Atlanta Braves (10-10, third in the NL East) vs. Cleveland Indians (12-8, second in the NL Central)

Cleveland; Sunday, 7 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Max Fried (2-0, 0.92 ERA,...

Cleveland Indians (10-7, first in the AL Central) vs. Seattle Mariners (13-7, second in the AL West)

Seattle; Wednesday, 6 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Indians: Carlos Carrasco (1-2,...

SEATTLE (AP) — Catcher Kevin Plawecki hasn't worked with Shane Bieber much, yet his respect for the young Cleveland Indians pitcher grows with each outing.

Cleveland Indians (9-7, second in the AL Central) vs. Seattle Mariners (13-6, second in the AL West)

Seattle; Tuesday, 10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Indians: Shane Bieber (1-0, 1.80...

DETROIT (AP) — Leonys Martin capped a successful return to Detroit with another fine day at the plate.

Martin had three hits, including a solo home run in the third inning, and the Cleveland...

Cleveland Indians (7-4, second in the AL Central) vs. Detroit Tigers (8-4, first in the AL Central)

Detroit; Thursday, 1 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Indians: Shane Bieber (0-0, 3.38...

Toronto Blue Jays (3-5, fourth in the AL East) vs. Cleveland Indians (3-3, third in the AL Central)

Cleveland; Friday, 7 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Blue Jays: Trent Thornton (0-0,...

GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — Corey Kluber will start on opening day for the Cleveland Indians for the fifth consecutive season, matching a franchise record.

GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — Presumably, they will all be ready to pitch the first week of the season. Right now, Cleveland's loaded starting rotation is in limbo.

GOODYEAR, Ariz. (AP) — Shane Bieber's last name draws an immediate connection to a more famous global pop superstar, and playful teasing from his teammates.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Brewers have rounded out manager Craig Counsell's staff, bringing in Steve Karsay as bullpen coach to work with new pitching coach Chris Hook.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Indians right-hander Mike Clevinger will start Game 3 of the AL Division Series against the Houston Astros.

Manager Terry Francona announced Tuesday that he'll go with Clevinger when the best-of-five series returns to Progressive Field next week. Clevinger went 13-8 with a 3.02 ERA and 200 strikeouts in 32 starts during the regular season.

CHICAGO (AP) — Shane Bieber is going to be an asset in the postseason one way or the other.

Bieber remained perfect on the road with six scoreless innings, Francisco Lindor led off the game with a home run and the Cleveland Indians beat up the Chicago White Sox 10-2 on Wednesday night.

Edwin Encarnacion finished 3 for 4 with a three-run homer and drove in four runs for the AL Central champs.

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TORONTO (AP) — Francisco Lindor had two solo homers and four RBIs, rookie Shane Bieber pitched into the seventh inning to remain unbeaten in nine road starts and the Cleveland Indians beat the Toronto Blue Jays 9-4 on Thursday night for their third straight win.

Cleveland trimmed its magic number to seven for clinching a third consecutive AL Central championship.

TORONTO (AP) — Francisco Lindor is giving the Indians record-breaking power out of the leadoff spot.

Lindor had two solo homers and four RBIs, rookie Shane Bieber pitched into the seventh inning to remain unbeaten in nine road starts and Cleveland beat the Toronto Blue Jays 9-4 on Thursday night for its third straight win.

Cleveland trimmed its magic number to seven for clinching a third consecutive AL Central championship.

BOSTON (AP) — Center fielder Greg Allen made two superb catches to help fellow rookie Shane Bieber hold down Boston, and the Cleveland Indians beat the Red Sox 6-3 Tuesday night in a matchup of AL division leaders.

Melky Cabrera homered for the second straight game and Yan Gomes also connected for Cleveland. The Indians have won nine of 10, including the first two of the four-game series at Fenway Park.

BOSTON (AP) — Cleveland pitcher Shane Bieber was sure to thank fellow rookie Greg Allen for making his debut at Fenway Park a successful one.

The rare times Bieber made a mistake, Allen was there to cover — no matter the distance — with a pair of catches in deep center field that helped the Indians beat the Boston Red Sox 6-3 Tuesday night.

CHICAGO (AP) — Daniel Palka led off the ninth inning with a home run, Carlos Rodon matched a career high by throwing eight innings of scoreless four-hit ball and the Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 1-0 on Friday night.

Palka launched a 1-2 pitch from Neil Ramirez (0-2) six rows up into the left field seats for his 18th homer. The shot ended Chicago's three-game losing streak.

Jace Fry (1-2), the White Sox's third reliever, got the last two outs for his first major league victory.

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CLEVELAND (AP) — Right-hander Shane Bieber was recalled by Cleveland from Triple-A Columbus to start against Pittsburgh on Tuesday night.

Infielder Yandy Diaz was optioned to Columbus to make room for Bieber, who is 5-1 with a 3.53 ERA in seven starts this season for the Indians.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Francisco Mejia's name keeps popping up in trade rumors. On Saturday, it was in Cleveland's lineup.

The Indians recalled their top prospect from Triple-A Columbus amid speculation about him being part of potential deals before the July 31 trading deadline. Mejia will bat sixth and serve as Cleveland's designated hitter for Saturday's game against the New York Yankees.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Following another strong start from Shane Bieber, Indians closer Cody Allen managed to hit the brakes just in time during yet another tense ninth inning.

Allen overcame Giancarlo Stanton's leadoff homer in the ninth and retired pinch-hitter Didi Gregorius with the tying run on first to close out Cleveland's 6-5 win over the New York Yankees on Friday night.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Brett Anderson's first start in two months wasn't pristine. But it was productive and another positive for the ascending Athletics.

Anderson came off the disabled list and worked into the sixth inning before turning things over to Oakland's outstanding bullpen as the A's downed the Cleveland Indians 6-0 on Sunday.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — After a rough debut, Cleveland Indians rookie Shane Bieber has found his routine.

Edwin Encarnacion and Lonnie Chisenhall hit back-to-back homers, Bieber pitched six strong innings and the Indians beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-1 on Wednesday night.

CLEVELAND (AP) — The sweet-swinging Cleveland Indians are taking their show on the road after one successful homestand.

Edwin Encarnacion hit an eighth-inning grand slam, helping the Indians rout the Detroit Tigers 12-2 on Sunday for their season-high seventh straight win.

Francisco Lindor, Jose Ramirez and Jason Kipnis also connected for Cleveland, which outscored Detroit 26-3 in the three-game sweep. Ramirez finished with three hits, extending his streak of reaching base to 31 consecutive games.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Shane Bieber has made believers out of the Cleveland Indians. In return, they plan on making him a fan of the Grammy-winning singer with his surname.

The rookie right-hander walked onto the field with "Baby" by Justin Bieber blaring on the sound system, and then struck out nine in a career-high seven innings as Cleveland rolled to a 10-0 win over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Shane Bieber was relaxing in the clubhouse at Triple-A Columbus on Saturday when he received an important message.

The rookie right-hander was needed in the big leagues.

Bieber capped a whirlwind few hours by pitching one-run ball into the sixth inning for his first major league win, helping the Cleveland Indians beat the Minnesota Twins 4-1 on Sunday.