LEVELAND INDIANS 2017 OFFICIAL GAME INFORMATION

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1 2017 OFFICIAL GAME INFORMATION LEVELAND INDIANS CLEVELAND INDIANS (91-57) vs. KANSAS CITY ROYALS (73-74) RHP Carlos Carrasco (15-6, 3.41) vs. RHP Jason Hammel (8-11, 4.91) Game #149/Home #74» Sat., Sept. 16, 2017» Progressive Field» 4:10 p.m. (ET)» FS1, WTAM/WMMS/IRN THE THRILL IS GONE 22 TO REMEMBER» Cleveland fell to Kansas City by a score of 4-3 on Friday night, ending the Tribe s American League-record 22-game winning streak...marked the first loss for Cleveland since Aug. 23 vs. Boston (6-1)...also snapped an 11-game winning streak at home...tribe is still riding a streak of 6 consecutive series wins - all sweeps - longest such streak since a run of 7 straight series wins, Aug. 17-Sept. 5, W-L RS RA ERA GB/A 2016: (TEX) 2017: (HOU)» At 91-57, this marks Cleveland s best record thru 148G since ending the 1995 season at , 7th-best in franchise history: BEST RECORDS THRU 148 GAMES, CLEVELAND HISTORY Season(s) Pct. W-L » Cleveland is MLB-best (.782) since July 21; have gained 13.0G in A.L. Central since (were with half-game lead). WINS & LOSSES» At (.615), Cleveland owns the best record in the A.L. and 2nd-best in the Majors...the Indians have won 22 of 23, 31 of 36, 43 of 55, 60 of 86 and 86 of their last 136 games...seven A.L. teams hold records of.500-or-better at present: BEST RECORDS IN MAJORS, 2017 Team Win% W-L Los Angeles-NL Cleveland Houston Washington Arizona Boston » At and 34 games above.500, Cleveland is one win shy of the club s high-water mark for 2017 (+35, on Sept. 14; most since Sept. 30, 1999, +35, 97-62), while sitting 36 losses ahead of club s low-water mark (-2G, 2x, last 5-7, April 16)...Tribe finished 2016 at +27 (94-67).» Cleveland is against the A.L., but just 6-14 vs. the N.L... Tribe has rallied for 28 come-from-behind wins, while taking 25 losses after holding a lead at some point in the contest...club is following a win, after a loss...tribe is in games decided in 7th inning-or-later...club is 15-1 to start Sept. after going 19-9 in August; Tribe posted winning records in 4 of first 5 months (April: 14-10, June: 15-12, July: May ended streak of 7 consec. months w/.500+ records, incl Postseason).» Cleveland s +222 run differential is best in the Majors...the Tribe has a +397 run diff. in the team s 91 wins ( ), but a -159 run diff. in the 57 losses ( ). HIGHEST RUN DIFFERENTIAL IN MAJORS Team +/- RS RA Cleveland *524 Los Angeles-NL New York-AL Arizona Houston Washington *Indians have allowed 2nd-fewest runs in Majors» Longest winning streak of season was 22 games (Aug. 24- Sept. 14) - most in A.L. history/2nd-most in MLB history - also the club s longest winning streak since Cleveland set previous franchise-record streak of 14 games, June 17-July 1, longest losing skid of the season is 4 games, July 9-16 (first skid of 4+ games since July 2015). A.L. CENTRAL STANDINGS» Cleveland (91-57) enters today in sole possession of 1st place in A.L. Central standings (have spent 80 straight & 91 of last 92 days in 1st), a season-high 13.5 games ahead of 2nd-place Minnesota (77-70, -13.5G)...Kansas City (73-74, -17.5G) is in 3rd place, Detroit (61-86, -29.5G) is in 4th place & Chicago-AL (59-88, -31.5G) is in 5th place...the Indians have spent 115 days in 1st place, 40 days in 2nd place, 6 days in 3rd place, 3 days in 4th place & 2 days in 5th place...club s largest deficit is 3.0 games (last May 27).» The Indians have gone within the A.L. Central, while posting a record outside of the division (19-7 vs. A.L. West)...club went (.653) against A.L. Central opponents in 2016, Tribe s most wins ever within division since 98 realignment.» Cleveland s offense is averaging 5.1 runs-per-game against A.L. Central teams (345R/68G), just slightly more than 5.0 RPG against all other opponents (401R/80G). SERIES STUFF» Cleveland has gone in 49 series completed in 2017, going at home, on the road...tribe is in series openers & in series finales (7-6 in rubber games)... Cleveland has 12 sweeps, while the club has been swept 6 times.» Tribe has won 6 straight, 10 of 11 (10-0-1), 14 of 18, 19 of 27 & 21 of club s last 32 series...current 6-series win streak is club s longest run since 7 consec. series wins, Aug. 17-Sept. 5, 2007.» The Indians have a series record of after winning the first game of a particular series. PAYING THE COST TO BE THE BOSS MAGIC NUMBER: 2» Cleveland s magic number to clinch a second consecutive A.L. Central Division title was 2 entering today (any combination of Cleveland wins & Minnesota losses)...the Indians officially clinched a Postseason berth when Houston beat Los Angeles-AL late Thursday night. INTO THE NIGHT HISTORIC 22-GAME STREAK ENDS» Cleveland saw the club s 22-game winning streak come to an end on Friday, which enters the history books as the longest winning streak in American League history (1901-present) & the 2nd-longest winning streak in the history of Major League Baseball (as recognized by Elias). LONGEST SINGLE-SEASON WIN STREAKS, MAJOR LEAGUE HISTORY Team G s Dates New York Giants 26 Sept. 7-30, 1916 Cleveland Indians 22 Aug. 24-Sept. 14, 2017 Chicago White Stockings 21 June 2-July 9, 1880 Chicago Cubs 21 Sept. 4-27, 1935 St. Louis Maroons 20 April 20-May 23, 1884 Providence Grays 20 Aug. 7-Sept. 8, 1884 Oakland Athletics 20 Aug. 13-Sept. 4, 2002» New York-NL s record 26-gm streak in 1916 took place entirely at home and included one tie vs. Pittsburgh, which came on Sept. 18 between wins 12 & 13 and was replayed the following day.» In the process, Cleveland became just the 9th team dating back to 1913 to accomplish separate winning streaks of 10+ games at home as well as on the road - one of 5 teams to do so in the Divisional Era since 1969 (also 69 Orioles, 77 Royals, 02 Athletics, 15 Mets)...the 47 Yankees and 02 A s were the only teams other than Cleveland to have these streaks occur concurrently. BACKWATER BLUES LOOKING BACK AT THE STREAK» During Cleveland s historic 22-game winning streak, the Tribe outscored opponents by a margin (+105; 6.5RPG)...that +105 run differential signals the best 22-game margin in Cleveland franchise history - largest by any MLB team since the 1939 New York Yankees had 8 different 22-gm spans of 107+ (best was +132 from Aug. 9-29)...plated double-digit run totals six times across the 22 games...outscored opponents (+55) in innings 1-3.» Cleveland scored first in 19 of the 22 games (exceptions: Sept. 9 vs. BAL, Sept. 13 vs. DET, Sept. 14 vs. KC), while Indians trailed for just 8.0 of innings (4.0 of those came Sept. 14 vs. KC).» Tribe offense batted.306 ( ) w/ 54 doubles, 7 triples, 41 HR & a.937 OPS, hitting.256 (57-223) w/risp...pitching staff had a 1.58 ERA,.208 avg., 200SO/37BB & 7 SHO; rotation recorded 19 of the 22 wins while posting a 1.77ERA (27ER/137.2IP, 139SO/26BB,.214 AVG)...relievers had a 1.17 ERA (8ER/61.1IP, 61SO/11BB,.193 AVG), 7 for 8 in save opps.» Streak leaders...g s: Lindor/Santana/Urshela (21), Hits: Lindor (31-86,.360), Hits w/risp: Diaz(6-18,.333)/Encarnacion(6-20,.300), Extra-base Hits: Ramirez (20); HR s: Lindor (9), RBI: Lindor (20), Runs: Lindor (19), OPS: Ramirez (1.405), GS: Bauer/Carrasco/Clevinger/Kluber (4), W s: Bauer/Clevinger/Kluber (4), K s: Kluber (35), CG s: Carrasco/Kluber (1). AIN T NOBODY HOME AT PROGRESSIVE FIELD» Tribe is 7-1 to start longest homestand of 2017, a 10-day, 10-gamer vs. BAL (3-0), DET (3-0) & KC (1-1, two-to-play).» Cleveland s (.589) home record is 4th-best in the A.L. & 6th in the Majors...club has 11 of 12 & 22 of 28 at home since the All-Star break...tribe was scheduled to play 16 of final 22 games at home from Sept. 8-Oct. 1 (7-1 record so far). PLAYIN WITH MY FRIENDS MISC. NOTES» The Indians are an MLB-best (.721) since All-Star break.» Cleveland holds a 10-7 advantage over Kansas City in 2017 season series, as two clubs meet for final time; Tribe has shut out the Royals in 3 of their last 5 meetings and 6 of 17 overall...the Indians (44-24 vs. A.L. Central overall) saw their 15-game winning streak within the division come to an end with Friday s loss, longest for the Tribe since creation of the A.L. Central in 1994 (previous best had been 11G, Sept. 5-19, 2005); have still won 15 of 16, 25 of 30 and 32 of their last 42 within the division.» Last night s loss ended a 15-0 run to start to Sept., Cleveland s best record to start any month in franchise history while matching longest such streak to begin a given month in Divisional Era (since 1969), as Indians joined the 1977 Kansas City Royals (15-0, Sept.) & 1991 Minnesota Twins (15-0, June)...thanks to STATS LLC.» FRANCISCO LINDOR has collected an extra-base hit in 9 straight, matching longest streak for Indians since at least 1913.» All 23 app s by TYLER OLSON have been scoreless, longest MLB streak to begin a season since Will Ohman in 2010 (25). CLEVELAND ROCKS THIS DAY IN MUSIC...» 1979: The Sugarhill Gang released Rapper s Delight, often credited as the song that first popularized the hip-hop genre in the U.S. & around the world : Norman Whitfield, one of Motown Records most important songwriters/producers, passed away in Los Angeles at age 68; after joining the company at 19, Whitfield co-wrote hits like Heard It Through The Grapevine, Smiling Faces, & Ain t Too Proud To Beg ; also went on to become primary producer for The Temptations.» BORN THIS DAY: (1925) B.B. King; (1941) Joe Butler, drums, The Lovin Spoonful; (1942) Bernie Calvert, bass/keyboards, The Hollies; (1944) Betty Kelly, Martha & the Vandellas; (1948) Kenney Jones, drums, the Small Faces...later, The Who, following death of Keith Moon; (1952) Ron Blair, original bassist, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers; (1963) Richard Marx; (1977) Musiq Soulchild. 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, +13.5G Days in 1st ( ) ( ) Largest 1st-place Lead.+13.5G, last 9/15 Largest 1st-place Deficit. -3.0G, last 5/27 Most G Above G, (91-56, 9/14) Most G Below G, 2x (5-7, 4/16) Times at , last on 6/14 Current Streak...L1 Homestand Following a Win Following a Loss Last 5 games Last 10 games Last 15 games Last 20 games Longest W Streak (8/24-9/14) Longest L Streak...4, (7/9-16) Come-from-Behind Wins...28 Losses After Holding Lead...25 Team Saves for-41 (78.0%) 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) (19) Avg. Time-of-Game (Overall)...3: ,539 min/148 G Avg. Time-of-Game (9.0IP)...3: ,263 min/142 G CLE challenges overturned...16 of 33 Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun April May June July August Sept UPCOMING PROBABLES & BROADCAST INFORMATION Date Opponent Probable Pitchers - Cleveland vs. Opponent First Pitch TV/Radio Sun., Sept. 17 KANSAS CITY RHP Corey Kluber (16-4, 2.44) vs. TBA 1:10PM ET SportsTime Ohio, WTAM/WMMS/IRN Mon., Sept. 18 OFF DAY (Anaheim, CA)

2 PAGE 2 CLEVELAND INDIANS GAME NOTES Saturday, SEPT. 16, carlos carrasco (15-6, 3.41 ERA) TONIGHT S START» The 30-year-old right-hander is scheduled to make his 30th start (matching a careerhigh) of the 2017 season in this afternoon s tilt vs. Kansas City...marks the 139th start and 173rd appearance of his career.» Will be pitching on regular four days rest since making his last start vs. Detroit on September 11...picked up his third consecutive win as he tossed 6.0 scoreless innings on seven hits with one walk and nine strikeouts in an 11-0 Indians victory.» Tonight marks Carrasco s 17th career start (22nd appearance) against the Kansas City Royals...hs gone 8-6 with a 3.46 ERA (40ER/104.0IP) in his career vs. the Royals, including a 1-1 record with a 3.97 ERA (5ER/11.1IP) in two prior starts this season.» Carrasco will be making his 14th start this season at Progressive Field, where he has gone 5-4 with a 4.29 ERA (38ER/79.2IP). LAST TIME OUT» Last started on September 11 vs. Detroit...earned his 15th win of the season as he held the Tigers to seven hits over 6.0 scoreless frames, issuing one walk and nine strikeouts.» Marked Carrasco s third straight win, and he has won five of his last six decisions overall...carrasco is now 2-0 with a 0.82 ERA (2ER/22.0IP) across three September starts.» Carrasco ranks among AL pitching leaders in a variety of categories, including ERA (3.41, 9th), wins (15, T-6th), innings pitched (179.1, 9th) strikeouts (201, 5th), K- per-9.0ip (10.1, 5th), opponent batting average (.233, 8th) and road ERA (2.71, 2nd). VS. KANSAS CITY AL CENTRAL» Set to make his 17th career start (22nd appearance) against the Kansas City Royals, as well as his 3rd this season...owns a lifetime record of 8-6 vs. the Royals with a 3.46 ERA (40ER/104.0IP).» Has gone 1-1 with a 3.97 ERA (5ER/11.1IP) in two previous starts against Kansas City this season...his win came at Progressive Field on August 27, where he tossed 7.0 scoreless innings on six hits with no walks and eight strikeouts...he took the loss at Kauffman Stadium on June 3 (4.1IP, 5H, 5R/ER, 2BB, 3K).» Has made 14 starts against AL Central foes this season, going 10-2 with a 1.87 ERA (19ER/91.2IP)...his 1.87 ERA against the AL Central ranks as the lowest intradivisional ERA in Major League Baseball this season (min. 60.0IP). AT PROGRESSIVE FIELD» Carrasco is set to make his 14th home start of the season tonight...has gone 5-4 at Progressive Field with a 4.29 ERA (38ER/79.2IP), over 1.5 runs higher than his 2.71 road mark (which ranks 2nd in the American League).» Has made five starts at home since the All-Star break, going 2-2 with a 3.69 ERA (13ER/31.2IP).» Has won each of his last two starts at home, working a scoreless outing in each start...has allowed just one walk against 17 strikeouts over 13.0 combined shutout frames. BATTERS BEWARE» Carrasco has limited opposing hitters to a.233 average (153-for-658) this season, which ranks as the 8th-lowest among qualified AL starting pitchers.» Carrasco has limited right-handed batters to a.221 average this season (82-for- 371)...has allowed just seven home runs to right-handed batters, compared to 13 by left-handed batters.» Over his last 11 starts, Carrasco has held righties to a.213 clip (29-for-136).» Has struck out 29.1 percent of right-handers faced this year (117 out of 402 batters faced), as 117 of his 201 total punchouts this year have been against righties. STRIKEOUT SUCCESS» Carrasco has averaged strikeouts-per-9.0ip this season, ranking 5th in the American League...his 201 strikeouts overall are the second-most among Indians hurlers (Corey Kluber - 243) and rank 5th in the AL.» Has struck out six-or-more batters in 23 of his 28 starts this year, as well as in each of his last eight outings (longest streak of his career)...his 23 such starts are tied with teammate Corey Kluber for the 3rd-most in the AL & 4th-most in MLB this season.» With nine strikeouts in his last outing on September 11, Carrasco reached the 200 strikeout milestone for the second time in his Major League career (also 2015)... Carrasco is just the 8th pitcher in Indians franchise history to record multiple seasons of 200+ strikeouts (McDowell, Feller, Kluber, G. Perry, Colon, Tiant, Score).» Since the beginning of 2015, Carrasco has amassed strikeouts-per-9.0ip, the 5th-highest rate among American League pitchers & 9th-best in MLB in that span (minimum innings pitched)...carrasco also sports a 4.81 K/BB ratio since 2015, which ranks 3rd in the AL over that span and 6th in MLB HIGHLIGHTS» Went 2-2 with a 2.04 ERA (8ER/35.1IP) in five April starts...both wins came on the road, where he compiled a 2-0 record with a 1.32 ERA (2ER/13.2IP)...best performance came on April 22 at Chicago-AL where Carrasco tossed 8.0 shutout innings on just three hits, striking out eight batters in Cleveland s 7-0 win.» Earned the lowest April ERA (min. 30.0IP) for an Indians starter since Cliff Lee sported a 0.96 April ERA in his 2008 Cy Young campaign.» Carrasco finished the month of May with a 3-0 record and a 3.90 ERA (13ER/30.0IP)... posted three quality starts on the month (May 3 at Detroit, May 9 at Toronto & May 29 vs. Oakland), winning all three of them.» Went 3-1 in five June starts despite posting a season-high 5.68 ERA (16ER/25.1IP).» Finished the month of July with a 2-1 record and a 3.31 ERA (12ER/32.2IP)...both of his wins came against the Detroit Tigers...struck out a season-high 11 batters in Cleveland s 11-2 victory over the Tigers on July 7.» Went 10-3 with a 3.44 ERA (40ER/104.2IP) over 17 first-half starts...ranked second on the team and sixth in the AL with 114 strikeouts prior to the All-Star Break. rhp STEAL RATES WHILE PITCHING Year(s) CS SBA CS% % % TOTAL %» Posted a record of 3-2 in six August starts with a 4.50 ERA (17ER/34.0IP), punctuated by a pair of scoreless outings (August 11 at Tampa Bay, 8.0IP, 2H, 2BB, 10K; August 27 vs. Kansas City, 7.0IP, 6H, 0BB, 8K).» Tossed his first complete game of the season (8th of his career) on September 6 at Chicago-AL, allowing just one run on three hits with no walks and eight strikeouts. CAREER SNAPSHOT» Right-hander is in his 9th season with the Cleveland organization after being acquired from the Philadelphia Phillies on July 29, 2009, along with INF Jason Donald, RHP Jason Knapp & C Lou Marson in exchange for OF Ben Francisco & LHP Cliff Lee.» Signed 4-year contract extension with Indians thru 2018 on April 7, 2015, including club options for 2019 & 2020 and could cover up to first 3 years of free agency.» Made his major league debut September 1, 2009 as the Indians starter against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park...took the loss after allowing six runs on nine hits (three home runs) with three walks and three strikeouts in 3.0 innings.» Is in his 14th professional season since signing with Philadelphia as a non-drafted free agent on Nov. 25, has appeared in parts of seven Major League seasons with Cleveland...missed the entire 2012 season after having right elbow surgery.» Enjoyed a solid season near the front of the Indians rotation in 2016, but was ultimately limited to 25 starts due to injury, finishing his 2016 campaign with an 11-8 record and a 3.32 ERA (54ER/146.2IP)...broke the fifth metacarpal on his right hand on September 18 and was placed on the 60-Day Disabled List. CARRASCO S CAREER RECORD W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO Career CARRASCO vs. KANSAS CITY W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO Career CARRASCO at PROGRESSIVE FIELD W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO Career HIGHS CAREER HIGHS Innings: 9.0, Sept. 6 at CWS Innings: 9.0, 6x, last Sept. 6, 2017 at CWS Hits: 9, July 7 vs. DET Hits: 11, Sept. 27, 2010 vs DET Runs: 8, June 26 vs. TEX Runs: 8, 2x, last June 26, 2017 vs. TEX ER: 8, June 26 vs. TEX ER: 8, 2x, last June 26, 2017 vs. TEX SO s: 11, July 7 vs. DET SO s: 15, Sept. 25, 2015 at KC Walks: 5, Apr. 16 vs. DET Walks: 5, Apr. 16, 2017 vs. DET HR: 3, June 26 vs. TEX HR: 3, 4x, last June 26, 2017 vs. TEX Pitches: 114, July 1 at DET Pitches: 124, July 1, 2015 at TB CG s: 1, Sept. 6 at CWS CG s: 8, last Sept. 6, 2017 at CWS Low-Hit CG: 3, Sept. 6 at CWS Low-Hit CG: 1, Sept. 25, 2015 at KC CG SHO s: NA CG SHO s: 3, last June 25, 2016 at DET Win Streak: 5, June 11 - July 7 Win Streak: 5, June 11 - July 7, mlb splits Career mlb splits W L ERA G/S IP ER HOME / ROAD / DAY / NIGHT / GRASS / TURF / W L ERA G/S IP ER HOME / ROAD / DAY / NIGHT / GRASS / TURF / AVG H AB HR RBI BB SO AVG H AB HR RBI BB SO vs. LEFT vs. LEFT vs. RIGHT vs. RIGHT TOTALS TOTALS BATTER-PITCHER MATCH-UPs Carrasco vs. Kansas City Hammel vs. Cleveland PLAYER AVG H AB HR RBI BB SO PLAYER AVG H AB HR RBI BB SO Bonifacio Almonte Butera Bruce Cabrera Chisenhall Cain Diaz Cuthbert Encarnacion Escobar Gomes Gordon Jackson Hosmer Kipnis Merrifield Lindor Moss Perez Moustakas Ramirez Orlando Santana Perez Urshela carrasco S 2017 DAY-BY-DAY Date Opp. Score Dec. ERA IP H R ER HR BB-I SO Left Game P/S 4/4 at TEX 4-3 W Leading /53 4/11 vs. CWS Tied /61 4/16 vs. DET 1-4 L Trailing /59 4/22 at CWS 7-0 W Leading /73 4/28 vs. SEA 1-3 L Trailing /75 April Totals /3 at DET 3-2 W Leading /60 5/9 at TOR 6-0 W Leading /64 5/15 vs. TB Leading /41 5/23 at CIN Leading /62 5/29 vs. OAK 5-3 W Leading /69 May Totals /3 at KC 5-12 L Trailing /47 6/11 vs. CWS 4-2 W Leading /56 6/16 at MIN 8-1 W Leading /64 6/21 at BAL 5-1 W Leading /64 6/26 vs. TEX Trailing /46 June Totals /1 at DET 4-1 W Leading /75 7/7 vs. DET 11-2 W Leading /71 7/14 at OAK 0-5 L Trailing /62 7/19 at SF Leading /63 7/26 vs. LAA Tied /64 July Totals /1 at BOS Tied /33 8/6 vs. NYY 1-8 L Trailing /62 8/11 at TB 5-0 W Leading /73 8/17 at MIN 9-3 W Leading /62 8/22 vs. BOS 1-9 L Trailing /72 8/27 vs. KC 12-0 W Leading /62 August Totals /1 at DET Leading /68 9/6 at CWS 5-1 W Leading /76 9/11 vs. DET 11-0 W Leading /64 September Totals Season Totals TOMORROW S probable starter RHP COREY KLUBER (16-4, 2.44)» The 31-year-old right-hander will make his 27th start of the season in tomorrow s finale vs. Kansas City, marking the 161st start and 166th appearance of his career.» Will be pitching on regular four days rest since making his last start on September 12 vs. Detroit...tossed his 3rd complete-game shutout of the season as he held the Tigers to just five hits, walking none and striking out eight in a 2-0 Indians victory...kluber has gone 8-1 in his last nine starts with a 1.67 ERA (13ER/70.0IP), striking out 82 batters in that span (8 BB).» Set to make his 20th career start against the Royals, as well as his 2nd this season...has gone 8-6 in his career vs. Kansas City with a 3.15 ERA (43ER/123.0IP)...his lone start against the Royals this season came on August 18 at Kauffman Stadium, where he earned the win (5.1IP, 6H, 1R/ER, 1BB, 4K).» Tomorrow will mark Kluber s 15th start at Progressive Field this season, where he has gone 9-2 with a 1.93 ERA (lowest home ERA in AL)...Kluber has won four of his last five starts at home, and has thrown a complete game in three of his last four outings at Progressive Field.» Kluber enters play today leading the AL in ERA (2.44), opponent batting average (.191), and home ERA (1.93), while ranking in the Top 5 in several other categories.

3 PAGE 3 CLEVELAND INDIANS GAME NOTES saturday, sept. 16, 2017 HITTERS NOTES: vs.lhp:.269( ) 66HR,251RBI vs.rhp:.260( ) 128HR,460RBI Home:.266( ) 87HR,348RBI Road:.261( ) 107HR,363RBI KC series: 18-66,7 2B,11BB,6RBI,5R,1HR H-Stand:66-255,17 2B,2 3B,32BB,33RBI,35R,9HR RISP:.251( ) 45HR,501RBI JAY BRUCE #32 vs.lhp:.216(33-153) 8HR,22RBI vs.rhp:.270(95-352) 26HR,72RBI Home:.224(56-250) 13HR,36RBI Road:.282(72-255) 21HR,58RBI KC Series: 1-8,1 2B,1BB,1RBI H-Stand:4-27,1 2B,5BB,5RBI,1R,1HR Streak:0G (0-4), 0HR, 0RBI RISP:.289(35-121) 11HR,62RBI Acquired from the NY Mets on Aug. 9 for Class-A RHP Ryder Ryan With the Mets he batted.265 ( ) w/20 2B, 29 HR & 75 RBI in 103 games (.324/.524/.847) Combined on the year is hitting.253 ( ) w/26 2B, 34HR, 94 RBI, 52BB, 77R in 132 G (.835OPS) At the time of the trade was T4th-most HR in the N.L.; T12th in RBI, T14th in XBH and 12 th in total bases (211) 5 multi-homer games are tied for 5th-most in the majors Has 14 go-ahead home runs this season 14HR and 39 RBI over his last 55 games Is T11th in HR (34) & T17th in RBI (94) in all of MLB YANDY DÍAZ #36 Reached 25HR mark for the third straight season and the seventh time in his career.25 multi-hr games in career.91 G RF, 11 G at 1B for NYM (27GS RF for CLE, hit in 17GS; has also app d in 1G at 1B for CLE) career-high 6RBI; 5 th career grand slam ranked 3 rd among N.L RF ers in total zone runs and range factor CLE debut 8/10 3-time N.L all-star; 2 Silver Slugger awards career batting average of.306 (41-134) w/7 2B, 6 HR & 18RBI in 37 G in Progressive Field (.874 OPS) reached 38 of 114PA w/cle club is 22-5 in his starts hitting.286(62-217) w/runners on for 2017 (11-for-47 w/cle) vs.lhp:.304(14-46) 0HR,5RBI vs.rhp:.239(21-88) 0HR,6RBI Home:.313(20-64) 0HR,4RBI Road:.214(15-70) 0HR,7RBI KC Series: 2-8 H-Stand:8-28,1 2B,1RBI,4R Streak:1G (2-4), 0HR, 0RBI RISP:.216(8-37) 0HR,11RBI Made MLB debut on (1-4) first MLB hit (2B, Darvish)on 31GS 3B, 3 GS LF, 5GS DH (4-for-4, 4R, 2 2B, 3B, 2RBI 8/24 vbos) 16/68(.235) w/runners on Hit/BB in 31 of 39GS 2 E in 66 Opened the season on Major League roster Also with CLE, 5/8-15; recalled again 8/22 last 20 games: 22-for-64,14R, 5 2B 8RBI,14BB EDWIN ENCARNACION #10 Batted.350 ( ) in Columbus w/56 R, 17 2B, 1 3B, 5 HR & 33 RBI in 85 G (.454OB/ 914OPS) at time of 8/22 recall led Int l League in on-base pct., average and 3rd in OPS (.914) and T6th in BB(60) batted.371 (33-89) off LHP at AAA (42G 3B, 21G LF, 9G RF, 1G 2B) 22-for-70 (.314)w/5 2B, 3B, 8RBI, 14R, 22G(15BB,.442ob/.856ops)since return(5 for last22, 6g) vs.lhp:.235(38-162) 9HR,27RBI vs.rhp:.260(90-346) 25HR,63RBI Home:.243(60-247) 12HR,38RBI Road:.261(68-261) 22HR,52RBI KC Series: 1-4,4BB,1RBI H-Stand:5-27,5BB,5RBI,1R,1HR Streak:0G (0-2), 0HR, 1RBI RISP:.223(33-148) 10HR,57RBI Signed by CLE, 1/15 3yr contract 2B,34HR,90RBI) 68RBI/24HR;last 89G since 6/9(83-312,13 2B, 63R) last 107G:102-for-377(.271), 74R,15 2B, 29HR, 78RBI (.935 OPS) since May 16 30HR each season, (only MLB player) 17 multi-hr gm since 2014 on (3x in 17, 2nd in MLB) reached 5X, 4 R on 6/15 vs. LA 4 runs, 6/15, 6/19, 7/6vSD 2 nd half ranks: HR(T4th, 16), RBI ( T8 th, 41) A.L Leaders: HR( 7 th,34), times on( 4 th,232),ob%( 6 th,.377), R(T15 th, 87), OPS (17 th,.867), RBI( 10 th, 90) 1000 th career RBI/10 th career GS/6 th career walk-off HR on 7/25 vs. LAA YAN GOMES #7 Is 65-for-254(.258) w/men on Owns 28 multi-hr games in his career (two 3-HR; 26 2-HR games) 2nd in A.L. w/99 walks(reached base in 32 str Gms, 8/6-9/9; CH 43 HRs in 578 ABs (13.4 AB/HR) on the road since start of 2016 May: 27G, 26/99,.263, 14R, 3 2B, 6HR, 13RBI,.829 OPS(13BB) hitting.164 (11-for-67) vs. LHP since AS break June: 25G, 29-for-90 (.322), 24R, 7HR, 20RBI,1.042 OPS ( 7th-best A.L., T3 rd in A.L. in RS for month) 1500 th career hit 6/19@BAL (10 th DR-born player-300hr/ 1500hits/ 1000 RBI) 12HR, 26RBI, 34G on pace 37HR Since 8/30: (.316), 11R, 4hr, 14rbi, 16g vs.lhp:.243(25-103) 7HR,20RBI vs.rhp:.219(48-219) 4HR,30RBI Home:.186(27-145) 4HR,20RBI Road:.260(46-177) 7HR,30RBI KC Series: 0-4 H-Stand:3-16,1RBI,2R Streak:0G (0-9), 0HR, 0RBI RISP:.223(25-112) 6HR,43RBI 91GS/97G in C (73-322, 39 R, 15 2B,11HR, 50RBI), 21-for-52 (40%) throwing out runners SB/SBA (leads MLB) 38-for-163(.233) w/runners on base career-high 3 walks on 7/7 vs. DET.Drew 9BB in 264 plate appearances in nd career grand slam, 8/27 vkc 3 rd career 5RBI game, 5/21 at HOU 8 games of at least 2 walks this year (had 0 in 16) Last 90 games since Apr17: 71-for-292(.243) w/36r, 15 2B,10HR, 49RBI,28BB(.717OPS) ERIK GONZÁLEZ #9 2 nd half(39g):31-for-133 (.233),18R, 3 2B, 6HR, 29RBI (had 21 RBI in 60 first half games) hitting.178 (71-for-400) vs. RHP since the start of 2016 (hitting.219 vs. RHP in 2017) Has thrown out 38.3% of runners attempting to steal (31/81) since the start of th among A.L catchers in BB(31), 5th in RBI(50) 2 nd career walk-off HR on 8/8 vs. COL (Holland) Since Aug. 25 hitting.286 (14-49) 3HR, 10RBI, 13 games, 9 runs vs.lhp:.242(8-33) 1HR,3RBI vs.rhp:.294(20-68) 3HR,8RBI Home:.302(16-53) 1HR,5RBI Road:.250(12-48) 3HR,6RBI DET Series: 1-2,1R H-Stand:1-5,1BB,1R Streak:1G (1-2), 0HR, 0RBI RISP:.192(5-26) 1HR,8RBI Spent half of season at AAA Columbus, hitting.256 (41-160) with 4 2B, 3 3B, 6 HR & 13 RBI in 40 games. w/cle from 5/14-8/5, 8/9, 8/23-current career-high 2HR/4RBI 9/7@CWS Last 45G w/cle since 6/1: 27-for-91 (.297), 6 2B, 4HR, 11RBI BRANDON GUYER #6 Appeared in 9 G/2GS at SS, 6G/3GS at 3B & 32G/17GS at 2B, 1GS in LF w/cleveland (0- for-1 as a pinch-hitter) is 7-for-21 w/6 R, 2B, 2HR, 5 RBI in 12 games since return Career-high 3 hits, 2 runs on June 1 vs. OAK first career HR on 6/14 vs. LA (Hatcher) vs.lhp:.252(28-111) 2HR,15RBI vs.rhp:.204(11-54) 0HR,5RBI Home:.250(19-76) 0HR,8RBI Road:.225(20-89) 2HR,12RBI KC Series: 0-1 H-Stand:1-6,1RBI Streak:0G (0-3), 0HR, 0RBI RISP:.256(10-39) 0HR,16RBI Acquired from TB Rays on last 8/1 for two Minor League players Signed 2-year deal in offseason 37G/27GS in RF; 33G/18GS in LF (39-165, 23R, 20RBI) 0-for-7 as PH 22-for-78 (.282) w/runners on 63 HBP since 2015 (299 games, 2 nd in MLB to Rizzo 68HB; 459G) Played 21 games in April/May before being DL d with a L wrist sprain, 5/13-6/25. AUSTIN JACKSON #26 Activated off the DL on 6/26 (app d in 49 games, ,.264, 19R, 4 2B, 3B, HR, 15RBI) since activation Appeared in 6 games with Columbus on a rehab assignment, June Led MLB w/31 hit by pitches and has now led the league 3 straight seasons last 37 games he is 25-for-87 (.287) w/16r, HR, 13RBI (4HB, 11BB,.385 OB%) vs.lhp:.342(39-114) 4HR,15RBI vs.rhp:.268(33-123) 3HR,16RBI Home:.255(26-102) 2HR,10RBI Road:.341(46-135) 5HR,21RBI KC Series: 1-4,1 2B,1BB,1R H-Stand:2-11,1 2B,1BB,2R Streak:1G (1-3), 0HR, 0RBI RISP:.271(16-59) 1HR,22RBI Non-roster in MLB camp was signed on Jan GS in CF; 18G/12GS in RF,28G/19GS in LF (72-237, 33R, 16 2B, 7HR, 31RBI), 0-for-3 as PH season-high 3 RBI four times on the year Last 46 games:53-for-166, 25R, 9 2B, 5HR, 24RBI to raise avg from.268 to.304 Is 28-for-105 w/runners on(.267) OPS vs LHP (11 2B, 4HR, 15BB, 7 th -highest A.L) FRANCISCO LINDOR #12-All-Star On DL from 5/2-25 with L great toe injury and from 6/27-7/24 (left quad) Since June 1: 60- for-190, 28R,11 2B, 3 3B, 5HR, 24RBI,.316, 57 Gs 12 th in A.L in average(.304,min 225PA) He appeared in 8 rehab games with Columbus over 2 DL stints (Since 8/23: 14/60,.233) 1000 th career hit, 6/24 vs. MIN (Gibson) hitting.259 (36/139)with 2 strikes (4th in A.L) vs.lhp:.316(67-212) 11HR,22RBI vs.rhp:.257(99-385) 19HR,57RBI Home:.301(84-279) 16HR,43RBI Road:.258(82-318) 14HR,36RBI KC Series: 3-9,2 2B,1BB,1RBI,1R H-Stand:13-31,5 2B,1 3B,3BB,8RBI,9R,3HR Streak:9G (16-37), 4HR, 9RBI RISP:.276(37-134) 4HR,49RBI XBH in 9 str games, T- longest for CLE since 1913(Alomar 97); Bregman 10G HOU in Aug A.L All-Star Hit.370 (10/27) in WBC for Team PR 145GS at SS ( , 30HR, 79RBI, 52BB) reached via hit/walk in 126 of 145GS ( 1st A.L. SS in HR, 2 nd in R, 1 st OPS) Grand slam (1 st career), 2HR (2 nd career), 5 RBI (career-high) and HR d from both sides of the plate for the first time on 4/5 at TEX 2016 A.L. Rawlings Platinum Glove Winner. has a batting average of.324 (251-for-775) at home in his career/start 2015 (.907 OPS) ROBERTO PÉREZ #55 A.L. leaders: HR ( 15 th, 30), R(14 th, 88), TB( 4 th, 303),2B( 6 th, 39), XBH (3 rd, 73), times on ( T8 th, 221), H(7 th, 166) 61-for-212 (.288) w/men on 2 nd career 4H gm & career-best 3 2B on 7/16@oak Last 65G since 7/5: 86for272(.316),43R,16 2B,16HR,41rbi June:.214(24-112), 8R in 26G 2 nd half A.L. rankings: H( 1 st, 78), HR ( T4th, 16)...Since 8/20:37/105,11HR, 23RBI, 23R, 26G hit streaks of 13G,12G, 12G Most HR single-season Indians SS:Cabrera 25, 11, Lindor 30, 17 vs.lhp:.215(14-65) 4HR,19RBI vs.rhp:.218(27-124) 2HR,16RBI Home:.226(21-93) 5HR,21RBI Road:.208(20-96) 1HR,14RBI KC Series: 0-2,1BB H-Stand:2-11,2BB,2RBI,2R,2HR Streak:0G (0-2), 0HR, 0RBI RISP:.311(19-61) 1HR,28RBI Member of Team Puerto Rico in the WBC (app d in 2 G) 62G/57GS at C in 2017 (41-189, 12 2B, 35RBI) 10-for-25 throwing out baserunners is 24-for-91 with runners on (.264) last 16 games is 16-for-46 (.348) w/4 2B, 5 HR & 18RBI (41 hits/35 RBI for season) JOSÉ RAMÍREZ #11-All-Star Signed four-year deal w/2021 & 2022 club options on 4/2 last 38G: 29-for-105, 13R, 10 2B,5HR,23RBI to raise avg from (16-for-last-46) has thrown out 42.9% of runners attempting to steal (21/49) since the start of 2016 (Rank: 3rd of 80 in MLB; League Avg: 24.3%) vs.lhp:.317(65-205) 9HR,29RBI vs.rhp:.312( ) 18HR,46RBI Home:.312(83-266) 10HR,35RBI Road:.315(88-279) 17HR,40RBI KC Series: 5-8,2 2B,1BB,2RBI,2R,1HR H-Stand:9-20,3 2B,2BB,6RBI,5R,2HR Streak:5G (9-16), 2HR, 5RBI RISP:.273(33-121) 5HR,45RBI 83 XBH (T1st MLB; T9th club history); 50 doubles (1 st in MLB; T-10 th in club history). 54GS at 2B, 86GS at 3B BB or hit in 113 of 140GS (.293)w/men on A.L. leaders: 3B(T3rd, 6), OB%(10 th,.367), AVG(5 th,.314),avg2k (9 th,.250, 62/248),H( 5 th, 171), 2B(1 st, 50),OPS(3 rd,.944), XBH(1 st, 83),TB( 2 nd, 314), R( 4 th, 98),SLG(2 nd,.576), times on(12 th, 219) AVGRHP( 6 th,.312) 2 7G XBH streaks last 19 games: 31for75,18R,11 2b, 9HR,16rbi 1st in OPS A.L 3B Career-high 5 hits, tied club record w/5 XBH, 9/@DET(2HR, 3 2b).330 avg. (182/551)@home since start of 16 2 hits in 9 str.g, 6/14-21(most since 36) CARLOS SANTANA #41 June 27G: 40-for-109(.367) w/26r, 13 2B, 5HR, 10RBI (1.066OPS) 1 st career two-hr game & career-high 6 RBI on 4/15 vdet (has six 2HR gms in 17/career; last 39-15(.722) when starts@2b T2nd MLB 6 mutlihr GM 2B d 7 straight G(club record, 6/14-19) last 81 G is 109-for-323(.337) w/65r, 37 2B, 4 3B, 19HR, 48RBI(1.041OPS) HR both sides of plate, same game, 3X this year (Tied A.L record; club rec)..leads MLB in 2B, 1 of 6 hitters in club history w/consec seasons of 43 or more 2B (83 XBH most since Sizemore ) vs.lhp:.251(51-203) 9HR,29RBI vs.rhp:.274(87-318) 14HR,48RBI Home:.232(57-246) 11HR,34RBI Road:.295(81-275) 12HR,43RBI KC Series: 2-7,1BB H-Stand:9-24,4 2B,1 3B,7BB,2RBI,3R Streak:0G (0-5), 0HR, 0RBI RISP:.241(33-137) 3HR,47RBI 7GS at DH; 126GS at 1B, 7 GS in RF ( , 89 R, 36 2B, 23HR, 77RBI, 85BB) Is 68- for-246(.276)w/men on RBI in first 4 games July 22G: 26-for-80(.325), 8 2B, 5HR,14rbi A.L leaders: 2B ( T9 th, 36), BB( 3 rd, 85), R (t11 th, 89), times on( 5 th, 227),OB(8 th,.374), XBH(12 th, 61) 1000 th career game, 5/16 last 69G (6/26): 75-for-237(.316) w/46r, 20 2B,14HR, 39 RBI OBP.389 (293 PAs) w/runners on A.L. 2 nd half rankings: HR(T17 th, 13),OPS( 1 st,1.013) GIOVANNY URSHELA #39 5 th in club history w/723 career BB (Earl Averill is 4 th at 725).9 th career 2HR gm/ 5 th gm HR both sides of plate;2x this year(last 8/15@MIN) last 53G is 60/189(.317), 40R, 13HR, 29RBI Hit.308 (8/26) in the WBC for the DR squad w/2 2B, 3 RBI in 6 G (4BB on 7/29@CWS) Owns single-season (34 in 2016) & career HR marks (174 career) by a switch-hitter is 1st in club history in RBI(585) by a switch-hitter; Vizquel(584); Baerga (565, 3 rd ) vs.lhp:.226(12-53) 0HR,5RBI vs.rhp:.235(16-68) 0HR,7RBI Home:.224(11-49) 0HR,7RBI Road:.236(17-72) 0HR,5RBI DET Series: 1-2 H-Stand:2-5,1 2B,1BB,1RBI Streak:1G (1-1), 0HR, 0RBI RISP:.261(6-23) 0HR,10RBI Recalled on June 17 and July 9 (Kipnis DL) Most of year w/aaa Columbus, hitting.266 (79-297) w/12 2B, 6HR and 34 RBI in 76 G last 21Gw/CLE: 12/38(.316),5R,4 2B, 9RBI BRADLEY ZIMMER #4 First stint, 6/17 has appeared in 48 games at 3B(28GS), 5G/1GS SS, 1GS 2B reached BB/H in 22 of last 29 GS 3E in 84 chances at 3B career-high 4RBI 8/24 vbos vs.lhp:.243(18-74) 1HR,9RBI vs.rhp:.240(54-225) 7HR,30RBI Home:.260(40-154) 5HR,25RBI Road:.221(32-145) 3HR,14RBI BAL Series/H-Stand: 0-6,1BB Streak:0G (0-7), 0HR, 0RBI RISP:.222(18-81) 2HR,28RBI MLB debut in start in CF on 5/16 vs. TB(97G/73GS CF); broken L hand, 9/10vBAL 12 th among A.L rookies in OPS (.692 min 200PAs) 35/146(.240) w/runners on A.L. rookies: SB(T1 st 18),RBI(T8 th, 39),H(10 th, 72) Aug/Sep:13/91(.143),11R, 2RBI, 4 XBH went 0-for-37 from 8/1-17 T7th in A.L in OF assists (8), T-16 th in SB (18)

4 PAGE 4 CLEVELAND INDIANS GAME NOTES saturday, sept. 16, 2017 PITCHING BY MONTH PITCHER JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER Allen, C , 3.48 ERA (10.1IP, 4ER) 0-1-4, 2.31 ERA (11.2IP, 3ER) 1-1-3, 3.09 ERA (11.2IP, 4ER) 2-0-5, 0.00 ERA (6.1IP, 0ER) Carrasco, C , 5.68 ERA (25.1IP, 16ER) 2-1-0, 3.31 ERA (32.2IP, 12ER) 3-2-0, 4.50 ERA (34IP, 17ER) 2-0-0, 0.82 ERA (22IP, 2ER) Goody, N , 3.18 ERA (11.1IP, 4ER) 0-1-0, 6.23 ERA (8.2IP, 6ER) 0-1-0, 7.50 ERA (6IP, 5ER) 0-0-0, 0.00 ERA (6IP, 0ER) Kluber, C , 1.26 ERA (43IP, 6ER) 1-1-0, 2.62 ERA (34.1IP, 10ER) 5-1-0, 1.96 ERA (46IP, 10ER) 3-0-0, 1.13 ERA (24IP, 3ER) McAllister, Z , 3.38 ERA (13.1IP, 5ER) 0-0-0, 0.71 ERA (12.2IP, 1ER) 0-2-0, 8.22 ERA (7.2IP, 7ER) 0-0-0, 0.00 ERA (3.2IP, 0ER) Miller, A , 3.60 ERA (15IP, 6ER) 1-1-1, 1.50 ERA (12IP, 2ER) 0-0-0, 6.75 ERA (1.1IP, 1ER) 0-0-0, 0.00 ERA (1IP, 0ER) Olson, T , 0.00 ERA (1.2IP, 0ER) 0-0-0, 0.00 ERA (8.2IP, 0ER) 0-0-0, 0.00 ERA (5IP, 0ER) Otero, D , 3.97 ERA (11.1IP, 5ER) 1-0-0, 3.86 ERA (9.1IP, 4ER) 0-0-0, 0.87 ERA (10.1IP, 1ER) 1-0-0, 0.00 ERA (5.2IP, 0ER) Shaw, B , 1.72 ERA (15.2IP, 3ER) 2-3-0, 5.06 ERA (10.2IP, 6ER) 0-0-0, 4.26 ERA (12.2IP, 6ER) 0-0-0, 2.45 ERA (7.1IP, 2ER) Smith, J , 2.61 ERA (10.1IP, 3ER) 0-0-1, 2.25 ERA (4IP, 1ER) Tomlin, J , 6.75 ERA (25.1IP, 19ER) 3-0-0, 3.41 ERA (29IP, 11ER) , 2.76 ERA (16.1IP, 5ER) BULLPEN INFORMATION W L ERA G SV/OPP IR/S 1st Bat/Retired IP H R ER BB SO HR /41 199/56 444/ PITCHING NOTES: vs.all:.236( )151hr vs.lh:.252( )73hr vs.rh:.223( )78hr Home: , 3.23ERA (665.0IP,239ER) Road: , 3.49ERA (650.2IP,252ER) CODY ALLEN #37 vs.all:.217(50-230)6hr vs.lh:.204(20-98)0hr vs.rh:.227(30-132)6hr Home:2-3-10, 2.59ERA (31.1IP,9ER)30G Road:1-3-17, 2.45ERA (29.1IP,8ER)32G Last Win:9/14/2017 vkc Last Save:9/13/2017 vdet 49 of 62 outings scoreless; batters are 21-for-102 w/runners on & 13-for-56 w/risp against 27-for-31 in save conversions & has saved 36 of 40 chances dating back to 8/18/16 (22 straight; 8/18/16-5/23/17) Now ranks 4th in career saves in club history (has 119)... first P in MLB history (1969) to record a save & 3+ K s in each of team s first 2 G(12.0K/9.0IP) Is 1st in club hist w/473 reliever SO, 1st in relief games P d (379) 7 th in A.L. SV(27), 15 th in ERA (2.52), 10 th in relief K(81)..July: 2.31ERA, 12G, 11.2IP, 3ER (last 18G: 17.1IP,10H, 1ER, 23K) RH batters are hitting.185 against (47/254) since start of 16 Last 16G since 8/12: 15.1IP, 7H, 0R, 4BB, 20K AL Reliever of Month(April) 100 th career MLB save, 5/6 at KC 4 holds CRAIG BRESLOW #40 vs.all:.293(39-133)4hr vs.lh:.179(7-39)0hr vs.rh:.340(32-94)4hr Home:0-1-0, 4.13ERA (24.0IP,11ER)23G Road:1-0-0, 6.10ERA (10.1IP,7ER)11G Last Last Signed by Cleveland as free agent on Aug. 4 (assigned to AAA Columbus) & promoted on Aug. 26 Split the season between Cleveland and Minnesota Twins organizations Signed with the Twins on Feb. 9 as Minor League invite He began the season with Minnesota, appearing in 30 G around a stint on the disabled list w/rib cage soreness (June 28-July 17) before being designated for assignment on July 24 and later released Limited LH hitters to a.200 (7-35) average w/min Spent first half of the 2008 season in the Indians organization, With AAA Columbus posted a 3.86 EWA in 7 outings (2ER, 4.2IP), limited left-handed batters to a.083 (1-12) average against All 4 outings with CLE are scoreless (batters are 1/10) NICK GOODY #44 vs.all:.190(35-184)6hr vs.lh:.194(12-62)3hr vs.rh:.189(23-122)3hr Home:0-1-0, 2.33ERA (27.0IP,7ER)26G Road:1-1-0, 2.96ERA (24.1IP,8ER)25G Last Began the year in Columbus, posting 4.1 scoreless IP over 3 relief outings at AAA (4.1IP, 2H, 0R, 1BB, 10SO,.133 avg) fanned 10 of the 17 batters faced at AAA and RH hitters are hitless in 8 at bats Indians MLB debut on 4/14 vs DET (2.0IP, 1H, 0R) has 42 outings w/0 ER allowed to date with Indians since 4/14 recall, batters are 35-for-184 with 69 strikeouts, including a mark of 18-for- 82 with runners on base (RHH batters are 23-for-122 w/15bb, 47K) at least 1.1IP in 11 of 51 outings batters are 11-for-74 when behind in the count first MLB win, 6/17 at MIN(n) Has 4 holds Acquired in Dec. from NYY First 17G, 20.1IP w0er all d Since 7/1 (23G): 20.2 IP, 17H, 13R/11ER, 35K (career-best 5K on last 11 games:10.0ip, 4H, 2ER, 14K (12 h in A.L in avg) ZACH McALLISTER #34 vs.all:.239(51-213)8hr vs.lh:.298(28-94)5hr vs.rh:.193(23-119)3hr Home:0-2-0, 2.30ERA (27.1IP,7ER)22G Road:1-0-0, 3.19ERA (31.0IP,11ER)24G Last Last club season-high 3.0IP, 7/31@BOS 36 of 46 outings are scoreless (58.1IP), RH batters are 23-for-119 w/41k, 11BB batters are 19-for-79 w/runners on (.241); 14-for-86 (.163) when he is ahead in count Last 28 games since June 7: 34.0IP, 32H, 9R/ER, 8BB, 32SO 9.7 strikeouts per 9.0IP Right-handed batters are hitting.193 (32-for-166) as a reliever since 16 All-Star Break last 18 games: 22.0IP, 21H, 7 ER,18K 2 holds 10 outings of 2.0IP this year(t14 th in the A.L) ANDREW MILLER #24-All-Star vs.all:.147(28-191)3hr vs.lh:.167(9-54)1hr vs.rh:.139(19-137)2hr Home:0-2-0, 2.20ERA (28.2IP,7ER)24G Road:4-1-2, 1.00ERA (27.0IP,3ER)25G Last Last On 15-day DL, Aug 2-17 with right knee tendonitis & again, Aug 22-9/13 scoreless IP on AAA Columbus on Aug 16 (appeared in 1 game after 2 nd DL Return last night: 1.0IP, 2H, 0R, 1SO) Pitched for WBC champs Team USA 41 scoreless outings in 2017 (55.2IP, 80K, 4W, 21 holds, batters are 28-for-191) batters are (.153, 3 rd in A.L) w/runners on, RHH are 19-for-137 w/62k A.L. relief leaders: holds (T5th, 21), relief average (2 nd,.147), relief ERA (2 nd, 1.62), relief K(11th, 80) Acquired from the NY Yankees on 7/31/16 for four Minor League players scoreless IP streak ended at 18.0 IP to start the season on 5/15 vtb longest streak by an Indians pitcher to begin a season since Doug Jones (20.0 innings in 1990) snapped 26 str. scoreless outings back to 9/5/2016 (30.1IP) 6 extra-base H in last 52.0 IP batters are 12-for-100 when they are behind in the count;.129ob%(13/127 last year) 1 st save of year 6/18@MIN(2-for4) ERA of 1.69 (36ER/191.2 IP) since start of 2015 (MLB Rank: 3rd) batters hitting.155 against (70/453) & strikeout rate of 41.3% (203/491) since the start of 2016 (Rank: 1 st ; MLB Avg: 22.8%) club is when appears(70-15 over 85G including 2016 postseason since 7/31/16; in reg season) 75K over first 50IP w/cle (club rec) since 6/17: 22.0IP,10H, 4ER, 31K, 20G TYLER OLSON #49 vs.all:.200(11-55)0hr vs.lh:.133(4-30)0hr vs.rh:.280(7-25)0hr Home:0-0-0, 0.00ERA (7.1IP,0ER)14G Road:0-0-0, 0.00ERA (8.0IP,0ER)9G Last Contract purchased from Columbus on July 21 (Logan DL).; recalled on 7/31 (Tomlin DL) Spent most of season w/clippers, posting 2 saves and a 3.21 ERA in 34 relief outings (42.0IP, 28H, 15ER, 12BB, 54SO,.189 avg, 11.6K/9.0IP) Has 6 holds with Cleveland all 23 outings scoreless; LHH 4-for-30, 9K, batters are 1-for-26 with men on base; 8.9 SO per 9.0IP For the season he limited Triple-A LH batters to a.127 (9-71) average against His 23 straight scoreless outings; season-high by CLE pitcher in 17; most by an Indian to start a season DAN OTERO #61 vs.all:.266(58-218)6hr vs.lh:.326(28-86)3hr vs.rh:.227(30-132)3hr Home:1-0-0, 2.77ERA (26.0IP,8ER)24G Road:2-0-0, 2.67ERA (30.1IP,9ER)25G Last Last All d a run in 13 of 49 outings in 2017 (56.1IP) Batters are 26-for-94(.277) w/runners on (16/53 w/risp) 4 of 9 walks this year are intentional 2 BB vs. RHH last 130 plate app s last 26 games since 6/14: 31.2IP, 30H, 7R/ER, 4BB, 19K.Since July 30: 14 games, 17.1IP, 11H, 1R/ER, 1BB, 11K (0 runs last 8 games; 9.2IP, 4H, 0BB, 6K) ERA of 1.70 (13ER, 69.0 IP) in Progressive Field in his career (58 games) 17 outings of last least 1.1IP.walked 19 of 498 batters (3.8%, 5iBB) since the start of 2016 (Rank: 3 rd ) BRYAN SHAW #27 vs.all:.244(63-258)4hr vs.lh:.223(21-94)0hr vs.rh:.256(42-164)4hr Home:4-1-0, 2.02ERA (35.2IP,8ER)36G Road:0-4-2, 4.24ERA (34.0IP,16ER)35G Last Win:7/26/2017 vlaa Last First Indians reliever in club history to amass at least 70 appearances in five seasons (Shaw is only reliever w/five 70 outing seasons every year since 2013) 400 th career outing & the win in home opener, 4/11 vcws has an ERA of 1.80 (70.0IP, 14ER) at home since start of th in A.L. w/22 holds, T2nd in games (71), 7th in relief IP (69.2) 4 th career game of 4K on (=CH) last 61G since 4/27: 60.2IP, 52H, 20ER, 2.97ERA since July 1 (30.2IP, 33H, 16R/14ER, 27K) last 19 games:18.2ip, 15H,4ER, 24K 1st in MLB for most relief outings (370) since start of 2013 and is 4 th in club history with 370 career relief appearances (Betancourt 3 371) 54 outings w/0er alld/22 holds/2sv/4w on the 2017 season over his 71 outings batters are 35-for-133 w/runners on(.263) last 6 games: 6.0IP, 4H, 0R, 7K JOE SMITH #38 vs.all:.223(41-184)3hr vs.lh:.246(16-65)2hr vs.rh:.210(25-119)1hr Home:3-0-0, 4.68ERA (25.0IP,13ER)28G Road:0-0-1, 1.44ERA (25.0IP,4ER)26G Last Win:6/14/2017 vtb Last Acquired by Cleveland on July 31 from Toronto for two Minor League players Pitched for 5 seasons with the Indians, , posting a combined ERA of 2.76 in 303 relief outings over the span (83ER/271.0IP) Seventh among active MLB pitchers in games (693) On 10-day DL, 6/19-7/21 (right shoulder) 2 nd half: 18.1IP, 13H, 5ER, 2BB, 20K, 2.45 ERA since activation(20g) Posted a mark of 3-0 w/a 3.28 ERA in 38 G w/toronto in 2017 after signing a 1-year deal as a FA in Feb.(35.2IP, 30H, 13ER, 10BB, 51SO, 3HR,.229 AVG, 1.12 WHIP, 2.31FIP).12.1 SO per 9.0IP & 6.7 SO-to-BB ratio are highest career marks; 19 holds are 11th in A.L w/cle 14.1IP,11H, 4ER, 14 of 16 outings with CLE are scoreless (8/1 debut,11-for-53, 2 2B) 8-for-45(.178) w/ RISP 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. 9/14 vs.kc(3-2) /0-1 - W Armstrong, S / ND Breslow, C. 9/9 vs.bal(4-2) 0.1-0/ ND Crockett, K /0-1 - ND Goody, N. 9/14 vs.kc(3-2) 0.2-0/ ND McAllister, Z. 9/11 vs.det(11-0) /0-2 - ND Merritt, R. 7/21 vs.tor(13-3) / ND Miller, A. 9/14 vs.kc(3-2) /0-1 - ND Olson, T. 9/15 vs.kc(3-4) 0.1-0/ ND Otero, D. 9/15 vs.kc(3-4) 1.0-0/ ND Salazar, D. 9/15 vs.kc(3-4) 1.0-0/ ND Shaw, B. 9/15 vs.kc(3-4) 1.0-0/ ND Smith, J. 9/15 vs.kc(3-4) /0-1 - ND TEAM 9/15 vs.kc(3-4) / ND