It was all about stepping to the plate.Plutko carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning and Andrew Miller provided stellar relief work, helping the Cleveland Indians beat the Chicago Cubs 1-0 on Wednesday night.CHICAGO (AP) — Struggling right-hander Josh Tomlin is out of the Cleveland Indians' rotation.Tomlin says he "definitely wasn't surprised" by the move to the bullpen. The defending AL champion Indians have trailed only twice during their string and have outscored opponents 114-28. Josh Tomlin. MLB // 11 months ago.

SB Nation is the largest independent sports media brand, consisting of SBNation.com, MMAFighting.com and over 300 fan-centric team communities. Tomlin, 35, spent last season in the Braves bullpen.

All-Star right-hander Jose Berrios (11-11) and the Twins face rookie Jorge Lopez (2-4), who took a perfect game into the ninth inning last Saturday at Minnesota.CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Indians will be without two of their most experienced playoff performers for an extended period.Right fielder Lonnie Chisenhall will miss 8-10 weeks with a strained left calf muscle, and right-hander Josh Tomlin was placed on the disabled list with a strained right hamstring Tuesday.CHICAGO (AP) — Adam Plutko was nervous. The longest winning streak in major league history is 21 games by the 1935 Chicago Cubs. — Atlanta Braves (@Braves) July 18, 2020 The addition of Josh Tomlin is far from a surprise. But after four shaky months, the Cleveland Indians may be finally hitting their stride.Josh Tomlin pitched six efficient innings, Carlos Santana homered twice and the Indians won their fourth straight, 6-2 over the tumbling Cincinnati Reds on Monday night in the makeup of a May 25 rainout.SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In a rare scheduling perk, the Cleveland Indians didn't have to travel far for a much-needed change of scenery after a disappointing weekend dud at Oakland.Josh Tomlin struck out five and pitched into the eighth inning to win back-to-back starts for the first time this year, and Cleveland capitalized on two costly errors to rally and beat the Giants 5-3 on Monday night.CLEVELAND (AP) — Lonnie Chisenhall usually senses when Indians manager Terry Francona is going to call on him as a pinch-hitter.That moment came earlier than normal for Chisenhall on Thursday, and he was ready.Chisenhall connected for a three-run, pinch-hit homer in the fifth inning and had five RBIs as Cleveland salvaged the finale of a three-game series by beating Los Angeles 12-5 and stopping the Dodgers' six-game winning streak.KANSAS CITY, Mo. Noticias.

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The Atlanta Braves added Josh Tomlin and Yonder Alonso to the 40-man roster today, per David O’Brien of The Athletic. Josh Tomlin pitched for the Braves last season and pitched rather admirably compiling a 3.74 ERA in 79.1 innings. The night ended with infielder Michael Martinez on the mound.The defending AL champion Cleveland Indians are in tough stretch.Tim Anderson homered to start the game, Matt Davidson added a three-run shot in a five-run first inning and the Chicago White Sox beat the slumping Indians 10-4 on Thursday.Connect with the definitive source for global and local news There could more on the way for the Japanese sensation.Ohtani hit a three-run homer in his first Angel Stadium at-bat to help the Los Angeles Angels beat the Cleveland Indians 13-2 on Tuesday night.ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit his first major league home run in his first Angel Stadium at-bat, helping the Los Angeles Angels beat the Cleveland Indians 13-2 on Tuesday night.ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Sho Time is off to a powerful start in Anaheim.Shohei Ohtani hit his first major league home run in his first Angel Stadium at-bat, taking a curtain call after his three-run homer Tuesday night against the Cleveland Indians.A look at what's happening all around the majors today:CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Indians earned their 17th straight win Saturday, topping the Baltimore Orioles 4-2 behind a pair of timely swings for Jay Bruce and Francisco Lindor.Bruce's fourth-inning single put the Indians ahead to stay as Cleveland became just the second team in the expansion era — since 1961 — to win 17 straight in a season.The crowd of 30,459 stood throughout the ninth inning as Cody Allen retired the heart of Baltimore's order for his 25th save.CLEVELAND (AP) — Over two hours before the game's first pitch, the mood inside the clubhouse of baseball's hottest team is almost fraternity-house loose.A look at what's happening all around the majors today:The Cleveland Indians try for their 17th straight win when Josh Tomlin starts at home against Baltimore.