Indians Vs. Red Sox Final Score: Cleveland Pounded By Boston At Fenway, 12-1

It might not be time to panic yet in Cleveland, but a few more losses like today's 12-1 drubbing at the hands of the Boston Red Sox and fans might have an entirely different outlook.

Right away on Sunday it became evident that it was not to be Cleveland's afternoon, as Boston quickly loaded up four runs against starter Justin Masterson in the first inning to put the Indians in an immediate hole. Masterson, who yielded an inordinately-high six earned runs over six innings on the day, managed to fan four batters over his final three frames despite the woeful state line. The loss drops him to 1-3 on the year, while his ERA rose to a frustrating 5.40.

Worse yet, Cleveland relief pitcher Dan Wheeler took the mound in the seventh inning of a 6-1 game, and left it after throwing 32 pitches and yielding a whopping six earned runs. The brief outing not only almost doubled Wheeler's season ERA from 4.76 to 8.76, but also likely altered a few opinions in the organization about his ability to get the job done in the late innings.

Offensively though, the Indians couldn't get anything tangible going for yet another game. Youngsters Michael Brantley and Jason Kipnis each posted two-hit days, but as many as six starters finished the game hitless for Cleveland. Next up for the Indians is a trip to Central rival Minnesota for a two-game series that opens Monday evening.

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Indians Vs. Red Sox Score Update: Boston Ahead 5-1 After Three Innings

Cleveland Indians starter Justin Masterson was knocked around before he could even get into a groove on Sunday, and surrendered four runs in his very first inning against Boston Red Sox hitters.

Masterson, who gave up a solo home run to Will Middlebrooks in the third inning to give Cleveland a 5-1 deficit, has allowed five hits and has yet to strike out a single batter.

Infielder Asdrubal Cabrera plated the sole Indians run of the day on a single off Red Sox starter Daniel Bard in the top of the third that scored No. 9 hitter Jack Hannahan, but has not received any help from his teammates. Bard, who has also been quite wild despite giving up just one run, issued four free passes to Cleveland batters in the first three frames.

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Indians Vs. Red Sox: Cleveland Goes For Split In Boston

The Cleveland Indians wrap up their four-game series with the Boston Red Sox on Sunday.

The Indians, who despite two straight losses still have a two-game lead in the AL Central, will send Justin Masterson to the hill in the series finale. Masterson is 1-2 through seven starts with a 4.89 ERA, but he's been better of late. In two May starts, Masterson is 1-0 and has given up five runs in 12.1 innings. He does have eight walks in those 12 innings but has been able to limit the damage.

Daniel Bard will start for the Red Sox, who at 14-19 are buried in last place in the AL East. Bard is the inverse of Masterson. He started the season strong but May hasn't been kind. In two May starts he is 0-2 and has given up nine runs in 12.1 innings. Those nine runs are one more than he gave up in four April starts.

After Boston, the Tribe heads to Minnesota for a two-game series with the Twins, who at 9-24 own the worst record in the league.

First pitch Sunday is set for 1:35 ET.

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Indians Designate Nick Weglarz For Assignment, Add Jose Lopez, Option Jason Donald

The Cleveland Indians were very busy on Saturday, though that's it wasn't all good news, even from an objective standpoint. It was earlier reported that the Indians recalled pitcher Zach McAllister to make an emergency start in place of Josh Tomlin, who had a sore right wrist.

On top of that, the Indians also purchased the contract of Jose Lopez from Columbus, and optioned Jason Donald, according to a Tweet from the Indians official Twitter:

Roster moves today: McAllister recalled; Tomlin DL (RT wrist soreness); Jose Lopez purchased from Columbus;Jason Donald optioned to Columbus

— Cleveland Indians (@Indians) May 12, 2012

The Indians are giving Lopez another shot, despite the fact that some don't agree with the move. At any rate, he hit .522 at Columbus, going 12-for-23 in that vein with four RBI and four doubles. He hit .190 and went 4-for-21 with one home run and three RBI for the Indians.

To make room for him, the Indians designated outfielder Nick Weglarz for assignment. They announced that on Twitter, as well.

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Indians Vs. Red Sox, Game 3: Cleveland's Josh Tomlin Scratched, Zach McAllister To Make Emergency Start

A sore right wrist to starting pitcher Josh Tomlin has forced the Cleveland Indians to make a change to their lineup card for Game 3 of a four-game set against the Boston Red Sox on Saturday. Tomlin was scheduled to take the mound for the 7:10 p.m. ET contest at Fenway Park, however, Zach McAllister will be called up from Triple-A to take his place.

Oddly, Tomlin says his wrist soreness could have been caused from gripping the ball too tightly in the rain during his start on Monday. (I guess, you could chalk that up as a baseball cause of injury we never heard before.)

Regardless, the Indians will need to now decided how they're going to make room for McAllister, who's making his second major league start this season. According to Paul Hoynes, the Indians beat writer for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, the Indians will either place Tomlin on the disable list or demote a player on Cleveland's current roster.

McAllister will oppose Red Sox starter Felix Dubront (2-1, 5.01 ERA).

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Indians Vs. Red Sox Preview: Series Tied 1-1, Cleveland's Josh Tomlin Faces Felix Dubront

Having split the first two games of the four game series, both the Cleveland Indians and the Boston Red Sox will try to grab the upper hand on Saturday. Boston is hoping to put together a rare back-to-back win, and Cleveland is looking to prevent their first back-to-back road losses of the year. Josh Tomlin (1-2, 4.67 ERA) will take the hill for Cleveland, facing Boston's Felix Dubront (2-1, 5.01 ERA).

Tomlin has had a few strong outings lately, holding opponents to five runs in his last 13.1 innings. He struck out a season high eight in his last start, a no-decision Cleveland victory over the Chicago White Sox. He'll be hoping for an offensive effort more resembling that the Indians made on Thursday, where Michael Brantley went 4-5 with 2 RBI. The Indians left 14 men on base in Friday's game, including 10 in scoring position.

First pitch is at 7:10pm EST, with weather for game time looking clear and a bit warm.

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Indians Vs. Red Sox Final Score: Buchholz Turns It Around As Boston Holds On For 7-5 Win

Boston Red Sox starter Clay Buchholz looked to be an easy mark for the Cleveland Indians. In seven starts this season, Buchholz had yet to allow fewer than five earned runs and owned a 9.09 ERA. Desperation can summon a person's better attributes, and it worked for Buchholz on Friday night, who turned in a solid effort in a 7-5 Red Sox win at Fenway Park.

It was a different story for Indians' starter Ubaldo Jimenez. Boston knocked him around for seven earned runs before he got the hook in the fifth. He gave up nine hits and issued five free passes. His ERA now stands at 5.18 and he has more walks than strike outs, 35/28.

Carlos Santana put Cleveland on the board with a run-scoring single in the first. Boston answered with four runs in the first two innings and another three in the fifth. Cleveland hitters managed eight hits off Buchholz. The Tribe scored three in the seventh after Buchholz left the game, sending two runners home that Bucholz had walked to start the inning.

Cleveland started to rally in the top of the ninth. Santana walked to lead off the inning, and Michael Brantley drove him home with a single. Boston's closer, Alfredo Aceves struck out Jack Hannahan for the second out, before getting Johnny Damon, who represented the winning run, on a fly ball to center.

The two teams play again Saturday at 7:15 p.m.

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Indians Vs. Red Sox: Starting Lineups For Friday Night

Coming off of an 8-1 loss to the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday night, the American League Central leading Cleveland Indians (18-13) followed up the disappointing performance by putting up an eight-spot of their own on Thursday night against the Boston Red Sox, beating the team 8-3.

The Red Sox (12-19) will come into Friday night looking to snap a three-game losing streak and will try to make headway on climbing out of the cellar of the American League East.

Here are the projected starting lineups:

Cleveland

1. Johnny Damon, Left Field

2. Jason Kipnis, Second Base

3. Asdrubal Cabrera, Short Stop

4. Travis Hafner, Designated Hitter

5. Carlos Santana, Catcher

6. Shin-Soo Choo, Right Field

7. Michael Brantley, Center Field

8. Casey Kotchman, First Base

9. Jack Hannahan, Third Base

Starting Pitcher: Ubaldo Jimenez; 3-2, 4.04 ERA

Boston

1. Ryan Sweeney, Center Field

2. Dustin Pedroia, Second Base

3. David Ortiz, Designated Hitter

4. Adrian Gonzalez, First Base

5. Will Middlebrooks, Third Base

6. Daniel Nava, Left Field

7. Cody Ross, Right Field

8. Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Catcher

9. Nick Punto, Short Stop

Starting Pitcher: Clay Buchholz; 3-1, 9.09 ERA

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Indians Vs. Red Sox: Cleveland Try To Keep Offense Rolling In Game 2

Red Sox fans have to hope that Clay Buchholz doesn't suffer the same setbacks from a simple golf game that Josh Beckett just did. A mini controversy erupted after the Cleveland Indians pummeled Beckett in game one of their series against the Sox thanks to some commentary about playing golf on his off day while a bit injured and missing a start, and now the Indians will face his partner on the greens in game two.

Buchholz will have a formidable foe as well, with Ubaldo Jimenez taking the mound for Cleveland. The righty hasn't played as well as fans would have hoped from him so far, putting up more walks than strikeouts and a mediocre 4.04 ERA, but he's pitched well enough to keep the Indians in all of his starts. It'll be easier for him knowing that he's facing one of the worst pitching teams in baseball, and a team that has now dropped eight of their last nine games.

Buchholz, to his credit, has somehow accrued a 3-1 record despite a whopping 9.09 ERA and almost 1/1 walk to strikeout ratio. Unfortunately for him, he's got a team that had 12 hits on Thursday to deal with.

The game will be at Fenway Park at 7:10 p.m. ET.

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Indians Vs. Red Sox Final Score: Cleveland Torches Beckett To Reach 10-3 On Road

The Cleveland Indians responded nicely after Wednesday's seven-run drubbing at the hands of the White Sox, and took down the Boston Red Sox 8-3 in Thursday's series opener at Fenway Park.

Cleveland starter Derek Lowe went six innings and scattered nine hits with two earned to pick up the win, lowering his season ERA to 2.47 in the process. Indians' hitters managed to chase Boston starter Josh Beckett from the game right away in the third inning, forcing the one-time ace to hit the showers with a brutal 2.1 IP - 7 H - 7 ER line.

Offensively, though, the bats woke up for Manny Acta's team after a frustrating performance in their previous outing. Outfielder Michael Brantley finished 4-for-5 from the plate with a pair of RBI, while red-hot second baseman Jason Kipnis belted his sixth home run of the season in the third inning to signal the beginning of the end for Beckett's day. In addition, third baseman Jack Hannahan also raised his season average to .300 with a 2-for-4 night that featured a homer and two RBI.

Now sitting at a remarkable 10-3 away from home this season, Cleveland will look to keep its good fortunes on the road going strong with Ubaldo Jimenez on the mound for Friday's game.

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Indians Vs. Red Sox: Cleveland Starts 4-Game Series With Boston

Coming off a split with the White Sox, the Indians head east for a four-game series with Boston.