--LHP Cliff Lee's consistency in his 22-2 season is what has stood out the most to Indians pitching coach Carl Willis. "Every game he starts," said Willis, "seems like a replay of the one from five days ago."
--RHP Jensen Lewis, whose save Wednesday came on his fourth consecutive day of work, said he expected to feel some effects of that workload. "My body is probably going to tell me to never do that again," Lewis said. --Manager Eric Wedge dislikes the title of "spoiler." "We're trying to win for ourselves. We're not worrying about trying to spoil someone else's season," he said.
--The Indians are expected to announce Friday that their Class AAA affiliate next year will be in Columbus, Ohio. The Indians' top farm team had been in Buffalo for the last 14 years.
--RHP Chen-Chang Lee, from Taiwan, signed by the Indians to a minor league contract, has reported to the club's Instructional League team in Goodyear, Ariz. The 22-year-old pitched for the Chinese Taipei team in the Olympics, appearing in two games, against Cuba and the United States.
BY THE NUMBERS: 91 -- Games DH Travis Hafner missed while on the disabled list from May 25 to Sept. 9 with a strained right shoulder.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "I told him I'll be the bad cop." -- Manager Eric Wedge, on what he told rookie LHP Scott Lewis after taking him out of his major league debut three outs away from a 7-0 shutout victory in his major league debut.
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