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BALTIMORE -- The Cleveland Indians and outfielder Michael Brantley finally have reason to be optimistic about his return this season.Brantley has responded favorably to a medical procedure on his ailing shoulder and expects to resume baseball activities next week.Brantley was placed on the 15-day disabled list in the middle of May with right shoulder inflammation. He had played in only 11 games this season, going 9-for-39 (.231) with two doubles and seven RBIs.He recently experienced soreness in front of his shoulder and was shut down in the middle of a rehabilitation assignment.Brantley subsequently had a needle inserted into his shoulder to relieve scar tissue buildup along the biceps tendon.He felt significantly better after it, head trainer James Quinlan said Friday before the Indians faced the Orioles. A couple more days, and he can get back onto a swinging program.Indians manager Terry Francona was greatly concerned after Brantley headed into yet another medical procedure.The fear is when you get tested that extensively you can almost find something on anybody, Francona said. So the fact that they really didnt was great news. Now its just going to be a matter of days before he starts again.Now in his eighth season with Cleveland, Brantley, 29, made the All-Star team in 2014 and totaled 181 RBIs in 2014 and 2015.The Indians entered the weekend in first place in the American League Central, but theyd love to have Brantley back in the lineup. For now, he could be on course for an August return.The doctors were encouraged about what they found with the labrum, Quinlan said. 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The Clippers shot just 31.4 percent from the field, were 4 of 24 from 3-point range, and couldnt get going offensively for the second straight game.It was all bad, Paul said. We shot bad, we defended bad. We have to sweep it under the rug. We have to fix it and stop the bleeding at some point.Al Jefferson and Rodney Stuckey created a spark off the bench for the Pacers. Jefferson finished with 16 points and eight rebounds, while Stuckey had 12 points to help Indiana win two straight for just the second time this season.Indiana went on a 12-2 run at the start of the second half and took a 62-44 lead after Robinsons 3-pointer with 6:48 left in the third quarter.Monta Ellis made a 3-pointer at the start of the fourth quarter and Jefferson scored to put the Pacers ahead 79-58 with 10:49 to play.With All-Star forward Paul George on the bench nursing a sore left ankle for the second straight game, Indiana got off to a slow start, but settled in on defense and forced the Clippers to turn it over 11 times in the first quarter.ddddddddddddAfter scoring a career-high 20 points against Brooklyn on Friday while replacing George, Robinson scored six points in the first quarter and had 10 by halftime in his fourth start this season.TIP-INSClippers: Los Angeles scored less than 80 points for the first time with Doc River as coach. ... The Clippers had six turnovers by the 5:04 mark in the first quarter and finished the game with 20.Pacers: Turner had 12 rebounds and Robinson had six. ... Thaddeus Young had 11 points and six rebounds. ... Along with George, the Pacers were without guard C.J. Miles and forward Kevin Seraphin, who are out with left knee injuries.3-POINTERS NOT FALLINGPaul entered Sundays game shooting a career-high 43.0 percent from 3-point range while averaging a career-best 2.2 3-pointers a game. Against the Pacers, he missed all six 3-point attempts and finished 2 of 11 from the field, though he was 7 of 7 from the free throw line.ROUGH ROADWhile the Pacers have won eight games at home, the team has just a single win on the road this season. Now Indiana prepares to hit the road for five games out west. The only road win for the Pacers was a 115-111 overtime victory at Oklahoma City a week ago.UP NEXTClippers: Tuesday they travel to Brooklyn, two weeks after beating the Nets 127-95 in Los Angeles.Pacers: Wednesday they travel to Portland, where Indiana hasnt won since November 2007. ' ' '