--RHP Fausto Carmona and C Victor Martinez had their suspensions reduced by one game each following their appeals. Carmona's was reduced from six to five games, and Martinez's was reduced from three games to two games. Both players began serving their suspensions. The players were penalized for their actions during a brawl with Detroit on Sept. 19.
--OF Ben Francisco, who hit .292 in August, has hit just .175 (10-for-57) in September. --OF Grady Sizemore got hit by a pitch thrown by Boston LHP Jon Lester in the third inning. That's the 101st time an Indians batter has been hit by a pitch this season, breaking the major league record of 100 set by the 1997 Astros.
--LHP Cliff Lee has a stiff neck and is questionable for his last start of the season, which is scheduled for Sunday in Chicago. Lee was unable to throw his bullpen session Thursday.
--LHP Jeremy Sowers' season ended with a 6-1 loss to Boston. After going 7-4 as a rookie in 2006, Sowers is 5-15 over the past two years.
BY THE NUMBERS: 33 -- Years the Indians went between 20-game winners; from Gaylord Perry in 1974 to LHP Cliff Lee in 2008. That's the longest gap between 20-game winners in major league history.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "I was like a little kid. That's my first walk-off homer ever. Not even in the minor leagues." -- Victor Martinez, after hitting a three-run home run off Minnesota Joe Nathan in the bottom of the 12th inning to give the Indians a 12-9 win over the Twins on Sept. 16.
