LEVELAND INDIANS 2018 OFFICIAL GAME INFORMATION

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1 LEVELAND INDIANS 2018 OFFICIAL GAME INFORMATION CLEVELAND INDIANS (89-69) at KANSAS CITY ROYALS (56-102) RHP Josh Tomlin (2-5, 6.44) vs. RHP Glenn Sparkman (0-3, 4.86) Game #159/Road #78» Thursday, September 27, 2018» Kauffman Stadium» 8:15 p.m. (ET)» STO, WTAM/WMMS/IRN TRIBE HEADLINES» Cleveland is heading to its fourth Postseason in the past six campaigns...the club's (.562) record since the start of 2013 is the best in the American League (2nd-best in MLB - LAD).» The Tribe has won 89 games this season and sits one win shy of posting 90+ victories in three consecutive seasons for just the third time in franchise history ( , ).» The Indians have gone (.653) vs. the A.L. Central, marking the 3rd-best intradivisional record in MLB (BOS ,.699; ATL ,.676)...their 2.83 ERA vs. the Central is the lowest by any team against their own division.» JOSÉ RAMÍREZ (80XBH) and FRANCISCO LINDOR (84XBH) are the first pair of teammates with 80+ XBH in consecutive seasons since Joe DiMaggio and Lou Gehrig achieved the feat for New York-AL in ESPN Stats & Info MODEL OF CONSISTENCY» The Indians are headed to their fourth Postseason in their past six campaigns, all under the management of Terry Francona.» Cleveland has posted a record above.500 in each of the past six seasons, marking the club's longest such streak since doing so in eight straight campaigns from also represents the 2ndlongest active streak in the American League (NYY - 26 straight seasons) and the 5th-longest in MLB.» The Tribe enters tonight's contest with 89 wins on the season, after winning 102 in 2017 and 94 games in should Cleveland reach 90 wins this season, it would mark the third time in franchise history that the club won 90+ games three seasons in a row, after doing so from and the franchise-long streak of six consecutive seasons from » Since Francona's tenure began in 2013, the Indians hold the best record in the American League (2nd-best in MLB). BEST RECORDS IN MLB, Team Win% W-L Los Angeles-NL Cleveland St. Louis PLAYOFF PRIMER» The Indians clinched their third consecutive A.L. Central division title on September 15, their earliest clinch date since doing so on September 8, 1999.» Boston's victory vs. Baltimore on Monday ensured that they will hold home-field advantage throughout the Postseason...since Houston won and Oakland lost on Sept. 25, the Astros have officially clinched the A.L. West and the #2 seed in the A.L. bracket.» The Indians and Astros, the American League's last two representatives in the World Series, will officially meet in the ALDS for their first-ever Postseason matchup...games 1 & 2 will be held in Houston on October 5 & 6, while Cleveland will host Game 3 on October 8 and Game 4 (if necessary) on October 9. ROYAL FAREWELL» The Indians are in Kansas City this weekend to close out the 2018 regular season with four games against the Royals...Tribe has posted a 10-5 record through the first 15 contests of the season series, outscoring the Royals in that span.» Cleveland has gone 6-3 at home and 4-2 in Kansas City...the Indians have a (.483) record at Kauffman Stadium since the park opened in this includes a (.519) mark since 2013, and the club's 27 wins in that span are tied with Detroit for the most by an opponent in this ballpark.» This weekend's series marks the eighth time (16 games) the Tribe will conclude the regular season against the Royals, as well as the first instance since 2016, when Cleveland swept KC 3-0 at Kauffman Stadium...Tribe is 14-2 overall across those 16 contests. YESTERDAY'S RECAP» Cleveland defeated the White Sox 10-2 last night, winning the three-game set 2-1 and concluding the club's season series vs. Chicago-AL with a 14-5 record (third straight season series win).» FRANCISCO LINDOR launched his ninth leadoff longball of the year, extending his single-season franchise record and taking over the Major League lead in the category...lindor finished the night 2-for-5, recording his 58th multi-hit game (T1st in MLB with Boston's J.D. Martinez).» EDWIN ENCARNACION went 3-for-4, adding to the Indians' advantage with an RBI-single in the 3rd and a three-run homer in the 4th...marked his seventh game with four-or-more RBI this season, 2nd-most in MLB (COL's Trevor Story - 8).» JASON KIPNIS (2-4) and ROBERTO PÉREZ (2-5) both doubled and had two RBI...YONDER ALONSO went 2-for-6 with a double.» SHANE BIEBER held the White Sox to two hits and two walks across 6.0 shutout innings, with nine strikeouts in his final regular season start and did not allow a hit until two outs in the bottom of the 5th...Bieber improved to a perfect 7-0 on the road, a new single season Indians franchise record for most road wins without a loss. COWBOY IN KC» JOSH TOMLIN is set to make his ninth start of the season (32nd appearance) in tonight's series opener in Kansas City.» Tomlin will pitch tonight on abbreviated three days' rest after earning the win in relief on September 23 vs. Boston...tossed 2.0 innings out of the bullpen, striking out two batters (1H, 1BB).» He is due to face the Royals for the second time this season, after a relief appearance on August 25 at Kansas City (1.0IP, 3H, 1R/ER)...owns a career 10-5 record and 3.93 ERA (63ER/144.1IP) in 26 appearances (21 starts) against the Royals, including a 3-2 mark and 4.21 ERA (31ER/66.1IP) in 14 outings (nine starts) here at Kauffman Stadium.» Tomlin has allowed three-or-fewer runs in each of his last four starts at Kauffman Stadium, posting a 1-1 record and 2.20 ERA (7ER/28.2IP) in those outings. STURDY STARTERS» SHANE BIEBER's outing last night marked Cleveland's 27th shutout start of at least 6.0 innings this season, the most in MLB and the highest single-season total by the Indians in the Baseball Reference Play Index era (1908-).» Tribe starters have also recorded 97 quality starts this season, tops in MLB and Cleveland's most in a single campaign since notching 108 in overall this year, Indians starters rank 2nd in the A.L. and 3rd in MLB with a 3.41 ERA (HOU , LAD ).» Cleveland starters rank 2nd in MLB with 1,044 strikeouts (HOU - 1,081), while they have allowed just 240 walks (T4th-fewest in MLB with Seattle)...the Tribe rotation's 4.35 K/BB ratio currently stands as the highest in MLB history.» Indians pitchers have recorded 30 starts with at least 10 strikeouts, tied with Houston for the most in MLB this season and T3rdmost in MLB history, alongside the 2002 Diamondbacks (ARI - 35 in 2001 and CAL - 32 in 1973). DIVISIONAL DOMINANCE» Cleveland has gone vs. A.L. Central opponents this season, with a record of in series play...the Indians'.653 intradivisional winning percentage ranks 3rd in MLB behind Boston (BOS ,.699 vs. A.L. East) and Atlanta (48-23,.676 vs. N.L. East).» In 71 games vs. the A.L. Central, Tribe pitchers own a 2.83 ERA (203ER/646.1IP), marking the lowest intradivisional ERA in MLB... the Indians have allowed three-or-fewer runs in 46 intradivisional games (40-6 in those contests). SMOOTH AND STEADY» MICHAEL BRANTLEY went 1-for-3 with an RBI last night and is batting.306 (82-268) in 66 games against the A.L. Central this season, the 3rd-highest batting average vs. the division (min. 150PA).» He has a hit in 12 of his 14 games against the Royals this season...is a career.333 (79-237) hitter at Kauffman Stadium, the 3rdbest mark by a visiting player in this ballpark (min. 150PA) since Brantley's MLB debut in 2009 (A. Cabrera -.341, Mauer -.335).» YAN GOMES had last night off and enters play tonight riding a season-high nine-game hit streak, batting.361 (13-36) with four doubles, three homers, six RBI and six runs scored across the run.» Since August 13, Gomes is hitting.340 (35-103) across 27 games with five homers, eight doubles, 12 RBI and 12 runs scored...marks the 4th-highest batting average in the American League in that span (min. 100 PA). HIGHEST BATTING AVERAGE IN A.L. SINCE AUG. 13 (MIN. 100PA) Player Team BA Tommy Pham TB.360 N. Castellanos DET.349 Michael Brantley CLE.345 Yan Gomes CLE.340 Luke Voit NYY.333 EXTRA, EXTRA» JOSÉ RAMÍREZ went 1-for-4 with a double and two runs scored...the double marked his 80th extra-base hit of the season, the second time in his career reaching that mark (91XBH in 2017).» Ramírez and FRANCISCO LINDOR (84XBH) became the first pair of teammates in Indians franchise history with 80+ extra-base hits in multiple seasons, after Earl Averill and Hal Trosky turned the trick in 1934 and also became the first duo with 80+ XBH in consecutive seasons since Joe DiMaggio and Lou Gehrig achieved the feat for New York-AL in ESPN Stats & Info HOMER HAPPY» FRANCISCO LINDOR and EDWIN ENCARNACION's longballs last night gave the Indians 65 multi-homer games on the season, which is 3rd-most in the Majors (NYY - 75, MIL - 66).» The Indians' 65 games with two-or-more homers tied the 1996 Tribe for 2nd-most in a single season in Indians franchise history, behind the 2000 team (66 multi-homer games). indians at a glance vs. AL: Central West East vs. NL: Central West East In Series: Home Road Total Overall Openers Finales Rubber Lead after: Home Road Total 6 inn inn inn Trail after: Home Road Total 6 inn inn inn Tied after: Home Road Total 6 inn inn inn Decided... Home Road Total 7th-or-later Final AB Extra-Innings One-run G s Walk-offs vs. RH starter vs. LH starter tribe by the numbers Overall Record Standing in A.L. Central...1st, +15.5G Days in 1st ( ) ( ) Largest 1st-place Lead G (9/8) Largest 1st-place Deficit G (4/5) Most G Above G (8/21: 73-52) Most G Below G (4/7: 3-5) Times at (5/26: 25-25) Current Streak... W1 Homestand Following a Win Following a Loss Last 5 games Last 10 games Last 15 games Last 20 games Longest W Streak...7 (6/17-6/24) Longest L Streak... 4 (3x, 8/22-8/26) Come-from-Behind Wins...32 Losses After Holding Lead...34 Team Saves for-57 (70%) Record Before All-Star Break Record After All-Star Break Home Record Road Record Day Games Night Games vs. RH starters vs. LH starters vs. Opp. At-or-Above vs. Opp. Below CLE scores first Opp. scores first CLE out-hits Opp Opp. out-hits CLE CLE/Opp. hits even CLE 3-or-fewer runs CLE 4-or-more runs CLE 5-or-more runs CLE 5 hits-or-fewer CLE 6-9 hits CLE 10-or-more hits CLE hits home run(s) CLE does not homer CLE allows home run(s) No HR by Opp CLE charged with error(s) CLE no error(s) CLE starter goes 6.0+IP Players Used (Pitchers) (27) Avg. Time-of-Game (Overall)...3: ,986 min/158 G Avg. Time-of-Game (9.0IP)...2: ,731 min/145 G CLE challenges overturned...16 of 37 Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun March April May June July August Sept THIS DAY IN INDIANS HISTORY 1914: The legendary Nap Lajoie becomes the third hitter in MLB to reach 3,000 hits in his career, going 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles and two runs scored in Cleveland's 5-3 win over the New York Yankees at League Park...Elmer Smith also chipped in a 2-for-4 effort in support of Guy Morton (CG, 9.0IP, 7H, 3R, 2BB, 5K) marked the final of Lajoie's 13 seasons in a Cleveland uniform, and he remains the all-time franchise leader in hits (2052). UPCOMING PROBABLES & BROADCAST INFORMATION Date Opponent Probable Pitchers - Cleveland vs. Opponent First Pitch Radio/TV Fri. Sept. 28 at Kansas Ctiy RHP Mike Clevinger (12-8, 3.07) vs. RHP Ian Kennedy (3-8, 4.59) 8:15PM ET SportsTime Ohio, WTAM/WMMS/IRN Sat. Sept. 29 at Kansas City RHP Corey Kluber (20-7, 2.83) vs. RHP Jakob Junis (8-12, 4.42) 8:15PM ET SportsTime Ohio, WTAM/WMMS/IRN Sun. Sept. 30 at Kansas City RHP Carlos Carrasco (16-10, 3.42) vs. LHP Eric Skoglund (1-5, 5.40) 3:15PM ET SportsTime Ohio, WTAM/WMMS/IRN

2 PAGE 2 CLEVELAND INDIANS GAME NOTES THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, josh tomlin (2-5, 6.44 ERA) Rhp TONIGHT S START» The 33-year-old right-hander is scheduled to make his ninth start of the season (32nd appearance) in tonight s opener at Kansas City...marks Tomlin s third start in four appearances for the Tribe, after making 21 straight outings in relief from May 22 - September 8.» Will be pitching on shortened three days rest after last pitching in relief on September 23 vs. Boston...earned his second win of the season after holding the Red Sox scoreless for 2.0 innings, pitching the 10th and 11th frames of Cleveland s 4-3, walk-off victory.» Tomlin will be making his first start (second appearance) against the Kansas City Royals this season...previously appeared in relief on August 25 at Kauffman Stadium, allowing one run on three hits over 1.0 inning in the Indians 7-1 loss to the Royals. LAST TIME OUT 2018 RECAP» Tomlin will be making his third start for Cleveland since returning to the Tribe rotation on September 14 after 21 consecutive relief outings from May 22-September 8... he is pitching on shortened three days rest after making his last appearance in relief on September 23 vs. Boston...earned his second win of the season, holding the Red Sox scoreless in the 10th and 11th innings as Cleveland eventually won, 4-3, on a walkoff single in the bottom of the 11th...Tomlin has posted a 2-2 record with a 4.55 ERA (14ER/27.2IP) in 23 relief appearances this season, compared to an 0-3 mark with a 7.82 ERA (33ER/38.0IP) in eight starts for Cleveland.» Tomlin made his 2018 season debut on April 3 at Los Angeles-AL, allowing eight runs on eight hits over just 3.0 innings as the Tribe fell 13-2 to the Angels...the eight runs allowed matched a career-high (done five other times), while the four home runs he allowed were the most in his career.» Earned his first win of the season on September 8 at Toronto, after tossing 0.2 scoreless relief innings (0H, 1K) in Cleveland s 9-8 win over the Blue Jays.» After finishing the month of April 0-4 with a 9.16 ERA (19ER/18.2IP), Tomlin has gone 2-1 with a 5.36 ERA (28ER/47.0IP) in 26 appearances (three starts) since. VS. KANSAS CITY A.L. CENTRAL» Tomlin will be making his first start (second appearance) of the season against the Kansas City Royals...owns a lifetime record of 10-5 with a 3.93 ERA (63ER/144.1IP) in 21 career starts (26 appearances) vs. the Royals.» Has made just one relief outing vs. Kansas City this season, which came on August 25 at Kauffman Stadium...worked the 8th inning in Cleveland s 7-1 loss to the Royals, allowing one run on three hits (0BB, 0K).» In four starts vs. Kansas City in 2017, Tomlin posted a 1-1 record with a 2.17 ERA (7ER/29.0IP), including a complete-game victory on May 28 at Progressive Field (9.0IP, 6H, 1R/ER, 0BB, 3K).» Tomlin holds an 0-1 record with a 3.58 ERA (11ER/27.2IP) in four starts (12 appearances) against the A.L. Central this season...took the loss in Puerto Rico against the Twins on April 18 after allowing an unearned run in the 16th inning...has gone 2-0 over his last eight starts against the A.L. Central with a 3.80 ERA (18ER/42.2IP). NO FREE PASSES» Tomlin walked just 14 of the 585 batters he faced in 2017 (2.4%), good for a rate of 0.89 walks-per-9.0ip, the lowest mark in Major League Baseball (min IP)...since making his MLB debut in 2010, Tomlin has walked just 1.34 batters-per-9.0ip, the fewest among all active pitchers (min IP) and 2nd overall (Cliff Lee ).» After allowing three walks in his start on June 25, 2017 vs. Minnesota, Tomlin saw his franchise record streak of 45 consecutive starts allowing two-or-fewer walks come to an end...the streak dated back to September 26, 2015, and was the longest active streak in Major League Baseball...Tomlin last allowed four walks on August 27, 2010, after which he began a still-active streak of 137 straight starts allowing three-or-fewer walks, ranking as the longest streak in club history as well as the 4th-longest stretch in Baseball Reference s Play Index era (1908-) SEASON HIGHLIGHTS» Endured several difficult stretches to post a solid campaign in the back-end of Cleveland s rotation, going 10-9 with a 4.98 ERA (78ER/141.IP) in 26 starts.» Went 2-3 with an 8.87 ERA in five April starts, marking the highest April ERA in his big-league career.» Posted a 1-3 mark in the month of May with a 3.58 ERA...lone win came in the 5th complete game of his career, on May 28 vs. Kansas City...allowed one run on six hits with three strikeouts in the Tribe s 10-1 victory over the Royals.» After going 1-3 in June with a 6.75 ERA, Tomlin s record sat at 4-9 with a 6.17 ERA (59ER/86.0IP) on July 1...from July 6 to the end of the season however, Tomlin went 6-0 over his final ten starts with a 3.11 ERA (19ER/55.0IP) to secure his third consecutive winning season for the Tribe.» Pitched 4.0 hitless innings on July 30 at Chicago-AL before departing with a left hamstring strain...spent the next month (July 31-August 31) on the Disabled List.» During the Tribe s 22-game winning streak, Tomlin went 2-0 in three starts with a 2.76 ERA (5ER/16.1IP). POSTSEASON RECAP» Tomlin made two relief appearances for the Indians in their 2017 ALDS loss to the New York Yankees.» Entered Game 2 at Progressive Field in the 12th inning and pitched 2.0 perfect innings with three strikeouts...picked up the win after Yan Gomes drove in the game s winning run with a walk-off single in the bottom of the 13th.» Also appeared in the Tribe s Game 4 loss at Yankee Stadium...closed out the game with a scoreless 8th inning, striking out one batter.» Overall in the 2017 Postseason, Tomlin retired all nine batters he faced, going 1-0 with four strikeouts. CAREER SNAPSHOT» Tomlin was originally selected by the Indians in the 19th round (581st overall) out of Texas Tech in the 2006 First-Year Player Draft...he is the longest-tenured player in the Cleveland Indians organization.» Earned the victory in his Major League debut opposite CC Sabathia on July 27, 2010 vs. New York-AL (7.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R-ER, 2 SO); faced the minimum through 7.0 innings before departing in the 8th...according to Elias, the performance by Tomlin (3 baserunners in 7.0 IP) was only the 2nd time in club history a Tribe hurler allowed 3 baserunners or fewer in a ML debut (Scott Lewis, 9/10/08 at Baltimore).» Pitched his first CG on September 24, 2010 vs. Kansas City.» Tomlin lasted at least 5.0 innings in his first 37 consecutive appearances dating up until his last start of the 2011 campaign; his 37 straight starts of at least 5.0 IP to begin a career matched former Indian John Farrell (87-88) for the most consecutive such starts since 1919 to start a career.» After returning from shoulder surgery in August 2015, posted a 7-2 record with a 3.02 ERA (22ER/65.2IP) in 10 starts.» Has been on the Disabled List six times in his career...had right shoulder surgery in March of 2015 and was placed on the 60-day disabled list (retro to March 29)...was activated from the 60-day Disabled List on July 31 and optioned to AAA Columbus... made his season debut on Aug previously underwent season-ending right elbow reconstruction on Aug. 22, 2012 in Anaheim, CA by Dr. Lewis Yokum and was held out of action until July, 2013.» For more career notes and biographical information, please see pages of the 2018 Cleveland Indians Information & Record Book. TOMLIN S CAREER RECORD W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO Career TOMLIN vs. KANSAS CITY W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO Career TOMLIN at KAUFFMAN STADIUM W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO Career tomlin s 2018 DAY-BY-DAY Date Opp. Score Dec. ERA IP H R ER HR BB-I SO Left Game P/S 4/3 at LAA 2-13 L Trailing /49 4/10 vs. DET Leading /59 4/18 at MIN 1-2 L Trailing /24 4/24 vs. CHI 3-10 L Trailing /40 4/29 vs. SEA 4-10 L Trailing /62 April Totals /4 at NYY Trailing /69 5/15 at DET Leading /54 5/22 at CHI Leading /10 5/24 vs. HOU Trailing 2-8 7/5 5/25 vs. HOU Trailing /8 5/27 vs. HOU Trailing 3-8 8/7 May Totals /1 at MIN Trailing /21 6/10 at DET Leading 9-2 9/7 6/12 at CWS Trailing 1-5 7/6 6/15 vs. MIN Trailing /17 6/20 vs. CWS Leading /10 6/24 vs. DET Leading /7 6/26 at STL Trailing /27 6/30 at OAK Trailing /11 June Totals /1 at OAK Leading /12 7/7 vs. OAK 3-6 L Trailing /19 7/8 vs. OAK Trailing /11 7/9 vs. CIN Trailing /13 July Totals /23 at BOS Trailing /29 8/25 at KC Trailing /10 August Totals /1 vs. TB Trailing /12 9/2 vs. TB Trailing /12 9/8 at TOR 9-8 W Leading 9-8 7/5 9/14 vs. DET Trailing /44 9/20 vs. CWS Trailing /51 9/23 vs. BOS 4-3 W Tied /18 September Totals Starter Totals Relief Totals Season Totals HIGHS CAREER HIGHS Innings: 7.0, May 4 at NYY Innings: 9.0, 4x, last Sept. 15, 2015 vs. KC Hits: 10, April 29 vs. SEA Hits: 12, June 12, 2011 at NYY Runs: 8, April 3 at LAA Runs: 8, 6x, last April 3, 2018 at LAA ER: 8, April 3 at LAA ER: 8, 2x, last April 3, 2018 at LAA SO s: 4, 2x, last May 15 at DET SO s: 11, June 28, 2014 at SEA Walks: 2, 3x, last June 30 at OAK Walks: 4, Aug. 27, 2010 vs. KC HR: 4, 2x, last April 24 vs. ChC HR: 4, 2x, last April 24, 2018 vs. ChC Pitches: 102, May 4 at NYY Pitches: 112, Sept. 24, 2010 vs. KC CG s: N/A CG s: 5, last May 28, 2017 vs. KC Low-Hit CG: N/A Low-Hit CG: 1, June 28, 2014 at SEA CG SHO s: N/A CG SHO s: 1, June 28, 2014 at SEA Win Streak: 2, Sept. 8 - (active) Win Streak: 9, Sept. 20, May 24, mlb splits Career mlb splits W L ERA G/S IP ER HOME / ROAD / DAY / NIGHT / GRASS / TURF / AVG H AB HR RBI BB SO vs. LEFT vs. RIGHT TOTALS W L ERA G/S IP ER HOME / ROAD / DAY / NIGHT / GRASS / TURF / AVG H AB HR RBI BB SO vs. LEFT vs. RIGHT TOTALS BATTER-PITCHER MATCH-UPs Tomlin vs. Kansas City Sparkman vs. Cleveland PLAYER AVG H AB HR RBI BB SO PLAYER AVG H AB HR RBI BB SO Bonifacio Glenn Sparkman has not faced any current members Cuthbert of the Cleveland Indians in his Major League career. Dozier Escobar Goodwin Gordon STEAL RATES WHILE PITCHING Herrera Year(s) CS SBA CS% Merrifield % Mondesi % O Hearn TOTAL % Perez Soler TOMOrrow s probable starter RHP MIKE CLEVINGER (12-8, 3.07)» Clevinger is set to make his 32nd and final start of the 2018 regular season in tomorrow night s contest at Kansas City.» Is starting on extended five days rest after making his last start on September 22 vs. Boston...took a no-decision after allowing two runs on three hits over 5.0 innings of work, walking five batters and striking out six.» Clevinger has gone 2-0 with a 2.33 ERA (7ER/27.0IP) in four starts this season vs. Kansas City...his 2.00 ERA (19ER/85.2IP) in 13 starts vs. the A.L. Central is the lowest mark by any pitcher against the division (min. 60.0IP).

3 PAGE 3 CLEVELAND INDIANS GAME NOTES thursday, sept. 27, 2018 HITTERS NOTES: vs.lhp:.258( ) 48HR,202RBI vs.rhp:.258( ) 164HR,567RBI Home:.268( ) 107HR,427RBI Road:.249( ) 105HR,342RBI CWS series/trip: ,9 2B,13BB,18RBI,18R,5HR RISP:.260( ) 50HR,541RBI GREG ALLEN #1 vs.lhp:.208(10-48) 0HR,2RBI vs.rhp:.260(54-208) 2HR,17RBI Home:.242(30-124) 1HR,9RBI Road:.258(34-132) 1HR,10RBI CWS Series/Trip: 3-5,1 2B,1BB,1R Streak:4G (5-9), 0HR, 1RBI RISP:.174(12-69) 0HR,14RBI Split the season between Cleveland & AAA Columbus; in 5 th stint w/the club 19SB most by a Tribe rookie since 92 (Lofton 66) With Columbus, hit.298 (51-for-171) w/ 31R, 13 2B, 2 HR & 14 RBI in 47 G w/12 SB (.395/.409/.804) vs. LHP at AAA:.362 (17/47) career-high 14-game hit streak, 7/15-8/1( 18-high by MLB rookie) 3G hit streak(4-for-8) 2018: has appeared in 3 Gs in LF, 64GS/74G in CF, 4GS/16G in RF for CLE (35-for-113,.310, w/runners on) 1 st career walk-off homer, 5/27vHOU off Peacock(2 nd career HR) Recalled for fifth time on Aug.9(Martin DL) current stint is 31-for-109(.284) in 40 games (HR, 14RBI, 17R,13SB) 2 nd HR snapped 72 AB streak w/0xbh A.L Leaders: SH (T11th, 4), SB (15th, 19) YONDER ALONSO #17 vs.lhp:.227(29-128) 4HR,19RBI vs.rhp:.254(97-382) 19HR,62RBI Home:.232(57-246) 12HR,40RBI Road:.261(69-264) 11HR,41RBI CWS Series/Trip: 6-13,1 2B,2BB,2RBI,1R Streak:4G (8-17), 0HR, 2RBI RISP:.277(38-137) 6HR,57RBI 2018: 129GS/135G at 1B, 1 GS DH July (23 G): 26-for-86(.302), 4 2B, 6HR, 21RBI hitting.292 (68-233) w/men on base 5 th career 4-hit game, July HR d in 3 str. games, 4/26-28 (1 st time career) 2 nd half: 48-for-208(.231) w/10hr, 28RBI, 25 runs (.695OPS) 2 nd among A.L. 1B in RBI (79; OLSON 4 th OPS) 3rd career grand slam, 3/31@SEA; hit #4 on 6/22 vdet 2HR on 7/21@TEX & 8/24@KC (4 th /5 th of career) has 2 extra-base hits and 7 RBI last 24 games since Aug for-last-174(.213) last 47 games (5HR, 17RBI) last 10 games is 14-for-37(.378), HR, 4 RBI...hitting.246 (14-57) off LHP in 2 nd half with 1 extra base hit. MICHAEL BRANTLEY #23-All-Star vs.lhp:.284(44-155) 3HR,16RBI vs.rhp:.319( ) 14HR,60RBI Home:.333( ) 9HR,51RBI Road:.282(73-259) 8HR,25RBI CWS Series/Trip: 2-5,1 2B,2BB,1RBI,2R Streak:6G (11-26), 1HR, 3RBI RISP:.257(36-140) 2HR,53RBI 2018 option picked up, 11/3 2018: debut in LF off D.L (3/26-4/5) on 4/6 (has 131GS in LF, 7GS at DH) May: 27G, 38-for-114(.333) w/26rs, 7 2B, 7HR, 26RBI is 74-for-234(.316) w/runners on 5 str multi-hit games, 4/ OPS vs. RHP batting.400 (32-for-80) on 1 st pitch of at-bats 500 th career RBI; 7/5@KC last 37G: 52-for-146, 25R, 9 2B,5HR, 15RBI First career grand slam in 3,930 th career PA May 1 vs. TEX (Kela), 2 nd career slam on May 11 vs. KC (2 GS in 9-gm span) reached safely via H/BB in 98 of last 116 games A.L. LEADERS: PA/SO(2 nd, 10.9), AVG(5 th,.309), MultiHit G(T6th, 51), Hits (7 th, 173), OBP(10 th,.365), Home(4 th,.333), vsrhp (4th,.319); 2 nd half AL leaders: AVG (6th,.312), Hits (7th, 68) MLB LEADERS: PA/SO (2nd, 10.9), AVG (9th,.309) 19-gm hit streak, May 19-30, T1st in MLB (T2nd longest of career; 22G in 2012; 19G in 2010) 68-for-218(.312) in 56 2nd half games (33R, 11 2B, 3B, 5 HR, 20 RBI) T4 th in A.L. in games w/at least one hit(108) batting.364 (20-for-last-55) with runners on base MELKY CABRERA #53 vs.lhp:.323(21-65) 2HR,16RBI vs.rhp:.257(44-171) 4HR,22RBI Home:.232(26-112) 1HR,20RBI Road:.315(39-124) 5HR,18RBI CWS Series/Trip: 3-10,1 2B,1BB,1R Streak:6G (6-18), 0HR, 3RBI RISP:.281(16-57) 2HR,32RBI In 2 nd w/cle, appearing in 17 games with the Indians from 5/20-613, prior to being removed from roster on 6/14; electing free agency Re-signed on July 5; assigned to AAA Columbus, hitting.321 (25-for-78) w/the Clippers in 19 Gs on year(promoted back on 7/20) 4 th career grand slam on Aug 19 vs. BAL 2 nd half rankings: AVG (12th,.298) A.L. rankings: Men On(T5th,.337) 2018: 61 GS RF/4GS LF/3 GS@DH for CLE(hit in 41/64GS) batting.337 (34-for-101) w/men on Is 53-for-178(.298) w/22 R, 11 2B, 6HR, 27RBI in 57G since return(26rbi last 38G; 38-for-120,.317, 5HR) homered in 3 str. games, Aug 20-22(career-best is 4 in 2014) Tied career-high w/4 runs (3x) on Aug 26 at KC; reached 5X (2 1B, 3BB) to tie 9.0IP career-best YANDY DÍAZ #36 vs.lhp:.273(12-44) 0HR,6RBI vs.rhp:.317(19-60) 1HR,9RBI Home:.273(15-55) 1HR,10RBI Road:.327(16-49) 0HR,5RBI CWS Series/Trip: 3-6,1R Streak:2G (3-6), 0HR, 0RBI RISP:.355(11-31) 0HR,12RBI Recalled July 20 (4-for-6, 3B, 2RBI, 2R in 18 debut 7/20 at TEX), was w/cle 7/20-23 Spent almost season entirety at AAA, batting.293 (102-for-348) with 24 2B, 3 HR and 40 RBI in 98 games (.409/.388/.797, 73G 1B, 12G 3B) At time of 8/12 recall was leading the Int l League in BB(70) & on-base %(.409); was T6th in 2B; 9 th in avg 1 st career MLB HR, 9/4vKC(Newberry) Over last 13 games with Columbus he hit.360 (18-for-50) Has 15 7G/5GS 3B, 7G/4GS 1B w/cleveland (hit safely in 21 of 33Gs; 18-for-56 w/men on; 9-for-last-28, 4rbi) EDWIN ENCARNACION #10 vs.lhp:.214(25-117) 6HR,19RBI vs.rhp:.255(95-372) 26HR,86RBI Home:.260(67-258) 16HR,60RBI Road:.229(53-231) 16HR,45RBI CWS Series/Trip: 6-13,5RBI,2R,1HR Streak:4G (8-16), 1HR, 6RBI RISP:.301(43-143) 9HR,75RBI CAREER: Hit at least 30HR in each of last 7 seasons (ONLY player in MLB; his 263 HR/762RBI since 2012 are most in MLB over that span; Nelson Cruz has 254 HR & 687 RBI) 2018: 112GS DH, 22 GS 1B reached base safely in 18 straight games 2nd career inside-park-hr 4/2@LAA 350th career HR on 61-for-249(.245) w/men on Since return from DL on 8/22: 32-for-105, 7 HR, 24RBI,30 games 2 nd half: 48G, 48-for-169,.284, 5 2B, 10HR, 40RBI 4 multi-hr games, 2018 (last 8/22@BOS, T6th in MLB) A.L. LEADERS: AB/RBI (2nd, 4.7), RBI (3rd, 105), AB/HR (7th, 15.3), HR (T9th, 32); A.L. 2 nd HALF LEADERS: RBI (T6th, 40), OPS (10th,.888); MLB LEADERS: AB/RBI (3rd, 4.7), RBI (T4th, 105) 95RBI last 106G 11 th career grand slam, 6/23 vdet (Lewicki) on 10-day DL, Aug 11-21(R hand contusion) 100 RBI for last 4 years since 9/11: 15/39(.385), 3hr, 10rbi YAN GOMES #7- All-Star vs.lhp:.288(32-111) 4HR,14RBI vs.rhp:.259(74-286) 12HR,34RBI Home:.267(51-191) 5HR,21RBI Road:.267(55-206) 11HR,27RBI CWS Series/Trip: 2-8,1 2B,1BB,1RBI,1R,1HR Streak:9G (13-36), 3HR, 6RBI RISP:.196(19-97) 3HR,30RBI 2018: 2 nd among A.L. CA s in OPS (.768) w/at least 300 plate apps 3 rd career grand slam, 7/2 at KC 500 th career MLB hit, 7/2 at KC last 36Gs is 43-for-135(.319), 9 2B, 6HR, 15 RBI 2018: (club is 55-48), 1 GS at DH Is 18-for-62 in throwing out would-be runners is 41-for-173(.237) w/men on 3rd career walk-off HR on 4/8 vs. KC (Maurer) Since 6/1:(74-259,.286, 10HR,35RBI, 72Gs,.806 OPS).840 OPS vlhp...2 nd career 4-hit game on 5/13 career-high 26 2B 5 str. gm w/an extra-base hit; reached safely in 13 str games ERIK GONZÁLEZ #9 vs.lhp:.211(12-57) 1HR,4RBI vs.rhp:.304(24-79) 0HR,12RBI Home:.319(23-72) 0HR,10RBI Road:.203(13-64) 1HR,6RBI CWS Series/Trip: 0-4 Streak:0G (0-10), 0HR, 1RBI RISP:.220(9-41) 0HR,12RBI 2018: Has appeared in 30G/15GS at 2B,20G/7GS at 3B, 16G/5GS@SS, 9G/3GS at 1B is 17-for-60(.283) w/runners on (2-for-7 as a PH) 6-for-32 (.188) in June, 15G, 3 2B, 4 RBI, 11K Last 33 games since July 8 is 13-for-54, 3 2B, 9 R, 3 RBI 6 th career 3-hit game & second career 4-RBI game on 5/3 v TOR (G2) 15 G in May: 14-for-32(.438), 4 2B, HR, 8RBI BRANDON GUYER #6 vs.lhp:.233(24-103) 5HR,17RBI vs.rhp:.172(15-87) 2HR,10RBI Home:.242(22-91) 4HR,11RBI Road:.172(17-99) 3HR,16RBI CWS Series/Trip: 1-5,1RBI,1R,1HR Streak:0G (0-3), 0HR, 0RBI RISP:.333(16-48) 4HR,24RBI 2018: 5GS/20G in LF 39GS/76G RF, 2GS/3G CF, 1GS DH 21-for-84(.250) w/ men on hit.154 in May: 6-for-39, 2 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 14 G has a.804 OPS vs. LHP season-high 3-for-6, 2B on 7/20 at TEX 1 st career GSlam on 5/15 at DET (Liriano) hit.357 (10-for-28) in July; since 7/1 is batting.255(24-for-94) w/6 2B, 4HR, 16RBI in last 57G 8/8 GS in CF was 1 st in CF since 7/20/16(TB) 2018: Placed on D.L. on 5/20(cervical strain) Is 10-for-last-36 (5 RBI, 6R, 18G) 4-for-19 as a PH w/5rbi (3 rd career PH HR on 7/27 at DET; first pro pitching app. June 16 vs. MIN, 1.0IP, 0R) JASON KIPNIS #22 vs.lhp:.223(31-139) 4HR,24RBI vs.rhp:.230(88-382) 13HR,50RBI Home:.255(66-259) 13HR,44RBI Road:.202(53-262) 4HR,30RBI CWS Series/Trip: 2-8,1 2B,2RBI,2R Streak:1G (2-4), 0HR, 2RBI RISP:.294(37-126) 8HR,59RBI 16 of 46 extra-base hits are w/risp(.917 OPS w/ RISP) last 25 games; 25-for-86(.291), 14R, 7 2B, 6HR, 25RBI (OPS is.945) 1000 th hit/2 nd grand slam/2 nd walkoff HR 9/19 vcws 2018: 129GS/131G at 2B, 11GS CF, 1 GS at DH Is 57-for-210(.271) w/men on last 80 G (6/16): 70-for-272(.257,.810 OPS) w/39 runs, 14 2B, 13HR, 49 RBI 2 nd half:.240 (47/196), 25R, 8 HR, 35 RBI, 56G season-high hits, runs, RBI on 8/26 at KC (4-for-5, 3 R, 4RBI, 100 th career HR; 2 nd career inside-the-park-hr) 1 st career PH homer, 9/1 vs. TB(Roe) FRANCISCO LINDOR #12- All-Star vs.lhp:.345(59-171) 8HR,20RBI vs.rhp:.256( ) 29HR,70RBI Home:.304(97-319) 20HR,50RBI Road:.255(83-325) 17HR,40RBI CWS Series/Trip: 2-10,1RBI,1R,1HR Streak:1G (2-5), 1HR, 1RBI RISP:.282(35-124) 7HR,57RBI 2018: 153 GS at SS, 1 GS DH in 2018 (.260, w/men on; 28 of 37 HR solos; 29 HR vrhp) Owns a.345 AVG/.997 OPS vlhp.282 AVG/.410OB% w/risp Only Indians player in club hist. w/2 Gs of 2 2B, 2HR in a career/season(has 3 G of at least 3XBH) HRd in 3 str. games 2x 2 nd career walkoff HR, 8/8 vmin Since 9/3: 23-for-91, 8HR, 12RBI, 20G May: A.L. Player of the month (.373, 10HR, 23RBI, 1.169OPS)... first SS in MLB history with 35+ HR, 40+ 2B and 20+ SB in the same season 17G of at least 2 etx base H(T2 nd MLB) A.L. LEADERS: Multi-Hit G (T1st, 58), Runs (2 nd, 125), TB (2 nd, 337), XBH (T3rd, 81), Hits (4 th, 180), Times On(6 th, 255), HR (T6th, 37), 2B (T6th, 42), SLG (7 th,.523), OPS (7 th,.876), SB (9th, 23), vs. LHP (4th,.345) career-high hit streak 15G(4/29-5/14) XBH hit in 9 str, 5/1-9 2 nd half:.262(67/256), 12 2B,12HR,28RBI, 40R, 60G;2 nd half ranks: Runs (T7th, 40), Hits (T8th, 67) MLB LEADERS: Multi-Hit G (T1st, 58), Runs (2nd, 125), TB (2nd, 337), XBH (T4th, 81), HR (T6th, 37) has six 2HR games (T2nd in MLB; K.Davis 7) career-high 7RBI, 7/2@KC (2 nd career GS) leads MLB w/36hr, 88RBI from leadoff spot (has four 4-hit games) 9 lead-off HR (most in club history; G Sizemore had in 2008; last coming 9/26@ CWS; 18-MLB high) ROBERTO PÉREZ #55 vs.lhp:.226(7-31) 0HR,2RBI vs.rhp:.149(21-141) 2HR,14RBI Home:.167(15-90) 1HR,8RBI Road:.159(13-82) 1HR,8RBI CWS Series/Trip: 2-5,1 2B,2RBI Streak:1G (2-5), 0HR, 2RBI RISP:.182(8-44) 0HR,13RBI 2018: 54GS/56G at catcher(club is in starts; 9-for-35 throwing out baserunners) has a.609 OPS vs. LHP (.351 on-base%) 11-for-75 (.147) w/men on base (5-for-24 w/risp- 2outs) reached safely in 19 of the last 30 g 25 2 nd half games: 12-for-64 (.188), 6R, 5 2B, 9RBI,10BB,.293 OB%... A.L. LEADERS: SH (T4th, 7) career-high 4RBI, 2B) JOSÉ RAMÍREZ #11- All-Star vs.lhp:.278(47-169) 6HR,25RBI vs.rhp:.272( ) 32HR,79RBI Home:.281(76-270) 19HR,62RBI Road:.266(78-293) 19HR,42RBI CWS Series/Trip: 2-8,1 2B,1BB,1RBI,3R Streak:2G (2-8), 0HR, 1RBI RISP:.301(40-133) 7HR,58RBI A.L. LEADERS: BB (2 nd, 104), IBB (2 nd, 15), Times On(3 rd, 266), SB (3rd, 33), SLG (4th,.558), OPS (4th,.949), RBI (4th, 104), Runs (4th, 107), HR (T4th, 38), OBP (5th,.391), TB (5th, 314), XBH (5th, 80), PA/SO (6th, 8.7), AB/HR (6th, 14.8), AB/RBI (7th, 5.4) successful on 27 of last 31 SB att s over last 36 games is 22-for-130(.169)w/23R, 2HR,15RBI(25BB, since Aug. 15) MLB LEADERS: HR (T4th, 38), Times On(T4th, 266), OPS (5th,.949), BB (5th, 104), SB (T5th, 33) 25 TH player MLB history w/ 30hr-30sb-100 rbi- 100 runs Ramirez & Lindor are the 1 st switch-hitting teammates in hist. to both record 20 HR/20 steals w/in same season(&30 HR apiece) 3 rd player club hist w/30hr&30sb (1 st in MLB since 2012) Owns single-season club record for HR by switch-hitter w/37 (hit #35 in team game #118; broke Carlos Santana record(34) in 16) Since 8/3, 47G: 35-for-167(.210), 29R, 6HR, 26RBI 2018: 137GS 3B,12GS 2B 4 GS@DH...79-for-259 (.305)w/men on 9 th career 2HR game, 7/30@MIN 59G 2 nd half:.224 (46-for-205), 39R,12 2B, 9HR, 34RBI, 47bb(.375 OB%,.810 OPS) 30 games of multiple XBH hits since 2017 T1 st in MLB; leads MLB w/171xbh since 2017; Lindor 2nd at 162 is 18-for-50 (.360) w/risp-2outs 2 nd in May OPS in gm streak of reaching base safely, 5/22-6/26(career-high) 65 BB last 85 G 4th player in MLB history w/30+hr, 20+SB team s first 100 games of season (A-Rod 1998; Bagwell 1999; Soriano 2006) AL Player of the Month(July) Abreu/Bonds/Bagwell/Ramirez only players 100BB-100R-100RBI-30HR-30SB(9 th time in MLB hist)

4 PAGE 4 CLEVELAND INDIANS GAME NOTES thursday, sept. 27, 2018 BULLPEN INFORMATION W L ERA G SV/OPP IR/S 1st Bat/Retired IP H R ER BB SO HR /57 233/60 494/ PITCHING BY MONTH PITCHER JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER Allen, C , 5.40 ERA (8.1IP, 5ER) 1-1-5, 6.57 ERA (12.1IP, 9ER) 1-2-4, 4.85 ERA (13IP, 7ER) 0-0-2, 0.00 ERA (8.2IP, 0ER) Bauer, T , 2.18 ERA (41.1IP, 10ER) 3-0-0, 2.03 ERA (40IP, 9ER) 2-0-0, 0.73 ERA (12.1IP, 1ER) 0-0-0, 3.38 ERA (5.1IP, 2ER) Bieber, S , 0.96 ERA (18.2IP, 2ER) 2-2-0, 7.33 ERA (27IP, 22ER) 3-0-0, 3.81 ERA (28.1IP, 12ER) 3-3-0, 4.63 ERA (35IP, 18ER) Carrasco, C , 5.21 ERA (19IP, 11ER) 4-0-0, 2.59 ERA (24.1IP, 7ER) 4-2-0, 1.85 ERA (39IP, 8ER) 0-3-0, 3.62 ERA (32.1IP, 13ER) Cimber, A , 0.00 ERA (2.2IP, 0ER) 0-0-0, 8.10 ERA (6.2IP, 6ER) 0-3-0, 2.89 ERA (9.1IP, 3ER) Clevinger, M , 2.78 ERA (32.1IP, 10ER) 1-4-0, 4.85 ERA (29.2IP, 16ER) 3-0-0, 2.21 ERA (36.2IP, 9ER) 2-1-0, 2.35 ERA (23IP, 6ER) Edwards, J , 3.68 ERA (7.1IP, 3ER) Hand, B , 1.69 ERA (5.1IP, 1ER) 0-0-6, 1.46 ERA (12.1IP, 2ER) 0-1-1, 4.00 ERA (9IP, 4ER) Kluber, C , 4.08 ERA (28.2IP, 13ER) 2-2-0, 3.69 ERA (31.2IP, 13ER) 4-1-0, 2.81 ERA (41.2IP, 13ER) 3-0-0, 3.09 ERA (23.1IP, 8ER) Miller, A , 1.86 ERA (9.2IP, 2ER) 0-0-1, 3.38 ERA (8IP, 3ER) Olson, T , ERA (1.1IP, 4ER) 0-0-0, ERA (0.2IP, 1ER) 0-0-0, 0.00 ERA (3IP, 0ER) 1-0-0, 0.00 ERA (5.2IP, 0ER) Otero, D , 4.00 ERA (9IP, 4ER) 0-0-1, 2.70 ERA (10IP, 3ER) 1-0-0, 7.45 ERA (9.2IP, 8ER) 0-0-0, 3.38 ERA (8IP, 3ER) Perez, O , 0.90 ERA (10IP, 1ER) 0-0-0, 1.35 ERA (6.2IP, 1ER) 0-1-0, 1.17 ERA (7.2IP, 1ER) 1-0-0, 2.45 ERA (7.1IP, 2ER) Plutko, A , 5.40 ERA (18.1IP, 11ER) 0-0-1, 5.40 ERA (5IP, 3ER) 0-2-0, 5.40 ERA (16.2IP, 10ER) 0-1-0, 6.11 ERA (17.2IP, 12ER) Ramirez, N , 0.00 ERA (12.1IP, 0ER) 0-1-0, 7.36 ERA (11IP, 9ER) 0-1-0, 5.68 ERA (6.1IP, 4ER) 0-0-0, 3.52 ERA (7.2IP, 3ER) Tomlin, J , 3.38 ERA (10.2IP, 4ER) 0-1-0, ERA (4IP, 5ER) 0-0-0, 4.50 ERA (4IP, 2ER) 2-0-0, 4.97 ERA (12.2IP, 7ER) PITCHING NOTES: vs.all:.242( )197hr vs.lh:.255( )108hr vs.rh:.230( )89hr Home: , 3.82ERA (744.0IP,316ER) Road: , 3.68ERA (677.2IP,277ER) CODY ALLEN #37 vs.all:.217(53-244)11hr vs.lh:.235(27-115)6hr vs.rh:.202(26-129)5hr Home:3-2-12, 4.71ERA (28.2IP,15ER)30G Road:1-4-15, 3.35ERA (37.2IP,14ER)38G Last Win:8/8/2018 vmin Last 2018: 27-for-32 in save chances 52 of 68G scoreless batters are 24-for-116(.207) w/men on ERA of 1.81 (12ER/59.2 IP) against A.L.Central since 2017 Career-high 6 runs/er all d on July 10 vs. CIN 15 str. save conversions 5/19-7/15 last 27 G: 26.2IP, 20H, 7ER, 2.36 ERA (29K,.206 avg) last 11 games has allowed 0R/3 H in 10.1IP (13K,.091 avg; 3-for-33) A.L. LEADERS: Saves (6th, 27), Games (T13th, 68), Opp Avg (17th,.217), IP (T19th, 66.1) 6 saves of at least 1.1IP (entering in 8 th inning; is 6-for-7 in such situations) has 7 holds CAREER: Franchise career-leader in saves at 140, passing Bob Wickman on July 4 at KC(now has 149 in his Indians career) Most strikeouts (562) and relief appearances (454) in franchise history...most seasons of at least 24 saves in club history (5) Only Allen, Kenley Jansen and Craig Kimbrel have at least 30 saves in each of last 3 seasons ( ). ADAM CIMBER #90 vs.all:.266(67-252)5hr vs.lh:.333(24-72)2hr vs.rh:.239(43-180)3hr Home:2-5-0, 3.11ERA (37.2IP,13ER)39G Road:1-3-0, 3.99ERA (29.1IP,13ER)30G Last Acquired from San Diego along with Brad Hand on July 19 for C Francisco Mejia Posted an ERA of 3.17 ERA in 42 relief appearances for SD in 2018 (48.1IP, 42H, 17ER, 10BB, 51SO,.237 avg) ERA over 13 July outings (11.0IP, 7H, 2ER, 3BB, 6SO,.189) and for year has limited RH hitters to a.239 (43-for-180) average (4BB, 192 BF, 11 GIDP) Season ERA of 3.49 (26ER/67.0IP, 12 holds) in 69 g; 21 of 27 outings w/ Cleveland are scoreless(19 IR ; 8 scored w/cle)..last 19G since 8/17: 13.1IP, 17H, 4R/ER, HR, 4BB, 6K BRAD HAND #33 vs.all:.201(52-259)8hr vs.lh:.158(16-101)3hr vs.rh:.228(36-158)5hr Home:0-2-16, 3.18ERA (34.0IP,12ER)34G Road:2-3-16, 2.43ERA (37.0IP,10ER)34G Last Last Save:9/5/2018 vkc Acquired from SD w/adam Cimber on July 19 for C Francisco Mejia With SD posted 24 SV in 29 atts. w/a 3.05 ERA in 41 games (44.1IP, 33H, 15ER, 15BB, 65SO,.202 avg)...at the time of trade, 24SV ranked T3rd in N.L.; 65 SO were 4 th in N.L. (currently 5th in MLB w/105 K).season ERA is 2.79 (32 SV, 11 holds, 71.0IP, 52H, 22ER) 21 of 27 outings w/cle, scoreless Since 2016, 2.63 ERA in 221 Gs (239.2IP, 169H, 70ER) & 320 relief SO over 3-year span rank 2 nd in MLB to Dellin Betances outings of at least 3SO since 16 rank 3rd among all LHP MLB relievers behind A Miller (37), J Hader(36) 2time N.L. All-Star ( ; club control thru 21) last 20G: 18.2IP, 13H, 5ER, 32K,.191 avg batters hitting.164(20-122) w/men on Is 8-for-9 in save situations with CLE (BS on HR) Left-handed batters are hitting just.155 (28-for-181) against since the start of last season ANDREW MILLER #24 vs.all:.207(25-121)2hr vs.lh:.184(7-38)0hr vs.rh:.217(18-83)2hr Home:2-2-2, 4.96ERA (16.1IP,9ER)18G Road:0-1-0, 1.72ERA (15.2IP,3ER)16G Last Win:8/9/2018 vmin Last Save:9/18/2018 vcws 2018: has 9 holds in 35 gms(2-for-5 in save chances, 27 of 35 games scoreless) Batters are 14-for-73 (.192) w/men on Since 8/3 DL return: 18G, 17.2IP, 12H, 5ER, 5BB,21K,.179avg Placed on 10-day DL for the third time on Aug. 27 with left shoulder inflammation (external impingement).activated on Sept. 10 8G since 9/10 return: 8.0IP, 7H, 3ER, 11SO On 10-day D.L. (L hamstring strain), 4/26-5/10, & again w/right knee inflammation, 5/26-8/2(has missed 72 games) batters are 7-for-39(.179) w/risp 7G rehab at three levels, 7/ SINCE 2016: Opponents are hitting just.164 (98-for-598) off Miller since the start of 2016 (MLB rank: 3rd) ERA of 1.47 (7ER, 43.0IP) vs. AL Central since start of 2017 has a strikeout rate of 39.7% (262/660) since the start of 2016 ERA of 1.81 (34ER/169.0 IP) since the start of 2016 (162 games; 1 st in MLB; min 130IP), Zach Britton 2 ERA TYLER OLSON #49 vs.all:.250(26-104)4hr vs.lh:.189(10-53)2hr vs.rh:.314(16-51)2hr Home:1-1-0, 6.35ERA (17.0IP,12ER)26G Road:1-0-0, 2.79ERA (9.2IP,3ER)16G Last Win:9/22/2018 vbos Last 2018: Allowed run in first outing (Haniger homer) after scoreless season in 2017 (30 outings) 32 of 42 outings are scoreless lefties are 10-for-53 off him with 23K (3 2B, 2HR,.617 OPS) has fanned 38 of 116 batters faced and batters are 15-for-41(.366)w/men on RHH own a.926 OPS 5 holds on the year Last 13Gs w/cle: 9.0IP, 5H, 0R, 4BB, 14K. On 10 day D.L.; 6/17-7/10(L lat strain) Optioned to AAA Columbus, July 20-Aug. 13 & Aug.18-28, going w/a 3.65 ERA (12.1IP, 8H, 5ER, 3BB, 18K,.186 avg) in 17 G at AAA DAN OTERO #61 vs.all:.288(67-233)12hr vs.lh:.344(31-90)7hr vs.rh:.252(36-143)5hr Home:1-0-0, 2.60ERA (34.2IP,10ER)34G Road:1-1-1, 9.53ERA (22.2IP,24ER)25G Last Last Walked 7 of 437 RH batters (1.6%) since the start of best among qualified RPs MLB 13 BB the last 2 seasons in 117.1IP (6 of them int l) Sept 9 games: 8.0IP, 10H, 3ER, 5K 2018: Took the loss in first outing of the season at SEA on 4/1 (D Gordon homer) 15 of 59 outings at least 1.1 IP 2 nd on club w/57.1 relief IP batters are 29-for-101(.287) w/runners on;.274 (17/62) with RISP career ERA of 1.98 (23ER/104.2IP) in 93 games in Progressive Field has 1 hold (5/26 vhou) 0 non-int l walks last 57 games (0 walks last 22.2 IP) OLIVER PEREZ #39 vs.all:.150(16-107)1hr vs.lh:.180(11-61)1hr vs.rh:.109(5-46)0hr Home:1-1-0, 1.29ERA (14.0IP,2ER)22G Road:0-0-0, 1.53ERA (17.2IP,3ER)28G Last Win:9/19/2018 vcws Last Signed by CLE as free agent on 6/2/18; granted release from NYY org on 6/1 2017: Spent season in Washington pen Stranded inherited baserunners (86%), 2 nd in NL 2018: Spent first 2 months pitching at AAA Scranton/WB(AAA); 2.57 ERA in 16 games(14.0ip, 17H, 4ER, 3BB, 15K) Signed w/cin on Feb. 25; released on 3/23; signed w/nyy on 3/30 CLE debut on 6/2@MIN (1.1IP, 0R, 3K) 45 of 50 outings scoreless(rhh are 5-for-46, 21K; has 15 holds; 6-for-50 w/men on).last 43Gs since 6/17(26.0IP, 12H, 4ER, 38K, batters 12-for-86) CAREER: Owns 3 rd -most appearances (602) & 3 rd -most strikeouts (1479) of a Mexican-born pitcher in MLB hist Outing on 9/26 at CWS was first multiple run game of the year His inherited runners pct scored of 7.3 (3 of 41) is lowest in A.L.;team-high 15 holds no ext base hits all d last 16.0IP Last 22G since 8/6: 15.0IP, 8H, 3R/2ER, 26SO). JOSH TOMLIN #43 vs.all:.309(88-285)24hr vs.lh:.365(46-126)13hr vs.rh:.264(42-159)11hr Home:1-3-0, 6.00ERA (36.0IP,24ER)17G Road:1-2-0, 6.98ERA (29.2IP,23ER)14G Last Win:9/23/2018 vbos Has appeared in 23 games in relief this season after debut in extra innings in Puerto Rico (16 th inning) on April 18 Made 1 st start since 5/15 on Sept. 14 vdet (2ER/4.0IP), is 0-3 with a 7.82 ERA in 8 starts (38.0IP, 56H, 33ER, 17HR, 6BB, 22SO,.331 avg) in relief has a 4.55 ERA in 23 outings (27.2IP, 32H, 17R/14ER, 6BB, 19K, 7HR) on 15-day DL, 7/10-8/22(R hamstring) 3.0IP outing on & in relief made 4 rehab starts between AA Akron & AAA Columbus, Aug 3-18 (5.11 ERA, 12.1IP. 7ER) Since return from DL: 8G,16.2IP,25H, 9ER RELIEF EFFECTIVENESS Last Appearance First Batter Saves Inherited Runners Pitcher Date OPP(score) IP H R/ER BB SO HR DEC Faced Retired SV Chances IR Scored Allen, C / ND Carrasco, C / L Cimber, A / ND Edwards, J. 9/23 vs.bos(4-3) 0.1-0/ ND Hand, B /0-2 - ND Miller, A /0-2 - ND Olson, T. 9/22 vs.bos(5-4) 2.0-0/0-2 - W Otero, D. 9/23 vs.bos(4-3) /0-1 - ND Perez, O / ND Plutko, A. 9/16 vs.det(4-6) /0-1 - ND Ramirez, N. 9/23 vs.bos(4-3) 0.2-0/0-1 - ND TEAM / ND

5 PAGE 5 CLEVELAND INDIANS GAME NOTES thursday, sept. 27, 2018 BRANDON BARNES #0 SEPTEMBER ROSTER ADDITIONS (HITTERS) vs.lhp:.143(1-7) 1HR,1RBI vs.rhp:.571(4-7) 0HR,1RBI Home:.143(1-7) 0HR,0RBI Road:.571(4-7) 1HR,2RBI CWS Series/Trip: 1-2,1RBI Streak:0G (0-1), 0HR, 0RBI RISP:.200(1-5) 0HR,1RBI Promoted from AAA Columbus on Sept. 4 Spent the entire Minor League season at AAA, batting.273 (136-for-498) with 39 doubles, 2 triples, 14 home runs and 81 RBI in 132 games led Inter l League in 2B; finished T1st runs (75), 2 nd in RBI, 3 rd in TB(221), 4 th in steals (19), 5 th in hits, 8 th OPS (.791) The Midseason and Postseason I.L. All-Star. Appeared at all 3 OF positions (55 games CF, 40 LF, 25 RF) and batted.310 (39-for-126) against left-handed pitching with a.951 OPS.has app d in 14 games for CLE (12G/1GS in RF; 2G/1GS in CF, 1G 2B, 1G LF).HR on 9/9 at TOR was his first since with Colorado hit in 5 of his last 8 games with an at bat (5-for-last-13) Brandon was a non-roster invitee last spring after signing as a free agent last Nov...Club debut on 9/4 vs. KC (RF) was his first appearance in the Majors since July 24, 2016 with Colorado. RAJAI DAVIS #26 vs.lhp:.221(21-95) 0HR,2RBI vs.rhp:.237(23-97) 1HR,4RBI Home:.200(20-100) 0HR,3RBI Road:.261(24-92) 1HR,3RBI CWS Series/Trip: 0-0 Streak:0G (0-11), 0HR, 0RBI RISP:.111(4-36) 0HR,5RBI Signed minor league deal on Feb : 33GS/47G in CF in 2018; (14GS/27G in LF; 2 G in RF) is 3-for-11 as PH...21-for-28 in SB attempts 400 th steal, 5/3 vtor (G1) ranks 2nd among active players (Jose Reyes/517) in steals with 415 oldest player in club history w/3 steals in a game, 6/6 vmil On 10-day DL (medical) from Aug (3-for-32 since Aug. 1) A.L. LEADERS: CS (T9th, 7), SB (T10th, 21), SH (T11th, 4) 11-for-70 (.157)w/men on & 21-for-95 (.221) vs. LHP last 53G: 25-for-101(.248) w/ HR, 5BB and 12 steals(20 runs) Was on the 10-day DL, Aug (non-baseball, medical condition) Has appeared in 16 games since activation (1-17, 3R, 5 SB last 14 games after no SB from 6/25-9/5) JOSH DONALDSON #27 vs.lhp:.273(15-55) 3HR,9RBI vs.rhp:.212(25-118) 4HR,10RBI Home:.238(24-101) 4HR,8RBI Road:.222(16-72) 3HR,11RBI CWS Series/Trip: 1-4,1 2B,5BB,1R Streak:0G (0-1), 0HR, 0RBI RISP:.265(9-34) 2HR,13RBI Acquired from Toronto on Aug. 31 with cash for a player to be named Limited to 36 games, batting.234 (32-for-137) with 11 2B, 5 HR and 16 RBI for the Blue Jays On the D.L. from April 11-May 2 (R shoulder inflammation) and May 29-Aug. 31 due to a left calf strain Began a rehab assignment in Class-A Dunedin on 8/28, appearing in 2 games. So far this season, batting.273 (15-for-55) vs. left-handed pitching with an OPS of.894 He is eligible for free agency following the season 16 of his 32 hits w/tor were for extra-bases last HR with Toronto was May 3 (G2) at Cleveland, homering in both games of DH (22 games w/o HR; 11th TOR batter to HR in both games of DH) Needed one HR to tie the most all-time as a Toronto 3B (Gruber-107, Donaldson-106, Sprague-103) 26 starts at third base, 10 starts at DH and 1 G at first base for TOR Placed on 10-day DL for third time in 2018 on Sept. 3 (retro, 9/1; left calf strain) grand slam in first game of rehab assignment at Columbus on Sept. 3 Career.267 (28-for-105) hitter in 29 career games in Progressive Field with 2 2B, 9 HR & 23 RBI (.951 OPS) overall in 4 games on rehab with Columbus/Akron was 3-for-12, 2HR, 6 RBI(activated on 9/11) Has 9 starts at 3B; 1GS at DH for CLE since 9/11 D.L. activation (8-for-35 overall; first HR with CLE on 9/14 vs. DET (Boyd; 9 walks;.378 on-base pct) 6-for-last-21(7 G, 7BB) ERIC HAASE #38 vs.lhp:.200(1-5) 0HR,1RBI vs.rhp:.167(1-6) 0HR,0RBI Home:.222(2-9) 0HR,1RBI Road:.000(0-2) 0HR,0RBI CWS Series/Trip: 0-2 Streak:0G (0-2), 0HR, 0RBI RISP:.400(2-5) 0HR,1RBI Spent the entire season to date in Columbus, batting.236 (102-for-433) with 24 doubles, 3 triples, 20 home runs and 71 RBI in 120 games (.288/.443/.732) At time of Sept. 1 recall he was T4th in the Int l League in HR, 6 th in RBI, 8 th in total bases (192) and 11th in slugging pct. (.443) I.L. Midseason All-Star 20 HR; T2nd in Indians system (71 RBI were 4 th highest). Threw out 48.5% (33-of-68) of baserunners attempting to steal this season at AAA Club s 7 th round (218th overall) selection in the 2011 First-Year Player Draft out of Divine Child High School (Dearborn, MI) Recalled on Sept. 1 Made MLB debut at catcher on Sept. 2 vs. TB (0-for-1, SO) has app d in 6 w/cle Recorded first MLB hit and RBI on Sept 16 vs. DET (off F Liriano) hit in 2 of last 3 games with an at bat. ADAM ROSALES #32 vs.lhp:.000(0-2) 0HR,0RBI vs.rhp:.222(2-9) 1HR,2RBI Home:.200(1-5) 0HR,1RBI Road:.167(1-6) 1HR,1RBI CWS Series/Trip: 1-5,1RBI,1R,1HR Streak:0G (0-1), 0HR, 0RBI RISP:.333(1-3) 0HR,1RBI Promoted from AAA Columbus on Sept. 4 Rosales, 35, also spent the entire season in Columbus, batting.239 (91-for-380) with 22 doubles, 1 triple, 18 home runs and 61 RBI in 114 games. He also scored 52 runs and stole 3 bases while appearing at games at all four infield positions (36 games 2B, 32 1B, 28 3B, 9 SS). He finished tied for seventh in the International League in homers and ninth in slugging pct. (.445). He batted.290 (27-for-93) for the year with runners in scoring position. Club debut on Sept. 4 vs. KC (1B) 4G 1B, 1G 3B, 4G/2GS 2B, 1G SS The Chicago, IL native was signed as a free agent on March 27 after being released by Philadelphia at end of spring HR on 9/24@CWS was first since 2018 vs. KC Royals Career vs. KC Royals W-L-S ERA G IP H R/ER BB SO W-L-S ERA IP/ER Allen, Cody / /10 Bauer, Trevor / /27 Bieber, Shane / /8 Carrasco, Carlos / /46 Cimber, Adam / /0 Clevinger, Mike / /13 Edwards, Jonathan / /1 Hand, Brad / /5 Kluber, Corey / /52 Miller, Andrew / /26 Olson, Tyler / /0 Otero, Danny / /8 Perez, Oliver / /0 Plutko, Adam / /4 Ramirez, Neil / /0 Tomlin, Josh / /63 INDIANS / JONATHAN EDWARDS #46 SEPTEMBER ROSTER ADDITIONS (PITCHERS) vs.all:.207(6-29)2hr vs.lh:.250(3-12)0hr vs.rh:.176(3-17)2hr Home:0-0-0, 1.50ERA (6.0IP,1ER)7G Road:0-0-0, 13.50ERA (1.1IP,2ER)1G Signed as a free agent by Cleveland to a Minor League contract on March 22 after missing the 2016 and 2017 campaigns recovering from reconstructive right elbow surgery. Keller, Texas native split the season between AA Akron and AAA Columbus, going 2-1 w/4 saves & a 3.63 ERA in 34 relief appearances (39.2IP, 29H, 16ER, 15BB, 56SO,.197 avg). He appeared in 31 games for Texas and San Diego in 2014 and 2015, posting a 4.32 ERA (12ER, 25.0IP) after beginning pro career in 2006 as an OF in STO organization and converting to pitcher in 2012 with Texas CLE debut on 9/1 vs. TB was first outing since October 4, 2015 at Los Angeles (NL) with SD Promoted from AAA Columbus on Sept. 1 (1R, 2.0IP) Has all d runs in 2 of his 8 outings with Cleveland.Right-handed hitters are 3-for-17 with 2HR allowed, 6SO last 5 games: 4.0IP, 1H, 0R, 5K(batters are 1-for-13) ADAM PLUTKO #45 vs.all:.260(77-296)20hr vs.lh:.314(44-140)11hr vs.rh:.212(33-156)9hr Home:3-2-1, 4.71ERA (49.2IP,26ER)10G Road:1-3-0, 6.15ERA (26.1IP,18ER)6G Last Win:6/24/2018 vdet Last Save:7/11/2018 vcin In 6 th stint w/cle after 8/18 recall has made 12 starts w/cle, winning his first 3 decisions as a starter is 4-5 with a 5.29 in 12 GS (68.0IP, 67H, 40ER, 17HR, 20BB, 53K) LHH 1.021OPS; RHH.710OPS Relief debut 6/16 vs. MIN (2.0IP, 2H, 1R/ER) first career save on July 11 vs. CIN (4.0IP, 6H, 3R/ER, 2BB, 4SO) relief ERA is 4.50 (5G, 8.0IP, 10H, 4ER) Around his tenure with Cleveland he has recorded a mark of 7-3 with a 1.70 ERA in 14 starts with Columbus (84.2IP, 47H, 16ER, 16BB, 81SO,.158 avg) and over his last 4 outings he had an ERA of 0.92 (2ER/19.2IP/0HR) For the season at AAA, RH hitters are just batting.157 (24-for-153) and he has yielded a.118 (4-for-34) average with runners in scoring position. NEIL RAMIREZ #58 vs.all:.226(35-155)9hr vs.lh:.218(12-55)4hr vs.rh:.230(23-100)5hr Home:0-0-0, 4.74ERA (19.0IP,10ER)24G Road:0-2-0, 4.09ERA (22.0IP,10ER)22G Last Last Signed as FA on 11/30/17 and was a non-roster invitee to ML camp (9G) Selected to roster May 15 (Zimmer DL) has pitched in 46G (41.0IP,35H, 20R/ER,13 holds) debut 5/15@DET 2018: Spent first six weeks w/aaa Columbus, posting a mark of & a 2.55 ERA in 13 relief outings (17.2IP, 13H, 5R/ER, 3BB, 31SO,.200 avg) avg d 15.8 SO per 9. all d runs in 15 of 46G (17 straight scoreless apps from May 28-Jul. 6, covering 15.1IP) last 42G: 38.1IP/16ER, 3.76 ERA last 25G since July 7: 23.0IP, 22H, 16R/ER, 11BB, 32SO, 7HR Placed on 10-day D.L. on 8/23 (lower back spasms) Rehabbed in AA Akron, 8/29; AAA Columbus on 8/31 Activated Sept. 2 (last 5 G.: 5.0IP, 2H, 0R, 2BB, 8K) batters are hitting.174 (12-for-69) w/runners on and.170 (8-for-47) with RISP.