LEVELAND INDIANS 2018 OFFICIAL GAME INFORMATION

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1 LEVELAND INDIANS 2018 OFFICIAL GAME INFORMATION CLEVELAND INDIANS (73-56) at KANSAS CITY ROYALS (40-90) RHP Shane Bieber (7-2, 4.36) vs. RHP Jorge López (0-3, 3.99) Game #130/Road #67» Sunday, August 26, 2018» Kauffman Stadium» 2:15 p.m. (ET)» SportsTime Ohio, WTAM/WWMS/IRN TRIBE HEADLINES» Cleveland owns a record (.661) vs. the A.L. Central this season, tied with Atlanta (41-21,.661) for the 2nd-best intradivisional record in MLB (Boston ,.726)...Tribe's 2.82 ERA vs. their own division is the lowest in MLB.» The Indians are in series finales this season and the club's.738 winning percentage in finales leads the American League... Tribe is also 9-1 when trying to evade being swept in a series of two-or-more games, outscoring opponents in those contests.» SHANE BIEBER will face Kansas City for the second time in his career and owns a 3-0 record and 3.13 ERA in six starts vs. the A.L. Central...has also compiled a 3-1 mark and 3.58 ERA in five series finale starts this season.» YONDER ALONSO leads American League first basemen with nine homers and 21 RBI in the second half...he is batting.300 with two homers and eight RBI across his last 10 road games. YESTERDAY'S RECAP» Cleveland suffered its fourth consecutive loss, falling to the Royals by a score of 7-1 last night.» YONDER ALONSO continued his recent hot stretch by reaching base twice last night, going 1-for-3 with a single and a walk...alonso scored the Tribe's lone run of the night on a 2nd-inning balk.» Marked the third time since 1930 that the Indians scored their lone run of the game on a balk, joining June 17, 1963 vs. Washington and May 23, 1978 at New York-AL.» MELKY CABRERA went 2-for-4...YAN GOMES also went 1-for- 3 and has a hit in each of his last four games (9-for-15,.600 BA).» COREY KLUBER was saddled with his seventh loss of the year, allowing five runs on nine hits (one home run) in 5.1 innings (2BB, 6K)...OLIVER PÉREZ tossed 0.2 scoreless innings in relief, his 33rd scoreless appearance of the year (2nd-most on the Tribe behind CODY ALLEN - 40). FINISH STRONG» The Indians enter play today with a record in series finales...cleveland's.738 win percentage in finales leads the American League...Tribe has won four of its last five road finales, as well as eight of the club's last nine overall.» Tribe starting pitchers have excelled in series finales, posting a 26-5 record with a 2.43 ERA (75ER/277.1IP), including wins in 18 of their last 21 decisions.» Cleveland is 9-1 when looking to evade the sweep in a series finale, outscoring opponents in those 10 prior contests...indians starting pitchers have gone 9-0 with a 1.85 ERA (14ER/68.0IP) in the 10 games...tribe has been swept once this season in a series of two-or-more games (May 4-6 at NYY). ROYAL WELCOME» The Indians are in Missouri this weekend for the second of three trips this season to Kauffman Stadium...the Tribe registered a three-game sweep in their first series at Kansas City from July 2-4, outscoring the Royals 18-9 across the series.» Cleveland has gone 7-4 overall thus far against the Royals, taking two of three contests in a pair of series at Progressive Field (April 6-8, May 11-13)...the Indians went 12-7 against Kansas City in their 2017 slate, including a record of 5-4 at Kauffman Stadium.» In a rivalry that dates back to 1969, the Indians own an all-time record of (.524) vs. the Royals, as well as a (.585) mark since Terry Francona became Tribe manager in SECOND-HALF SURGE» The Indians currently own a 15-8 record (.652) in August, tied with Boston, Oakland and Tampa Bay for the most wins in the American League this month and tied for 2nd-most in MLB with Atlanta (St. Louis ).» Tribe has posted a 3.30 team ERA (74ER/202.0IP) in August, 3rd-lowest in the A.L. (OAK , TB )...Tribe has allowed three-or-fewer runs in 14 of 23 contests this month, going 12-2 in those games.» The Tribe's record (.618) since the All-Star break ranks 3rd-best in the A.L. (OAK ,.697 & BOS ,.667)... Cleveland's (.605) second-half record since 2013 is the best in MLB. NOT JUSTIN» Rookie righty SHANE BIEBER will be pitching today on regular four days' rest after earning his seventh win of the season in his last start on August 21 at Boston (6.1IP, 5H, 3R/ER, 0BB, 5K).» Bieber is due to face the Royals for the second time in his career, after a victorious July 3 start here at Kauffman Stadium (6.0IP, 9H, 4R/ER, 1HR, 1BB, 2K).» Will make his seventh start vs. an A.L. Central division opponent, posting a 3-0 record and 3.13 ERA (13ER/37.1IP) in six prior starts.» He has made five starts in series finales this season, compiling a 3-1 record and 3.58 ERA (11ER/27.2IP) in those outings.» Bieber's 1.82 BB/9 (15BB, 74.1IP) is the lowest among MLB rookie starting pitchers (min. 60.0IP), and 2nd-lowest among MLB rookie hurlers behind Pittsburgh reliever Edgar Santana (1.49). MR. 305» YONDER ALONSO finished last night 1-for-3, reaching base on a single and walk, and scoring the Tribe's lone run.» Alonso has now hit safely in nine of his last 10 road games, batting.300 (12-40) with two homers and eight RBI in that span... he continues to lead the Tribe with nine second-half homers, the most among A.L. first basemen (T4th among all A.L. hitters)...also leads A.L. first basemen with 21 second-half RBI (T1st on Tribe with JOSÉ RAMÍREZ). MELK MAN» MELKY CABRERA recorded his 10th multi-hit game of the season last night, going 2-for-4.» Since rejoining the Indians on July 21, Cabrera has batted.307 (31-101)...in that span, he leads the Tribe with a.535 slugging percentage and ranks among the club's offensive leaders in OPS (.892-2nd), batting average (3rd), home runs (6-3rd), doubles (5 - T3rd) and RBI (15-4th). G-RAG» GREG ALLEN has hit safely in 16 of his last 18 contests, batting.365 (23-63) in that span with six RBI and 12 runs scored.» He is batting.340 (18-50) in 15 games this August, the 4thhighest batting average this month among A.L. outfielders (min. 50 PA) behind TB's Mallex Smith (.389), SEA's Mitch Haniger (.358) and TEX's Joey Gallo (.348).» Allen leads all MLB rookies this season with 13 stolen bases, while he ranks 9th among A.L. rookies in batting average (.255) and T10th with 14 multi-hit games. GOMER» YAN GOMES has a hit in each of his last four games and is hitting.365 (19-52) in August, the highest batting average among A.L. catchers this month and 2nd-highest in MLB (min. 40PA).» He is batting.400 (12-30) in eight games vs. Kansas City this season with three homers (his most against any opponent), two doubles, nine RBI and six runs scored. SOUTHPAW STUDS» The Tribe's four left-handed relievers own a 1.04 second-half ERA (4ER/34.2IP), the lowest mark in the A.L. (2nd-lowest in MLB).» OLIVER PÉREZ's 1.25 ERA (3ER/21.2IP) this season is the 2nd-lowest relief ERA in MLB (min. 30 games), trailing only Oakland RHP Blake Treinen (0.98).» ANDREW MILLER has posted a 1.04 ERA (1ER/8.2IP) in nine appearances since returning from the Disabled List on August 3. CENTRAL COMMAND» Cleveland has gone vs. the A.L. Central, with a record of in series play...the Indians'.661 intradivisional winning percentage ranks T2nd in MLB with Atlanta (41-21,.661 vs. N.L. East).» The Tribe has gone 21-5 in divisional home games and on the road...since June 14, Cleveland has won 10 of its last 15 divisional road games.» In 56 games vs. the A.L. Central, Tribe pitchers own a 2.82 ERA (157ER/501.0IP), marking the lowest intradivisional ERA in MLB... seven of the Tribe's 13 shutouts this season (T2nd in MLB) have come against the A.L. Central, and the Indians have allowed threeor-fewer runs in 37 intradivisional games (31-6 in those contests). MINOR LEAGUE REPORT» Columbus (AAA): 69-62, T1st (+0.0 G)» 8/25: L, 1-5 at Toledo» Today: 4:05 at Toledo Bobby Bradley went 2-for-3 with a double, walk and RBI...Four pitchers combined for 5.0 scoreless relief innings.» Akron (AA): 74-57, T1st (+0.0 G)» 8/25: W, 6-2 vs. Harrisburg» Today: 2:05 vs. Harrisburg Andrew Calica (3-4) hit a solo homer, while Li-Jen Chu (1-4) and Daniel Salters (1-3) both drove in two runs.» Lynchburg (High-A): (2nd Half: 36-24)» 8/25: L, 0-7 at Potomac» Today: 1:05 at Potomac The Hillcats were no-hit for the ninth time in franchise history last night...four LYN batters reached base (3BB, 1HBP).» Lake County (A): (2nd Half: 25-36)» 8/25: L, 1-7 at Bowling Green» Today: 3:05 at Bowling Green José Vicente (1-4, 2B) & Josh Rolette (1-3, 2B, RBI) had Lake County's two hits and lone RBI.» MV Scrappers (Short-A): 37-29, 1st (+1.5G)» 8/25: L, 6-7 vs. W. Virginia» Today: 7:05 at Williamsport Clark Scolamiero went 4-for-4 with a double and three RBI...José Fermin (3-5) had three hits and drove in a run. 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, +12.0G Days in 1st ( ) ( ) Largest 1st-place Lead G (8/22) 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...L4 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...26 Losses After Holding Lead...27 Team Saves for-48 (73%) 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) (26) Avg. Time-of-Game (Overall)...3: ,491 min/129 G Avg. Time-of-Game (9.0IP)...2: ,071 min/120 G CLE challenges overturned...14 of 31 Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun March April May June July August Sept THIS DAY IN INDIANS HISTORY 1940: Bob Feller relieves Mel Harder in the bottom of the 7th inning and tosses 2.2 scoreless innings as the Tribe defeated the Washington Senators 4-3 at Griffith Stadium...Feller earned his third save of the season and Harder picked up his ninth win, holding Washington to three runs in 6.1 innings... Hal Trosky went 2-for-3 with a two-run homer and three RBI in the win. UPCOMING PROBABLES & BROADCAST INFORMATION Date Opponent Probable Pitchers - Cleveland vs. Opponent First Pitch Radio/TV Mon. Aug. 27 OFF DAY (Cleveland, Ohio) Tues. Aug. 28 vs. Minnesota RHP Carlos Carrasco (15-7, 3.55) vs. RHP Kyle Gibson (7-10, 3.63) 7:10PM ET SportsTime Ohio, WTAM/WMMS/IRN Wed. Aug. 29 vs. Minnesota RHP Adam Plutko (4-4, 5.09) vs. RHP Kohl Stewart (0-1, 6.94) 7:10PM ET SportsTime Ohio, WTAM/WMMS/IRN Thur. Aug. 30 vs. Minnesota RHP Mike Clevinger (9-7, 3.30) vs. RHP Jake Odorizzi (5-8, 4.38) 1:10PM ET SportsTime Ohio, WTAM/IRN

2 PAGE 2 CLEVELAND INDIANS GAME NOTES sunday, august 26, SHANE BIEBER 7-2, 4.36 ERA Rhp TODAY S START» The 23-year-old rookie is set to make his 14th career start in this afternoon s series finale against the Kansas City Royals...will mark his second career start vs. Kansas City, after earning the win on July 3 at Kauffman Stadium (6.0IP, 9H, 4R/ER, 1HR, 1BB, 2K).» Will be pitching today on regular four days rest after making his last start on August 21 at Boston...earned his seventh win of the season in a quality start, holding the Red Sox offense to three runs on five hits, with zero walks and five strikeouts in 6.0 innings.» Bieber is due to face an opponent from the A.L. Central division for the seventh time in this afternoon s start...has compiled a 3-0 record and 3.13 ERA (13ER/37.1IP) in his six prior starts.» Bieber has struck out 76 batters in his first 13 career appearances, the 3rd-most in Indians franchise history, behind Herb Score (107) and DANNY SALAZAR (82).» He enters play today ranked among the American League rookie pitching leaders in wins (7, T3rd), games started (13, T4th), strikeouts (76, 4th), ERA (4.36, 6th), innings pitched (74.1, 6th) and opponent batting average (.290, 8th).» Bieber is also averaging 91.2 pitches per start, the 5th-highest mark among MLB rookie pitchers (min. 60.0IP)...he has thrown 66.9% of his pitches (794/1186) for strikes, the 2nd-highest strike percentage among MLB rookies (min. 60.0IP), behind Los Angeles-NL s Walker Buehler (67.5%). WALK THIS WAY...OR NOT» Bieber has allowed two-or-fewer walks in each of his first 13 career starts, which is the longest streak by an Indians starting pitcher to begin his career in the Baseball Reference Play Index era (1908-)...recorded his second career walkless start in his last outing on August 21 ast Boston.» Overall, he has allowed 15 walks in his 13 Major League starts (74.1IP)...his 1.82 BB/9 is the lowest among Major League rookie starting pitchers this season (min. 60.0IP), as well as the 2nd-lowest among all rookie pitchers behind Pittsburgh reliever Edgar Santana (1.49).» Has also posted a 5.07 SO/BB ratio (71SO/15BB), the 2nd-highest mark among MLB rookie pitchers (min. 60.0IP), behind Pittsburgh s Santana (5.10). ROAD WARRIOR» Tonight will mark Bieber s eighth road start of the season and of his career...has compiled a 3-0 record and 4.14 ERA (19ER/41.1IP) in his seven prior starts...will be making his fourth consecutive road start this afternoon.» Has earned the win in each of his last two road decisions, on July 3 at Kansas City (6.0IP, 9H, 4R/ER, 1HR, 1BB, 2K) and August 21 at Boston (6.1IP, 5H, 3R/ER, 0BB, 5K)...has posted a 3.65 ERA (10ER/24.2IP) on the road since July 30 (four starts) CLEVELAND RECAP» Bieber enters play today ranked among the American League rookie pitching leaders in wins (7, T3rd), games started (13, T4th), strikeouts (76, 4th), ERA (4.36, 6th), innings pitched (74.1, 6th) and opponent batting average (.290, 8th).» Notched his seventh career win in his last start at Boston on August 21, becoming the seventh Indians pitcher with seven-or-more wins in his first 13 career appearances in the Baseball Reference Play Index era (1908-), and first since Jeremy Sowers in 2006.» Won his sixth career game on August 5 vs. Los Angeles-AL, becoming the sixth Indians pitcher with six-or-more wins in his first 10 career appearances in the Baseball Reference Play Index era (1908-), alongside Luis Tiant (7), Herb Score (6), CC Sabathia (6), Vean Gregg (6) and Gene Bearden (6).» Earned his fifth win on July 13, marking the first Indians pitcher with five wins in his first seven career starts since CC Sabathia did so in 2001.» Won his fourth career game on July 3 at Kansas City, becoming the third Tribe pitcher in the Baseball Reference Play Index era (1908-) with four wins in his first five career starts, joining John Farrell (1987) and Scott Lewis ( ).» On June 22 vs. Detroit, Bieber became the sixth Indians pitcher since 1908 to record a start with 7.0-or-more shutout innings and four-or-fewer hits allowed within his first three career starts, and the first since Scott Lewis did so on September 10, 2008 at Baltimore...at years old marked the youngest pitcher in franchise history to achieve that feat, surpassing Ray Benge (23.157), who did so on Sept. 26, 1925 at Philadelphia.» Bieber fanned a career-high nine Tigers hitters in the outing, becoming the first Indians pitcher since Luis Tiant in 1964 with six-or-more strikeouts in each of his first three career appearances...his 22 strikeouts combined across his first three career starts tied him with DANNY SALAZAR (also 22) for the 3rd-most strikeouts in a pitcher s first three career appearances in Indians franchise history.» Earned his first career win in his second career start on June 17 vs. Minnesota... allowed one run on 11 hits in 5.2 innings, with one walk...fanned seven batters, becoming the fourth pitcher in Indians franchise history to strike out six-or-more batters in each of his first two career starts and first since SALAZAR did so in his first two appearances from July 11 - August 7, 2013.» Made his Major League debut against the Twins at Target Field on May 31...did not factor into the decision in the Tribe s 9-8 win (5.2IP, 8H, 4R/ER, 2HR, 1BB, 6K)...struck out six batters, including his first career batter faced (Brian Dozier), marking the most punchouts in a Tribe pitcher s first Major League start since SALAZAR fanned seven in his MLB debut on July 11, 2013 vs. Toronto.» Bieber became the first pitcher in Indians franchise history to make his Major League debut on his birthday, as well as the second player after outfielder Dave Clark on September 3, 1986 at Toronto. CAREER SNAPSHOT» The Orange, California native was selected in the 4th Round (122nd overall) of the June, 2016 MLB Draft out of the University of California-Santa Barbara.» Posted a record and 2.73 ERA (91ER/300.0IP) from for UC Santa Barbara, with 237 strikeouts and just 38 walks...earned several honors over the course of his college career, including being named 2015 All-Big West Second Team, 2016 Preseason Big West Pitcher of the Year, 2016 All-Big West First Team and 2016 Rawlings Second Team All-American.» Made his professional debut with Short-Season Mahoning Valley in 2016, making eight starts and one relief appearance for the Scrappers...after allowing one run in his first appearance on July 22, did not surrender an earned run in his final eight outings of the year, a span of 21.0 innings...overall on the year, posted a 0-0 record and 0.38 ERA (1ER/24.0IP), with 21 strikeouts and just two walks allowed.» Divided the 2017 season between A Lake County, High-A Lynchburg and AA Akron, combing for a 10-5 record and 2.86 ERA (55ER/173.1IP).» Began the year with Lake County and earned his first career win on April 14 at Lansing, tossing 6.0 innings and allowing one run on four hits while walking none and striking out a career-best 11 batters...went 2-3 with a 3.10 ERA (10ER/29.0IP) in five starts with the Captains prior to his promotion to Lynchburg on May 5.» After taking a loss on June 6 at Salem, won his next four starts, a then-career long streak...went 4-0 with a 1.05 ERA (3ER/25.2IP) in those outings, with 29 strikeouts... won the Carolina League Pitcher of the Week award for June 19-25, after matching his career high 11 punchouts on June 22 vs. Frederick...overall went 6-1 with a 3.10 ERA (31ER/90.0IP) in 14 starts for the Hillcats.» Was called up to AA Akron on July 24 and finished the season with the RubberDucks... earned his first caeer Double-A win on August 4 at Reading, tossing 6.0 innings and allowing one run on six hits, with zero walks and seven strikeouts...posted a 2-1 record and 2.32 ERA (14ER/54.1IP) in nine starts for Akron.» In 2017, led all pitchers in the Indians organization with innings pitched and ranked among the leaders in ERA (2.86, 2nd), strikeouts (162, 2nd) and wins (10, T4th). BIEBER S MAJOR LEAGUE RECORD W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO Career BIEBER vs. KANSAS CITY W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO Career BIEBER on the ROAD W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO Career HIGHS - MILB CAREER HIGHS - MLB Innings: 8.0, May 20 vs. CHA Innings: 7.0, 2x, last July 13, 2018 vs. NYY Hits: 10, April 22 at BOW Hits: 10, June 17, 2018 vs. MIN Runs: 3, 2x, last April 22 at BOW Runs: 7, July 24, 2018 vs. PIT ER: 3, April 22 at BOW ER: 7, July 24, 2018 vs. PIT SO s: 9, April 5 at ALT SO s: 9, June 22, 2018 vs. DET Walks: 2, May 3 vs. CHA Walks: 2, 4x, last August 15, 2018 a CIN HR: 1, 3x, last May 8 at TOL HR: 2, 2x, last 7, July 24, 2018 vs. PIT Pitches: 103, May 15 vs. GWN Pitches: 106, Aug. 10, 2018 at CWS CG s: 1, May 25 at GWN CG s: NA Low-Hit CG: 0, May 25 at GWN Low-Hit CG: NA CG SHO s: 1, May 25 at GWN CG SHO s: NA Win Streak: 3, 2x, last May 20- (active) Win Streak: 4, June 17-July 3, milb 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 0 0-0/ AVG H AB HR RBI BB SO vs. LEFT vs. RIGHT TOTALS BATTER-PITCHER MATCH-UPs Bieber vs. Kansas City López vs. Cleveland PLAYER AVG H AB HR RBI BB SO PLAYER AVG H AB HR RBI BB SO Bonifacio Alonso Dozier Kipnis Duda Lindor Escobar Naquin Gordon Pérez Herrera Ramírez Merrifield Mondesi Pérez BIEBER S 2018 DAY-BY-DAY (cleveland) Date Opp. Score Dec. ERA IP H R ER HR BB-I SO Left Game P/S 5/31 at MIN Leading /54 May Totals /17 vs. MIN 4-1 W Leading /61 6/22 vs. DET 10-0 W Leading /63 6/27 at STL 5-1 W Leading /69 June Totals /3 at KC 6-4 W Leading /65 7/8 vs. OAK 0-6 L Trailing /71 7/13 vs. NYY 6-5 W Leading /64 7/24 vs. PIT 4-9 L Trailing /36 7/30 at MIN Tied /67 July Totals /5 vs. LAA 4-3 W Leading /62 8/10 at CWS Tied /74 8/15 at CIN Trailing /52 8/21 at BOS 6-3 W Leading /56 August Totals Season Totals MILB RECAP» Bieber has compiled a 6-1 record and 1.47 ERA (13ER/79.2IP) in 13 combined starts between AA Akron and AAA Columbus.» Was called up to the Indians on May 31, starting seven times for the Tribe between then and his return to the Clippers on July 14, posting a 5-1 record and 3.53 ERA (17ER/43.1IP).» Did not allow a run until his fourth start of the year, a career-long scoreless streak of 22.0 innings, dating back to his last start in overall this season, has recorded five scoreless starts and allowed two-or-fewer earned runs in 12 of 13 outings.» Tossed a rain-shortened no-hitter on May 25 at Gwinnett, striking out seven batters and walking none in the 7.0 inning outing...the lone Gwinnett baserunner reached on an error in the bottom of the 3rd...marked the 8th no-hitter in COL franchise history.» Began the season at AA Akron, where he went a perfect 3-0 with a 1.16 ERA (4ER/31.0IP) in five starts prior to his May 3 call-up to Columbus...was named the Eastern League Pitcher of the Week for April 5-15.» Named the pitcher with the Best Control in the Indians Player Development System, according to Baseball America at the beginning of the season...also placed on the Tribe pre-season top prospect rankings in Baseball America - 5th, Baseball Prospectus - 5th and ESPN.Com/Keith Law - 10th. STEAL RATES WHILE PITCHING Year(s) CS SBA CS% 2016 (MiL) % 2017 (MiL) % 2018 (MiL) % 2018 (ML) % Tuesday s probable starter RHP CARLOS CARRASCO (15-7, 3.55)» After tomorrow s off-day, right-hander CARLOS CARRASCO is due to start the Tribe s homestand opener vs. the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday, August 28.» Will be pitching on extended five days rest after taking the loss in his last start on August 22 at Boston (3.2IP, 8H, 6R/5ER, 1HR, 1BB, 6K).» Carrasco is due to face the Twins for the sixth time this season, compiling a 1-3 record and 4.56 ERA (13ER/25.2IP) in his five prior starts.» Has posted an 8-3 record and 4.35 ERA (30ER/62.0IP) in 12 games (11 starts) at Progressive Field this season.

3 PAGE 3 CLEVELAND INDIANS GAME NOTES sunday, AUGUST 26, 2018 HITTERS NOTES: vs.lhp:.261( ) 39HR,158RBI vs.rhp:.256( ) 138HR,467RBI Home:.270( ) 90HR,341RBI Road:.246( ) 87HR,284RBI KC Series: 15-66,3 2B,5BB,4RBI,5R,2HR Trip:48-200,8 2B,11BB,19RBI,20R,9HR RISP:.254( ) 44HR,437RBI GREG ALLEN #1 vs.lhp:.194(7-36) 0HR,1RBI vs.rhp:.268(44-164) 2HR,10RBI Home:.264(24-91) 1HR,5RBI Road:.248(27-109) 1HR,6RBI KC Series: 1-6,1R Trip:6-19,1 2B,3RBI,2R,1HR Streak:0G (0-5), 0HR, 0RBI RISP:.151(8-53) 0HR,7RBI Split the season between Cleveland & AAA Columbus; in 5 th stint w/the club in 2018 (last was 7/30-31) Over last 19 games w/cle is 23-for-63(.365) w/12rs With Columbus, has 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-for-47) careerhigh 14game hitting streak, 7/15-8/1( 18-high by MLB rookie) 2018: has appeared in 2 Gs in LF, 50GS/53G in CF, 4GS/13G in RF for CLE (26-for-88,.295, 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 18-for-53(.340) in 16 games (HR, 6 RBI, 9R, 7SB) 2 nd HR snapped 72 AB streak w/0 XBH A.L Leaders: SH (T10th, 4), SB (T16th, 13) YONDER ALONSO #17 vs.lhp:.226(24-106) 4HR,19RBI vs.rhp:.256(81-316) 18HR,55RBI Home:.227(45-198) 11HR,36RBI Road:.268(60-224) 11HR,38RBI KC Series: 3-7,1BB,3RBI,3R,2HR Trip:5-15,1BB,4RBI,3R,2HR Streak:4G (5-15), 2HR, 4RBI RISP:.287(33-115) 6HR,52RBI 2018: 109GS/115G at 1B July (23 G): 26-for-86(.302), 4 2B, 6HR, 21RBI hitting.293 (54-184) w/men on base 5 th career 4-hit game, July A.L. LEADERS: Grand Slams (T2nd, 2), AB/RBI (11th, 5.7), RBI (T14th, 74) HR d in 3 str. games, 4/26-28 (1 st time career) 2 nd half: 27-for-120(.225) w/9 HR, 21RBI, 15 runs (.761OPS) leads A.L. 1B in RBI (74; Moreland 2 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) 2 nd Half Leaders: HR (T4th, 9) 16-for-last 86 last 22 games (4HR, 10RBI) MICHAEL BRANTLEY #23-All-Star vs.lhp:.248(29-117) 3HR,15RBI vs.rhp:.318( ) 11HR,54RBI Home:.333(77-231) 7HR,47RBI Road:.267(62-232) 7HR,22RBI KC Series: 2-8,1BB,1RBI Trip:6-20,1 2B,2BB,4RBI,1R,1HR Streak:0G (0-5), 0HR, 0RBI RISP:.258(31-120) 2HR,50RBI 2018 option picked up, 11/3 2018: debut in LF off D.L (3/26-4/5) on 4/6 (has 108GS in LF, 7GS at DH) May: 27G, 38-for-114(.333) w/26rs, 7 2B, 7HR, 26RBI is 62-for-195(.318) w/runners on 5 str multi-hit games, 4/ OPS vs. RHP batting.382 (26-for-68) on 1 st pitch of at-bats 500 th career RBI; 7/5@KC last 13G: 18-for-50, 10R, 4 2B,2HR, 8 RBI First career grand slam in 3,930 th career plate appearance 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 78 of last 92 games A.L. LEADERS PA/SO (2nd, 11.9), Grand Slams (T2nd, 2), AVG (9th,.300), Multi-Hit G (T10th, 40), Hits (11th, 139), vs. RHP (5th,.318), Home (6th,.333) MLB LEADERS: PA/SO (2nd, 11.9), Grand Slams (T2nd, 2), vs. RHP (5th,.318) 19-gm hit streak, May 19-30, T1st in MLB (T2nd longest of career; 22G in 2012; 19G in 2010) July (25 G): 27-for-102(.265), 18 R, 8 2B, HR, 13RBI 34-for-122(.279) in 32 2nd half games (18R, 6 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 13 RBI) 1000 th career MLB game, July-28@DET MELKY CABRERA #53 vs.lhp:.333(13-39) 2HR,10RBI vs.rhp:.250(30-120) 4HR,16RBI Home:.180(11-61) 1HR,9RBI Road:.327(32-98) 5HR,17RBI KC Series: 2-7,2 2B,1BB Trip:7-17,3 2B,2BB,2RBI,3R,2HR Streak:1G (2-4), 0HR, 0RBI RISP:.237(9-38) 2HR,21RBI In his second stint with Major League club in 2018, appearing in 17 games with the Indians from May 20-June 13, prior to being removed from the roster on June 14 and electing free agency Re-signed on July 5 and assigned to AAA Columbus, hitting.361 (13-for-36) with 2 2B, 1 3B and 4 RBI in 9 games - on the year is batting.321 (25-for-78) w/the Clippers in 19 Gs 2018: 38 GS RF/4GS LF/3 GS@DH for CLE(hit in 29/45GS) batting.309 (21-for-68) w/men on Is 31-for-101(.307) w/11 R, 5 2B, 6HR, 15RBI in 32G since return(14rbi last 13G; 16- for-43,.372, 5HR) 4 th career grand slam on Aug 19 vs. BAL homered in 3 straight games, Aug 20-22(career-best is 4 in 2014) YANDY DÍAZ #36 vs.lhp:.333(5-15) 0HR,2RBI vs.rhp:.333(11-33) 0HR,5RBI Home:.231(3-13) 0HR,2RBI Road:.371(13-35) 0HR,5RBI BOS Series/Trip: 3-17 Streak:3G (3-13), 0HR, 0RBI RISP:.500(6-12) 0HR,6RBI Recalled July 20 (4-for-6, 3B, 2RBI, 2R in 18 debut 7/20 at TEX), was w/cle 7/20-23 Has 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 5-for-28 last 8 games for CLE Over his last 13 games with Columbus he hit.360 (18-for-50) Has made 11 starts at DH for Cleveland, app d in 1 G 3B; 1 G 1B (hit safely in 11 of 14Gs; 11-for-26 w/men on) EDWIN ENCARNACION #10 vs.lhp:.208(20-96) 5HR,15RBI vs.rhp:.238(72-303) 22HR,70RBI Home:.250(53-212) 14HR,49RBI Road:.209(39-187) 13HR,36RBI KC Series: 1-8 Trip:4-15,4RBI,2R,2HR Streak:1G (1-4), 0HR, 0RBI RISP:.281(32-114) 7HR,59RBI CAREER: Hit at least 30HR in each of last 7 seasons (ONLY player in MLB; his 258 HR/742RBI since 2012 are most in MLB over that span; Nelson Cruz has 248;Goldschmidt 674) 2018: 90 GS DH, 18 GS 1B 30th career multi-hr game; 3 rd career 3HR game 5/2 vs. TEX (6 RBI) 2nd career inside-park-hr 4/2@LAA 350th career HR on 46-for-206(.223) w/men on Since return from DL on 8/22: 4-for-15, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 4 games 2 nd half: 22G, 20-for-79,.253, 3 2B, 5 HR, 20RBI four multi-hr games, 2018 (last 8/23@BOS, T4th in MLB) A.L. LEADERS: AB/RBI (3rd, 4.7), RBI (4th, 85), AB/HR (8th, 14.8), HR (T9th, 27)MLB LEADERS: AB/RBI (5th, 4.7), RBI (8th, 85) 44 of 85RBI have come via HR(75RBI last 79G) 32 nd career multi-hr game on Aug. 11 th career grand slam, June 23 vdet (Lewicki) 15 solo homers on 10-day DL, Aug 11-21(right hand contusion) YAN GOMES #7- All-Star vs.lhp:.300(27-90) 4HR,12RBI vs.rhp:.245(58-237) 8HR,28RBI Home:.260(39-150) 4HR,16RBI Road:.260(46-177) 8HR,24RBI KC Series: 4-7,1 2B Trip:9-19,1 2B,2RBI,3R,1HR Streak:4G (9-15), 1HR, 2RBI RISP:.182(14-77) 2HR,25RBI 2018: 3 rd among A.L. CA s in OPS (.746) w/at least 275 plate apps 3 rd career grand slam, 7/2 at KC 500 th career MLB hit, 7/2 at KC last 18Gs is 22-for-65(.339), 4 2B, 2HR, 7RBI 2018: (club is 46-39), 1 GS at DH Is 16-for-54 in throwing out would-be basestealers(14 of last 37) is 30-for-138(.217) w/men on 3rd career walk-off HR on 4/8 vs. KC (Maurer) Since June 1: (53-189,.280,15 2B, 6HR, 27RBI, 54 games,.782 OPS).898 OPS vlhp...2 nd career 4-hit game on 5/13 vkc 19 July Gs (.214, 15/70, 2HR, 10RBI) ERIK GONZÁLEZ #9 vs.lhp:.234(11-47) 1HR,3RBI vs.rhp:.319(22-69) 0HR,12RBI Home:.339(21-62) 0HR,9RBI Road:.222(12-54) 1HR,6RBI BOS Series/Trip: 0-5 Streak:0G (0-6), 0HR, 0RBI RISP:.250(9-36) 0HR,11RBI 2018: Has appeared in 26G/13GS at 2B,13G/6GS at 3B, 11G/3GS@SS, 9G/3GS at 1B is 16-for-52(.308) w/runners on (2-for-7 as a PH) 6-for-32 (.188) in June, 15G, 3 2B, 4 RBI, 11K Last 16 games since July 8 is 10-for-34, 2 2B, 7 R, 2 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(20-86) 5HR,15RBI vs.rhp:.136(9-66) 1HR,7RBI Home:.219(16-73) 4HR,10RBI Road:.165(13-79) 2HR,12RBI BOS Series/Trip: 0-6 Streak:0G (0-15), 0HR, 0RBI RISP:.300(12-40) 4HR,20RBI 2018: 1GS/14G in LF 35GS/63G RF in 2018, 1GS CF 15-for-69(.217) w/ men on hit.154 in May: 6-for-39, 2 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 14 G has a.836 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(14-for-55) w/3 2B, 3HR, 11RBI in last 35 GM 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) Since return is 17-for-70(.243) in 48 G 3-for-17 as a PH w/a 2B (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:.241(27-112) 3HR,19RBI vs.rhp:.207(67-323) 8HR,30RBI Home:.244(50-205) 9HR,29RBI Road:.191(44-230) 2HR,20RBI KC Series: 0-7 Trip:1-17,1BB,1R Streak:0G (0-12), 0HR, 0RBI RISP:.280(28-100) 5HR,39RBI Had streak of 4 straight multi-hit starts snapped on 5/4.704 OPS vs. LHP (10 of 33 extra base hits;.631 OPS vs. RHP) 12 of 33 extra-base hits are w/risp(.848 OPS w/ RISP) 2018: 116GS/118G at 2B, 1 GS at DH Is 44-for-167(.263) w/men on season-high 3 hits on Apr. 12 vdet (R, 2B) last 55 G is 45-for-186(.242,.747 OPS) w/25 runs, 7 2B, 7HR, 24RBI since June 16 th 2 nd half:.200(22/110),11r, 10RBI is 13-for-73,.178, since 7/31; 2-for-last 31) FRANCISCO LINDOR #12- All-Star vs.lhp:.362(47-130) 5HR,15RBI vs.rhp:.260( ) 24HR,61RBI Home:.323(80-248) 16HR,44RBI Road:.252(69-274) 13HR,32RBI KC Series: 1-9 Trip:4-26,1 2B,1BB,3R Streak:0G (0-8), 0HR, 0RBI RISP:.303(30-99) 7HR,51RBI 2018: 126 GS at SS, 1 GS DH in 2018 (.280, w/men on; 20 of 29 HR solos; 24 HR vrhp) Owns a OPS vs. LHP,.362 AVG vs. LHP.303 w/risp Only Indians player in club hist. w/2 games of 2 2B, 2HR in a career/season(has 3 G of at least 3XBH) has a.438 on-base % with RISP (HRd in 3 str. games 2X) 2 nd career walkoff HR, 8/8 vs. MIN May: A.L. Player of the month (.373, 10HR, 23RBI, 1.169OPS)...3 rd /4 th/ 5 th multi-hr games in May 15 Gms of multiple XBH hits (T1st in MLB; 26G since 2017 are T4th in MLB) A.L. LEADERS: Runs (1st, 105), 2B (T1st, 40), Multi-Hit G (2nd, 49), TB (3rd, 278), XBH (3rd, 70), Hits (T4th, 149), Times On (6th, 215), HR (8th, 29), SLG (9th,.533), OPS (9th,.896), vs. LHP (4th,.362) set career-high hit streak at 15G(4/29-5/14) Extra-base hit in 9 straight, 5/1-9 2nd half:.269(36/134), 10 2B, 4HR,14RBI, 20R, 32 G (last HR 8/8; 15G & 64 ABs since) MLB LEADERS: Runs (1st, 105), 2B (T2nd, 40), Multi-Hit G (T2nd, 49), TB (3rd, 278), XBH (T3rd, 70), Hits (T7th, 149), vs. LHP (6th,.362) has five 2HR games ( 3rd in MLB; Machado/ K.Davis 6) career-high 7RBI, 7/2@KC(2nd career GS) 1st MLB SS w/at least 75 runs& 50 XBH; 1 st half leads MLB w/28 HR/74 RBI out of leadoff spot (10-for-56 since 8/11; 2rbi, 13g) ROBERTO PÉREZ #55 vs.lhp:.240(6-25) 0HR,1RBI vs.rhp:.139(17-122) 1HR,7RBI Home:.182(14-77) 1HR,6RBI Road:.129(9-70) 0HR,2RBI BOS Series/Trip: 0-3 Streak:0G (0-4), 0HR, 0RBI RISP:.118(4-34) 0HR,6RBI 2018: 44GS/46G at catcher in 2018 (club is in his starts; 9-for-33 throwing out potential baserunners) has a.625 OPS vs. LHP (.345 on-base%) 7-for-62 (.113) w/men on base (2-for-18 w/risp-2outs) reached safely in 12 of the last 20 games 15 2 nd half games: 7-for-39 (.179), 3R, 3 2B, RBI, 4BB,.256 OB%... A.L. LEADERS: SH (T7th, 5) JOSÉ RAMÍREZ #11- All-Star vs.lhp:.286(38-133) 5HR,17RBI vs.rhp:.296(99-334) 32HR,74RBI Home:.304(66-217) 19HR,53RBI Road:.284(71-250) 18HR,38RBI KC Series: 1-7,2BB,1R Trip:3-21,1 2B,4BB,2R Streak:0G (0-4), 0HR, 0RBI RISP:.306(33-108) 7HR,49RBI A.L. LEADERS: Times On (1 st, 228), TB (2nd, 286), XBH (2nd, 72), BB (2nd, 86), IBB (2nd, 14), SB (T2nd, 28), HR (3rd, 37), RBI (3rd, 91), OBP (4th,.406), SLG (4th,.612), OPS (4th, 1.019), AB/HR (4th, 12.6), Runs (5th, 88), PA/SO (6th, 9.4), AB/RBI (6th, 5.1), w/2 strikes (8th,.245) successful on 22 of last 25 SB att s over last 10 games is 5-for-34 w/4 R, HR, 2 RBI (7BB) MLB LEADERS: TB (2nd, 286), XBH (2nd, 72), Times On(2nd, 228), HR (3rd, 37), SLG (4th,.612), OPS (4th, 1.019), AB/HR (4th, 12.6), IBB (4th, 14), OBP (5th,.406), RBI (5th, 91) SECOND HALF A.L. LEADERS: OPS (9th,.982), HR (T10th, 8), RBI (T12th, 21) Owns single-season club record for HR by switch-hitter w/37 (hit #35 in team game #118; broke Carlos Santana record of 34 in 16) since 7/30: 25-for-83(.301), 5 2B, 7HR, 17rbi, 24g 2018: 123 GS at 3B, 4GS@DH...68-for-212 (.321)w/men on 9 th career 2HR game, 7/30@MIN 33G 2 nd half:.266 (29-for-109), 20R, 6 2B, 8HR, 21RBI, 29BB(.423 OB%,.982 OPS) 29 games of multiple XBH hits since st in MLB; leads MLB w/163xbh since 2017; Lindor T2nd at 151 is 15-for-39 (.385) w/risp-2outs 2 nd in May OPS in gm streak of reaching base safely, 5/22-6/26(career-high) 47 BB last 59 G In 25 July games: 29-for-90(.322) w/21 runs, 8 2B, 2 3B, 8 HR, 25RBI(1.164 OPS) 4th player in MLB history w/30+hr, 20+SB team s first 100 games of season (A-Rod 1998; Bagwell 1999; Soriano 2006) walks in 21 of last 31 games (29 total) AL Player of the Month(July)

4 PAGE 4 CLEVELAND INDIANS GAME NOTES sunday, AUGUST 26, 2018 BULLPEN INFORMATION W L ERA G SV/OPP IR/S 1st Bat/Retired IP H R ER BB SO HR /48 191/53 387/ PITCHING BY MONTH PITCHER MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST Allen, C , 3.97 ERA (11.1IP, 5ER) 0-2-7, 5.40 ERA (8.1IP, 5ER) 1-1-5, 6.57 ERA (12.1IP, 9ER) 1-1-4, 4.82 ERA (9.1IP, 5ER) Bieber, S , 6.35 ERA (5.2IP, 4ER) 3-0-0, 0.96 ERA (18.2IP, 2ER) 2-2-0, 7.33 ERA (27IP, 22ER) 2-0-0, 3.13 ERA (23IP, 8ER) Carrasco, C , 4.98 ERA (34.1IP, 19ER) 2-2-0, 5.21 ERA (19IP, 11ER) 4-0-0, 2.59 ERA (24.1IP, 7ER) 3-2-0, 2.30 ERA (31.1IP, 8ER) Cimber, A , 0.00 ERA (2.2IP, 0ER) 0-0-0, ERA (5.1IP, 6ER) Clevinger, M , 3.60 ERA (40IP, 16ER) 2-1-0, 2.78 ERA (32.1IP, 10ER) 1-4-0, 4.85 ERA (29.2IP, 16ER) 2-0-0, 2.70 ERA (30IP, 9ER) Hand, B , 1.69 ERA (5.1IP, 1ER) 0-0-4, 0.90 ERA (10IP, 1ER) Kluber, C , 1.83 ERA (39.1IP, 8ER) 3-2-0, 4.08 ERA (28.2IP, 13ER) 2-2-0, 3.69 ERA (31.2IP, 13ER) 3-1-0, 3.38 ERA (34.2IP, 13ER) Miller, A , ERA (4.1IP, 7ER) , 1.04 ERA (8.2IP, 1ER) Otero, D , 9.31 ERA (9.2IP, 10ER) 0-0-0, 4.00 ERA (9IP, 4ER) 0-0-1, 2.70 ERA (10IP, 3ER) 1-0-0, 7.27 ERA (8.2IP, 7ER) Perez, O , 0.90 ERA (10IP, 1ER) 0-0-0, 1.35 ERA (6.2IP, 1ER) 0-1-0, 1.80 ERA (5IP, 1ER) Tomlin, J , 5.74 ERA (15.2IP, 10ER) 0-0-0, 3.38 ERA (10.2IP, 4ER) 0-1-0, ERA (4IP, 5ER) 0-0-0, 4.50 ERA (4IP, 2ER) PITCHING NOTES: vs.all:.244( )159hr vs.lh:.253( )85hr vs.rh:.236( )74hr Home: , 4.02ERA (576.0IP,257ER) Road: , 3.69ERA (580.1IP,238ER) CODY ALLEN #37 vs.all:.232(47-203)11hr vs.lh:.245(23-94)6hr vs.rh:.220(24-109)5hr Home:3-1-12, 5.01ERA (23.1IP,13ER)24G Road:1-4-13, 4.11ERA (30.2IP,14ER)31G Last Win:8/8/2018 vmin Last 2018: 25-for-29 in save chances 41 of 55G scoreless batters are 20-for-95 (.211) w/men on ERA of 1.72 (10ER/52.1 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 14 G: 14.1IP, 14H, 5ER, 3.14 ERA (14K,.250 avg) last 3 games has allowed 4 runs in 2.0IP (6 hits, 2 walks, 1 SO) A.L. LEADERS: Saves (T6th, 25), Games (T20th, 55) has 6 saves of at least 1.1IP (entering in the 8 th inning; is 6-for-7 in such situations) has 2 holds on the season CAREER: Franchise career-leader in saves at 140, passing Bob Wickman on July 4 at KC(now has 147 in his Indians career) Most strikeouts (547) and relief appearances (441) 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:.261(55-211)4hr vs.lh:.306(19-62)2hr vs.rh:.242(36-149)2hr Home:2-3-0, 3.41ERA (29.0IP,11ER)30G Road:1-2-0, 3.95ERA (27.1IP,12ER)25G 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 the year has limited right-handed hitters to a.242 (36-for-149) average (2BB, 154 BF) Season ERA of 3.67 (23ER/56.1IP, 11 holds) in 55 games; 10 of 13 outings with Cleveland are scoreless(10 IR ; 6 scored w/indians)..aug: 9 G, 5.1IP, 10H, 6R/ER, 4BB, ERA BRAD HAND #33 vs.all:.197(43-218)6hr vs.lh:.146(12-82)2hr vs.rh:.228(31-136)4hr Home:0-2-13, 3.00ERA (27.0IP,9ER)25G Road:2-2-16, 2.20ERA (32.2IP,8ER)30G Last Last 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. relief(current T8th in MLB w/84 SO).season ERA is 2.56 (29 SV, 9hlds, 59.2IP, 43H, 17ER) 12 of 14 outings w/cle, scoreless Since 2016, 2.56 ERA in 208 Gs (228.1IP, 160H, 65ER) & 299 relief SO over 3-year span rank 2 nd in MLB to Dellin Betances 320 Chaska, MN native s 30 outings of at least 3SO since 16 rank 2 nd among all LHP MLB relievers to Andrew Miller s 36 -time N.L. All-Star ( ; club control thru 2021) last 7G: 7.1IP, 4H, 0R, 11K batters hitting.157(16-102) w/runners on ANDREW MILLER #24 vs.all:.193(16-83)1hr vs.lh:.154(4-26)0hr vs.rh:.211(12-57)1hr Home:2-2-1, 4.76ERA (11.1IP,6ER)13G Road:0-1-0, 1.54ERA (11.2IP,2ER)12G Last Win:8/9/2018 vmin Last Save:4/9/2018 vdet 2018: has 8 holds in 26 gms(1-for-4 in save chances, 22 of 26 outings scoreless) Batters are 10-for-53 (.189) w/runners on Since 8/3 DL return: 9G, 8.2IP, 3H, 1ER, 3BB,10K,.103avg 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 4-for-29 w/risp 7G rehab at three levels, 7/ SINCE 2016: Opponents are hitting just.159 (89-for-560) off Miller since the start of 2016 (MLB rank: 3rd) ERA of 0.96 (4ER, 37.2IP) vs. AL Central since start of 2017 has a strikeout rate of 40.5% (251/620) since the start of 2016 ERA of 1.69 (30ER/160.0 IP) since the start of 2016 (1st in MLB; min 130IP), Kenley Jansen 2 ERA DAN OTERO #61 vs.all:.281(55-196)10hr vs.lh:.347(26-75)5hr vs.rh:.240(29-121)5hr Home:1-0-0, 2.54ERA (28.1IP,8ER)27G Road:1-1-1, 9.90ERA (20.0IP,22ER)22G Last Last Walked 7 of 414 RH batters (1.7%) since the start of best among qualified RPs in MLB 13 BB the last 2 seasons in 108.1IP (6 of them int l) last 28 games: 27.2IP,32H,14ER 2018: Took the loss in first outing of the season at SEA on 4/1 (D Gordon homer) 15 of 49 outings at least 1.1 IP 2 nd on club w/48.1 relief IP batters are 25-for-88(.284) w/runners on;.273 (15/55) with RISP career ERA of 1.92 (21ER/98.1IP) in 86 games in Progressive Field has 1 hold (5/26 vhou) last 6 games: 6.0IP, 7H, 3ER, 5SO (0 non-ibb last 47G) OLIVER PEREZ #39 vs.all:.137(10-73)1hr vs.lh:.182(8-44)1hr vs.rh:.069(2-29)0hr Home:0-1-0, 2.08ERA (8.2IP,2ER)13G Road:0-0-0, 0.69ERA (13.0IP,1ER)23G Last Win:6/28/2016 vny 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 at MIN (1.1IP, 0R, 3K) 33 of 36 outings scoreless(rhh are 2-for-29, 12K; has 9 holds; 3-for-37 w/men on).last 29Gs since 6/17(16.0IP, 6H, 2ER, 19K, batters 6-for-52) CAREER: Owns 4 th -most appearances (588) & 3 rd -most strikeouts (1460) of a Mexican-born pitcher in MLB hist Indians are his 8 th MLB club to date (NYM, ARI, WSH, SEA, SD, PIT, HOU) JOSH TOMLIN #43 vs.all:.309(71-230)21hr vs.lh:.374(37-99)10hr vs.rh:.260(34-131)11hr Home:0-3-0, 6.38ERA (24.0IP,17ER)12G Road:0-2-0, 7.14ERA (29.0IP,23ER)13G Last Win:10/1/2017 vcws Has appeared in 19 games in relief this season after debut in extra innings in Puerto Rico (16 th inning) on April 18 season off to a rocky start in the rotation, posting a mark of 0-3 with a 8.10 ERA in 6 starts (30.0IP, 43H, 27ER, 15HR, 5BB, 18SO,.326 avg) in relief has a 5.09 ERA in 19 outings (23.0IP, 28H, 16R/13ER, 5BB, 14K, 6HR) 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: 2G, 4.0IP, 8H, 2ER 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 Bieber, Shane / /4 Cimber, Adam / Clevinger, Mike / /12 Hand, Brad / /4 Miller, Andrew / /25 Otero, Danny / /8 Perez, Oliver / /0 Ramirez, Neil / /0 Tomlin, Josh / /63 INDIANS / 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 / L Cimber, A / ND Hand, B / ND Miller, A /0-1 - ND Otero, D /1-1 - ND Perez, O / ND Ramirez, N / ND Tomlin, J / ND TEAM /2-1 - ND

5 PAGE 5 CLEVELAND INDIANS GAME NOTES sunday, AUGUST 26, 2018 STARTS IN THE ORDER PLAYER G. Allen Y. Alonso M. Brantley M. Cabrera L. Chisenhall R. Davis Y. Diaz E. Encarnacion Y. Gomes E. Gonzalez B. Guyer J. Kipnis F. Lindor L. Martin F. Mejia T. Naquin R. Perez J. Ramirez B. Zimmer Pitchers GAMES STARTED PLAYER C 1B 2B 3B SS LF RF CF DH G. Allen Y. Alonso M. Brantley M. Cabrera L. Chisenhall R. Davis Y. Diaz E. Encarnacion Y. Gomes E. Gonzalez B. Guyer J. Kipnis F. Lindor L. Martin F. Mejia T. Naquin R. Perez J. Ramirez B. Zimmer LINE-UPS USED:086 in 129 games SCORING BY INNING 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th EXTRA TOTAL RUNS Indians Opponent Multi-hit Game Multi-RBI GM HR TYPE/LAST HOME RUN PLAYER High Last MH High solo 2run 3run GS Last HR G. Allen , Y. Alonso , ,2x, 6/22 vdet M. Brantley , 5/3 vtor ,2x, 5/11 vkc M. Cabrera ,4x, , 8/19 vbal L. Chisenhall ,3x, ,3x, R. Davis , Y. Diaz , ,3x, 8/19 vbal E. Encarnacion , 5/2 vtex Y. Gomes , 5/13 vkc , E. Gonzalez ,2x, 5/3 vtor , 5/3 vtor B. Guyer , 8/8 vmin , /6/18 vmin(gibson) J. Kipnis ,4x, /6/18 vmin(belisle) F. Lindor ,2x, 8/18 vbal , /8/18 vmin(hildenberger) L. Martin ,5x, 8/3 vlaa , 4/19 vbal /4/18 vlaa(pena) T. Naquin , 7/11 vcin ,3x, - 2 R. Perez ,4x, , 6/18 vcws /10/18 vdet(wilson) J. Ramirez , 7/11 vcin /17/18 vbal(hess) B. Zimmer ,2x, 4/24 vchi , - 1 INDIANS BATTING BY MONTH HITTER MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST G. Allen.273 (18-66) HR, 3RBI, 19G.083 (3-36), 13G.273 (12-44), 2RBI, 12G.340 (18-53) HR, 6RBI, 15G Y. Alonso.273 (24-88) 3HR, 12RBI, 27G.233 (17-73) HR, 10RBI, 19G.302 (26-86) 6HR, 21RBI, 23G.198 (16-81) 4HR, 10RBI, 21G M. Brantley.333 (38-114) 7HR, 26RBI, 27G.250 (25-100) 2HR, 8RBI, 25G.265 (27-102) HR, 13RBI, 25G.325 (25-77) 2HR, 12RBI, 21G M. Cabrera.179 (7-39), 8RBI, 11G.263 (5-19), 3RBI, 6G.364 (12-33) HR, RBI, 10G.279 (19-68) 5HR, 14RBI, 22G L. Chisenhall (20-62) HR, 7RBI, 21G.600 (3-5), 2RBI, G - R. Davis.245 (12-49), 3RBI, 21G.324 (11-34) HR, 3RBI, 13G.294 (10-34), 13G.133 (2-15), 11G Y. Diaz (7-14), 2RBI, 4G.265 (9-34), 5RBI, 10G E. Encarnacion.315 (29-92) 7HR, 24RBI, 23G.217 (18-83) 6HR, 20RBI, 22G.256 (21-82) 5HR, 22RBI, 23G.190 (8-42) 3HR, 9RBI, 13G Y. Gomes.208 (15-72) 2HR, 5RBI, 19G.284 (19-67) 3HR, 11RBI, 20G.214 (15-70) 2HR, 10RBI, 19G.365 (19-52) HR, 6RBI, 15G E. Gonzalez.438 (14-32) HR, 8RBI, 15G.188 (6-32), 4RBI, 15G.381 (8-21), 2RBI, 12G.150 (3-20), 9G B. Guyer.154 (6-39) HR, 5RBI, 14G.188 (3-16), RBI, 13G.357 (10-28) 2HR, 9RBI, 16G.143 (4-28) HR, 2RBI, 19G J. Kipnis.221 (23-104) 3HR, 15RBI, 27G.266 (21-79) 4HR, 11RBI, 22G.237 (18-76) 3HR, 10RBI, 22G.188 (13-69) HR, 6RBI, 21G F. Lindor.373 (44-118) 10HR, 23RBI, 27G.243 (25-103) 6HR, 12RBI, 26G.300 (30-100) 7HR, 21RBI, 25G.253 (23-91) 2HR, 9RBI, 22G L. Martin (5-15) 2HR, 4RBI, 6G F. Mejia (0-2), G - T. Naquin.417 (10-24) HR, 6RBI, 9G.162 (6-37), 4RBI, 12G.242 (15-62) HR, 8RBI, 19G - R. Perez.167 (6-36), 3RBI, 11G.130 (3-23), 2RBI, 8G.214 (6-28), RBI, 12G.148 (4-27), RBI, 9G J. Ramirez.336 (36-107) 11HR, 25RBI, 27G.267 (24-90) 6HR, 12RBI, 26G.322 (29-90) 8HR, 25RBI, 25G.267 (20-75) 5HR, 13RBI, 22G B. Zimmer.174 (4-23) HR, 6RBI, 7G.250 (2-8), 2G vs. KC Royals G AB R H HR RBI AVG G. Allen Y. Alonso M. Brantley M. Cabrera L. Chisenhall R. Davis Y. Diaz E. Encarnacion Y. Gomes E. Gonzalez B. Guyer J. Kipnis F. Lindor T. Naquin R. Perez J. Ramirez B. Zimmer INDIANS Career vs. KC Royals AVG AB H HR RBI G. Allen Y. Alonso M. Brantley M. Cabrera Y. Diaz E. Encarnacion Y. Gomes E. Gonzalez B. Guyer J. Kipnis F. Lindor R. Perez J. Ramirez