BOBBY BRADLEY NEWS

Quantrill beats Tigers keeps Cabrera 2 shy of 500 homers

Cal Quantrill kept Miguel Cabrera in the ballpark as he nears 500 home runs and shut down the rest of Detroit’s lineup for seven innings, leading the Cleveland Indians to a 6-1 win...

AUGUST 7, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Exits with knee injury Bradley exited Friday's game against the Tigers due to a left knee injury, Ryan Lewis of the Akron Beacon Journal reports.

Impact Bradley was replaced defensively to begin the fifth inning, and the team later revealed that he's dealing with a knee issue. He went 2-for-2 with a double and two RBI prior to his departure, and it's not yet clear whether the injury will force him to miss additional time.

AUGUST 7, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Bichette homers, Stripling pitches Jays past Indians 3-0

Bo Bichette homered and drove in all three runs, Ross Stripling pitched six sharp innings to win his second consecutive start and the Toronto Blue Jays blanked the Cleveland Indian...

AUGUST 6, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Ryu wins 1st Toronto start in Canada as Jays top Indians 7-2

Hyun Jin Ryu pitched seven solid innings in his first start for Toronto on Canadian soil, George Springer and Teoscar Hernandez homered and the Blue Jays beat the Cleveland Indians...

AUGUST 4, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Activated, but not starting Cleveland reinstated Bradley (personal) from the bereavement list Monday, Ryan Lewis of the Akron Beacon Journal reports. He'll be on the bench for Cleveland's series opener in Tor...

Impact Bradley rejoined the club after he was away for the entire weekend to tend to the personal matter. Now that he's been activated, Bradley should serve as Cleveland's primary first baseman, but the lefty-hitting slugger will take a seat Monday in favor of the righty-hitting Owen Miller with southpaw Robbie Ray on the bump for the Blue Jays.

AUGUST 2, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Placed on bereavement list Bradley was placed on the bereavement list Friday, Zack Meisel of The Athletic reports.

Impact Players may spend between three and seven games on the bereavement list, placing Bradley's return somewhere between Monday and Friday of next week. Jordan Luplow (ankle) returned from the injured list in a corresponding move.

JULY 30, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Takes seat Wednesday Bradley isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Cardinals.

Impact Bradley will get a breather after he went 0-for-6 with an RBI and four strikeouts across the last two games. Yu Chang will start at first base and bat seventh.

JULY 28, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Indians rally for 3-2 win, end 11-game losing skid to Rays

Bobby Bradley’s sacrifice fly in the eighth inning capped Cleveland’s comeback and sent the Indians to a 3-2 win over Tampa Bay, ending the Indians’ losing streak against the Rays...

JULY 25, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Thumps 11th homer Bradley went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Saturday's 8-2 loss to the Rays.

Impact He took Drew Rasmussen deep in the second inning, briefly tying the game at 1-1, but it was pretty much all Tampa Bay from there. Bradley has been as advertised during his first extended stretch in the majors, slugging 11 homers in 39 games but striking out at a 34.0 percent clip with a sub-par .211 batting average.

JULY 25, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Meadows hits 2 homers, Rays win 11th in row over Indians

Austin Meadows hit a pair of two-run homers, Ji-Man Choi had three RBIs and the Tampa Bay Rays beat Cleveland 8-2 on Saturday night, extending their winning streak over the Indians...

JULY 25, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Not starting Friday Bradley is out of the lineup Friday against the Rays.

Impact Bradley exited Tuesday's contest with back spasms but was back in the lineup the past two days, and he'll take a seat for Friday's contest with lefty Josh Fleming pitching for Tampa Bay. Yu Chang will work at first base for Cleveland.

JULY 23, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Rays get Nelson Cruz in trade, rally to beat Indians in 10

Austin Meadows hit an RBI single in the 10th inning to cap Tampa Bay’s comeback in a 5-4 win over the Cleveland Indians, hours after the Rays acquired slugger Nelson Cruz from Minn...

JULY 23, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Hernandez, Indians top Astros 1st time in 6 tries this year

Rookie Ernie Clement had a season-high three RBIs and Cesar Hernandez hit a tiebreaking home run in the seventh inning to lift the Cleveland Indians to a 5-4 win over the Houston A...

JULY 22, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Serving as designated hitter Bradley (back) is starting Wednesday's game against the Astros.

Impact Bradley left Tuesday's loss due to back spasms, but he'll be able to serve as the designated hitter and bat fifth Wednesday. The 25-year-old has gone 1-for-14 with three walks and 11 strikeouts in five games since the All-Star break.

JULY 21, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Battling back spasms Bradley was removed from Tuesday's loss to the Astros due to back spasms, Ryan Lewis of the Akron Beacon Journal reports.

Impact Bradley struck out in both plate appearances before being replaced by a pinch hitter during the seventh inning. Cleveland was trailing 9-0 at the time and labeled his removal as precautionary, so he could end up missing minimal time.

JULY 21, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Altuve homers twice in milestone game as Astros down Indians

Jose Altuve celebrated the 10th anniversary of his major league debut with a leadoff homer, and made the milestone twice as nice with a second shot on his next at-bat to lead the H...

JULY 21, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Indians and Royals rained out in final game before break

The Cleveland Indians and Kansas City Royals began their All-Star break a little earlier than expected

JULY 11, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Bobby Bradley gets second walk-off in as many days for Cleveland as Triston McKenzie rebounds on the mound Bobby Bradley turned an 84 mph slider from Kansas City's Jake Brentz into a laser as Cleveland got its second straight walk-off victory.

JULY 10, 2021 • BEACONJOURNAL.COM

Quantrill expected to start as Indians host the Royals

The Indians will send Cal Quantrill to the mound Saturday and the Royals plan to give Mike Minor the start

JULY 10, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Walks it off Friday Bradley went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Friday's 2-1 win over Kansas City.

Impact Bradley took Kansas City reliever Jake Brentz deep to end the game with no outs in the ninth inning. The first baseman has homered in back-to-back games, bringing him up to 10 long balls on the year. He's added 19 RBI, 21 runs scored and a .240/.333/.580 slash line through 114 plate appearances. He should continue seeing everyday usage at first base.

JULY 10, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Bradley HR in 9th, Indians overcome bad baserunning, beat KC

Bobby Bradley homered leading off the ninth inning as the Cleveland Indians overcame some brutal baserunning that led to manager Terry Francona’s ejection for a 2-1 win over the Ka...

JULY 10, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Bops solo blast in win Bradley went 2-for-2 with a home run and a pair of walks Thursday against the Royals.

Impact Bradley got Cleveland on the board with a solo blast off of starter Danny Duffy in the fourth inning, his ninth round-tripper of the season. A thumper known for a low-average, high-strikeout profile, Bradley has supported his power production with a decent .237 average and .327 on-base percentage over his first 110 major-league plate appearances this season. If he can stay somewhere in that neighborhood within those rate categories, he should remain a viable asset for fantasy managers.

JULY 9, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Bobby Bradley's opposite-field power surge is a welcome sign for Cleveland Indians Bradley hit two home runs in the first game of Wednesday's doubleheader and now has eight in his first 20 games.

JULY 1, 2021 • CLEVELAND.COM

Belts two homers Wednesday Bradley went 2-for-3 with a pair of solo home runs in a loss to the Tigers in Game 1 of Wednesday's doubleheader.

Impact Bradley took Detroit starter Jose Urena deep for solo shots in the second and fourth inning in the matinee of the twin bill. He was much less effective in Game 2, going 0-for-3 with a pair of strikeouts. The multi-homer performance was the first of Bradley's brief career. He is slashing .254/.321/.634 with eight homers and 17 RBI across 78 plate appearances on the season.

JULY 1, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Cabrera hits 494th homer, Tigers sweep DH from Indians

Miguel Cabrera hit his 494th career homer, moving into sole possession of 28th place all-time, and the Detroit Tigers completed a doubleheader sweep with a 7-1 win over the Clevela...

JULY 1, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS