that vocation.Published on July 3 2004 by Fizzy1
Global WARMING should melt Madonna and Britney Spears alway. This woman is making music knowing as an art form to a bunch of CRAP sounds and TRASH lyrics. Read morePublished on July 3 2004
This cd is really only for die-hard Madonna fans. I'm a huge fan and I think this album is fun to have but not one I'll listen to often. Read morePublished on July 2 2004
Oh Please.
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Thanks, Andrew Cuomo, For That Smartphone Traffic App You Can't Use While Driving
Governor Andrew Cuomo is crowing today about the state's new smartphone app that allows users to get real-time traffic and construction updates right on their cell phones.
The idea behind the app -- aside from Cuomo's using it to boast all of his "New York Works" projects under the guise of a helpful way to avoid all the travel delays they'll ultimately cause -- is to give people a heads up before they hit trip-ruining traffic issues.
There is one minor (major) issue with the gov's prized app: you can't use it while you're driving!
Thanks to New York's draconian "texting while driving" laws, it's pretty much against the law to even touch a steering wheel and a cell phone at the same time -- even if it's to check a state-run travel app.
Regardless, Cuomo is pimpin' the app (read: "New York Works") -- and pimpin' it hard. .
"Through our NY Works program, we are going to invest billions of dollars in infrastructure projects across the state that will create thousands of new good jobs and rebuild our states gaining infrastructure," Cuomo says. "With summer just beginning, it is important that drivers stay updated on these projects so they know of any traffic tie ups or backups before they get on the road. Upgrades to our 511 system and the new PSA will make it even easier for New Yorkers and our visitors to travel smarter and more efficiently, whether they are heading to work or on vacation. I encourage travelers to make use of this helpful service."
If you're not already in the car -- ya know, when traffic updates would come in most handy -- the gov's 511NY overhaul could be somewhat helpful.
Below is a description of 511NY, compliments of Cuomo's office:
511NY is New York State's official traffic, travel, and transit information source. The 511NY site and mobile app offers free, 24/7, statewide real-time traffic and transit information for all of New York State. It also offers a transit trip planner, camera views, as well as weather alerts and forecasts. New features available at -- www.511ny.org -- will include additional mobile app features, bridge and border crossing times, new notifications on the home page, and an interface that is easier to navigate. In addition, the new 511NY site will enable New Yorkers to personalize their maps with My511NY, which allows users to save familiar routes so that they do not have to repeatedly search for updates on the same route.
In any event, we'll be sure to pull off to the shoulder whenever we need to touch our iPhone to check on upcoming traffic via-511NY's mobile app (who are we kidding -- no we won't).
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