Saunders has a new fan

Joe Saunders will find himself without a spot in the rotation once Jered Weaver and Bartolo Colon return, which would come as a shock to at least one member of the Cleveland Indians. The left-hander held the Indians to one run in 6 2/3 innings to pick up the victory Wednesday.

“He was different than what I remember of him from last year,” the Indians' Casey Blake said. “I don't remember him throwing inside at all to me. It was fastball away, changeup away. On the video, you could tell he was throwing inside a lot more this year, especially with guys in scoring position. He was moving his fastball in and out, even moving his changeup in and out. He was just throwing fastballs and changeups to right-handers, but when you can locate those pitches, you're going to be effective.”