LEVELAND INDIANS 2017 OFFICIAL GAME INFORMATION

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1 2017 OFFICIAL GAME INFORMATION LEVELAND INDIANS CLEVELAND INDIANS (15-13) at KANSAS CITY ROYALS (10-18) RHP Josh Tomlin (2-3, 8.87) vs. LHP Jason Vargas (4-1, 1.42) Game #29/Road #17» Saturday., May 6, 2017» Kauffman Stadium» 4:15 p.m. (ET)» FS1, ESPN Radio, WTAM/WMMS/IRN WHEN THEY BRING DOWN THE CURTAIN 3-1 LOSS» Coming off Thursday s rainout in Detroit, Cleveland took a 3-1 loss to Kansas City on Friday night in the opener of a 3-game series here at Kauffman Stadium...the Indians have combined for just 7 runs through the club s first 4 games of current road trip (1.75 runs-per-game), this following Sunday s 12-4 victory over Seattle at Progressive Field.» EDWIN ENCARNACION collected a pair of extra-base hits - his second multi-hit game of the road trip - driving in the Tribe s lone run with a 4th-inning solo homer...also doubled to bring the tying run to the plate with two outs in the top of the 9th inning...jason KIPNIS had two of the three hits allowed by Royals starter Jason Hammel who was otherwise stingy across 6.0 frames (6.0IP, 3H, 1R-ER, 2BB, 6SO, HR)...Cleveland had just 4 at-bats with runners in scoring position all night (0-for-4).» DANNY SALAZAR pitched effectively in his third defeat of the year, but fell one out shy of completing 5.0 innings and allowed the big blow of the night on Eric Hosmer s 2-run HR in the 5th inning... the Royals tacked on one more run in the 6th, ending a streak of 12 consecutive games without an earned run charged to the Indians bullpen. PICK UP THE PIECES TRIBE HELD TO ONE RUN» The Indians were held to one run for the fifth time this season (0-5) and two-or-fewer runs for the 11th time (1-10)...Cleveland was held to two-or-fewer runs in 40 games last season (6-34)...the Tribe has yet to be shut out through 28 games, one of 7 MLB teams yet to be blanked.» Cleveland has gone 14-3 when plating at least 3 runs this season (best such record in the Majors) and 11-2 when plating at least 4 runs...the Tribe has scored 124 runs overall this season, which ranks 8th in the A.L.; club s 4.43 runs-per-game rank 7th in the A.L. WINS & LOSSES» At (.536), Cleveland s record is T4th-best in the A.L. and T8th-best in the Majors...despite dropping 3 of last 4, the Tribe has still won 10 of 16 and 11 of the club s last 18 games (won 13 of last 25 since getting off to the club s first 3-0 start to a season since 1998).» At 15-13, Cleveland is two wins shy of the club s high-water mark for 2017 (+4G, on April 30) & sits 4 losses ahead of the club s low-water mark (-2G, 2x, last 5-7 on April 16)...Cleveland did not reach +4G above.500 mark in 2016 until May 19 (21-17) & held a.500 record as late as May 15 (17-17).» Cleveland is against the A.L. and 0-3 against the N.L...the Tribe has rallied for six (6) come-from-behind wins, while suffering five (5) losses after holding a lead at some point in the contest... club is 8-7 following a win, 6-6 after a loss...tribe is 5-0 in games decided in the 7th inning-or-later...club is 1-3 in May after going in April.» Cleveland has a +50 run differential in the team s 15 wins (96-46), but a -44 run differential in the 13 losses (28-72).» Longest winning streak of the season is 5 games, from April the club s first 5-game winning streak since reeling off 6 straight victories from Aug. 29-Sept. 4, Tribe outscored opponents, 30-7, during 5-game streak, while each member of starting rotation went at least 6.0 innings and earned a victory (5-0, 1.53 ERA)...longest losing skid of the season is 3 games, done twice (April 7-9, April 12-14). A.L. CENTRAL STANDINGS» Cleveland (15-13) enters today in a three-way tie for 2nd place in the A.L. Central standings along with Chicago-AL (15-13) & Detroit (15-13), one half-game behind of 1st-place Minnesota (15-12, +0.5G)...Kansas City (10-18, -5.5G) is in 5th place...the Indians have spent 15 days in 1st place, 7 days in 2nd place, 6 days in 3rd place, 3 days in 4th place and 2 days in 5th place.» The Indians have gone 8-8 within the A.L. Central, while posting a 7-5 record outside of the division...cleveland played 12 straight games against A.L. Central opponents, April (7-5 record)...club went (.653) against A.L. Central opponents in 2016, the Tribe s most wins ever within the division since 98 realignment. SERIES STUFF» With the series loss to Detroit, the Indians saw their streak of 4 straight series victories come to an end - longest such streak for the club since reeling off 4 consecutive series wins last season from June during club s historic 14-game winning streak...prior to current stretch, Tribe had taken 3 straight series losses.» Cleveland is off to a start in 2017 series, going at home & on the road...the Tribe is 4-6 in series openers and 5-4 in series finales (2-2 in rubber games)...cleveland has 2 sweeps (April 3-5 at TEX, April at MIN) & has been swept once (April 7-9 at ARI). SCHOOL BOY CRUSH THE FRANCONA ERA» Cleveland s.545 ( ) win pct. since TERRY FRANCONA took over in 2013 is 2nd-best in the A.L. behind Baltimore (.546, ), 6th-best in the Majors. WORK TO DO ROAD TRIP NOTES» The Indians are 1-3 to begin this 10-day, 10-game road trip through Detroit (1-2), Kansas City (0-1, two-to-play) and Toronto (3 games)...marks the club s third roadie so far in the Tribe s 9-7 (.563) road record is T3rd-best in the A.L. and T8th in the Majors...entered current road trip scoring 5.0 runs-per-game on the road, but have combined for just 7 runs the last 4 games (4.19 runs-per-game on the road overall ranks 8th in the A.L.)... Tribe is batting.230/.313/.372 (.685OPS) on the road compared to.261/.339/.445 (.784OPS) at home.» Wednesday night s win at Detroit snapped a brief 3-game road losing streak, which had matched longest this season (also 3G, April 7-9).» The Indians are traveling to all 3 cities for the first time this season, while the Tigers were the only team Cleveland has already seen (dropped 2 of 3 at Progressive Field, April 14-16). 18th & VINE KANSAS CITY SERIES» Cleveland & Kansas City are set to tangle for 3 games this weekend at Kauffman Stadium, as the Royals took last night s opener, this is the first meeting of the season between the two clubs, as the Indians & Royals did not face one another in April for the second consecutive season (first tilt of 2016 came on May 6 in Cleveland).» Cleveland went 14-5 against Kansas City in 2016, ending the year with an 8-game winning streak vs. the Royals that ended with Friday s 3-1 loss...that streak had matched the 2nd-longest for the Indians against Kansas City since the Royals franchise was established in 1969 (see chart below)...the 14 wins were Cleveland s most ever against Kansas City in a single season...went 5-4 here at Kauffman Stadium, as Tribe entered this series riding a 5-game winning streak at this ballpark, which fell one victory shy of Cleveland s longest ever at Kauffman Stadium: 6 games, Aug. 9-Sept. 24, LONGEST WINNING STREAKS FOR CLEVELAND VS. KANSAS CITY ( ) Games Dates 10 July 21-Sept. 24, May 8-Sept. 23, July 19-Oct. 2, 2016» Cleveland has a 6-7 record all-time in games started by Jason Vargas...saw the left-hander once last season in a 5-2 win on Sept. 22 at Progressive Field...the Indians have gone just 4-8 against lefty starters this season, although club is 4-3 vs. southpaws on the road (0-5 at home). KEEPIN IT TO MYSELF BULLPEN STREAK ENDS» With 1R-ER allowed in 3.1 innings last night, Cleveland relievers saw their streak of 12 consecutive games without allowing an earned run across 34.1 innings since April 20 come to an end; bullpen still has a 0.24 ERA since April 20 to lower season figure from 3.35 to 1.94, lowest in the A.L. & Majors...the Boston Red Sox bullpen ranks 2nd with a 2.24 ERA...Cleveland relievers have registered a 1.06 ERA over club s last 22 games that have employed the bullpen since April 9 to lower season figure from 5.87.» The Indians bullpen has gone a perfect 8-for-8 in save opportunities this season - the club s longest successful save streak to begin a season since starting the 2007 campaign 8-for-8 before a blown save on April 25 vs. Texas. I JUST CAN T GIVE YOU UP ALLEN & MILLER» CODY ALLEN (11.0IP, 10H, 1R-ER, 3BB, 22SO), who was voted A.L. Reliever of the Month for April on Wednesday, has combined with ANDREW MILLER (13.2IP, 8H, 0R, 4BB, 20SO) to allow just a single R-ER across 22 appearances and 24.2 innings, holding opponents to a.198 avg. (18-91) and 7 walks against 42 strikeouts...allen has converted all 7 save opportunities he has been afforded...his A.L.-best strikeouts-per-9.0ip is 2nd-best in the Majors behind only the Cardinals Trevor Rosenthal (18.36, 8.1IP, 2BB, 17SO)...Miller s 13.2 scoreless inning streak to start 2017 is 3rd-longest active scoreless streak in MLB behind the White Sox Anthony Swarzak (14.2) & the Cubs Mike Montgomery (14.0). CUT THE CAKE MISC. NOTES» Today s game will be broadcast by FoxSports1 & ESPN Radio.» Cleveland is 5-3 in day games this season.» Tribe s 21 runs in 1st inning are 2nd in A.L. (Tampa Bay, 25). CLEVELAND ROCKS THIS DAY IN MUSIC...» 1956: In their Clearwater, FL hotel room, Mick Jagger & Keith Richards worked out opening guitar riff of Satisfaction, following Richard s purchase of Gibson fuzz-box earlier that day : The Beatles recorded overdubs on I m Only Sleeping & worked on various mixes of track; song features then-unique sound of a reversed guitar duet played by Harrison, who perfected the part with the tape running backwards so that when reversed, it would fit the dreamlike mood : Paul Simon set out on first solo tour w/o Art Garfunkel, using The Jesse Dixon Singers as a back-up group.» BORN ON THIS DAY: (1945) Bob Seger; (1950) Robbie McIntosh, drums, Average White Band; John Flansburgh, vocals/rhythm guitar, They Might Be Giants; (1967) Mark Bryan, guitar, Hootie & the Blowfish; (1971) Chris Shiflett, guitarist, Foo Fighters. 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 AL Central... T2nd, -0.5G Days in 1st ( )...15 ( ) Largest 1st-place Lead G, last 4/22 Largest 1st-place Deficit. -3.0G, last 4/16 Most G Above G (14-10, 4/30) Most G Below G, 2x (5-7, 4/16) Times at , last 7-7 on 4/18 Current Streak...L1 Road Trip Following a Win Following a Loss Last 5 games Last 10 games Last 15 games Last 20 games Longest W Streak...5, (4/17-22) Longest L Streak...3, 2x (last 4/12-14) Come-from-Behind Wins...6 Losses After Holding Lead...5 Team Saves... 8-for-8 (100%) 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) (13) Avg. Time-of-Game (Overall)...3: min/28 G Avg. Time-of-Game (9.0IP)...3: min/27 G CLE challenges overturned...3 of 7 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 Radio/TV Sun., May 7 at Kansas City TBD vs. LHP Danny Duffy (2-2, 3.89) 2:15PM ET WMMS/IRN, SportsTime Ohio

2 PAGE 2 CLEVELAND INDIANS GAME NOTES SATURDAY, MAY 6, josh tomlin (2-3, 8.87 ERA) TONIGHT S START» The 32-year-old right-hander is scheduled to make his sixth start of the season tonight in the middle game of the Tribe s three-game set at Kansas City...marks the 115th start & 131st appearance of his career.» Will be pitching on extended ve days rest following a rainout in Minnesota on May 4...last pitched on April 30 vs. Seattle, earning his second win of the season after allowing four runs on eight hits across 5.0 innings (1BB, 3K) in the Indians 12-4 victory.» Tonight will mark Tomlin s 18th career start (22nd appearance) against the Kansas City Royals...owns a lifetime 9-4 record against the Royals with a 4.33 ERA (55ER/114.1IP), including a 3-1 mark with a 4.59 ERA (26ER/51.0IP) at Kauffman Stadium. LAST TIME OUT 2017 RECAP» Earned his second win of the season on April 30 vs. Seattle...allowed four runs on eight hits across 5.0 innings in the Tribe s 12-4 victory...walked just one batter while striking out three...had surrendered just one run heading into the 6th inning, but was chased after allowing four straight hits to begin the frame.» Took his third loss of the season despite posting a quality start vs. Houston on April 25 at Progressive Field...allowed three runs on eight hits across 6.0 innings, walking none while tying a season-high with six strikeouts.» Earned his rst win of 2017 on April 18 at Minnesota, allowing three runs on seven hits across 6.0 innings (0BB, 2K)...marked his rst quality start of the 2017 campaign.» Was dealt the loss in his first home start of 2017 in the Tribe s 10-4 loss to the Chicago White Sox on April 13...went just 1.2 innings (shortest start of his career), allowing seven runs on eight hits, including a pair of home runs...also took the loss in his season debut on April 7 at Arizona (4.2IP, 7H, 6R/ER, 6K). 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KANSAS CITY AL CENTRAL» Tomlin is set to make his 18th career start (22nd appearance) against the Kansas City Royals...owns a lifetime 9-4 record vs. the Royals with a 4.33 ERA (55.ER/114.1IP).» Enjoyed success against the Royals in 2016, going 3-0 in five starts with a 2.43 ERA (9ER/33.1IP)...earned the win on May 8 at Progressive Field after allowing four runs on seven hits in 6.0 innings of the Tribe s 5-4 win...won again at home on June 4, allowing just one run on seven hits in 6.1 innings as Cleveland prevailed won his final start of 2016 at Kauffman Stadium on October 2, pitching into the 8th inning (7.1IP, 6H, 2R/ER).» Tomlin went 10-2 with a 3.26 ERA (36ER/99.1IP) in 16 games against AL Central opponents last season, making quality starts in 11 of the 16 appearances...held Central foes to two-or-fewer runs in 10 of his 16 starts against them...his 10 wins against the AL Central last year were the most among all pitchers against the division...has gone with a 4.75 ERA (161ER/305.0IP) in 48 starts/60 games against the division in his career.» Tomlin went 10-2 with a 3.26 ERA (36ER/99.1IP) in 16 games against AL Central opponents last season, making quality starts in 11 of the 16 appearances...held Central foes to two-or-fewer runs in 10 of his 16 starts against them.» His 10 wins against the AL Central last year were the most among all pitchers against this division...his.833 winning percentage was the third-highest (min. 13 starts).» Has gone 1-1 in two starts against the division this season, taking the loss at Progressive Field vs. Chicago-AL on April 13 (1.2IP, 8H, 7R/ER) and winning at Minnesota on April 18 (6.0IP, 7H, 3R/ER). ON THE ROAD KAUFFMAN STADIUM» Tonight marks Tomlin s third road start of 2017, where he has earned a 1-1 record with a 7.59 ERA (9ER/10.2IP)...made his season debut at Arizona on April 7, taking the loss after allowing six runs on seven hits in 4.2 innings (1BB, 6K)...threw his first quality start of 2017 at Minnesota on April 18, picking up the win after giving up three runs on seven hits (0BB, 2K).» Tonight marks Tomlin s 8th career start (12th appearance) at Kauffman Stadium, where he has pitched to a 3-1 record with a 4.59 ERA (26ER/51.0IP)...went 1-0 in two starts at Kansas City last season, allowing just three runs in 14.1 innings (1.88 ERA). NO FREE PASSES» Dating back to 9/26/2015, Tomlin has walked two-or-fewer batters in 36 consecutive starts, marking a new franchise record (Greg Swindell - 32)...since the beginning of the 2015 season, Tomlin has made 22 starts in which he has walked no batters, the most of any American League pitcher during that span.» Tomlin s 20 walks allowed overall were the least in the majors last year, and he set a franchise record for fewest walks by a qualified pitcher (Tomlin previously held the record with 21 free passes in 2011)..he also posted the fewest walks of any qualified pitcher since Cliff Lee walked just 18 batters in his 2010 campaign between Seattle & Texas.» Across the season, Tomlin walked just 1.03 batters-per-9.0ip, good for the secondlowest mark in Indians history (Addie Joss in 1908)...his 5.90 strikeout-to-walk ratio also set a new franchise record, and ranked 2nd in MLB behind Rick Porcello SEASON HIGHLIGHTS» Set a career high in wins with a 13-9 campaign in the back-end of the Indians rotation...also set career highs in innings pitched (174.0) and strikeouts (118).» Did not make his season debut until April 16 after his originally scheduled debut of April 10 at Chicago-AL was postponed due to weather...earned the win in the Tribe s 7-5 victory over New York-NL at Progressive Field after limiting the Mets to one run on four hits in 5.0 innings with six strikeouts.» Won each of his first seven decisions, becoming the first Indians starter to begin a season 7-0 since Dennis Martinez went 9-0 across his first 16 starts of the 1995 campaign...the seven-game winning streak to begin the season marked the longest winstreak of his career.» Earned the win on July 17 at Minnesota to improve to 6-0 with a 2.44 ERA (17ER/62.2IP) in his first nine road starts this season...joined CC Sabathia (6-0, 4.50 ERA in 2001) as just the second Indians pitcher over the last 50 seasons to stay undefeated through his first nine road starts in a season (Elias).» Finished his first half with a 9-2 record and a 3.51 (39ER/100.0IP) ERA, which marked the lowest first-half ERA of his career.» Endured a difficult month of August that saw him briefly removed from the rotation, struggling to an ERA (34ER/26.2IP) on the month...made one relief appearance on September 5 vs. Houston before reclaiming his place on September 14.» Posted a 2-1 record with a 1.75 ERA in his final four starts...his September/October ERA ranked 3rd in MLB behind Clayton Kershaw (1.29) and Jon Lester (1.48).» Limited left-handed batters to a.229 clip (67-for-292), which ranked 8th in the American League among qualified starters...surrendered just three stolen bases across the season, tied for the sixth-lowest total among American League starters. POSTSEASON RECAP» Went 2-1 with a 4.58 ERA (9ER/17.2IP) in four Postseason starts. Rhp» Earned the win in the decisive Game 3 of the ALDS at Fenway Park, throwing 5.0 innings and allowing just two runs on four hits.» Also picked up the victory in Game 2 of the ALCS vs. Toronto...his start was moved up due Trevor Bauer s injury...still, Tomlin threw 5.2 efficient innings, allowing just three hits and one earned run as the Indians won 2-1.» Was tapped to start Game 3 of the World Series at Wrigley Field...threw 4.2 shutout innings (2H, 1BB, 1K) to help the Indians to a 1-0 victory.» Made his final Postseason appearance by starting Game 6 of the World Series at Progressive Field...was saddled with the loss after allowing six earned runs in 2.1 innings. TOMLIN S CAREER RECORD W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO Career TOMLIN vs. KANSAS CITY W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO Career TOMLIN at KAUFFMAN STADIUM W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO Career HIGHS CAREER HIGHS Innings: 6.0, 2x, last April 25 vs. HOU Innings: 9.0, 4x, last Sept. 15, 2015 vs. KC Hits: 8, 3x, last April 30 vs. SEA Hits: 12, June 12, 2011 at NYY Runs: 7, April 13 vs. CWS Runs: 8, 5x, last Aug. 25, 2016 at TEX ER: 7, April 13 vs. CWS ER: 8, July 27, 2012 at MIN SO s: 6, 2x, last April 25 vs. HOU SO s: 11, June 28, 2014 at SEA Walks: 1, 3x, last April 30 vs. SEA Walks: 4, Aug. 27, 2010 vs. KC HR: 2, April 13 vs. CWS HR: 3, 8x, last Aug. 20, 2016 vs. TOR Pitches: 100, April 25 vs. HOU Pitches: 112, Sept. 24, 2010 vs. KC CG s: N/A CG s: 4, last Sept. 15, 2015 vs. KC Low-Hit CG: N/A Low-Hit CG: 1, June 28, 2014 at SEA CG SHO s: N/A CG SHO s: 1, June 28, 2014 at SEA Win Streak: 1, 2x, last Apr (active) Win Streak: 9, Sept. 20, May 24, mlb splits Career mlb splits W L ERA G/S IP ER HOME / ROAD / DAY / NIGHT / GRASS / TURF 0 0-0/ AVG H AB HR RBI BB SO vs. LEFT vs. RIGHT TOTALS BATTER-PITCHER MATCH-UPs Tomlin vs. Kansas City PLAYER AVG H AB HR RBI BB SO Butera Cain Colon Cuthbert Escobar Gordon Hosmer Merri eld Moss Moustakas Perez 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 Hammel vs. Cleveland PLAYER AVG H AB HR RBI BB SO Brantley Chisenhall Encarnacion Gomes Jackson Kipnis Lindor Martinez Santana CAREER SNAPSHOT» Tomlin is in his 12th year with the Indians organization after being drafted by Cleveland in the 19th round (581st overall) out of Texas Tech in the 2006 First-Year Player Draft... the Whitehouse, TX native is the longest tenured player in the organization.» Earned the victory in his Major League debut on July 27, 2010 vs. CC Sabathia and the NY Yankees (7.0IP, 3H, 1 R-ER, 2K); faced the minimum through 7.0 innings before departing in the 8th...according to Elias, the performance by Tomlin (3 baserunners in 7.0 IP) was only the 2nd time in club history a Tribe hurler allowed 3 baserunners or fewer in a ML debut (Scott Lewis, 9/10/08 at Baltimore).» Tomlin lasted at least 5.0 innings in each of his rst 37 consecutive appearances dating up until his last start of the 2011 campaign; matched former Indian John Farrell (87-88) for the most consecutive such starts since 1919 to start a career.» Did not make his 2015 season debut until August 15 after undergoing right shoulder surgery prior to the season...after joining the Indians, he ranked among AL pitchers in average against (3rd,.195), wins (T-1st, 7), IP (3rd, 65.2) and strikeouts (T-10th, 57)... limited left-handed batters to a.195 clip (47-for-241), which was the 8th-lowest mark by an AL hurler in all of 2015 (minimum 50.0 IP).» Has been on the Disabled List ve times in his career...had right shoulder surgery in March of 2015 and was placed on the 60-day disabled list (retro to March 29)...previously underwent season-ending right elbow reconstruction on Aug. 22, 2012 in Anaheim, CA by Dr. Lewis Yokum and was held out of action until July, tomlin s 2017 DAY-BY-DAY Date Opp. Score Dec. ERA IP H R ER HR BB-I SO Left Game P/S 4/7 at ARI 3-7 L Trailing /56 4/13 vs. CWS 4-10 L Trailing /27 4/18 at MIN 11-4 W Leading /55 4/25 vs. HOU 2-4 L Trailing /68 4/30 vs. SEA 12-4 W Leading /54 April Totals Season Totals STEAL RATES WHILE PITCHING Year(s) CS SBA CS% % TOTAL % TOMORROW S probable starter RHP MIKE CLEVINGER (0-0, ---)» The 26-year-old right-hander is slated to make his 2017 debut with the Tribe in the final game of Cleveland s three-game set in Kansas City...Clevinger will be called up Sunday to take the rotation turn of the injured Corey Kluber.» Will be pitching on regular four days rest after last pitching for the Columbus Clippers on May 2...earned his third win of the season after allowing one run on seven hits in 6.0 innings...has earned a 3-1 record in six International League starts this season with a 1.50 ERA (5ER/30.0IP)...earned IL Pitcher of the Week honors for the week of April (went 2-0 after throwing 13.0 scoreless innings).» Made 17 appearances (10 starts) for Cleveland in 2016, earning a 3-3 record with a 5.26 ERA (31ER/53.0IP)...went 1-0 with a 3.18 ERA (2ER/5.2IP) in two appearances (one start) against the Royals last year...did not factor into the decision in a start at Progressive Field on September 22 (5.0IP, 4H, 2R/ER, 2BB, 4K), and picked up the win in relief on October 1, throwing 0.2 scoreless innings in the Tribe s 6-3 win at Kauffman Stadium.

3 PAGE 3 CLEVELAND INDIANS GAME NOTES saturday, may 6, 2017 HITTERS NOTES: vs.lhp:.214(74-346) 8HR,27RBI vs.rhp:.261( ) 23HR,91RBI Home:.261( ) 16HR,57RBI Road:.230( ) 15HR,61RBI KC Series: 4-30,2 2B,2BB,1RBI,1R,1HR Trip:23-128,5 2B,2 3B,15BB,6RBI,7R,1HR RISP:.212(49-231) 8HR,84RBI ABRAHAM ALMONTE #35 vs.lhp:.125(2-16) 0HR,1RBI vs.rhp:.294(15-51) 1HR,5RBI Home:.375(12-32) 1HR,4RBI Road:.143(5-35) 0HR,2RBI KC Series: 0-2 Trip:0-10 Streak:0G (0-10), 0HR, 0RBI RISP:.333(6-18) 0HR,5RBI 18GS/19G in RF; 1 G LF, 1GS in CF (17-67, 11R, 3 2B, HR, 6RBI, 11BB) 0-for-3, reached via hit or BB in 16/19 starts Is 8-for-27 w/men on (9-for-40 w/bases empty) has 2 HR in 230 ABs since 16 All-Star Break has a.400 on-base pct vs. RHP Has on-base pct of.367 (11BB/HBP) T13th in A.L. in 2016 second half with 18 2B Has reached base via hit or walk in 13 of the last 16 games MICHAEL BRANTLEY #23 Batting just.029 (1-for-34) with two strikes this season Sat 80 games of the 2016 season on the Restricted List (MLB JDP violation) and was not eligible for Postseason vs.lhp:.267(8-30) 1HR,3RBI vs.rhp:.290(18-62) 4HR,14RBI Home:.300(12-40) 3HR,9RBI Road:.269(14-52) 2HR,8RBI KC Series: 0-4 Trip:2-14,2BB,1R Streak:0G (0-6), 0HR, 0RBI RISP:.292(7-24) 2HR,13RBI 23GS/24G in LF (26-92, 4 2B, 5HR, 17RBI), hit or BB in 20 starts 13-for-42(.310)w/men on A.L. ranks: RBI (T20th, 17), HR (T21st, 5)..club is 15-9 when he plays 2016 Season was limited to just 11 games at the Major League level around two stints on DL hitting.292 (14-for-48) with two strikes this season LONNIE CHISENHALL #8 Underwent surgery on August 15 in Dallas, TX to address chronic biceps tendinitis. Last 17G:21-for-68 (.309, 14R, 3 2B, 5HR, 12RBI).scored in 10/17G 15RBI last 20G vs.lhp:.400(2-5) 0HR,0RBI vs.rhp:.267(12-45) 2HR,13RBI Home:.320(8-25) 2HR,10RBI Road:.240(6-25) 0HR,3RBI KC Series: 0-3 Trip:1-7,1 3B,1RBI Streak:0G (0-4), 0HR, 0RBI RISP:.235(4-17) 1HR,9RBI Began the year on the 10-day DL (R shoulder sprain) rehabbed at AAA Columbus and AA Akron, 4/7-12 (5-for-15, 2 R, 2B, 4 games) 12GS in CF, 2G in RF (14-50, 3 2B, 2HR, 13RBI). Hitting.292 ( ) against RHP since the start of Ranked 17th in A.L. in 2016 in batting avg w/runners on (.312, 53/170) and T10th in 3B EDWIN ENCARNACION #10 2 nd career career slam/3 rd career PH homer on Apr. 14 vs. Detroit (Rodriguez) HR d in consecutive games, 4/ for-29 (.379) w/men on.2-for-5 as PH, 2B, HR, 4RBI vs.lhp:.176(6-34) 0HR,1RBI vs.rhp:.227(15-66) 5HR,10RBI Home:.175(7-40) 1HR,2RBI Road:.233(14-60) 4HR,9RBI KC Series: 2-4,1 2B,1RBI,1R,1HR Trip:4-15,1 2B,1BB,2RBI,1R,1HR Streak:1G (2-4), 1HR, 1RBI RISP:.130(3-23) 1HR,6RBI Signed by CLE on 1/15 to 3-yr contract 7GS at 1B; 21GS at DH (21-100, 2 2B, 5HR,11RBI) 10RBI/4HR over last 27 G last 19G: 16-for-68, 8R, 4HR, 10RBI,12BB(.367ob/.814ops) Three-time A.L. All-Star (last in 2016) Has hit at least 30 home runs in each of the last five seasons (only MLB player)...first HR w/cle in Progressive Field on 4/27 vs. HOU. 42 home runs matched his career best (2 nd time, T-6 th highest in a season in team history) Is also the only player in the Majors with 30-HR/100-RBI in 4 of the last 5 seasons. YAN GOMES #7 Is 8-for-43 (.186) with men on base Owns 25 multi-hr games in his career (two 3-HR; 23 2-HR games) T5th in A.L. w/18 walks(reached via hit or walk in 20 of last 21 games) Ended TOR career 3 rd in career HR (239) & 6 th in RBI (679), 4 th in OPS(.878)/slg% (.522) Has at least one K in 26 of 28 games (T5th in A.L. in SO-39) 26 HRs in 377 ABs (14.5 AB/HR) on the road since start of walks in 99 PAs (21.2%) vs LHP since 2016 All-Star Break May: 4G, 4/15,.267, R, 2B, HR, 2 RBI,.846 OPS. vs.lhp:.333(5-15) 1HR,1RBI vs.rhp:.186(8-43) 0HR,1RBI Home:.115(3-26) 1HR,1RBI Road:.313(10-32) 0HR,1RBI DET Series/Trip: 4-7,1 2B,1BB Streak:2G (4-7), 0HR, 0RBI RISP:.118(2-17) 0HR,1RBI 17GS/19G in C (13-58, 6 RS, 3 2B, HR, 2RBI), 7-for-14 (50%) throwing out runners SB/SBA 4-for-26 w/runners on base 7 th career two-walk game on Apr 27 vs. HOU Was on the DL w/a separated right shoulder, 7/18-9/29/2016 Was on all three Postseason rosters and appeared in 4 games in the 16 World Series BRANDON GUYER #6 Last 11 games since Apr. 17: 11-for-28 (.393) w/3 R, 3 2B, RBI, 3BB (.985 OPS) hitting.138 (31-for-224) vs. RHP since the start of 2016 Has thrown out 39.5% of runners attempting to steal (17/43) since the start of 2016 (Rank: 8 th ) vs.lhp:.154(6-39) 1HR,2RBI vs.rhp:.000(0-4) 0HR,0RBI Home:.105(2-19) 0HR,0RBI Road:.167(4-24) 1HR,2RBI KC Series: 0-1 Trip:1-9,1 2B Streak:0G (0-6), 0HR, 0RBI RISP:.000(0-9) 0HR,0RBI Acquired from TB Rays on last 8/1 for two Minor League players Signed 2-year deal in offseason 8G/7GS in RF;7G/ 5GS in LF (6-43, 3R) 0-for-2 as PH 2-for-18 w/runners on(t11th in HBP in AL w/2) No walks in 45 plate appearances this year JASON KIPNIS #22 In 2016 he batted.336 (41-122) off LHP with 9 2B, 6 HR and 17 RBI with an OPS of His.336 average vs LHP was 6th-highest in the A.L.;.464 on-base pct. led A.L Led MLB w/31 hit by pitches and has now led the league 3 straight seasons.. vs.lhp:.111(2-18) 0HR,1RBI vs.rhp:.217(5-23) 0HR,1RBI Home:.167(4-24) 0HR,1RBI Road:.176(3-17) 0HR,1RBI KC Series: 2-3,1 2B Trip:2-10,1 2B,1RBI Streak:1G (2-3), 0HR, 0RBI RISP:.182(2-11) 0HR,2RBI Was limited to two exhibition games in March and began the 2017 season on the 10-day DL w/r shoulder strain Activated from DL on 4/21 (11GS at 2B), 3-for-19 w/runners on Appeared in 7 rehab games between AA Akron & AAA Columbus beginning on 4/9 Over last 6 games is 3-for-22 w/2 R, 2B, 2 RBI, 0BB, 6SO FRANCISCO LINDOR #12 Collected career-bests in HR (23), EB hits (68) & runs (91) while falling just shy of his career-best total in RBI (82) last season Stole 15 bases in 18 attempts Has 17 Extra-Base hits out of 34 total hits (50.0%) versus LHP since the 2016 All-Star Break (Rank: Tied for 1st of 39 full-time hitters in MLB; League Avg: 34.0%) vs.lhp:.311(14-45) 2HR,2RBI vs.rhp:.277(18-65) 5HR,15RBI Home:.364(16-44) 3HR,6RBI Road:.242(16-66) 4HR,11RBI KC Series: 0-4 Trip:3-16,1 2B,1BB,2R Streak:0G (0-5), 0HR, 0RBI RISP:.107(3-28) 1HR,10RBI 2016 A.L. All-Star Hit.370 (10/27) in the WBC for Team PR with 7 R, 1 2B, 2HR & 4RBI in 7G 28GS at SS (32-110, 7HR, 17RBI, 13BB) reached via hit/walk in 26 of 28GS 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.339 (183-for-540) at home in his career/start 2015 (Rank: 3 rd ) MICHAEL MARTINEZ #1 A.L. leaders: HR (T7th, 7), SLG (8 th,.582), TB (T3 rd, 64), R (T2nd,22), 2B ( T3rd, 9), Ext Base H(T2 nd, 17),OPS(10 th,.942), hits (T11th, 32) 9-for-42 (.214) w/runners on Has hit in 21 of last 26 G after career-high 12-G hitting streak, 4/5-18 Is 32-for-104 (.308) over his last 26 games (7HR, 16 RBI) His 16 extra base hits were most by an Indians hitting in April since 2001 (18; Juan Gonzalez) vs.lhp:.250(1-4) 0HR,0RBI vs.rhp:.250(1-4) 0HR,0RBI Home:1.000(1-1) 0HR,0RBI Road:.143(1-7) 0HR,0RBI DET Series/Trip: 1-3,1BB Streak:1G (1-3), 0HR, 0RBI RISP:.000(0-1) 0HR,0RBI Hit.345 (20-58) this spring with 5 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR and 9 RBI in 23 G 6G at 3B, 1G at SS, 3G/2GS at 2B & 2 as PR; 1 as PH (sac bunt) Split 2016 between the Cleveland and Boston organizations ROBERTO PEREZ #55 Lone home run of the season came on June 15 at Kansas City off Ian Kennedy Was on all 3 Postseason rosters, appearing in 7 games and made the final out of the World Series MLB Pitching debut in 9 th inning of 10-4 loss to CWS on 4/13. vs.lhp:.083(1-12) 0HR,4RBI vs.rhp:.208(5-24) 0HR,1RBI Home:.188(3-16) 0HR,4RBI Road:.150(3-20) 0HR,1RBI KC Series: 0-2,1BB Trip:0-6,1BB Streak:0G (0-6), 0HR, 0RBI RISP:.300(3-10) 0HR,5RBI Member of Team Puerto Rico in the WBC (app d in 2 G) 11GS at C in 2017 (6-36, 5 RBI) 2-for-5 throwing out baserunners is 4-for-17 with runners on base. Started all 15 G of the Postseason and hit 2 HR in Game 1 of the World Series. On DL (R thumb fracture/surgery) from 5/1-7/17/2016. JOSE RAMIREZ #11 Walked in 23 of his 179 plate appearances to leave his season on-base pct. at.285 Has no extra-base-hits in his last 42 at-bats (Pete Kozma has the longest active streak with 114). Batting just.109 (10-for-92) at home since the 2016 All-Star Break Signed four-year deal w/2021 & 2022 club options on 4/2 vs.lhp:.262(11-42) 1HR,7RBI vs.rhp:.350(21-60) 5HR,16RBI Home:.455(20-44) 3HR,12RBI Road:.207(12-58) 3HR,11RBI KC Series: 0-3,1BB Trip:2-11,1 3B,5BB,2RBI,2R Streak:0G (0-3), 0HR, 0RBI RISP:.304(7-23) 2HR,16RBI 15GS at 2B, 13GS at 3B (32-102, 15R, 6 2B, 6HR, 23RBI) BB or hit in 24 of 28GS 14- for-46 (.304) w/men on A.L. leaders: hits (T11 th, 32), HR (T12th, 6), SLG (10 th,.569), RBI (6th, 23), TB(T10 th, 58), average (10 th,.314), EB hits (T11th, 13), OPS (8 th,.964), Was lethal in the clutch, hitting.346 (80-231) with runners on (4th-highest in A.L.) and.355 (50-141) with RISP (T5th-highest in the A.L.) Hit.366 (26-71) with RISP and 2-outs CARLOS SANTANA # avg. (119/329) at home since start of 16 (Rank: 5 th ) has stolen 3B 9 times since the start of 2016 (T6th in MLB) ranked 4th on 16 club in fwar (4.6) behind Lindor/Kluber/Kipnis Last 20G: 27-for-74 (.365) w/14r, 5HR, 18RBI to raise avg from st career two-hr game & career-high 6 RBI on 4/15 vdet run or RBI in 16 of 28 games. Signed 5-year deal on March 28 w/club options for 2022 & vs.lhp:.136(6-44) 1HR,3RBI vs.rhp:.254(18-71) 1HR,13RBI Home:.163(8-49) 1HR,6RBI Road:.242(16-66) 1HR,10RBI KC Series: 0-4 Trip:2-17,2BB,1R Streak:0G (0-11) 0HR, 0RBI RISP:.333(9-27) 1HR,14RBI 4GS at DH; 21GS at 1B, 3 GS in RF (24-115, 15 R, 8 2B, 2HR, 16RBI, 17BB) Is 15-for- 48 (.313) w/men on RBI in first 4 games last 13G: 7-for-48, 11BB, 3 RBI (.146,.502OPS) A.L. leaders: 2B (T6th,8), walks (T7th, 17) Collected single-season career bests (2016) in HR, EB hits, TB, RBI, hits, OPS & runs Owns single-season (34 in 2016) & career HR marks (153 career) by a switch-hitter JOE COLON #65 Finished tied for the club lead with 34 HR (T14th in A.L.) and was third in the league in walks (99) & 8th in on-base pct (.366) in HR were the most by an Major League switch-hitter since Teixeira (39, NYY, 2011) Hit.308 (8/26) in the WBC for the DR squad w/2 2B, 3 RBI in 6 G Has 1 strikeout in his last 32 PA vs.all:.000(0-0)0hr vs.lh:.000(0-0)0hr vs.rh:.000(0-0)0hr Home:0-0-0, 0.00ERA (0.0IP,0ER)0G Road:0-0-0, 0.00ERA (0.0IP,0ER)0G Last Promoted from AAA Columbus on May 3 (Kluber DL) Spent the entire year to date at Triple-A Columbus, posting an ERA of 0.87 and three saves over nine relief appearances for the Clippers (10.1IP, 9H, 1R/ER, 3BB, 8SO,.237 avg). He has not allowed a run over his last eight outings (9.1IP) and has limited right-handed hitters to a.143 (3-for-21) average against. He did not allow a run in the World Baseball Classic in March over his four outings for Team Puerto Rico (5.0IP).

4 PAGE 4 CLEVELAND INDIANS GAME NOTES saturday, may 6, 2017 BULLPEN INFORMATION (Joe COLON BIO PAGE 3) W L ERA G SV/OPP IR/S 1st Bat/Retired IP H R ER BB SO HR /8 32/14 80/ PITCHING BY MONTH PITCHER APRIL MAY JUNE JULY Allen, C , 0.90 ERA (10IP, 1ER) 0-0-1, 0.00 ERA (1IP, 0ER) - - Goody, N , 0.00 ERA (7.1IP, 0ER) 0-0-0, 0.00 ERA (2IP, 0ER) - - Logan, B , 1.93 ERA (4.2IP, 1ER) 0-0-0, 6.75 ERA (1.1IP, 1ER) - - McAllister, Z , 2.08 ERA (8.2IP, 2ER) 0-0-0, 0.00 ERA (2IP, 0ER) - - Miller, A , 0.00 ERA (11.2IP, 0ER) 0-0-0, 0.00 ERA (2IP, 0ER) - - Otero, D , 4.32 ERA (8.1IP, 4ER) 0-0-0, 0.00 ERA (3IP, 0ER) - - Shaw, B , 3.27 ERA (11IP, 4ER) 0-0-0, 0.00 ERA (1.1IP, 0ER) - - Tomlin, J , 8.87 ERA (23.1IP, 23ER) PITCHING NOTES: vs.all:.248( )27hr vs.lh:.271( )14hr vs.rh:.229( )13hr Home:6-6-3, 4.13ERA (109.0IP,50ER) Road:9-7-5, 4.01ERA (137.0IP,61ER) CODY ALLEN #37 vs.all:.238(10-42)0hr vs.lh:.208(5-24)0hr vs.rh:.278(5-18)0hr Home:0-0-3, 0.00ERA (5.1IP,0ER)5G Road:0-0-4, 1.59ERA (5.2IP,1ER)6G Last Win:9/4/2016 vmia Last 10 of his 11 outings are scoreless this year; batters are 4-for-19 with runners on & 2-for-15 w/risp against 7-for-7 in save conversions & has saved 16 straight chances dating back to 8/18/16 Now ranks 5th in career saves in Indians history ahead of Mike Jackson (99)... first P in MLB history (1969) to record a save & 3+ K s in each of team s first two games of a season (18.0 SO per 9.0IP) T3rd in MLB w/22 relievers strikeouts of 45 batters faced (fanned 13 of 25 LH batters faced) T3rd in the A.L. in saves & T8 th in relief ERA (0.82) Cody Allen has allowed an OBP of.238 (36/151) since the 2016 All-Star Break (Rank: 12 th ) Right-handed batters are hitting.157 against Cody Allen (22-for-140) since the start of 2016 (Rank:11th of 236 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg:.246).last 9G: 9.0IP, 7H, 0R, 3BB, 16SO (walked just 3 of 45 batters faced this year) AL Reliever of Month for April SHAWN ARMSTRONG #51 vs.all:.200(6-30)0hr vs.lh:.250(3-12)0hr vs.rh:.167(3-18)0hr Home:0-0-0, 0.00ERA (2.1IP,0ER)1G Road:1-0-0, 7.94ERA (5.2IP,5ER)4G Last Recorded an ERA of 0.84 in 11 G this spring (10.2IP, 6 H, 2R/1ER, 3BB, 10SO,.162 avg) 2017 debut and first MLB win on 4/5 at TEX (0.1IP, 1SO).Opened the season on the MLB roster before Apr. 14 option to AAA Columbus, posting a 5.06 ERA in 4 relief outings for the Clippers from 4/15 until May 2 recall (A Jackson DL). Last two Major League outings of 4/13 and 5/2: 5.0IP, 1H, 0R, 3BB, 8SO (batters are 1-for-16). NICK GOODY #44 vs.all:.107(3-28)0hr vs.lh:.167(1-6)0hr vs.rh:.091(2-22)0hr Home:0-0-0, 0.00ERA (5.1IP,0ER)3G Road:0-0-0, 0.00ERA (4.0IP,0ER)4G Began the year in Columbus, posting 4.1 scoreless innings over three relief appearance for the Clippers (4.1IP, 2H, 0R, 1BB, 10SO,.133 avg) fanned 10 of the 17 batters he faced at Triple-A and right-handed hitters are hitless in 8 at bats Indians MLB debut on 4/14 vs DET (2.0IP, 1H, 0R) has 7 outings w/0 ER allowed to date with Indians since 4/14 recall, batters are 3-for-28 with 10 strikeouts, including a mark of 3-for-15 with runners on base (RHH batters are 2-for-22 w/2 BB, 8SO) at least 1.1IP in 4 of 7 outings. The Orlando, FL native was acquired in December from the New York Yankees and posted an ERA of 0.90 in 10 spring relief outings (10.0IP, 4H, 1R/ER, 3BB, 11SO,.129 avg. BOONE LOGAN #48 vs.all:.308(8-26)0hr vs.lh:.294(5-17)0hr vs.rh:.333(3-9)0hr Home:0-0-0, 0.00ERA (3.0IP,0ER)5G Road:0-0-0, 6.00ERA (3.0IP,2ER)8G Last Win:8/17/2016 vwsh Last Save:6/12/2016 vsd Owns 594 career appearances (all in relief), 13th among active pitchers and most among active left-handed pitchers (SF Javier Lopez) owns 10 scoreless outings over 13 appearances in 2017 (6.0IP, 1 hold; batters are 8-for-26 off him w/a double) last 10G: 5.1IP, 6H, 1ER, 7 SO. Opponents are hitting.185 against Boone Logan (35-for-189) since the start of 2016 (Rank: 16th of 240 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg:.246) ZACH McALLISTER #34 vs.all:.162(6-37)0hr vs.lh:.263(5-19)0hr vs.rh:.056(1-18)0hr Home:0-0-0, 3.38ERA (5.1IP,2ER)4G Road:0-0-0, 0.00ERA (5.1IP,0ER)4G Last Win:8/29/2016 vmin Last Recorded an ERA of 4.63 in 9 G/1GS this spring (11.2IP, 14H, 6R/ER, 1BB, 12SO,.292 avg) 2017 debut on 4/5 at Texas (1.0IP, 0H, 0R) 7 of his 8 outings are scoreless (10.2IP), RH batters are 1-for-18 with 7 SO (4BB) batters are 2-for-12 with runners on and 1-for-14 when he is ahead in the count 162 avg against is 16 th -lowest relief avg allowed in A.L. Right-handed batters are hitting.154 (10-for-65) as a reliever since the 2016 All-Star Break allowed no extra-base hits in his last 12 innings pitched (none this year) ANDREW MILLER #24 vs.all:.163(8-49)0hr vs.lh:.176(3-17)0hr vs.rh:.156(5-32)0hr Home:0-0-0, 0.00ERA (6.0IP,0ER)5G Road:1-0-0, 0.00ERA (7.2IP,0ER)6G Last Last Save:8/30/2016 vmin Pitched for WBC champion Team USA All runs allowed came in 0.2IP (3H, 4R/ER, 2HR) vs. the Dominican team on March scoreless outings in 2017 (13.2IP, 20SO, W, 6 holds, batters are 8-for-49/20K) batters are 6-for-22 w/runners on, LHH are 3-for-17 w/7k (T3rd in A.L. w/6holds) Acquired from the NY Yankees on 7/31/16 for four Minor League players 2016 A.L. All-Star fanned 14.9 (123 of 275 batters faced; 44.7%) on the 2016 season and finished 2nd in the Major League in relief strikeouts (123) On the year he posted a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 13.67:1 (123/9) Combined on the season his ERA was 1.45 (74.1IP, 42H, 12ER) in 70 relief appearances. becoming the first pitcher in 10 years with at least 10 wins and 10 saves No pitcher until Miller had ever amassed 10 wins, 10 saves and 20 holds within same season as his SO-to-BB ratio was third highest ever (min.70ip) ERA of 1.56 (26ER/149.2 IP) since the start of 2015 (Rank: 4 th ) batters hitting.161 against (50/311) since the start of BB of 60 batters (0.0%) with RISP since the start of 2016 strikeout rate of 43.5% (143/329) since the start of 2016 (Rank: 1st of 242 qualified RPs in MLB; League Avg: 22.8%). DAN OTERO #61 vs.all:.255(12-47)2hr vs.lh:.263(5-19)0hr vs.rh:.250(7-28)2hr Home:0-0-0, 2.08ERA (4.1IP,1ER)4G Road:0-0-0, 3.86ERA (7.0IP,3ER)7G Last Win:9/22/2016 vkc Last All d a run in 4 of 11 outings in 2017 (11.1IP) Batters are 6-for-22(.273) off him w/runners on (4/13 w/risp) last 8 games: 9.1IP, 8H, 2R/ER, 0BB, 8SO Led the team in 16 relief IP (70.2IP, T13th in the A.L.) and finished among A.L. relief leaders in ERA (1.53, 3rd) and average (.211, 14th) Walked just 1.3 batters per 9.0IP and in career has BBd only 1.4 batters per 9.0IP ERA of 1.14 (6ER, 47.1 IP) in Progressive Field in his career (38 games) has walked 4 of 172 batters (2.3%) since the 2016 All-Star Break (Rank: 8 th ) BRYAN SHAW #27 vs.all:.239(11-46)0hr vs.lh:.250(4-16)0hr vs.rh:.233(7-30)0hr Home:1-0-0, 5.06ERA (5.1IP,3ER)6G Road:0-0-1, 1.29ERA (7.0IP,1ER)7G Last Win:4/11/2017 vcws Last First Indians reliever in club history to amass at least 70 appearances in four seasons (Shaw and Mark Melancon only MLB pitchers with at least 70 outings each of those seasons since 2013) 400 th career appearance and recorded the win in the home opener, 4/11 vs CWS has an ERA of 2.03 (40.0 IP, 9ER) at home since the start of 2016 (Rank: 10 th ) T11th in A.L. w/5holds) last 7 games: 6.1IP, 3H, 3R/0ER, 4BB, 3SO. 1st in MLB for most relief outings (312) since the start of outings w/0er alld/5 holds/1sv/1 win on the 2017 season over his 13 outings batters are 8-for-23 w/runners on 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 / SV Armstrong, S / ND Goody, N /0-1 - ND Logan, B /1-1 - ND McAllister, Z / ND Miller, A /0-4 - ND Otero, D /0-2 - ND Shaw, B / ND TEAM / ND 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 / /8 Armstrong, Shawn / /0 Colon, Joe / Goody, Nicholas / /0 Logan, Boone / /8 McAllister, Zach / /18 Miller, Andrew / /23 Otero, Danny / /4 Shaw, Bryan / /13 Tomlin, Josh / /55 INDIANS /

5 PAGE 5 CLEVELAND INDIANS GAME NOTES saturday, may 6, 2017 STARTS IN THE ORDER PLAYER A. Almonte M. Brantley L. Chisenhall Y. Diaz EEncarnacion Y. Gomes B. Guyer A. Jackson J. Kipnis F. Lindor M. Martinez T. Naquin R. Perez J. Ramirez C. Santana Pitchers GAMES STARTED PLAYER C 1B 2B 3B SS LF RF CF DH A. Almonte M. Brantley L. Chisenhall Y. Diaz EEncarnacion Y. Gomes B. Guyer A. Jackson J. Kipnis F. Lindor M. Martinez T. Naquin R. Perez J. Ramirez C. Santana LINE-UPS USED:020 in 28 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 A. Almonte , 4/30 vsea 4/30 vsea , 4/30 vsea /27/17 vhou(fiers) M. Brantley ,8x, 4/30 vsea 4/30 vsea , 4/26 vhou /30/17 vsea(fien) L. Chisenhall , 4/15 vdet 4/15 vdet , 4/14 vdet /15/17 vdet(verlander) Y. Diaz ,2x, 4/13 vcws 4/13 vcws ,2x, E. Encarnacion ,6x, , Y. Gomes ,3x, ,2x, /13/17 vcws(jennings) B. Guyer , , A. Jackson ,2x, 4/25 vhou /25/17 vhou(keuchel) J. Kipnis ,2x, ,2x, /22/16 vkc(vargas) F. Lindor ,2x, 4/15 vdet , /30/17 vsea(dejong) M. Martinez ,2x, T. Naquin , /19/16 vtor(osuna) R. Perez , 4/30 vsea 4/30 vsea , 4/30 vsea J. Ramirez , 4/15 vdet 4/27 vhou , 4/15 vdet /28/17 vsea(miranda) C. Santana ,2x, 4/26 vhou , 4/15 vdet /15/17 vdet(verlander) INDIANS BATTING BY MONTH HITTER APRIL MAY JUNE JULY A. Almonte.298 (17-57) HR, 6RBI, 21G.000 (0-10), 3G - - M. Brantley.308 (24-78) 5HR, 17RBI, 20G.143 (2-14), 4G - - L. Chisenhall.302 (13-43) 2HR, 12RBI, 15G.143 (1-7), RBI, 3G - - Y. Diaz.236 (13-55), 2RBI, 15G E. Encarnacion.200 (17-85) 4HR, 9RBI, 24G.267 (4-15) HR, 2RBI, 4G - - Y. Gomes.176 (9-51) HR, 2RBI, 18G.571 (4-7), 2G - - B. Guyer.147 (5-34) HR, 2RBI, 13G.111 (1-9), 3G - - A. Jackson.267 (8-30) HR, 2RBI, 11G.333 (1-3), G - - J. Kipnis.161 (5-31), RBI, 9G.200 (2-10), RBI, 3G - - F. Lindor.309 (29-94) 7HR, 17RBI, 24G.188 (3-16), 4G - - M. Martinez.200 (1-5), 11G.333 (1-3), G - - T. Naquin.235 (4-17), 6G R. Perez.200 (6-30), 5RBI, 9G.000 (0-6), 2G - - J. Ramirez.330 (30-91) 6HR, 21RBI, 24G.182 (2-11), 2RBI, 4G - - C. Santana.224 (22-98) 2HR, 16RBI, 24G.118 (2-17), 4G vs. KC Royals G AB R H HR RBI AVG A. Almonte M. Brantley L. Chisenhall E. Encarnacion Y. Gomes B. Guyer J. Kipnis F. Lindor M. Martinez R. Perez J. Ramirez C. Santana INDIANS Career vs. KC Royals AVG AB H HR RBI A. Almonte M. Brantley L. Chisenhall E. Encarnacion Y. Gomes B. Guyer J. Kipnis F. Lindor M. Martinez R. Perez J. Ramirez C. Santana