Indians sign veteran righty to bolster thin rotation
The Cleveland Indians added Scott Blarton on a minor league deal to help depth as Jeff D Amico and Jason Stanford are hurt and Chad Durbin struggles. Blarton, 28, began with Colorado and posted a 9.80 ERA in eight starts this year.
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Ohio Supreme Court to hear Wahoo protest case
The Ohio Supreme Court will hear a freedom of speech case over a protest on opening day of the Cleveland Indians season. Five activists from the American Indian Movement set fire to a newspaper stuffed effigy of Chief Wahoo to protest racial stereotypes. They were arrested on arson charges, later released without formal charges.
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Indians Minor Leaguers Lead Inconsistently Through May
Buffalo’s Jhonny Peralta sits fourth in the International League at .344 with a seven game hitting streak. Carmona, noted as Indians' Minor League Pitcher of the Year last season, lowered his ERA to 2.66 with seven scoreless innings. Kevin Kouzmanoff went 4-for-5 with a double two homers and four RBIs in May, hitting .444 in 21 games. The Indians completed their April 25 trade for Russell Branyan, sending Scott Sturkie to Atlanta. Sturkie posted a 1.78 ERA in Akron bullpen across 13 appearances. Sebastien Bourdais threw the ceremonial first pitch.
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Indians fall to Mariners in extended breakdown
Jason Davis pitched seven strong innings but the bullpen collapsed as Seattle rallied to defeat Cleveland in 12 innings. Omar Vizquel joined the 1500 hit club for the Indians, while the Mariners avoided a loss with decisive hits in the 12th inning.
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Navratilova Loses in French Open Debut at Roland Garros
Martina Navratilova, 49, returns to Grand Slam singles after 1994 but falls in the opening round to Gisela Dulko 6-1 6-3. She showed sporadic brilliance but was often slow and erratic on clay as Serena and Venus Williams advance in straight sets.
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Santoro Clinches Historic Roland Garros Win After Marathon
Fabrice Santoro defeated Arnaud Clement in a 6 hour 33 minute first round epic, the longest Open era match. The 71-game duel, halted by darkness and completed on Tuesday, ended 6-4 6-3 6-7 3-6 16-14 as Santoro saved two match points and delivered a dramatic backhand winner.
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