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The Fourth was not with the Indians bullpen, as another comeback gets wasted

Morning News and Notes, Saturday, May 5, 2018

MLB: Cleveland Indians at New York Yankees Andy Marlin-USA TODAY Sports

Cleveland 6 - New York (AL) 7

Recaps: LGT | MLB.com

It’s great that the Indians’ offense is finally showing some spark. However, when the bullpen gives it right back, it’s just another loss to the Empire.

Indians News

Indians keep Erik Gonzalez over Gio Urshela - Erik Gonzalez knew his job was on the line over the past few days and the Indians infielder responded by playing some of the best baseball of his career. Prior to Friday's game against the Yankees, Cleveland opted to stick with Gonzalez as its super utility man.

Cleveland Indians' Erik Gonzalez has bittersweet feelings about getting nod over Giovanny Urshela | cleveland.com - "It feels good on one hand, but on the other hand I don't feel good because he was my teammate for many years and we signed together," said Gonzalez, through interpreter Anna Bolton. "So I hope he gets a good contract with another team."

Nick Goody's shutdown and 4 other things we learned about the Cleveland Indians on Friday | cleveland.com - He got the MRI and the good part of it is it's structurally sound, he's OK," said manager Terry Francona. "He has some swelling in the back of his elbow. So it's going to be seven days of no throwing. Then we have to see how he feels."

Evan Marshall's wild ride: New father made it to his Cleveland Indians debut in the back of an UberXL | cleveland.com - "As soon as it happened, they put me in an UberXL and I was Cleveland bound," Marshall said.

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