Written by Stuart Mason on 04 April 2012
Grady Sizemore (photo by Ron Vesely via Getty Images, courtesy MLBpressbox.com)
The Cleveland Indians used Wednesday to shore up their Opening Day roster before hosting the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday afternoon.
The Tribe have placed injured center fielder Grady Sizemore on the 60-day disabled list. Also going to the DL for s shorter stay is left-hander David Huff, who has a strained right hamstring.
The Indians designated outfielder Thomas Neal for assignment.
Cleveland purchased the contracts of infielder Jose Lopez and reliever Dan Wheeler from Triple-A Columbus.
Sizemore, who re-signed with the team as a free agent during the winter for a reduced contract, underwent back surgery in March due to a spring training drill of fielding ground balls, will not be eligible to come off the DL until June 3.
Info compiled from Cleveland Indians, Radio & TV
Tags: Cleveland Indians., Dan Wheeler., David Huff., Grady Sizemore., Jose Lopez., Opening Day., Thomas Neal., Toronto Blue Jays., Triple-A Columbus.
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Written by Collette Stenger on 14 August 2011
Chad Huffman (courtesy of Columbus Clippers)
It was a very long night in Rochester, New York as the Columbus Clippers rallied from two huge deficits and beat the Red Wings, 11-7.
The two teams waited out a one hour and forty-one minute rain delay at Frontier Field in upstate New York.
The Red Wings led 5-0 after two innings and 7-1 after four frames.
The huge rally started for the Clippers in the sixth. Thomas Neal led off the sixth with a single to center field. Nick Johnson followed with a walk. Jared Goedert delivered an RBI double and the score was 7-4. After Paul Phillips walked to load the bases, Tim Fedroff hit a double down the left field line, knocking in two runs and the score was 7-6. With one out, Luis Valbuena hit an RBI single and just like that it was 7-7. With still only one out, Chad Huffman cranked out a two-run triple and the Clippers were up 9-7 scoring six runs in the inning to take control of the game.
Zach Putnam worked his second inning in the ninth and shut the door on the Red Wings to get his 8th save. Matt Langwell (1-0) picked up his first win of the season for the Clippers.
Info courtesy of the Columbus Clippers
Tags: Chad Huffman., Columbus Clippers., Frontier Field., Jared Goedert., Luis Valbuena., Matt Langwell., Nick Johnson., Paul Phillips., Red Wings., Rochester New York., Thomas Neal., Tim Fedroff., Zach Putnam.
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