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Francona expecting emotional return to Boston

CLEVELAND (AP) Indians manager Terry Francona is returning to Boston for the first time as an opposing manager and expects an emotional homecoming.

Francona won two World Series titles during eight seasons with the Red Sox, who ended an 86-year drought under his leadership in 2004. Francona is sure he will "have a lot of emotions" on Thursday when his AL Central-leading Indians open a four-game series at Fenway Park.

Francona doesn't want to be a distraction to his team in Boston and made it clear that he's "proud to go back there as an Indian. I don't want that to ever get lost in the shuffle."

Leaders
AVG:	M. Brantley	.300
HR:	M. Reynolds	12
RBI:	M. Reynolds	37
SB:	J. Kipnis	9
W:	J. Masterson	7
ERA:	Z. McAllister	2.65
Saves:	C. Perez	6
K:	J. Masterson	71

Central Division
Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cleveland	26	18	.591	-
Detroit	24	19	.558	1.5
Kansas City	21	21	.500	4
Chi White Sox	21	23	.477	5
Minnesota	18	25	.419	7.5
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General Batting (Rank)
AVG:	.263 (8)
Runs:	219 (5)
Hits:	397 (11)
Home Runs:	60 (1)
Stolen Bases:	27 (12)
OBP:	.332 (5)
SLG:	.455 (1)
Total Bases:	687 (4)

General Pitching (Rank)
Earned Run Average:	3.94 (16)
Runs Allowed:	186 (13)
Saves:	8 (25)
Strikeouts:	376 (4)
OpBA:	.237 (5)
OBP:	.316 (17)
SLG:	.401 (15)
Run Support:	5.02 (2)

Transactions
Date	Player	Transactions
5/21	C. Phelps	Called Up from Minors
5/21	N. Swisher	Placed on Paternity Leave List
5/17	B. Myers	Sent to Minors For Rehabilitation
5/17	V. Pestano	Recalled From Minors Rehab Assignment
5/17	V. Pestano	Removed From 15-Day DL (Right elbow tendinitis)
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Injuries
Date	Player	Status
5/1	V. Pestano	off 15-day DL
4/30	N. Swisher	Sore left shoulder (day-to-day)
4/25	L. Marson	Right shoulder soreness (on 15-day DL)
4/20	A. Cabrera	Left game - left wrist contusion (day-to-day)
4/20	B. Myers	Right elbow inflammation (on 15-day DL)
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