CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Indians last played in the hitter's sanctuary known as Coors Field in 2008

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They return to the venue for a pair of games played over a 24-hour span Tuesday and Wednesday. The interleague schedule has teams on a three-year cycle. The Indians are facing National League West opponents for the first time since 2014.

The Rockies have ventured to Cleveland the last two times these clubs battled. In 2014, the Indians swept Colorado at Progressive Field. Three years earlier, the Rockies took two of three from the Tribe in Cleveland.

In 2008, the Rockies helped to push the Indians toward a rebuild. They swept the Tribe, the start of a 4-16 stretch for Eric Wedge's club. That dismal run dashed any dreams of a turnaround and repeat of the previous season's journey to within one win of a World Series trip.

Colorado's sweep dropped the Indians to 33-40. Less than three weeks later, the team dealt CC Sabathia to Milwaukee.

[How the Indians (luckily) turned free-agent-to-be CC Sabathia into Michael Brantley]

Of course, even at that point, the Indians looked like a shell of the group that reached the 2007 ALCS. They fell far and it didn't take long.

Paul Byrd, Aaron Laffey and Jeremy Sowers started the three games at Coors Field. They each paired with Kelly Shoppach as the starting battery. Ryan Garko served as the No. 4 hitter in each contest and Jamey Carroll batted second.......

Date Opp Time

6/6 @ Col 8:40 ET

6/7 @ Col 3:10 ET

Who, what, where and when

Where: Coors Field, Tuesday through Wednesday.

TV/radio: SportsTime Ohio, WTAM 1100 and WMMS/FM 100.7 will carry the series.

Pitching matchups: RHP Mike Clevinger (2-2, 3.10) vs. RHP Antonio Senzatela (7-2, 3.49) Tuesday at 8:40 p.m. and RHP Trevor Bauer (5-4, 6.00) vs LHP Kyle Freeland (6-3, 3.53) on Wednesday at 3:10 p.m.

Series: The Indians are 11-10 overall against the Rockies. The teams have not played since 2014. The Indians are 2-6 at Coors Field.

6/9 vs. CWS 7:10 ET

6/10 vs. CWS 7:15 ET

6/11 vs. CWS 1:10 ET

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OFFICIAL INFO

National Broadcast Schedule

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Date ▲ Time ET Away ▲ Home ▲ Station ▲

Sat, Jun 10 7:15 pm Chicago White Sox Cleveland Indians FOX

Sun, Jun 11 1:10 pm Chicago White Sox Cleveland Indians MLBN (out-of-market only)

Wed, Jun 14 7:10 pm Los Angeles Dodgers Cleveland Indians MLBN (out-of-market only)

Thu, Jun 15 12:10 pm Los Angeles Dodgers Cleveland Indians MLBN (out-of-market only)

Mon, Jun 19 7:05 pm Cleveland Indians Baltimore Orioles MLBN (out-of-market only)

Tue, Jun 20 7:05 pm Cleveland Indians Baltimore Orioles MLBN (out-of-market only)

Wed, Jun 21 7:05 pm Cleveland Indians Baltimore Orioles MLBN (out-of-market only)

Thu, Jun 22 7:05 pm Cleveland Indians Baltimore Orioles MLBN (out-of-market only)

Mon, Jun 26 7:10 pm Texas Rangers Cleveland Indians MLBN (out-of-market only)

Tue, Jun 27 7:10 pm Texas Rangers Cleveland Indians MLBN (out-of-market only)

Wed, Jun 28 7:10 pm Texas Rangers Cleveland Indians MLBN (out-of-market only)

Sat, Jul 1 7:15 pm Cleveland Indians Detroit Tigers FOX

Sat, Jul 8 7:15 pm Detroit Tigers Cleveland Indians FOX

Sun, Jul 9 8:05 pm Detroit Tigers Cleveland Indians ESPN

Sat, Aug 26 7:15 pm Kansas City Royals Cleveland Indians FS1

Sat, Sep 9 1:05 pm Baltimore Orioles Cleveland Indians FOX

Sat, Sep 16 4:10 pm Kansas City Royals Cleveland Indians FS1

A by-product of being in the World Series, now the Indians are a featured team.

Team W L Pct GB

Minnesota 27 23 .540 -

Cleveland 28 24 .538 - <--- still .002 behind the Twinkies

Detroit 25 28 .472 3.5

Chi White Sox 24 28 .462 4

Kansas City 22 30 .423 6

TRIBE winners of 4 of last 5.....after losing 4 of previous 5

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