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Cleveland Indians vs. San Diego Padres
Wednesday, April 9, 2014 (3:10 ET)
TV: STO (CLE), FSSD (SD)
Radio: WTAM (CLE), XPRS (SD)
Series Preview
Starting pitchers: Trevor Bauer (R) vs. Robbie Erlin (L)
Bauer was very good in his first start of the season at Columbus. It sure would be nice to see him put up a quality start for the big-league team. Erlin means the Indians are facing left-handed starter in both games today, which is not ideal.
Starting lineups:
| Indians | Padres |
| Elliot Johnson (RF) | Everth Cabrera (SS) |
| Nick Swisher (1B) | Chris Denorfia (RF) |
| Jason Kipnis (2B) | Seth Smith (DH) |
| Carlos Santana (C) | Yonder Alonso (1B) |
| Ryan Raburn (LF) | Chase Headley (3B) |
| Michael Brantley (CF) | Jedd Gyorko (2B) |
| Yan Gomes (DH) | Tommy Medica (LF) |
| Asdrubal Cabrera (SS) | Alexi Amarista (CF) |
| Mike Aviles (3B) | Rene Rivera (C) |
Johnson moves into the lineup for Murphy, Cabrera gets pushed down to the 8th spot, Santana and Gomes swap positions. I think Lonnie Chisenhall should have been given the start. Let's see how he does against a lefty. Alas...
Today's other AL Central games:
Twins (Phil Hughes) vs. Athletics (Jesse Chavez) - 1:10 p.m. ET
Royals (Jeremy Guthrie) vs. Rays (Jake Odorizzi) - 2:10 p.m. ET
White Sox (Erik Johnson) @ Rockies (Juan Nicasio) - 3:10 p.m. ET (mlb.tv free game)
Tigers (Anibal Sanchez) @ Dodgers (Josh Beckett) - 10:10 p.m. ET
Today's Indians minor league affiliate games:
AAA: Columbus Clippers vs. Louisville Bats - 11:35 a.m. ET
AA: Akron RubberDucks @ Altoona Curve - 6:30 p.m. ET
A+: Carolina Mudcats @ Frederick Keys - 7:00 p.m. ET
A-: Lake County @ Clinton LumberKings - 7:30 p.m. ET