Cleveland Indians Power Rankings - 2013
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| WEEK | RECORD | RANK | COMMENT | |
| Week 12 | 34-34 | 18 | The Indians earned their ninth shutout of the year against Washington on Sunday, leaving them tied for the AL lead in shutouts with Seattle. The Tribe bounced back from their eight-game losing streak by taking two of three from both Texas and Washington. Jason Kipnis led the way over the past seven days, hitting .500/.565/.750. -- Stephanie Liscio, It's Pronounced "Lajaway" | |
| Week 11 | 30-32 | 16 | The Tribe have lost seven in a row. Please don't talk to us right now. -- Susan Petrone, It's Pronounced "Lajaway" | |
| Week 10 | 30-26 | 13 | Just refer to Ubaldo Jimenez as Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. In seven of his 11 starts this year, he's allowed just eight total runs -- two or fewer in each start. In the other four starts he's allowed a combined 24 earned runs. Perhaps, Progressive Field brings out the worst in him -- he has a 7.53 ERA at home and a 2.32 ERA on the road. -- Stephanie Liscio, It's Pronounced "Lajaway" | |
| Week 9 | 27-22 | 9 | After playing red-hot baseball for the last three weeks, the Tribe cooled off. After completing a four-game sweep of the Mariners, they lost two to Detroit and went 1-3 in Boston. The normally stellar bullpen has been shaky. On the plus side, young starters Zach McAllister and Corey Kluber continue to turn in increasingly solid starts. -- Susan Petrone, It's Pronounced "Lajaway" | |
| Week 8 | 25-17 | 7 | The Indians' 6-0 shutout of the Mariners on Sunday marked the seventh time in 2013 that the Indians have shut out their opponent. They recorded only six shutouts in all of 2012. The Indians also now have defeated seven former Cy Young winners, just 42 games into the season. -- Stephanie Liscio, It's Pronounced "Lajaway" | |
| Week 7 | 20-15 | 12 | The Indians swept a four-game series against the A's and won two of three games against AL Central rival Detroit. The Indians are now tied for first place with the Tigers in the AL Central. -- Susan Petrone, It's Pronounced "Lajaway" | |
| Week 6 | 14-14 | 16 | During their six-game winning streak last week, the Indians outscored their opponents 53-14. They scored six or more runs and tallied 12 or more hits in each game. The pitching staff also had a 2.56 ERA during the streak. -- Stephanie Liscio, It's Pronounced "Lajaway" | |
| Week 5 | 9-13 | 25 | Two rainouts and a travel day gave the Indians a funky schedule, and it showed in their play, as the offense managed to score more than three runs in only one game. Bright spots came from respectable outings by Scott Kazmir and Cory Kluber, which may bode well for the future of the rotation. -- Susan Petrone, It's Pronounced "Lajaway" | |
| Week 4 | 7-10 | 26 | The Indians scored 19 runs in Houston on Saturday. In their other five games last week, they scored a combined 15 runs. Indians starters went winless last week, as the bullpen was credited with the win in both of their victories. -- Stephanie Liscio, It's Pronounced "Lajaway" | |
| Week 3 | 5-6 | 21 | The Indians had their first two home games of the season spoiled by the Yankees and the next two spoiled by rainouts. They got back on track with a stellar shutout from Justin Masterson to start off a series against the White Sox and ended up taking two of three in the series. Masterson has pitched 19 shutout innings in a row. -- Susan Petrone, It's Pronounced "Lajaway" | |
| Week 2 | 3-3 | 20 | The Indians defeated both reigning Cy Young winners, getting a combined 11 earned runs and 15 hits off of R.A. Dickey and David Price. The offense was led by Carlos Santana this week, as he hit .500 with a 1.455 OPS, including a 5-for-5 performance Sunday in Tampa. -- Stephanie Liscio, It's Pronounced "Lajaway" | |
| Week 1 | 0-0 | 24 | Fans wanted change after last season and the front office gave it to them. After hiring manager Terry Francona, the Indians made some smart moves that brought, among others, Nick Swisher and Michael Bourn to the team. Fans who've spent countless seasons "waiting 'til next year" can't be faulted for thinking that "next year" might actually be this year. -- Susan Petrrone, It's Pronounced "Lajaway" | |