| Breaking News |  | Monday, June 19th, 2028: Player of the Week: Cleveland Right Fielder
Veteran Steven Maccaskill had a great week at the plate for the Indians to capture the majority of votes for Player of the Week in the American League.
The 34-year-old Cleveland right fielder built a .520 average on the strength of 13 hits in 25 at-bats, 5 home runs and 19 RBIs.
For 2028 Maccaskill is batting .327 with 20 home runs, 65 RBIs and 55 runs scored. |
 | Thursday, June 8th, 2028: Ollis Fires Shutout in White Sox Win
According to Leonard Ollis of the Chicago (A) White Sox, "There are three important elements in pitching success: location, location, and location." He told his pitching philosophy to sportswriters in the postgame interview after his 2-0 victory over Cleveland.
He blanked them on a 5-hitter, allowed no walks and had 6 strikeouts. "I really felt comfortable the whole game," Ollis said.
His manager echoed his comments, saying, "He hit his spots time and time again."
In 12 starts this season Ollis has gathered 8 wins while suffering 2 losses. He has pitched 98.2 innings, allowed 68 hits, struck out 102 and has a 1.82 ERA.
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 | Thursday, May 18th, 2028: Coppin to Miss 2 Weeks
Cleveland fans will be disappointed to learn that William Coppin developed a torn thigh muscle while running the bases in today's game. After the doctor informed the Cleveland Indians manager that Coppin was expected to miss 2 weeks, the manager told the press that the rest of the team would have to step up their play until the catcher could return. "You can't make excuses in baseball, because there's always a game tomorrow," said the team's skipper.
This season Coppin is hitting .348 with 5 home runs.
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| Injuries | | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | C John Brabham | strained Achilles tendon | 2 weeks | On DL, eligible for return |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 45-24, .652 PCT | | Position in Division | 1st, - GB | | Record at home | 24-11, .686 PCT | | Record on the road | 21-13, .618 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 5-1, .833 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 9-6, .600 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 9-5, .643 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 36-19, .655 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 6-4, .600 PCT | | Record in April | 14-7, .667 PCT | | Record in May | 20-7, .741 PCT | | Record in June | 11-10, .524 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .285 - 2nd in AL | | On-Base Percentage | .361 - 1st in AL | | Slugging Percentage | .446 - 2nd in AL | | On-Base + Slugging | .807 - 1st in AL | | Runs Scored | 419 - 1st in AL | | Hits | 703 - 1st in AL | | Extra-Base Hits | 223 - 4th in AL | | Home Runs | 79 - 2nd in AL | | Bases-On-Balls | 282 - 2nd in AL | | Strikeouts | 465 - 13th in AL | | Stolen Bases | 28 - 11th in AL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 4.14 - 2nd in AL | | Starters' ERA | 4.56 - 8th in AL | | Bullpen ERA | 3.22 - 2nd in AL | | Runs allowed | 326 - 4th in AL | | Hits allowed | 628 - 2nd in AL | | Opponents AVG | .259 - 3rd in AL | | BABIP | .305 - 8th in AL | | Home Runs allowed | 50 - 3rd in AL | | Bases-On-Balls | 241 - 7th in AL | | Strikeouts | 484 - 4th in AL |
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