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Cleveland Indians 07-13-2008
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| Breaking News |  | Monday, June 16th, 2008: Brad Lidge Agrees to 3-Year Extension with Indians
Indians reps confirm that they have reached a contract settlement with Brad Lidge and that the 31-year-old closer will stay on at Jacobs Field for at least 3 years.
This season this closer has been credited with 7 saves in 11 save opportunities with 4 blown saves. In 25 games and 36 total innings pitched he has a 4-2 won-lost mark, 3.50 ERA and 36 strikeouts
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 | Sunday, June 1st, 2008: Cleveland's Sizemore Snaps up May Batting Award
When Grady Sizemore stepped up to the plate in May, he did it with confidence, and today he was honored with the American League Batter of the Month award. The young Cleveland center fielder posted a .339 average along with 11 homers and 28 RBI. Sizemore also collected 12 doubles, 9 bases on balls, scored 29 times, and put up a .386 on base percentage.
Sizemore hasn't got it all figured out yet; he is still a developing prospect. Even so, he is putting up adequate numbers for a 25-year-old. Sizemore is hitting at a respectable .337 pace this year with 15 home runs and 44 RBI. He has rapped 22 doubles and posted an OBP of .396 while playing in 49 games.
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 | Monday, May 26th, 2008: Andy Marte of Cleveland Receives Player of the Week Honors in the American League
Andy Marte went on a hitting tear last week against American League pitchers and collected the Player of the Week award as an acknowledgment of his dominance. The Cleveland Indians third baseman swatted 10 hits in 24 at-bats with 10 runs batted in, 7 extra-base hits, and 6 runs scored. In 6 games, he hit .417 and had an on base percentage of .440.
So far in 2008, Marte is batting .257 with 8 home runs and 31 RBI, in 167 at-bats.
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| Injuries | | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | CF Grady Sizemore | Back Spasms | 4 days | Not on DL |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 44-44, .500 PCT | | Position in Division | 3rd, 1.0 GB | | Record at home | 25-22, .532 PCT | | Record on the road | 19-22, .463 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 5-5, .500 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 10-7, .588 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 12-14, .462 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 32-30, .516 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 3-7, .300 PCT | | Record in April | 9-12, .429 PCT | | Record in May | 17-11, .607 PCT | | Record in June | 15-12, .556 PCT | | Record in July | 3-9, .250 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .285 - 4th in AL | | On-Base Percentage | .351 - 3rd in AL | | Slugging Percentage | .469 - 4th in AL | | On-Base + Slugging | .820 - 3rd in AL | | Runs Scored | 489 - 3rd in AL | | Hits | 889 - 3rd in AL | | Extra-Base Hits | 317 - 2nd in AL | | Home Runs | 119 - 5th in AL | | Bases-On-Balls | 327 - 2nd in AL | | Strikeouts | 630 - 12th in AL | | Stolen Bases | 63 - 6th in AL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 5.00 - 9th in AL | | Starters' ERA | 5.28 - 10th in AL | | Bullpen ERA | 4.52 - 7th in AL | | Runs allowed | 467 - 11th in AL | | Hits allowed | 873 - 10th in AL | | Opponents AVG | .278 - 10th in AL | | BABIP | .309 - 9th in AL | | Home Runs allowed | 111 - tied for 6th in AL | | Bases-On-Balls | 276 - 5th in AL | | Strikeouts | 554 - 11th in AL |
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