Cardinals Capsules, Vol.7: Adam Wainwright Freezes Carlos Beltran To Win The 2006 NLCS

Welcome back to Cards Capsules, the series in which we take a look back at memorable Cardinals games from the last 20 years in St. Louis baseball history. Without any baseball to watch in the present due to the spread of coronavirus, what better way to fill the time, eh?

KMOV

Indians Exercise 2020 Option On Corey Kluber

The Indians on Thursday exercised starter Corey Kluber's $17.5 million contract option for next season.

ESPN

Shohei Ohtani Clobbers Hardest-Hit Home Run Of Career

Shohei Ohtani has been working to regain his power in the second half and showed a positive sign against the Indians on Wednesday night, smacking the hardest-hit homer of his career in a 4-3 loss at Angel Stadium.

Anaheim Official Site

Carlos Santana Remains Most Consistent Guy For Indians

It’s been a season of inconsistency for the Cleveland Indians. But through the club’s highest points and its lowest of lows, Carlos Santana's bat has remained a constant.

Cleveland Official Site

Mexicao Announced Pre-Roster For The Premier 12 Tournament To Be Played In November

The Mexican Baseball Federation (Femebe) and the Mexican Baseball League (LMB) announce the pre-selection of Mexico to play the Premier 12 World Baseball Confederation tournament and Softball (WBSC).  (Translated)

MiLB Official Site

Indians Re-Signed Oliver Perez

Cleveland Official Twitter

Three Remaining Free Agents Who Fit What The Cardinals Are Still Looking For

Cardinals general​ manager Michael​ Girsch​ returned​ Wednesday​ night from​ a series​ of​ scouting​ meetings​ in Jupiter,​ Fla.,​​ where the team’s brightest young prospects are well into instructional camp.

The Athletic

Indians, Oliver Perez Have Mutual Interest

There is interest on both sides for a reunion in 2019, but if it happens it may not be until late January or early February. If Perez does return, he's in line for a well-deserved raise.

Cleveland Plain Dealer

Zach Britton's Compelling Free Agency Case

Look at some of the surface stats for Zach Britton’s 2018 season. You’d guess he’s closer to a reliever on the tightrope of a spot in the majors than a a premium free agent. After all, his comparable counterparts in K-BB% this year were names like Louis Coleman, Steven Brault, and Pierce Johnson.

Beyond The Boxscore

Josh Donaldson To 'Showcase' His Progress In Playoffs

Consider the past month a kind of Spring Training for Josh Donaldson. Following an extended layoff, Donaldson went through a workout, moved on to some Minor League games, transitioned to the Major League side and then saw his workload go from a strict schedule to everyday duty.

Cleveland Official Site

Oliver Perez Is Back & He's Better Than Ever

For the majority of the 2018 season, the AL Central leading Cleveland Indians have had one glaring weakness on their squad: the bullpen. Struggles from Cody Allen, injuries for Andrew Miller, regression from Tyler Olson and Zach McAllister, and the loss of Bryan Shaw shaped a clear need at the deadline. They did what they needed to do, grabbing a pair of controllable relievers in Brad Hand and Adam Cimber at the cost of standout prospect Francisco Mejia. Hand has been his usual good self, while Cimber has somewhat struggled, but these were much needed pieces.

Beyond The Boxscore

The Most Overlooked Player On Each Team

This year, perhaps more than any in recent memory, has a gaggle of tightly contested races for individual awards. Who will win the National League MVP Award? The American League MVP Award? The AL Cy Young Award? The NL Rookie of the Year Award? Those discussions will rightfully take up a considerable amount of oxygen over the next month of the season.

MLB Official Site

Shohei Otani's Career Night (Four Hits, Two Home Runs), Sparks Win

Shohei Ohtani has had a lot of success against the Indians, and he continued that remarkable trend with a career night in the Angels' 7-4 win over the Tribe at Progressive Field on Friday night.

Anaheim Official Site

Jim Riggleman Sympathetic To Indians' Mistake

Before Joey Votto's ninth-inning, bases-clearing, go-ahead double in the Reds' eventual 7-4 win over the Indians on Tuesday night at Progressive Field, a critical communication error was made, which perhaps led to the All-Star first baseman's clutch knock.

Cincinnati Official Site

Joey Votto, Reds Stun Indians With Seve-Run Ninth

There wasn't anything Joey Votto could do against Indians starter Trevor Bauer. Despite an 0-for-4 showing against the right-hander, the All-Star first baseman got the last laugh Tuesday at Progressive Field.

Cincinnati Official Site

Lance Lynn Keeps Indians In Check

Lance Lynn tallied a season-high 113 pitches as he put a couple of rough early innings behind him and delivered his third consecutive strong outing on Saturday.

Minnesota Official Site

Indians Signed Oliver Perez To A Minors Deal

Jordan Bastian Twitter

Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Placed Shane Robinson On The Seven-Day Disabled List

DJ Eberle Twitter

Yankees Released Oliver Perez

Bryan Hoch Twitter

Yankees Signed Oliver Perez To Minors Deal

Marc Carig Twitter