Cleveland Indians Pitching

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9 Factors Affecting The Cleveland Indians Playoff Chances

Dan Flaherty Uncategorized Cleveland Indians, Cleveland Indians bullpen, Cleveland Indians lineup, Cleveland Indians pitching, Cleveland Indians playoff chances, MLB coverage

…the Indians are still breathing in the wild-card discussion. They’re 4 ½ games back of the Seattle Mariners for the final playoff spot. Cleveland joins the New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays as teams that are holding on by their fingernails, and all three also have to pass Detroit on the way to catching Seattle. Here’s nine points that are affecting the Tribe’s playoff chances—past, present and future and for better and for worse.

MLB Coverage: Tito’s Tribe Suddenly Getting Pitching

Dan Flaherty Uncategorized baseball articles, Cleveland Indians articles, Cleveland Indians pitching, MLB articles, MLB coverage, Steve Kazmir Indians

The season-long numbers for the Indians’ staff are not impressive. They rank 9th in the league in ERA, and are actually lower than that in both starters’ ERA and bullpen ERA. But the recent form has been entirely different. Over the last month, the Tribe’s ERA ranks fifth in the American League. And if we narrow the focus to the period since the All-Star break? They move up to #2.