News: Indians SS Jhonny Peralta had his fourth consecutive two-hit game Wednesday against the Tigers. He also had one RBI, two runs and one walk. Peralta is 8-for-17 (.471) during his two-hit outbreak.

Analysis: Peralta has developed into a consistent bat for the Indians and has been one of their top producers in a down season. Treat him as a high-end Fantasy SS

That's four straight multi-hit efforts for Peralta, who's clearly found his groove after a brief mid-month slump. The sweet-swinging shortstop is in the midst of his second straight top-notch month, as he's batting .330 with 10 extra-base hits, 14 RBIs and 20 runs scored through 96 August at-bats.

News: Indians SS Jhonny Peralta had two singles in four at-bats Monday against the Tigers. He also walked once and was caught stealing for the first time this season. Peralta has two straight multi-hit games.

Analysis: Peralta has made it to 20 homers in two straight seasons and three of his last four. He continues to be one of the Indians' top hitters in 2008. Treat him as a high-end Fantasy SS until he starts to slow down

There has been talk of Peralta possibly moving out of the cleanup spot once Victor Marinez and/or Travis Hafner return from their injuries, but Peralta seems comfortable batting fourth. He's produced a .317 batting average with a .918 OPS in 214 at-bats out of the four-hole vs. a .221 average and a .611 OPS at the fifth spot, his only other prominent batting order position this season.

Jhonny Peralta may remain in the cleanup spot when Victor Martinez and Travis Hafner return from their rehab assignments, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Manager Eric Wedge said, "We've talked about it briefly. We can work Vic and Hafner around Jhonny. We could hit Hafner and Vic three and four and Jhonny in the fifth spot. One thing we haven't decided is that we're just flat-out going to move him out of the No. 4 spot. I'm still thinking that through. That's a heckuva credit to Jhonny."Peralta went into Friday's game against the Rangers hitting .328 (67-for-206) with 22 doubles, 10 homers and 40 RBI since taking over the cleanup spot on June 22. He also currently leads all AL shortstops with 21 homers.

News: The Sports Xchange notes that Jhonny Peralta hit his 82nd career home run Thursday against Kansas City and needs three more to tie Woodie Held's Indians record for most home runs in a career by an Indians shortstop. Held hit 85 homers from 1958-64.

Analysis: Peralta has made it to 20 homers in two straight seasons and three of his last four. He continues to be one of the Indians' top hitters in 2008. Treat him as a high-end Fantasy SS until he starts to slow down

Jhonny Peralta only needs three more homers to tie Woodie Held for the career record by an Indians' shortstop with 85, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer.Peralta has four homers over his last 23 games, and is hitting a homer once every 22.4 at-bats for the season.

Jhonny Peralta only needs three more homers to tie Woodie Held for the career record by an Indians' shortstop with 85, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer.Peralta has four homers over his last 23 games, and is hitting a homer once every 22.4 at-bats.

Owners have to be pleased with Peralta's production lately. After all, he has homers in back-to-back games, which boosts his season total to 21 and ties his 2007 output. Few, if any, shortstops can match this level of power.

News: Indians SS Jhonny Peralta hit a solo homer, his 21st of the season, and scored twice in Thursday's win over the Royals.

Analysis: Peralta has made it to 20 homers in two straight seasons and three of his last four. He continues to be one of the Indians' top hitters in 2008. Treat him as a high-end Fantasy SS until he starts to slow down

News: Royals SP Gil Meche yielded a two-run homer to Indians SS Jhonny Peralta, his 20th, in the first inning of Wednesday's game. It was his first homer since Aug. 6. Peralta finished 1-for-3 with two runs.

Analysis: Peralta has made it to 20 homers in two straight seasons and three of his last four. He continues to be one of the Indians' top hitters in 2008. Treat him as a high-end Fantasy SS until he starts to slow down

The Associated Press reports Cleveland Indians SS Jhonny Peralta hit his 20th home run of the season Wednesday, Aug. 20. He became just the second shortstop in team history to hit 20 or more home runs in three seasons.

Peralta now has 20 jacks on the year and continues to swing a big stick for August. On the month, he's hitting .324 (23-for-71) with a trio of long balls, six doubles and 11 RBIs.

Jhonny Peralta returned to action on Friday August 15. .. [...]

News: Indians SS Jhonny Peralta was able to play Friday against the Angels after leaving Thursday's game against the Orioles with a hand injury. Peralta appeared over the issue Friday with two doubles and one RBI. He has 36 doubles on the season and 67 RBI.

Analysis: Peralta has hit safely in six of his last seven games and continues to be one of the Indians' top hitters in 2008. Treat him as a high-end Fantasy SS until he starts to slow down

Peralta's hit safely in six of his last seven games, lacing three doubles with three RBIs and five runs scored in that span. The power-hitting shortstop has followed up a rock-solid July with an equally stellar August, as he entered Friday's affair sporting a .340 average with a .540 slugging percentage through his first 50 at-bats this month. No reason to think he won't continue to rake as the summer rolls along.

Jhonny Peralta finished with two doubles and an RBI as the Indians beat the Angels on Friday night. Peralta put the Indians on the board with a double in the fourth inning that scored Ben Francisco and tied the game 1-1. [...]

Precautionary X-rays on Jhonny Peralta's hand were negative. Peralta was sent for X-rays after he played four innings following a beaning by Daniel Cabrera. [...]

News: Orioles starter Daniel Cabrera drilled Indians SS Jhonny Peralta in the left hand in the third. Peralta kept playing, then was lifted for a pinch hitter in the seventh and taken to a hospital for examination.

Analysis: Peralta has gone crazy over the last two months and is probably due for a downturn. The start of that could come with this injury but hopefully he doesn't need to take off any time. He has some of the best power at his position, though, so keep him active even if he cools off. Check back to see if he'll be available in Fantasy Week 21 (Aug. 18-24)

He left Progressive Field for precautionary X-rays. His status is listed as day-to-day. Stay tuned.

Jhonny Peralta left Thursday's game in the seventh inning due to a left hand contusion. He was hit by a Daniel Cabrera fastball in the fourth, but stayed in the game for three innings before leaving Progressive Field for precautionary X-rays. [...]

News: Indians SS Jhonny Peralta went 2-for-4 with a double, a walk and three runs scored Monday against the Orioles. He had gone 2-for-14 in his previous three games.

Analysis: Peralta has gone crazy over the last two months and is probably due for a downturn. He has some of the best power at his position, though, so keep him active even if he cools off

Peralta's torrid August continues, as the slugging shortstop is now scorching with a .375 clip (15-for-40), two homers, four doubles, seven RBIs and 10 runs scored for the month.

The Associated Press reports Cleveland Indians SS Jhonny Peralta has hit safely in 25 of his last 28 games.

News: The Sports Xchange notes that Jhonny Peralta has two five-hit games this year. Since 1956 the only other Indians player with two five-hit games in the same year was Joe Carter, who had three five-hit games in 1986.

Analysis: Peralta went 0-for-4 Friday at Toronto to end a 10-game hitting streak. But he's been good for a a steady average and decent pop of late. He had two homers in his previous two games coming into Friday's action. Consider him a solid start in all leagues right now

News: Indians SS Jhonny Peralta went 5-for-5 with a home run, two RBI and two runs scored Wednesday afternoon at Tampa Bay. He extended his hitting streak to 10 games with the performance.

Analysis: The hitting streak hadn't been impressive, though, coming into play Wednesday. All but two of the games had been what we like to call one-hit wonders. He'd picked up just one hit in seven of the nine games coming in, but this is more along the lines of what he's been doing in his breakout season. Consider him a solid start in all leagues right now

The Associated Press reports Cleveland Indians SS Jhonny Peralta went 5-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs Wednesday, Aug. 6. His five hits tied his career high for most hits in a game. Peralta has seven home runs and 28 RBIs in his last 26 games.

Peralta has quickly emerged as a top-flight shortstop since the All-Star break, batting .368 with three homers and 16 RBIs. That leaves him with a season total of 19 long balls and 64 ribbies, tops among American League shortstops. Furthermore, Wednesday extended his hitting streak to 10 games. Clearly, there's no excuse for benching Peralta in any style of play while he's tearing the cover off the ball.

Jhonny Peralta impressively went 5-for-5 with two RBI in Wednesday's 10-7 loss to the Rays at Tropicana Field. He hit two singles, two doubles, and a solo home run. He accounted for 10 total bases in the game.He extended his hitting streak to 10 games, and has homered in back-to-back contests. He raised his average a few points higher to .281, and should remain in fantasy lineups while he is hot.

Jhonny Peralta went 5-for-5 with a homer and two doubles against the Rays on Wednesday. Peralta has now hit in 10 straight games, but since he had just 11 hits in the previous nine, he had only raised his average from . [...]

News: The Sports Xchange notes that Jhonny Peralta's home run Tuesday night was his 18th of the season. He has a hit in each of his last nine games.

Analysis: The hitting streak hasn't been impressive, though, as all but two of the games have been what we like to call one-hit wonders. He's picked up just one hit in seven of the nine games, but still has been having a career year at age 26. Consider him a solid start in all leagues right now

That's nine straight games with at least one hit for Peralta, who is batting .297 (11-for-37) with a homer and eight RBIs in that span. Tuesday's jack gives the slugging shortstop 18 for the year.

The Associated Press reports Cleveland Indians SS Jhonny Peralta hit a home run Tuesday, Aug. 5. He now has six home runs and 26 RBIs in his last 25 games.

Jhonny Peralta socked his 18th homer of the season on Tuesday night. He went 2-for-4 wit a pair of RBI in a loss to the Rays.After a slow start, Peralta is quietly turning in a solid offensive season. He'd probably be generating more buzz if most of the rest of the Indians hitters hadn't fallen apart this year.

Cleveland Indians SS Jhonny Peralta has hit safely in 21 of his last 23 games, according to The Associated Press.

News: Jhonny Peralta has hit safely in 21 of his past 23 games. He has a seven-game hitting streak through Sunday.

Analysis: Peralta has been a one-hit wonder of late, but he is having a career year at age 26. Consider him a solid start in all leagues right now

News: The Sports Xchange reports that Shin-Soo Choo made his first start of the season in the cleanup spot of the order Friday against Minnesota. SS Jhonny Peralta, who has been the club's No. 4 hitter the last month, was given a night off, although he was used as a late-inning pinch hitter.

Analysis: Not many people expected Peralta to be among the Indians' top run producers in 2008, but that's exactly what happened with injuries to Travis Hafner and Victor Martinez. Peralta has become the team's cleanup hitter and continues to perform well in that role. He remains a high-end Fantasy SS