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CHICAGO -- The Indians knew Vinnie Pestano had a good chance of earning a prominent role in the bullpen this season. Cleveland just did not expect the rookie to rise to the challenge of securing a setup job so fast."Coming into the year," manager Manny Acta said, "he was a guy that we were going to try to ease him into late innings. He grabbed a hold of that job a lot earlier than we were expecti college football teams ng."At the beginning of the season, he was probably the last guy to make this club out of Spring Training. He has really stepped up the whole season for us and has been one of our toughest guys out of the bullpen."Pestano has not only been one of the best arms in Cleveland's strong bullpen, the hard-throwing right-hander has emerged as one of the top young relievers in baseball. Through 61 appeara college football teams nces, Pestano had a 2.40 ERA to go along with a .195 opponents' batting average and a 1.10 WHIP (walks and hits per inning pitched).He also had 76 strikeouts in his 56 1/3 innings. Entering Monday, Pestano's 76 strikeouts ranked fourth overall among American League relievers and 11th overall in the Majors. His rate of 12.14 strikeouts per nine innings was the fifth-best average among that class of college football teams 11 big league relievers."He's tough to pick up the ball off of," Acta explained. "He comes from a funky angle and the ball's not straight. His pitches, they move. It explodes. He's got that explosive fastball that -- even if you don't see the radar gun going mid-90s or high 90s -- it's got that giddy-up in the last 10 feet that makes it tough for hitter's to catch up." Indians have no plans to a college football teams lter their approach CHICAGO -- Manager Manny Acta insists that the goal remains the same for his ballclub. The American League Central crown is undecided. Until the champagne flies, Cleveland has no plans to alter its approach."We're still trying to win every single game," Acta said. "Then, once they put the 'X' right next to us, then maybe we can change plans."Acta was referring to the "X" tha college football teams t appears in the standings, alongside to the names of the teams that have been officially eliminated from the postseason picture. Entering Monday's off-day, the Indians (72-72) were in third place in the division and 11 games behind the first-place Tigers.On Aug. 19, Cleveland entered a three-game series with Detroit only 1 1/2 games back in the standings. Since then, the Tribe is 10-14 and the Ti college football teams gers have gone 19-4, entering Monday's action. Acta said the recent fortunes of both teams shows just how quickly the momentum can shift."A lot of things can change in a week," Acta said. "If you didn't know the history of this season, you probably would think we've never been in it. It's just one bad week by us and a good week by them, so we just need to continue to battle with what we have and t college football teams ry to win every game."At this point, it seems more likely that the Indians are battling the White Sox for second place, rather than for the team's first division title since 2007. Should the Tigers capture the AL Central's crown, Acta will then determine how to best handle the remaining games."Perhaps we'd back off some guys from the bullpen or use more of those callup guys and throw the young kid college football teams s out there," said Acta. "Until then, we've got to try to win every day." Valbuena snaps out of funk with three-hit game CHICAGO -- If Indians fans have had a hard time figuring Luis Valbuena out, they can at least know they are not alone. Cleveland has also struggled to understand the infielder's struggles on the big league stage this season.After all, Valbuena was an All-Star this year for T college football teams riple-A Columbus."It's tough," manager Manny Acta said on Sunday. "He's really tough to read, because he has never looked overmatched at the plate. But the numbers don't add up. He was our best hitter in Triple-A the whole year."During Sunday's 7-3 victory over the White Sox, something clicked for Valbuena. He went 3-for-5 with one home run and two runs scored, sparking the bottom of the Tribe's l college football teams ineup. His solo homer off Will Ohman in the sixth inning proved crucial, giving Cleveland a 4-2 lead to help set up the win."I'm so happy," Valbuena said. "I wanted to hit a home run. I didn't want to see a zero right there."Valbuena has seen plenty of those this season with the Tribe.His showing in Chicago raised his average to .205 (8-for-39) through 14 games in an Indians uniform this season. L college football teams ast year, the 25-year-old hit .193 over 91 games for the Tribe. That showing followed a promising 2009 season, when he hit .250 with 10 homers, 25 doubles and 31 RBIs in 103 games.This season at Columbus, Valbuena hit .302 with 17 homers, 22 doubles, 64 runs scored and 75 RBIs in 113 games for the Clippers.Valbuena said he has focused lately on trying to hit grounders and line drives, because flyo college football teams uts have been an issue all season."He comes up here and sometimes it doesn't translate," said Acta, who was thrilled to see Valbuena break out against the White Sox. "I'm happy for Luis, because he's had enough hard times up here the last two years."Valbuena's teammates were happy for him, too."I was telling Luis before the game I saw him in Columbus this year, and, man, he was a really, really go college football teams od hitter," said outfielder Trevor Crowe. "I said, 'Hey. I want to see that Columbus Luis Valbuena.' After that first at-bat, I said that's what we've got." Crowe finding success down the stretch CHICAGO -- Indians outfielder Trevor Crowe is surprising even himself.After early-season surgery on his right shoulder, followed by months of rehab and only 45 at-bats in a recent Minor League rehab a college football teams ssignment, Crowe expected a bit more rust in the batter's box. In Sunday's 7-3 win over the White Sox, he collected three hits and looked as sharp as he said he felt."I've felt better in the big league games than I did in my Minor League rehab," Crowe said. "I'm just comfortable. I've felt like, for the amount of time off, I was seeing the ball really well and it was just a matter of time before I college football teams started making some solid contact."Crowe's return has come at a good time for the Indians, considering center fielder Grady Sizemore is unable to play every day due to a recent right knee injury. Crowe has manned both left and center field since his return on Wednesday, and he has hit .273 (3-for-11) with a pair of stolen bases through four games."It was good to see him do that," manager Manny Ac college football teams ta said of Crowe's performance on Sunday. "He just spent the whole season pretty much down in Arizona rehabbing. [It was good] to see him go work so hard down there, go to Triple-A, get some at-bats and come up here."He's a guy who's going to be spelling Grady now that Grady is finishing up his rehab up here. It's nice to see him have some success, so he can build some confidence going forward." college football teams Quote to note "We played right into the Tigers' hands. Basically, that's what we did this series, killed each other while they continue to win. What are you going to do?"-- Indians manager Manny Acta, on splitting a four-game set with the White Sox over the weekend Smoke signals #149; Indians right fielder Shin-Soo Choo (left oblique) became eligible for activation from the 15-day disabled college football teams list on Monday, an off-day for the Tribe. Choo is scheduled to join the team for its three-game series in Texas, beginning Tuesday. It is possible, but not likely, that the Indians will activate Choo prior to Tuesday's game against the Rangers. #149; Third baseman Jack Hannahan (left calf injury) was not with the Indians during their recent four-game trip in Chicago, but he is expected to join th college football teams e club for its upcoming series in Texas. Manager Manny Acta said it was unclear whether Hannahan would be available to play immediately upon rejoining the team. #149; Triple-A Columbus is aiming for a second straight International League crown. On Tuesday, Columbus will begin its title defense with Game 1 of the Governors' Cup against Lehigh Valley at Huntington Park in Columbus, Ohio. The Clipper college football teams s host the first two games of the final round. college football teams
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