This time, it’s the defense and the bullpen

Cleveland 4 - Los Angeles 6

Recaps: LGT | indians.com | cleveland.com

It seems that the Indians are like an engine that is missing, causing the vehicle to sputter and lurch. This time, sloppy defense and the bullpen combined to sink a fine effort from Corey Kluber

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Terry Francona is trying everything to get the Indians going | SI.com
This season for the Indians is like a Brighton Shoppe dog without the de rigueur chili sauce and onions: It relies heavily on nostalgia (in this case, the pennant-winning 2016 season), but it’s obvious that something is missing.

Yasiel Puig suspended by MLB for obscene gesture vs. Indians | FOX Sports
Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig has been suspended one game by the MLB for making an obscene gesture towards Indians fans during Tuesday night’s game in Cleveland.

EL notes: Indians' Mejia has glove to match | MiLB.com News
"Every time I come to the park, I ask who is going to pitch today, relievers and starters, and every inning we start talking, who's coming up hitting," said Mejia, MLB.com's No. 35 prospect overall. "I come here every day, I have a routine, me and Santos in the cage, work on blocking balls and learning about the hitters with the pitching coach."

Dodgers infielder Chase Utley shows love for Cleveland Indians legend Jim Thome | cleveland.com
Utley posed for a photo outside the ballpark with the statue of his friend and former teammate, Tribe legend Jim Thome, on the plaza near East 9th street.

A crash course for Cleveland fans shifting their focus to the Indians following the NBA Finals | cleveland.com
They have been up and down, invincible for brief flashes and incapable for others, consistently inconsistent and always inexplicable. They have been confusing, frustrating, perplexing, bewildering and erratic.

Without 1st-round pick, Indians lean on scouts | MLB.com
The MLB Draft is always about the players in the end, but the lack of a first-round pick this year made the preparation much different for the Indians. In that way, Brad Grant, Cleveland's senior director of amateur scouting, felt that this Draft was about the scouts.

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