Yan Gomes News

Indians manager Terry Francona was asked about Carlos Santana's prowess behind the plate on Tuesday, a day after a wild pitch went through his legs and gave Kansas City the go-ahead run in the ninth inning of its 2-1 victory in the series opener.

This has nothing to do with how Langwell was pitching and everything to do with both how Chisenhall was doing in Columbus and the state of the 25-man roster.

Even before Corey Kluber 's masterful Sunday afternoon start, there was something to his relationship with Yan Gomes in the 2013 season.

Washington's ace right-hander allowed one run and one hit in five innings, but the Nationals' offense did nothing to support him in Sunday's 2-0 loss to the Cleveland Indians.

ARLINGTON, Texas: Carlos Santana is billed as the Indians' everyday catcher, but in the past 13 games, Yan Gomes has been behind the plate eight times, Santana five.

Starter Derek Holland got knocked out in the fifth inning and the Rangers lost to the Indians, 5-2, on Tuesday night at the Ballpark in Arlington.

On an individual basis, though, every AL team has had a few players who have performed much better than expected and others who have done much worse.

Texas Rangers Jeff Baker rounds the bases after hitting a two-run homer during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Indians Monday, June 10, 2013, in Arlington, Texas.

Cleveland Top 5th - Jason Kipnis flied out to left. None on with two outs and Nick Swisher due up.

The Indians' roster is currently constructed in such a way that the team's secondary catcher can receive more playing time than a typical backup.

Detroit -- Notes, thoughts, items, as the Tigers take a three-game blitz into Sunday's rematch against the Indians at Comerica Park : Valverde has been back in town six weeks.

MLB Team Report - Cleveland Indians - INSIDE PITCH The Indians are in a free fall.

As expected, right-hander Carlos Carrasco dropped the appeal of his eight-game suspension for hitting the Yankees' Kevin Youkilis with a pitch April 9. "We can keep everybody in order and then slot him in where we think he best fits," Cleveland manager Terry Francona said of his rotation.

Everything these days seems almost effortless for Rick Porcello. He simply pitches.

Just last week, Yan Gomes ' time as a semi-regular seemed to have reached its end.

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New York Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira watches his grand slam home run in front of Cleveland Indians catcher Yan Gomes during the third inning of their MLB American League baseball game at Yankee Stadium in New York June 3, 2013.

Evan Longoria and Yunel Escobar each slammed two-run homers as the Tampa Bay Rays dismantled the Cleveland Indians, 11-3, to win the rubber match of a three-game series at Progressive Field on Sunday.

The Indians said goodbye to Tampa Bay for the season Sunday, falling to the Rays, 11-3, at Progressive Field.

Topics covered: the rotation, Matt Langwell, this week's MLB Draft, Carlos Moncrief, and news from around the AL Central.