Matt Herges News

With the Indians this season, even foregone conclusions of a positive nature do not unfold without issues.

Red Sox' Jacoby Ellsbury, right, steals second in the first inning of an interleague game June 13, as Phillies second baseman Chase Utley reaches for the throw.

Yankees pitcher Chien-Ming Wang left Saturday's game against the Blue Jays because of a strained right shoulder, putting his next start in jeopardy.

After tonight's game, the Indians were expected to announce the addition of right-handed reliever Winston Abreu to the major-league roster.

The Cleveland Indians have been big underachievers this year, going just 31-48 in a year when they were expected to be contenders for the AL Central title and, perhaps, even the World Series... by Nathaniel Stoltz Opinion July 01, 2009 The Cleveland Indians have been big underachievers this year, going just 31-48 in a year when they were expected ...

Matt Herges, tired of throwing baseballs, decides to throw his cap instead. Browse more photos>> Do any of you remember the Choose Your Own Adventure Books? For those that don't, they were a series of children's books that gave readers a choice every so often, directing him or her to a certain page depending on that choice.

Something about facing pitchers with lousy ERAs brings out the worst in the Pirates .

Andrew McCutchen singled in Jake Wilson from third with nobody out in the ninth inning Thursday, giving the Pittsburgh Pirates a 3-2 decision over Cleveland.

Pittsburgh Pirates' Andrew McCutchen, right center, celebrates with teammate Jack Wilson after driving in Wilson from third with the winning run with a ninth-inning single off Cleveland Indians pitcher Matt Herges in a baseball game in Pittsburgh on Thursday, June 25, 2009.

Matt Herges and the rest of the 2009 Indians bullpen have supplanted the 1988 group as "The Bullpen From Hell." They deserve a downgrade.

Kerry Wood and the bullpen almost did it again to the Indians. The Indians entered the ninth inning Tuesday night with a 5-0 lead and barely hung on for a 5-4 victory over the Pirates at PNC Park to end a six-game losing streak.

Schwab's Notes- Player of the game: Prince Fielder. Goat of the game: The Indians pitching.

Manager Eric Wedge said the Indians had a "very bad night on the mound" Monday at Progressive Field.

CLEVELAND: Manager Eric Wedge doesn't mind identifying two aspects of the Indians' game that cause a spike in his blood pressure: walks and strikeouts.

A team that hadn't hit for a couple of weeks couldn't stop hitting Monday night.

The Indians had a 12-8 lead in the eighth inning, but the bullpen failed to hold the lead again, as the Tribe lost to the Brewers 14-12. With Matt Herges on the mound, Ryan Braun hit an infield single with the bases loaded to make it 12-9. Then Indians manager brought in Rafael Perez, who on his first pitch of the night was taken deep to right ...

CLEVELAND: Fausto Carmona has begun a program to restore his powers at the Arizona Rookie League in Goodyear, but there is no way to know how long it will take to transform him into the dominating starter he was two years ago.

Victor Martinez then walked and Choo lined a 1-0 pitch over second and off the gull.

Don't look now, but the Indians are out of last place in the AL Central Division.

In the eighth inning of the Indians ' 8-4 victory over the White Sox on Sunday, he gave more good signs than bad.