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Cleveland Indians vs. San Diego Padres
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 (7:05 ET)
TV: STO (CLE), FSSD (SD)
Radio: WTAM (CLE), XPRS (SD)
Series Preview
Starting pitchers: Corey Kluber (RH) vs. Tyson Ross (RH)
Kluber did not look good in his first start, but hopefully he'll fare better back home against a National League lineup. Ross is a 26-year-old righty who was a bit better than league average in 125 innings last year.
Starting Lineups:
| Indians | Padres |
| Nyjer Morgan (CF) | Everth Cabrera (SS) |
| Nick Swisher (1B) | Seth Smith (LF) |
| Jason Kipnis (2B) | Chase Headley (3B) |
| Carlos Santana (3B) | Yonder Alonso (1B) |
| Michael Brantley (LF) | Yasmani Grandal (C) |
| Asdrubal Cabrera (SS) | Will Venable (RF) |
| Lonnie Chisenhall (DH) | Jedd Gyorko (2B) |
| Yan Gomes (C) | Tommy Medica (DH) |
| David Murphy (RF) | Alexi Amarista (CF) |
There's been a little movement around the bottom of the batting order from day to day, but this is looking like the standard lineup against righties, and it's a lineup I feel good about. It'd be nice to see them jump the Padres early, especially with a doubleheader looming.
Speaking of which, Trevor Bauer has been brought up from Columbus to start the second game tomorrow. Hold on to your butts.
Today's other AL Central games:
Royals (Yordano Ventura) vs. Rays (Chris Archer), 8:10 ET
White Sox (Jose Quintana) @ Rockies (Franklin Morales), 8:40 ET
Tigers (Max Scherzer) at Dodgers (Dan Haren), 10:10 ET
Today's Indians minor-league affiliate games:
Triple-A: Columbus vs. Louisville, 6:35 ET (Michael Bourn will play as part of his rehab)
Double-A: Akron @ Altoona, 6:30 ET
High-A: Carolina @ Frederick, 7:00 ET
Low-A: Lake County @ Clinton, 7:30 ET