2017 OFFICIAL GAME INFORMATION LEVELAND INDIANS CLEVELAND INDIANS (92-57) vs. KANSAS CITY ROYALS (73-75) RHP Corey Kluber (16-4, 2.44) vs. LHP Danny Duffy (8-8, 3.78) Game #150/Home #75» Sun., Sept. 17, 2017» Progressive Field» 1:10 p.m. (ET)» FoxSports Ohio, WTAM/WMMS/IRN BAND ON THE RUN TRIBE ADDS ANOTHER WIN» After having the club s A.L.-record 22-game winning streak snapped on Friday (first loss since Aug. 23 vs. Boston), Cleveland got back on track with an 8-4 victory over Kansas City on Saturday afternoon...entering today s finale against the Royals, the Indians are riding a streak of 6 consecutive series wins - all sweeps - longest such streak since a run of 7 straight series wins, Aug. 17-Sept. 5, 2007. W-L RS RA ERA GB/A 2016: 87-63 731 627 3.80-2.0 (TEX) 2017: 92-57 754 528 3.36 +1.5 (HOU)» At 92-57, this marks Cleveland s best record thru 149G since ending the 1995 season at 100-44, 7th-best in franchise history: BEST RECORDS THRU 149 GAMES, CLEVELAND HISTORY Season(s) Pct. W-L 1954.728 107-40 1995.694 100-44 1920.638 95-54 1921.624 93-56 1948 & 1951.622 92-56 2017.617 92-57» Cleveland is MLB-best 44-12 (.786) since July 21; have gained 14.0G in A.L. Central since (were 48-45 with half-game lead). WINS & LOSSES» At 92-57 (.617), Cleveland owns the best record in the A.L. and 2nd-best in the Majors...the Indians have won 23 of 24, 32 of 37, 44 of 56, 61 of 87 and 87 of their last 137 games...six A.L. teams hold records of.500-or-better at present: BEST RECORDS IN MAJORS, 2017 Team Win% W-L Los Angeles-NL.649 96-52 Cleveland.617 92-57 Houston.608 90-58 Washington.601 89-59 Arizona.584 87-62 Boston.574 85-63» At 92-57 and 35 games above.500, Cleveland has matched the club s high-water mark for 2017 (+35, 2x, also 91-56 on Sept. 14; most since Sept. 30, 1999, +35, 97-62), while sitting 37 losses ahead of club s low-water mark (-2G, 2x, last 5-7, April 16)...Tribe finished 2016 at +27 (94-67).» Cleveland is 86-43 against the A.L., but just 6-14 vs. the N.L... Tribe has rallied for 28 come-from-behind wins, while taking 25 losses after holding a lead at some point in the contest...club is 60-31 following a win, 31-26 after a loss...tribe is 18-18 in games decided in 7th inning-or-later...club is 16-1 in Sept. after going 19-9 in August; Tribe posted winning records in 4 of first 5 months (April: 14-10, June: 15-12, July: 15-11...13-14 May ended streak of 7 consec. months w/.500+ records, incl. 2016 Postseason).» Cleveland s +226 run differential is best in the Majors...the Tribe has a +401 run diff. in the team s 92 wins (619-218), but a -159 run diff. in the 57 losses (135-310). HIGHEST RUN DIFFERENTIAL IN MAJORS Team +/- RS RA Cleveland +226 754 *528 Los Angeles-NL +179 706 527 New York-AL +176 789 613 Arizona +150 736 586 Houston +145 808 663 Washington +138 757 619 *Indians have allowed 2nd-fewest runs in Majors» Longest winning streak of season was 22 games (Aug. 24- Sept. 14) - most in A.L. history/2nd-most in MLB history - also the club s longest winning streak since Cleveland set previous franchise-record streak of 14 games, June 17-July 1, 2016...longest losing skid of the season is 4 games, July 9-16 (first skid of 4+ games since July 2015). A.L. CENTRAL STANDINGS» Cleveland (92-57) enters today in sole possession of 1st place in A.L. Central standings (have spent 81 straight & 92 of last 93 days in 1st), a season-high 14.5 games ahead of 2nd-place Minnesota (77-71, -14.5G)...Kansas City (73-75, -18.5G) is in 3rd place, Detroit (61-87, -30.5G) is in 4th place & Chicago-AL (60-88, -31.5G) is in 5th place...the Indians have spent 116 days in 1st place, 40 days in 2nd place, 6 days in 3rd place, 3 days in 4th place & 2 days in 5th place...club s largest deficit is 3.0 games (last May 27).» The Indians have gone 45-24 within the A.L. Central, while posting a 47-33 record outside of the division (19-7 vs. A.L. West)...club went 49-26 (.653) against A.L. Central opponents in 2016, Tribe s most wins ever within division since 98 realignment.» Cleveland s offense is averaging 5.1 runs-per-game against A.L. Central teams (353R/69G), just slightly more than 5.0 RPG against all other opponents (401R/80G). SERIES STUFF» Cleveland has gone 28-17-4 in 49 series completed in 2017, going 12-9-3 at home, 16-8-1 on the road...tribe is 30-20 in series openers & 31-18 in series finales (7-6 in rubber games)... Cleveland has 12 sweeps, while the club has been swept 6 times.» Tribe has won 6 straight, 10 of 11 (10-0-1), 14 of 18, 19 of 27 & 21 of club s last 32 series...current 6-series win streak is club s longest run since 7 consec. series wins, Aug. 17-Sept. 5, 2007.» The Indians have a series record of 23-3-4 after winning the first game of a particular series. LET ME ROLL IT 2ND STRAIGHT A.L. CENTRAL CROWN» With Saturday s 8-4 victory over Kansas City paired alongside Minnesota s 7-2 loss to Toronto, Cleveland officially clinched the club s second consecutive A.L. Central Division title, ninth overall since its formation in 1994...following the 1994 strike, Cleveland first won the A.L. Central in 1995, adding the others in 96, 97, 98, 99, 01, 07 and 16...marks the fifth time for the Indians to clinch the division title at home in Cleveland ( 95, 97, 01, 07, 17)...the Indians officially clinched a Postseason berth when Houston beat Los Angeles-AL late Thursday night (Sept. 14). MAYBE I M AMAZED HISTORIC 22-GAME STREAK ENDS» Cleveland saw the club s 22-game winning streak come to an end on Friday...enters the history books as the longest winning streak in American League history (1901-present) & the 2ndlongest winning streak in the history of Major League Baseball (as recognized by Elias). LONGEST SINGLE-SEASON WIN STREAKS, MAJOR LEAGUE HISTORY Team G s Dates New York Giants 26 Sept. 7-30, 1916 Cleveland Indians 22 Aug. 24-Sept. 14, 2017 Chicago White Stockings 21 June 2-July 9, 1880 Chicago Cubs 21 Sept. 4-27, 1935 St. Louis Maroons 20 April 20-May 23, 1884 Providence Grays 20 Aug. 7-Sept. 8, 1884 Oakland Athletics 20 Aug. 13-Sept. 4, 2002» The Tribe outscored opponents by a 142-37 margin (+105; 6.5RPG)...outscored opponents 69-14 (+55) in innings 1-3...Cleveland scored first in 19 of the 22 games, while Indians trailed for just 8.0 of 199.0 innings (4.0 of those came Sept. 14 vs. KC).» New York-NL s record 26-gm streak in 1916 took place entirely at home and included one tie vs. Pittsburgh, which came on Sept. 18 between wins 12 & 13 and was replayed the following day.» In the process, Cleveland became just the 9th team dating back to 1913 to accomplish separate winning streaks of 10+ games at home as well as on the road - one of 5 teams to do so in the Divisional Era since 1969 (also 69 Orioles, 77 Royals, 02 Athletics, 15 Mets)...the 47 Yankees and 02 A s were the only teams other than Cleveland to have these streaks occur concurrently. LISTEN TO WHAT THE MAN SAID EXTRA FRANKIE» FRANCISCO LINDOR has collected an extra-base hit in 10 straight, the longest such streak in franchise history according to Elias...Elias also notes that Lindor have become the first shortstop in the Majors with at least 40 doubles and 30 homers in a single season since Miguel Tejada for Baltimore in 2004 (40 2B, 34 HR)... Lindor is the sixth player in Indians franchise history overall with 40 doubles & 30 homers, joining Hal Trosky (2x: 1934, 1936), Earl Averill (1934), Albert Belle (1995), Manny Ramirez (1996) & Travis Hafner (2005). SILLY LOVE SONGS AT PROGRESSIVE FIELD» Cleveland is 8-1 with one tilt remaining on the club s longest homestand of 2017, a 10-day, 10-gamer vs. BAL (3-0), DET (3-0) & KC (2-1, one-to-play).» Cleveland s 44-30 (.595) home record is T3rd-best in the A.L. & T5th-best in the Majors...club has won 12 of 13 & 23 of 29 at home since the All-Star break...tribe was scheduled to play 16 of final 22 games at home from Sept. 8-Oct. 1 (8-1 record so far). LET EM IN MISC. NOTES» The Indians are an MLB-best 45-17 (.726) since All-Star break.» Cleveland holds an 11-7 advantage over Kansas City in 2017 season series, as two clubs meet for final time; Tribe has shut out the Royals six times in 18 games...the Indians (45-24 vs. A.L. Central overall) saw their 15-game winning streak within the division come to an end with Friday s loss, longest for the Tribe since creation of the A.L. Central in 1994 (previous best had been 11G, Sept. 5-19, 2005); have still won 16 of 17, 26 of 31 and 33 of their last 43 within the division.» Friday s loss ended a 15-0 run to start to Sept., Cleveland s best record to start any month in franchise history while matching longest such streak to begin a given month in Divisional Era (since 1969), as Indians joined the 1977 Kansas City Royals (15-0, Sept.) & 1991 Minnesota Twins (15-0, June)...thanks to STATS LLC.» JOSE RAMIREZ celebrates his 25th birthday today.» All 23 app s by TYLER OLSON have been scoreless, longest MLB streak to begin a season since Will Ohman in 2010 (25).» The Indians extend well wishes to Royals radio engineer Don Free, who will retire at the end of 2017 after a 32-year career; today marks his 248th game in Cleveland & 200th at Progressive Field. CLEVELAND ROCKS THIS DAY IN MUSIC...» 1931: The first long-playing record (33 1/3 rpm) was demonstrated at the Savoy Plaza hotel in NYC by RCA-Victor...1969: News outlets on both sides of the Atlantic falsely reported that Paul McCartney had been dead for 3 years & secretly replaced with a look-a-like...1978: The video for Queen s Bicycle Race was filmed at the UK s Wimbledon Stadium, feat. 65 naked models racing around the track; rental company requested payment for all saddles upon discovering how their bikes had been used...1991: Rob Tyner, lead singer of the Motor City 5 ( MC5 ), died of a heart attack in Berkley, MI at age 46 while parked in his own driveway.» BORN THIS DAY: (1923) Hank Williams; (1926) Bill Black, bassist w/ Elvis from 1954-57; (1939) Lamonte McLemore, founding member, The 5th Dimension; (1947) Jim Hodder, drummer, Steely Dan. indians at a glance vs. AL: Central West East 86-43 45-24 19-7 22-12 vs. NL: Central West East 6-14 2-2 4-12 0-0 In Series: Home Road Total Overall 12-9-3 16-8-1 28-17-4 Openers 16-9 14-11 30-20 Finales 16-8 15-10 31-18 Rubber 4-4 3-2 7-6 Lead after: Home Road Total 6 inn. 37-2 41-2 78-4 7 inn. 39-2 42-2 81-4 8 inn. 38-2 43-0 81-2 Trail after: Home Road Total 6 inn. 4-24 4-20 8-44 7 inn. 3-22 3-21 6-43 8 inn. 2-27 1-23 3-50 Tied after: Home Road Total 6 inn. 3-4 3-5 6-9 7 inn. 2-6 3-4 5-10 8 inn. 4-1 4-4 8-5 Decided... Home Road Total 7th-or-later 9-8 9-10 18-18 Final AB 6-3 5-7 11-10 Extra-Innings 4-1 0-1 4-2 One-run G s 10-9 8-5 18-14 Walk-offs 6 5 6-5 vs. RH starter 31-17 28-16 59-33 vs. LH starter 13-13 20-11 33-24 tribe by the numbers Overall Record... 92-57 Standing in A.L. Central...1st, +14.5G Days in 1st (2-3-4-5)...116 (40-6-3-2) Largest 1st-place Lead... +14.5G, 9/16 Largest 1st-place Deficit. -3.0G, last 5/27 Most G Above.500. +35G,2x(92-57, 9/16) Most G Below.500... -2G, 2x (5-7, 4/16) Times at.500... 4, last 31-31 on 6/14 Current Streak... W1 Homestand... 8-1 Following a Win... 60-31 Following a Loss... 31-26 Last 5 games... 4-1 Last 10 games... 10-0 Last 15 games... 15-0 Last 20 games... 20-0 Longest W Streak... 22 (8/24-9/14) Longest L Streak...4, (7/9-16) Come-from-Behind Wins...28 Losses After Holding Lead...25 Team Saves... 32-for-41 (78.0%) Record Before All-Star Break... 47-40 Record After All-Star Break... 45-17 Home Record... 44-30 Road Record... 48-27 Day Games... 33-17 Night Games... 59-40 vs. RH starters... 59-33 vs. LH starters... 33-24 vs. Opp. At-or-Above.500... 45-28 vs. Opp. Below.500... 47-29 CLE scores first... 69-20 Opp. scores first... 23-37 CLE out-hits Opp... 78-7 Opp. out-hits CLE... 10-42 CLE/Opp. hits even... 4-8 CLE 3-or-fewer runs... 15-43 CLE 4-or-more runs... 77-14 CLE 5-or-more runs... 66-6 CLE 5 hits-or-fewer... 4-17 CLE 6-9 hits... 41-33 CLE 10-or-more hits... 47-7 CLE hits home run(s)... 74-37 CLE does not homer... 18-20 CLE allows home run(s)... 50-47 No HR by Opp... 42-10 CLE charged with error(s)... 26-30 CLE no error(s)... 66-27 CLE starter goes 6.0+IP... 66-23 Players Used (Pitchers)... 41 (19) Avg. Time-of-Game (Overall)...3:06...27,703 min/149 G Avg. Time-of-Game (9.0IP)...3:05...26,427 min/143 G CLE challenges overturned...16 of 33 Mon...13-4 Tues... 11-11 Wed... 10-11 Thurs...13-3 Fri...14-10 Sat...17-9 Sun...14-9 April...14-10 May...13-14 June...15-12 July... 15-11 August...19-9 Sept...16-1 UPCOMING PROBABLES & BROADCAST INFORMATION Date Opponent Probable Pitchers - Cleveland vs. Opponent First Pitch TV/Radio Mon., Sept. 18 OFF DAY (Anaheim, CA) Tues., Sept. 19 at Los Angeles-AL RHP Corey Kluber (16-4, 2.44) vs. LHP Tyler Skaggs (2-5, 4.37) 10:07PM ET SportsTime Ohio, WTAM/WMMS/IRN Wed., Sept. 20 at Los Angeles-AL RHP Corey Kluber (16-4, 2.44) vs. RHP Ricky Nolasco (6-14, 5.11) 10:07PM ET SportsTime Ohio, WTAM/WMMS/IRN Thurs., Sept. 21 at Los Angeles-AL RHP Corey Kluber (16-4, 2.44) vs. RHP Parker Bridwell (8-2, 3.71) 4:07PM ET SportsTime Ohio, WTAM/WMMS/IRN
PAGE 2 CLEVELAND INDIANS GAME NOTES sunday, september 17, 2017 28 COREY KLUBER (16-4, 2.44 ERA) TODAY S START» The 31-year-old right-hander is slated to make his 27th start of the year today in the in the finale of this four-game series against the Royals...also marks the 161st start and 166th appearance of his career.» Will be pitching on regular four days rest since making his last start on September 12 vs. Detroit...earned the win in Cleveland s 2-0 victory after tossing his sixth career complete-game shutout, holding the Tigers to five hits with eight strikeouts.» Is making his 20th career start and appearance against Kansas City...has gone 8-6 with a 3.15 ERA (43ER/123.0IP) in his previous 19 games against them.» Owns the lowest home ERA in the American League at 1.93 (22ER/102.2IP). LAST TIME OUT» Tossed his sixth career complete-game shutout (third this season) as he allowed just five hits with no walks and eight strikeouts in Cleveland s 2-0 win over the Detroit Tigers on September 12 at Progressive Field.» After allowing a double to lead off the game, Kluber retired each of the next 10 batters he faced, and also retired another eight consecutive batters later in the game.» Kluber is tied for the Major League-lead in both shutouts (3) and complete games (6) this season. KLUBOT: ACTIVATED» Kluber leads all American League hurlers with a 2.44 ERA and a.191 opponent batting average this season...his 16 wins are tied with five others, including teammates Trevor Bauer and Carlos Carrasco, for the most victories in the AL this year.» Currently ranks second in the AL this season in both strikeouts (243) and strikeouts-per-9.0ip (11.84), despite missing nearly a month due to injury.» Since being activated from the Disabled List on June 1, Kluber has posted a 1.77 ERA across 20 starts, the lowest mark in the Majors in that span. rhp KLUBER S 2017 AL RANKINGS Stat # Rank ERA 2.44 1st K 243 2nd AVG.191 1st K/9 11.84 2nd WHIP 0.87 1st H/9 6.14 1st HR/9 0.97 5th BB/9 1.66 1st K/BB 7.15 1st» Leads all of MLB in innings pitched (70.0), strikeouts (82), ERA (1.67) and wins (8) since August 1 (won AL Pitcher of the Month for August). #KLUBERDAY» The Indians have gone on to win 10 of Kluber s last 11 starts, outscoring opponents 55-29 in those games.» Kluber has posted a record of 9-1 with a 1.93 ERA (18ER/84.0IP) over this 11-start stretch...has limited opponents to two-or-fewer runs in eight of the 10 games & has recorded double-digit strikeouts on six occasions...the Tribe s ace has issued 10 walks against 108 strikeouts over his last 11 outings. VS. KANSAS CITY AL CENTRAL» Will be facing the Royals for just the second time in 2017...faced Kansas City on August 18 at Kauffman Stadium and earned the win after allowing one run on six hits with one walk and four strikeouts in 5.1 innings of work.» Overall, Kluber owns a career record of 8-6 with a 3.15 ERA (43ER/123.0IP) in his previous 19 games against Kansas City.» Since the start of the 2016 season, Kluber has gone 16-3 with a 2.60 ERA (46ER/159.1IP) in 24 starts against AL Central opponents...his 2.60 ERA against the AL Central is the second-lowest intradivisional ERA in that span [min 125.0 IP]. HOME SWEET HOME» Will be making his 15th home start of the season.» Has gone 9-2 with a 1.93 ERA (22ER/93.2IP) at Progressive Field, which is the lowest home ERA in the AL & ranks second in MLB this season.» Kluber s 1.93 ERA at home currently ranks as the lowest home mark by an Indians pitcher (min. 80.0IP) since Gaylord Perry posted a 1.77 home ERA in 1972. 2017 AWARDS & HONORS» Kluber was named AL Player of the Week for the period ending June 25 after going 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA (16.0IP) across two starts...struck out 24 batters against just two walks.» Worked his fifth career complete-game shutout on June 19 at Baltimore, holding the Orioles to just three hits with no walks and 11 strikeouts in Cleveland s 12-0 win.» Kluber was named AL Pitcher of the Month for June after going 4-0 with a 1.26 ERA (6ER/43.0IP) over six starts in the month...kluber struck out at MLB-best 64 batters in June and recorded double-digit strikeouts five times.» Was named to the American League All-Star team for the second time in his career (also 2016)...became the first Tribe right-handed starting pitcher to earn consecutive All-Star nods since Early Wynn did so in three straight years from 1955-57.» Kluber was named the American League Pitcher of the Month for August after posting a record of 5-1 with a 1.96 ERA, which was the lowest mark in the AL & thirdlowest in MLB for the month...struck out 54 batters against just six walks...marked his third career AL Pitcher of the Month Award, including his second of the 2017 season... Kluber is the only pitcher in the Majors to earn multiple monthly honors this season. SEASON HIGHLIGHTS» Tossed a 3-hit complete-game shutout on April 21 at Chicago-AL, allowing just two walks with a then- season-high nine strikeouts...marked his fourth career completegame shutout & his 11th career complete game.» Recorded his 1,000th career strikeout on June 14 at Progressive Field against Los Angeles-NL...marked Kluber s 148th career appearance, making him the fastest pitcher in Indians history to reach the 1,000 strikeout mark...surpassed Bob Feller, who previously held the record with 167 games...became just the seventh pitcher in MLB history to record 1,000 strikeouts by their 150th career appearance.» Struck out 10-plus batters in five consecutive starts from June 14 through July 4, which set a new franchise record, surpassing Bob Feller s previous record of four such starts from the end of 1938 through the start of 1939.» Worked a pair of back-to-back complete games on August 3 vs. New York-AL and August 8 vs. Colorado...struck out 10+ batters in both games, becoming the first Indians pitcher to throw back-to-back complete games with 10-or-more strikeouts since John Farrell did so on August 11 & 17, 1989.» Recorded eight-or-more strikeouts in 14 consecutive starts from June 1 through August 13, becoming one of just three pitchers in MLB history to record a streak of 14-ormore starts with 8-plus strikeouts, joining Randy Johnson (3x) and Pedro Martinez (2x)... it marked the 3rd-longest single-season streak in MLB history.» Reached 200 strikeouts for the season in his start on August 23 vs. Boston...he is also one of three players in club history to record 200+ strikeouts in four consecutive seasons (Bob Feller, 1938-1941 and Sam McDowell, 1965-1970).» Kluber also became the fastest pitcher in Indians history to reach 200 strikeouts, needing just 147.0 innings to do so the previous fastest mark belonged to Sam McDowell, who reached 200 strikeouts in 1965 after 161.1 innings. KLUBER S CAREER RECORD W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2017 16-4 2.44 26 26 184.2 126 53 50 34 243 Career 74-48 3.17 165 160 1072.0 927 414 378 241 1179 KLUBER vs. KANSAS CITY W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2017 1-0 1.69 1 1 5.1 6 1 1 1 4 Career 8-6 3.15 19 19 123.0 108 54 43 27 125 KLUBER at PROGRESSIVE FIELD W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2017 9-2 1.93 14 14 102.2 63 24 22 21 145 Career 40-24 2.80 85 82 563.0 465 189 175 132 622 2017 HIGHS CAREER HIGHS Innings: 9.0, 5x, last Sept. 12 vs. DET Innings: 9.0, 16x, last Sept. 12, 2017 vs. DET Hits: 9, July 29 at CWS Hits: 13, April 22, 2015 at CWS Runs: 6, April 15 vs. DET Runs: 8, 2x, last June 15, 2016 at KC ER: 6, April 15 vs. DET ER: 8, May 10, 2013 at DET SO s: 14, July 23 vs. TOR SO s: 18, May 13, 2015 vs. StL Walks: 4, April 27 vs. HOU Walks: 4, 8x, last April 27, 2017 vs. HOU HR: 3, April 3 at TEX HR: 4, Aug. 19, 2015 at BOS Pitches: 120, July 23 vs. TOR Pitches: 121, Aug. 24 at CHC CG s: 5x, last Sept. 12 vs. DET CG s: 15, last Sept. 12, 2017 vs. DET Low-Hit CG: 3, 4x, last August 8 vs. COL Low-Hit CG: 1, last Aug. 14, 2015 at MIN CG SHO s: 3, last Sept. 12 vs. DET CG SHO s: 6, last Sept. 12 vs. DET Win Streak: 5, July 23-Aug 18 Win Streak: 7, July 8-August 31, 2016 2017 mlb splits Career mlb splits W L ERA G/S IP ER HOME 9 2 1.93 14/14 102.2 22 ROAD 7 2 3.07 12/12 82.0 28 DAY 5 1 2.44 7/7 48.0 13 NIGHT 11 3 2.44 19/19 136.2 37 GRASS 15 4 2.38 25/25 177.2 47 TURF 1 0 3.86 1/1 7.0 3 W L ERA G/S IP ER HOME 40 24 2.80 85/82 563.0 175 ROAD 34 24 3.59 80/78 509.0 203 DAY 26 17 3.13 57/56 371.0 129 NIGHT 48 31 3.20 108/104 701.0 249 GRASS 71 46 3.14 159/154 1032.1 360 TURF 3 2 4.08 6/6 39.2 18 AVG H AB HR RBI BB SO AVG H AB HR RBI BB SO vs. LEFT.205 64 312 9 20 20 106 vs. LEFT.248 508 2045 52 192 153 578 vs. RIGHT.178 62 348 11 28 14 137 vs. RIGHT.215 419 1951 50 169 88 601 TOTALS.191 126 660 20 48 34 243 TOTALS.232 927 3996 102 361 241 1179 BATTER-PITCHER MATCH-UPs Kluber vs. Kansas City Alburquerque vs. Cleveland PLAYER AVG H AB HR RBI BB SO PLAYER AVG H AB HR RBI BB SO Butera.200 2 10 0 0 0 3 Almonte.500 1 2 0 0 0 0 Cabrera.487 19 39 0 4 0 6 Bruce.667 2 3 0 1 0 0 Cain.219 7 32 0 3 0 6 Chisenhall.333 1 3 1 2 0 1 Cuthbert.300 3 10 0 0 2 1 Encarnacion.000 0 2 0 0 0 0 Escobar.192 10 52 0 0 0 19 Gomes.222 2 9 0 3 1 4 Gordon.154 6 39 2 6 3 19 Guyer.000 0 2 0 0 0 1 Hosmer.288 15 52 3 13 5 11 Jackson.500 1 2 0 0 0 1 Merrifield.200 3 15 0 0 0 2 Kipnis.125 1 8 1 3 1 2 Moss.500 3 6 1 1 1 0 Lindor.000 0 1 0 0 0 0 Moustakas.462 18 39 1 4 3 8 Perez.000 0 1 0 0 0 1 Orlando.000 0 8 0 0 0 4 Ramirez.667 2 3 0 1 0 0 Perez.176 6 34 1 6 2 13 Santana.125 1 8 0 0 4 4 Urshela.000 0 1 0 0 1 0 STRIKEOUT SUCCESS» Kluber currently ranks 2nd in the AL & 3rd in MLB this season with 243 strikeouts.» Has recorded double-digit strikeouts in 14 starts this season, which is tied with Max Scherzer for second-most such games in MLB this year behind Chris Sale (17)... his 14 such starts are also the second-most in a single-season by an Indians pitcher in franchise history (McDowell had 17 such starts in 1965). KLUBER S 2017 DAY-BY-DAY Date Opp. Score Dec. ERA IP H R ER HR BB-I SO Left Game P/S 4/3 at TEX 8-5 - 7.50 6.0 6 5 5 3 3-0 6 Trailing 3-5 109/67 4/9 at ARI 2-3 L 5.25 6.0 6 3 2 1 1-0 4 Trailing 0-3 90/61 4/15 vs. DET 13-6 W 6.38 6.1 8 6 6 1 2-0 8 Leading 9-4 107/71 4/21 at CWS 3-0 W 4.28 9.0 3 0 0 0 2-0 9 Leading 3-0 110/73 4/27 vs. HOU 4-3 W 4.19 7.0 8 3 3 1 4-0 10 Trailing 2-3 105/72 April Totals 3-1 4.19 34.1 31 17 16 6 12-0 37 5/2 at DET 2-5 L 5.06 3.0 7 5 5 1 1-0 4 Trailing 1-5 55/38 May Totals 0-1 15.00 3.0 7 5 5 1 1-0 4 6/1 vs. OAK 8-0 W 4.36 6.0 2 0 0 0 1-0 10 Leading 1-0 77/51 6/9 vs. CWS 7-3 W 4.38 6.0 7 3 3 0 2-0 8 Leading 4-3 98/68 6/14 vs. LAD 4-6 - 4.15 7.0 4 2 2 0 1-0 10 Trailing 1-2 106/71 6/19 at BAL 12-0 W 3.58 9.0 3 0 0 0 0-0 11 Leading 12-0 108/80 6/24 vs. MIN 2-4 - 3.24 7.0 3 2 0 0 2-1 13 Trailing 1-2 106/73 6/29 vs. TEX 5-1 W 3.02 8.0 3 1 1 1 1-0 12 Leading 5-1 111/78 June Totals 4-0 1.26 43.0 22 8 6 1 7-1 64 7/4 vs. SD 0-1 L 2.85 8.0 5 1 1 0 1-0 10 Trailing 0-1 107/73 7/9 vs. DET 3-5 - 2.80 5.0 3 1 1 0 3-0 8 Tied 1-1 101/61 7/15 at OAK 3-5 - 2.86 7.1 5 3 3 2 0-0 12 Tied 3-3 106/72 7/23 vs. TOR 8-1 W 2.74 7.2 5 1 1 1 2-0 14 Leading 8-1 120/81 7/29 at CWS 5-4 - 2.90 6.1 9 4 4 1 1-1 12 Tied 4-4 98/72 July Totals 1-1 2.62 34.1 27 10 10 4 7-1 56 8/3 vs. NYY 5-1 W 2.77 9.0 3 1 1 1 1-0 11 Leading 5-1 106/72 8/8 vs. COL 4-1 W 2.65 9.0 3 1 1 1 0-0 11 Trailing 0-1 116/78 8/13 at TB 4-3 W 2.71 7.0 4 3 3 1 2-0 9 Tied 3-3 100/66 8/18 at KC 10-1 W 2.67 5.1 6 1 1 1 1-0 4 Leading 6-1 74/47 8/23 vs. BOS 2-6 L 2.65 7.2 4 2 2 1 1-0 12 Trailing 0-2 114/75 8/28 at NYY 6-2 W 2.65 8.0 3 2 2 1 1-0 7 Leading 5-2 110/72 August Totals 5-1 1.96 46.0 23 10 10 6 6-0 54 9/2 at DET 5-2 W 2.56 8.0 8 1 1 0 0-0 7 Leading 5-1 114/84 9/7 at CWS 11-2 W 2.56 7.0 3 2 2 2 1-0 13 Leading 10-2 96/67 9/12 vs. DET 2-0 W 2.44 9.0 5 0 0 0 0-0 8 Leading 2-0 113/77 September Totals 3-0 1.13 24.0 16 3 3 2 1-0 28 Season Totals 16-4 2.44 184.2 126 53 50 20 34-2 243 Tuesday s probable starter RHP MIKE CLEVINGER (10-5, 3.21)» The 26-year-old right-hander will be making his 21st start of the season (24th appearance) on Tuesday in the opener of a three-game series at Los Angeles-AL.» Clevinger will be pitching on an extended five days rest since making his last start on September 13 vs. Detroit...earned the win in Cleveland s 5-3 victory after holding the Tigers to three runs (one earned) on six hits in 5.2 innings of work.» Has made two starts against the Angels, going 1-0 with a 5.40 ERA (6ER/10.0IP) in those games...last faced them on July 25 (ND, 4.1IP, 9H, 6R/5ER, 2BB, 5K).» Is 6-3 with a 2.56 ERA (16ER/56.1IP) in 10 road starts (11 games) this year.
PAGE 3 CLEVELAND INDIANS GAME NOTES sunday, sept. 17, 2017 HITTERS NOTES: vs.lhp:.269(487-1809) 66HR,251RBI vs.rhp:.261(853-3267) 129HR,467RBI Home:.267(657-2457) 88HR,355RBI Road:.261(683-2619) 107HR,363RBI KC series: 31-100,9 2B,13BB,13RBI,14R,2HR H-Stand:79-289,19 2B,2 3B,34BB,40RBI,44R,10HR RISP:.251(335-1335) 45HR,507RBI JAY BRUCE #32 vs.lhp:.216(33-153) 8HR,22RBI vs.rhp:.272(97-356) 26HR,72RBI Home:.228(58-254) 13HR,36RBI Road:.282(72-255) 21HR,58RBI KC Series: 3-12,2 2B,1BB,1RBI,1R H-Stand:6-31,2 2B,5BB,5RBI,2R,1HR Streak:1G (2-4), 0HR, 0RBI RISP:.289(35-121) 11HR,62RBI Acquired from the NY Mets on Aug. 9 for Class-A RHP Ryder Ryan With the Mets he batted.265 (104-406) w/20 2B, 29 HR & 75 RBI in 103 games (.324/.524/.847) Combined on the year is hitting.255 (130-509) w/27 2B, 34HR, 94 RBI, 52BB, 78R in 133 G (.838OPS) At the time of the trade was T4th-most HR in the N.L.; T12th in RBI, T14th in XBH and 12 th in total bases (211) 5 multi-homer games are tied for 5th-most in the majors Has 14 go-ahead home runs this season 14HR and 39 RBI over his last 56 games Is T14th in HR (34) & T17th in RBI (94) in all of MLB YANDY DÍAZ #36 Reached 25HR mark for the third straight season and the seventh time in his career.25 multi-hr games in career.91 G RF, 11 G at 1B for NYM (28GS RF for CLE, hit in 18GS; has also app d in 1G at 1B for CLE) career-high 6RBI; 5 th career grand slam 5/2 @atl ranked 3 rd among N.L RF ers in total zone runs and range factor CLE debut 8/10 3-time N.L all-star; 2 Silver Slugger awards career batting average of.312 (43-138) w/8 2B, 6 HR & 18RBI in 38 G in Progressive Field (.885 OPS) reached 40 of 118PA w/cle club is 23-5 in his starts hitting.284(62-218) w/runners on for 2017 (11-for-48 w/cle) vs.lhp:.304(14-46) 0HR,5RBI vs.rhp:.253(23-91) 0HR,6RBI Home:.328(22-67) 0HR,4RBI Road:.214(15-70) 0HR,7RBI KC Series: 4-11,1R H-Stand:10-31,1 2B,1RBI,5R Streak:2G (4-7), 0HR, 0RBI RISP:.211(8-38) 0HR,11RBI Made MLB debut on 4/3 @TEX (1-4) first MLB hit (2B, Darvish)on 4/3 @tex... 32GS 3B, 3 GS LF, 5GS DH (4-for-4, 4R, 2 2B, 3B, 2RBI 8/24 vbos) 17/70(.243) w/runners on Hit/BB in 32 of 40GS 2 E in 66 TC @3B Opened the season on Major League roster Also with CLE, 5/8-15; recalled again 8/22 last 21 games: 24-for-67,15R, 5 2B 8RBI,14BB EDWIN ENCARNACION #10 Batted.350 (108-309) in Columbus w/56 R, 17 2B, 1 3B, 5 HR & 33 RBI in 85 G (.454OB/ 914OPS) at time of 8/22 recall led Int l League in on-base pct., average and 3rd in OPS (.914) and T6th in BB(60) batted.371 (33-89) off LHP at AAA (42G 3B, 21G LF, 9G RF, 1G 2B) 24-for-73 (.329)w/5 2B, 3B, 8RBI, 15R, 23G(15BB,.449ob/.874ops)since return vs.lhp:.235(38-162) 9HR,27RBI vs.rhp:.261(91-349) 26HR,65RBI Home:.244(61-250) 13HR,40RBI Road:.261(68-261) 22HR,52RBI KC Series: 2-7,4BB,3RBI,1R,1HR H-Stand:6-30,5BB,7RBI,2R,2HR Streak:1G (1-3), 1HR, 2RBI RISP:.221(33-149) 10HR,58RBI Signed by CLE, 1/15 3yr contract 22GS @1B; 121GS @DH(129-511,17 2B,35HR,92RBI) 70RBI/25HR;last 90G since 6/9(84-315,13 2B, 64R) last 108G:103-for-380(.271), 75R,15 2B, 30HR, 80RBI (.940 OPS) since May 16 30HR each season, 2012-17 (only MLB player) 17 multi-hr gm since 2014 on 8/14 @BOS (3x in 17, 2nd in MLB) reached 5X, 4 R on 6/15 vs. LA 4 runs, 6/15, 6/19, 7/6vSD 2 nd half ranks: HR( 4th, 17), RBI ( 5 th, 43) A.L Leaders: HR( 7 th,35), times on( 4 th,233),ob%( 6 th,.376), R( 15 th, 88), OPS (15 th,.871), RBI( 9 th, 92) 1000 th career RBI/10 th career GS/6 th career walk-off HR on 7/25 vs. LAA YAN GOMES #7 Is 65-for-255(.258) w/men on Owns 28 multi-hr games in his career (two 3-HR; 26 2-HR games) 2nd in A.L. w/99 walks(reached base in 32 str Gms, 8/6-9/9; CH BB @99) 43 HRs in 578 ABs (13.4 AB/HR) on the road since start of 2016 May: 27G, 26/99,.263, 14R, 3 2B, 6HR, 13RBI,.829 OPS(13BB) hitting.164 (11-for-67) vs. LHP since AS break June: 25G, 29-for-90 (.322), 24R, 7HR, 20RBI,1.042 OPS ( 7th-best A.L., T3 rd in A.L. in RS for month) 1500 th career hit 6/19@BAL (10 th DR-born player-300hr/ 1500hits/ 1000 RBI) 13HR, 28RBI, 35G on pace 38HR Since 8/30: 19-60 (.317), 12R, 5hr, 16rbi, 17g vs.lhp:.243(25-103) 7HR,20RBI vs.rhp:.215(48-223) 4HR,30RBI Home:.181(27-149) 4HR,20RBI Road:.260(46-177) 7HR,30RBI KC Series: 0-8 H-Stand:3-20,1RBI,2R Streak:0G (0-13), 0HR, 0RBI RISP:.219(25-114) 6HR,43RBI 92GS/98G in C (73-326, 39 R, 15 2B,11HR, 50RBI), 21-for-53 (39%) throwing out runners SB/SBA (leads MLB) 38-for-165(.230) w/runners on base career-high 3 walks on 7/7 vs. DET.Drew 9BB in 264 plate appearances in 2016 2 nd career grand slam, 8/27 vkc 3 rd career 5RBI game, 5/21 at HOU 8 games of at least 2 walks this year (had 0 in 16) Last 91 games since Apr17: 71-for-296(.240) w/36r, 15 2B,10HR, 49RBI,28BB(.708OPS) ERIK GONZÁLEZ #9 2 nd half(40g):31-for-137 (.226),18R, 3 2B, 6HR, 29RBI (had 21 RBI in 60 first half games) hitting.176 (71-for-404) vs. RHP since the start of 2016 (hitting.215 vs. RHP in 2017) Has thrown out 37.8% of runners attempting to steal (31/82) since the start of 2016 8 th among A.L catchers in BB(31), 6th in RBI(50) 2 nd career walk-off HR on 8/8 vs. COL (Holland) Since Aug. 25 hitting.264 (14-53) 3HR, 10RBI, 14 games, 9 runs vs.lhp:.242(8-33) 1HR,3RBI vs.rhp:.290(20-69) 3HR,8RBI Home:.296(16-54) 1HR,5RBI Road:.250(12-48) 3HR,6RBI KC Series: 0-1,1R H-Stand:1-6,1BB,2R Streak:0G (0-1), 0HR, 0RBI RISP:.192(5-26) 1HR,8RBI Spent half of season at AAA Columbus, hitting.256 (41-160) with 4 2B, 3 3B, 6 HR & 13 RBI in 40 games. w/cle from 5/14-8/5, 8/9, 8/23-current career-high 2HR/4RBI 9/7@CWS Last 46G w/cle since 6/1: 27-for-92 (.293), 6 2B, 4HR, 11RBI BRANDON GUYER #6 Appeared in 9 G/2GS at SS, 6G/3GS at 3B & 33G/17GS at 2B, 1GS in LF w/cleveland (0- for-1 as a pinch-hitter) is 7-for-22 w/6 R, 2B, 2HR, 5 RBI in 13 games since return Career-high 3 hits, 2 runs on June 1 vs. OAK first career HR on 6/14 vs. LA (Hatcher) vs.lhp:.252(28-111) 2HR,15RBI vs.rhp:.204(11-54) 0HR,5RBI Home:.250(19-76) 0HR,8RBI Road:.225(20-89) 2HR,12RBI KC Series: 0-1 H-Stand:1-6,1RBI Streak:0G (0-3), 0HR, 0RBI RISP:.256(10-39) 0HR,16RBI Acquired from TB Rays on last 8/1 for two Minor League players Signed 2-year deal in offseason 37G/27GS in RF; 33G/18GS in LF (39-165, 23R, 20RBI) 0-for-7 as PH 22-for-78 (.282) w/runners on 63 HBP since 2015 (299 games, 2 nd in MLB to Rizzo 68HB; 459G) Played 21 games in April/May before being DL d with a L wrist sprain, 5/13-6/25. AUSTIN JACKSON #26 Activated off the DL on 6/26 (app d in 49 games, 29-110,.264, 19R, 4 2B, 3B, HR, 15RBI) since activation Appeared in 6 games with Columbus on a rehab assignment, June 16-25 Led MLB w/31 hit by pitches and has now led the league 3 straight seasons last 37 games he is 25-for-87 (.287) w/16r, HR, 13RBI (4HB, 11BB,.385 OB%) vs.lhp:.342(39-114) 4HR,15RBI vs.rhp:.276(35-127) 3HR,17RBI Home:.264(28-106) 2HR,11RBI Road:.341(46-135) 5HR,21RBI KC Series: 3-8,1 2B,2BB,1RBI,3R H-Stand:4-15,1 2B,2BB,1RBI,4R Streak:2G (3-7), 0HR, 1RBI RISP:.283(17-60) 1HR,23RBI Non-roster in MLB camp was signed on Jan. 25 38GS in CF; 18G/12GS in RF,28G/19GS in LF (74-241, 35R, 16 2B, 7HR, 32RBI), 0-for-3 as PH season-high 3 RBI four times on the year Last 47 games:55-for-170, 27R, 9 2B, 5HR, 25RBI to raise avg from.268 to.307 Is 29-for-108 w/runners on(.269) 1.002 OPS vs LHP (11 2B, 4HR, 15BB, 6 th -highest A.L) FRANCISCO LINDOR #12-All-Star On DL from 5/2-25 with L great toe injury and from 6/27-7/24 (left quad) Since June 1: 62- for-194, 30R,11 2B, 3 3B, 5HR, 25RBI,.320, 58 Gs 9 th in A.L in average(.307,min 225PA) He appeared in 8 rehab games with Columbus over 2 DL stints (Since 8/23: 14/60,.233) 1000 th career hit, 6/24 vs. MIN (Gibson) hitting.259 (36/139)with 2 strikes (4th in A.L) vs.lhp:.316(67-212) 11HR,22RBI vs.rhp:.262(102-389) 19HR,59RBI Home:.307(87-283) 16HR,45RBI Road:.258(82-318) 14HR,36RBI KC series: 6-13,3 2B,2BB,3RBI,3R H-Stand:16-35,6 2B,1 3B,4BB,10RBI,11R,3HR Streak:10G (19-41), 4HR, 11RBI RISP:.281(38-135) 4HR,51RBI XBH in 10 str games, longest for CLE in club history; Bregman 10G HOU in Aug 2016-17 A.L All-Star Hit.370 (10/27) in WBC for Team PR 146GS at SS (169-601, 30HR, 81RBI, 53BB) reached via hit/walk in 127 of 146GS ( 1st A.L. SS in HR, 2 nd in R, 1 st OPS) Grand slam (1 st career), 2HR (2 nd career), 5 RBI (career-high) and HR d from both sides of the plate for the first time on 4/5 at TEX 2016 A.L. Rawlings Platinum Glove Winner. has a batting average of.326 (254-for-779) at home in his career/start 2015 (.912 OPS) ROBERTO PÉREZ #55 A.L. leaders: HR ( 16 th, 30), R(T9 th, 90), TB( 4 th, 307),2B( 6 th, 40), XBH (3 rd, 74), times on ( T8 th, 225), H(7 th, 169) 62-for-213 (.291) w/men on 2 nd career 4H gm & career-best 3 2B on 7/16@oak Last 66G since 7/5: 89for276(.322),45R,17 2B,16HR,41rbi June:.214(24-112), 8R in 26G 2 nd half A.L. rankings: H( 1 st, 81), HR ( T5th, 16)...Since 8/20:40/109,11HR, 25RBI, 25R, 27G hit streaks of 13G,12G, 12G Most HR single-season Indians SS:Cabrera 25, 11, Lindor 30, 17 vs.lhp:.215(14-65) 4HR,19RBI vs.rhp:.218(27-124) 2HR,16RBI Home:.226(21-93) 5HR,21RBI Road:.208(20-96) 1HR,14RBI KC Series: 0-2,1BB H-Stand:2-11,2BB,2RBI,2R,2HR Streak:0G (0-2), 0HR, 0RBI RISP:.311(19-61) 1HR,28RBI Member of Team Puerto Rico in the WBC (app d in 2 G) 62G/57GS at C in 2017 (41-189, 12 2B, 35RBI) 10-for-25 throwing out baserunners is 24-for-91 with runners on (.264) last 16 games is 16-for-46 (.348) w/4 2B, 5 HR & 18RBI (41 hits/35 RBI for season) JOSÉ RAMÍREZ #11-All-Star Signed four-year deal w/2021 & 2022 club options on 4/2 last 38G: 29-for-105, 13R, 10 2B,5HR,23RBI to raise avg from.143-.217(16-for-last-46) has thrown out 42.9% of runners attempting to steal (21/49) since the start of 2016 (Rank: 3rd of 80 in MLB; League Avg: 24.3%) vs.lhp:.317(65-205) 9HR,29RBI vs.rhp:.312(106-340) 18HR,46RBI Home:.312(83-266) 10HR,35RBI Road:.315(88-279) 17HR,40RBI KC Series: 5-8,2 2B,1BB,2RBI,2R,1HR H-Stand:9-20,3 2B,2BB,6RBI,5R,2HR Streak:5G (9-16), 2HR, 5RBI RISP:.273(33-121) 5HR,45RBI 83 XBH (T1st MLB; T9th club history); 50 doubles (1 st in MLB; T-10 th in club history). 54GS at 2B, 86GS at 3B BB or hit in 113 of 140GS 67-229 (.293)w/men on A.L. leaders: 3B(T3rd, 6), OB%(11 th,.367), AVG(5 th,.314),avg2k (9 th,.250, 62/248),H( 5 th, 171), 2B(1 st, 50),OPS(3 rd,.944), XBH(1 st, 83),TB( 2 nd, 314), R( 4 th, 98),SLG(2 nd,.576), times on(12 th, 219) AVGRHP( 7 th,.312) 2 7G XBH streaks last 19 games: 31for75,18R,11 2b, 9HR,16rbi 1st in OPS A.L 3B Career-high 5 hits, tied club record w/5 XBH, 9/@DET(2HR, 3 2b).330 avg. (182/551)@home since start of 16 2 hits in 9 str.g, 6/14-21(most since 36) CARLOS SANTANA #41 June 27G: 40-for-109(.367) w/26r, 13 2B, 5HR, 10RBI (1.066OPS) 1 st career two-hr game & career-high 6 RBI on 4/15 vdet (has six 2HR gms in 17/career; last 9/5 @CWS) 39-15(.722) when starts@2b T2nd MLB 6 mutlihr GM 2B d 7 straight G(club record, 6/14-19) last 81 G is 109-for-323(.337) w/65r, 37 2B, 4 3B, 19HR, 48RBI(1.041OPS) HR both sides of plate, same game, 3X this year (Tied A.L record; club rec)..leads MLB in 2B, 1 of 6 hitters in club history w/consec seasons of 43 or more 2B (83 XBH most since Sizemore 92-2006) vs.lhp:.251(51-203) 9HR,29RBI vs.rhp:.276(89-322) 14HR,49RBI Home:.236(59-250) 11HR,35RBI Road:.295(81-275) 12HR,43RBI KC Series: 4-11,1BB,1RBI H-Stand:11-28,4 2B,1 3B,7BB,3RBI,3R Streak:1G (2-4), 0HR, 1RBI RISP:.246(34-138) 3HR,48RBI 7GS at DH; 127GS at 1B, 7 GS in RF (140-525, 89 R, 36 2B, 23HR, 78RBI, 85BB) Is 70- for-248(.282)w/men on RBI in first 4 games July 22G: 26-for-80(.325), 8 2B, 5HR,14rbi A.L leaders: 2B ( T9 th, 36), BB(T3 rd,85), R (t12 th, 89), times on( 5 th, 229),OB(7 th,.374), XBH(12 th, 61) 1000 th career game, 5/16 last 70G (6/26): 77-for-241(.320) w/46r, 20 2B,14HR, 40 RBI OBP.393 (295 PAs) w/runners on A.L. 2 nd half rankings: RS(T8 th, 40),OPS( 1 st,1.012) GIOVANNY URSHELA #39 5 th in club history w/723 career BB (Earl Averill is 4 th at 725).9 th career 2HR gm/ 5 th gm HR both sides of plate;2x this year(last 8/15@MIN) last 54G is 62/193(.321), 40R, 13HR, 30RBI Hit.308 (8/26) in the WBC for the DR squad w/2 2B, 3 RBI in 6 G (4BB on 7/29@CWS) Owns single-season (34 in 2016) & career HR marks (174 career) by a switch-hitter is 1st in club history in RBI(586) by a switch-hitter; Vizquel(584); Baerga (565, 3 rd ) vs.lhp:.226(12-53) 0HR,5RBI vs.rhp:.222(16-72) 0HR,7RBI Home:.208(11-53) 0HR,7RBI Road:.236(17-72) 0HR,5RBI KC Series: 0-4 H-Stand:2-9,1 2B,1BB,1RBI Streak:0G (0-4), 0HR, 0RBI RISP:.240(6-25) 0HR,10RBI Recalled on June 17 and July 9 (Kipnis DL) Most of year w/aaa Columbus, hitting.266 (79-297) w/12 2B, 6HR and 34 RBI in 76 G last 22Gw/CLE: 12/42(.316),5R,4 2B, 9RBI BRADLEY ZIMMER #4 First stint, 6/17 has appeared in 49 games at 3B(28GS), 5G/1GS SS, 2GS 2B reached BB/H in 22 of last 30 GS 3E in 84 chances at 3B career-high 4RBI 8/24 vbos vs.lhp:.243(18-74) 1HR,9RBI vs.rhp:.240(54-225) 7HR,30RBI Home:.260(40-154) 5HR,25RBI Road:.221(32-145) 3HR,14RBI BAL Series/H-Stand: 0-6,1BB Streak:0G (0-7), 0HR, 0RBI RISP:.222(18-81) 2HR,28RBI MLB debut in start in CF on 5/16 vs. TB(97G/73GS CF); broken L hand, 9/10vBAL 11 th among A.L rookies in OPS (.692 min 200PAs) 35/146(.240) w/runners on A.L. rookies: SB(T1 st 18),RBI(T8 th, 39),H(10 th, 72) Aug/Sep:13/91(.143),11R, 2RBI, 4 XBH went 0-for-37 from 8/1-17 T7th in A.L in OF assists (8), 18 th in SB (18)
PAGE 4 CLEVELAND INDIANS GAME NOTES sunday, sept. 17, 2017 PITCHING BY MONTH PITCHER JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER Allen, C. 0-2-1, 3.48 ERA (10.1IP, 4ER) 0-1-4, 2.31 ERA (11.2IP, 3ER) 1-1-3, 3.09 ERA (11.2IP, 4ER) 2-0-5, 0.00 ERA (6.1IP, 0ER) Crockett, K. 0-0-0, 27.00 ERA (0.2IP, 2ER) - - 0-0-0, 0.00 ERA (1IP, 0ER) Goody, N. 1-0-0, 3.18 ERA (11.1IP, 4ER) 0-1-0, 6.23 ERA (8.2IP, 6ER) 0-1-0, 7.50 ERA (6IP, 5ER) 0-0-0, 0.00 ERA (7IP, 0ER) Kluber, C. 4-0-0, 1.26 ERA (43IP, 6ER) 1-1-0, 2.62 ERA (34.1IP, 10ER) 5-1-0, 1.96 ERA (46IP, 10ER) 3-0-0, 1.13 ERA (24IP, 3ER) McAllister, Z. 1-0-0, 3.38 ERA (13.1IP, 5ER) 0-0-0, 0.71 ERA (12.2IP, 1ER) 0-2-0, 8.22 ERA (7.2IP, 7ER) 0-0-0, 0.00 ERA (4.2IP, 0ER) Miller, A. 0-2-1, 3.60 ERA (15IP, 6ER) 1-1-1, 1.50 ERA (12IP, 2ER) 0-0-0, 6.75 ERA (1.1IP, 1ER) 0-0-0, 0.00 ERA (1.1IP, 0ER) Olson, T. - 0-0-0, 0.00 ERA (1.2IP, 0ER) 0-0-0, 0.00 ERA (8.2IP, 0ER) 0-0-0, 0.00 ERA (5IP, 0ER) Otero, D. 1-0-0, 3.97 ERA (11.1IP, 5ER) 1-0-0, 3.86 ERA (9.1IP, 4ER) 0-0-0, 0.87 ERA (10.1IP, 1ER) 1-0-0, 0.00 ERA (5.2IP, 0ER) Shaw, B. 1-1-1, 1.72 ERA (15.2IP, 3ER) 2-3-0, 5.06 ERA (10.2IP, 6ER) 0-0-0, 4.26 ERA (12.2IP, 6ER) 0-0-0, 2.45 ERA (7.1IP, 2ER) Smith, J. - - 0-0-0, 2.61 ERA (10.1IP, 3ER) 0-0-1, 2.25 ERA (4IP, 1ER) Tomlin, J. 1-3-0, 6.75 ERA (25.1IP, 19ER) 3-0-0, 3.41 ERA (29IP, 11ER) - 2-0-0, 2.76 ERA (16.1IP, 5ER) BULLPEN INFORMATION W L ERA G SV/OPP IR/S 1st Bat/Retired IP H R ER BB SO HR 18 19 2.74 149 32/41 200/56 447/314 447.0 369 154 136 136 492 42 PITCHING NOTES: vs.all:.236(1166-4945)152hr vs.lh:.252(532-2110)74hr vs.rh:.224(634-2835)78hr Home:44-30-10, 3.24ERA (674.0IP,243ER) Road:48-27-22, 3.49ERA (650.2IP,252ER) CODY ALLEN #37 vs.all:.217(50-230)6hr vs.lh:.204(20-98)0hr vs.rh:.227(30-132)6hr Home:2-3-10, 2.59ERA (31.1IP,9ER)30G Road:1-3-17, 2.45ERA (29.1IP,8ER)32G Last Win:9/14/2017 vkc Last Save:9/13/2017 vdet 49 of 62 outings scoreless; batters are 21-for-102 w/runners on & 13-for-56 w/risp against 27-for-31 in save conversions & has saved 36 of 40 chances dating back to 8/18/16 (22 straight; 8/18/16-5/23/17) Now ranks 4th in career saves in club history (has 119)... first P in MLB history (1969) to record a save & 3+ K s in each of team s first 2 G(12.0K/9.0IP) Is 1st in club hist w/473 reliever SO, 1st in relief games P d (379) 7 th in A.L. SV(27), 15 th in ERA (2.52), 10 th in relief K(81)..July: 2.31ERA, 12G, 11.2IP, 3ER (last 18G: 17.1IP,10H, 1ER, 23K) RH batters are hitting.185 against (47/254) since start of 16 Last 16G since 8/12: 15.1IP, 7H, 0R, 4BB, 20K AL Reliever of Month(April) 100 th career MLB save, 5/6 at KC 4 holds CRAIG BRESLOW #40 vs.all:.293(39-133)4hr vs.lh:.179(7-39)0hr vs.rh:.340(32-94)4hr Home:0-1-0, 4.13ERA (24.0IP,11ER)23G Road:1-0-0, 6.10ERA (10.1IP,7ER)11G Last Win:4/28/2017 @KC Last Save:8/28/2015 @NY Signed by Cleveland as free agent on Aug. 4 (assigned to AAA Columbus) & promoted on Aug. 26 Split the season between Cleveland and Minnesota Twins organizations Signed with the Twins on Feb. 9 as Minor League invite He began the season with Minnesota, appearing in 30 G around a stint on the disabled list w/rib cage soreness (June 28-July 17) before being designated for assignment on July 24 and later released Limited LH hitters to a.200 (7-35) average w/min Spent first half of the 2008 season in the Indians organization, With AAA Columbus posted a 3.86 EWA in 7 outings (2ER, 4.2IP), limited left-handed batters to a.083 (1-12) average against All 4 outings with CLE are scoreless (batters are 1/10) NICK GOODY #44 vs.all:.187(35-187)6hr vs.lh:.190(12-63)3hr vs.rh:.185(23-124)3hr Home:0-1-0, 2.25ERA (28.0IP,7ER)27G Road:1-1-0, 2.96ERA (24.1IP,8ER)25G Last Win:6/17/2017 @MIN Began the year in Columbus, posting 4.1 scoreless IP over 3 relief outings at AAA (4.1IP, 2H, 0R, 1BB, 10SO,.133 avg) fanned 10 of the 17 batters faced at AAA and RH hitters are hitless in 8 at bats Indians MLB debut on 4/14 vs DET (2.0IP, 1H, 0R) has 43 outings w/0 ER allowed to date with Indians since 4/14 recall, batters are 35-for-187 with 70 strikeouts, including a mark of 18-for- 82 with runners on base (RHH batters are 23-for-124 w/15bb, 47K) at least 1.1IP in 11 of 52 outings batters are 11-for-74 when behind in the count first MLB win, 6/17 at MIN(n) Has 4 holds Acquired in Dec. from NYY First 17G, 20.1IP w0er all d Since 7/1 (24G): 21.2 IP, 17H, 13R/11ER, 36K (career-best 5K on 7/30 @CWS) last 12 games:11.0ip, 4H, 2ER, 15K (12 h in A.L in avg) ZACH McALLISTER #34 vs.all:.240(52-217)8hr vs.lh:.296(29-98)5hr vs.rh:.193(23-119)3hr Home:0-2-0, 2.22ERA (28.1IP,7ER)23G Road:1-0-0, 3.19ERA (31.0IP,11ER)24G Last Win:6/17/2017 @MIN Last Save:7/19/2015 @CIN club season-high 3.0IP, 7/31@BOS 37 of 47 outings are scoreless (59.1IP), RH batters are 23-for-119 w/41k, 11BB batters are 19-for-82 w/runners on (.232); 14-for-87 (.161) when he is ahead in count Last 30 games since June 7: 35.0IP, 33H, 9R/ER, 8BB, 33SO 9.7 strikeouts per 9.0IP Right-handed batters are hitting.193 (32-for-166) as a reliever since 16 All-Star Break last 19 games: 23.0IP, 22H, 7 ER,19K 2 holds 10 outings of 2.0IP this year(t14 th in the A.L) ANDREW MILLER #24-All-Star vs.all:.146(28-192)3hr vs.lh:.167(9-54)1hr vs.rh:.138(19-138)2hr Home:0-2-0, 2.17ERA (29.0IP,7ER)25G Road:4-1-2, 1.00ERA (27.0IP,3ER)25G Last Win:7/29/2017 @CWS Last Save:7/1/2017 @DET On 15-day DL, Aug 2-17 with right knee tendonitis & again, Aug 22-9/13 scoreless IP on AAA Columbus on Aug 16 (appeared in 2 games after 2 nd DL Return on 9/14: 1.1IP, 2H, 0R, 1SO) Pitched for WBC champs Team USA 42 scoreless outings in 2017 (56.0IP, 80K, 4W, 21 holds, batters are 28-for-192) batters are 13-86 (.151, 3 rd in A.L) w/runners on, RHH are 19-for-138 w/62k A.L. relief leaders: holds (T4th, 22), relief average (2 nd,.146), relief ERA (2 nd, 1.61), relief K(11th, 80) Acquired from the NY Yankees on 7/31/16 for four Minor League players scoreless IP streak ended at 18.0 IP to start the season on 5/15 vtb longest streak by an Indians pitcher to begin a season since Doug Jones (20.0 innings in 1990) snapped 26 str. scoreless outings back to 9/5/2016 (30.1IP) 6 extra-base H in last 52.1 IP batters are 12-for-101 when they are behind in the count;.127ob%(13/127 last year) 1 st save of year 6/18@MIN(2-for4) ERA of 1.69 (36ER/192.0 IP) since start of 2015 (MLB Rank: 3rd) batters hitting.154 against (70/454) & strikeout rate of 41.3% (203/492) since the start of 2016 (Rank: 1 st ; MLB Avg: 22.8%) club is 38-12 when appears(71-15 over 86G including 2016 postseason since 7/31/16; 62-14 in reg season) 75K over first 50IP w/cle (club rec) since 6/17: 22.1IP,10H, 4ER, 31K, 21 games TYLER OLSON #49 vs.all:.200(11-55)0hr vs.lh:.133(4-30)0hr vs.rh:.280(7-25)0hr Home:0-0-0, 0.00ERA (7.1IP,0ER)14G Road:0-0-0, 0.00ERA (8.0IP,0ER)9G Last Win:4/11/2015 @OAK Contract purchased from Columbus on July 21 (Logan DL).; recalled on 7/31 (Tomlin DL) Spent most of season w/clippers, posting 2 saves and a 3.21 ERA in 34 relief outings (42.0IP, 28H, 15ER, 12BB, 54SO,.189 avg, 11.6K/9.0IP) Has 6 holds with Cleveland all 23 outings scoreless; LHH 4-for-30, 9K, batters are 1-for-26 with men on base; 8.9 SO per 9.0IP For the season he limited Triple-A LH batters to a.127 (9-71) average against His 23 straight scoreless outings; season-high by CLE pitcher in 17; most by an Indian to start a season DAN OTERO #61 vs.all:.266(58-218)6hr vs.lh:.326(28-86)3hr vs.rh:.227(30-132)3hr Home:1-0-0, 2.77ERA (26.0IP,8ER)24G Road:2-0-0, 2.67ERA (30.1IP,9ER)25G Last Win:9/5/2017 @CWS Last Save:5/18/2016 @CIN All d a run in 13 of 49 outings in 2017 (56.1IP) Batters are 26-for-94(.277) w/runners on (16/53 w/risp) 4 of 9 walks this year are intentional 2 BB vs. RHH last 130 plate app s last 26 games since 6/14: 31.2IP, 30H, 7R/ER, 4BB, 19K.Since July 30: 14 games, 17.1IP, 11H, 1R/ER, 1BB, 11K (0 runs last 8 games; 9.2IP, 4H, 0BB, 6K) ERA of 1.70 (13ER, 69.0 IP) in Progressive Field in his career (58 games) 17 outings of last least 1.1IP.walked 19 of 498 batters (3.8%, 5iBB) since the start of 2016 (Rank: 3 rd ) BRYAN SHAW #27 vs.all:.244(63-258)4hr vs.lh:.223(21-94)0hr vs.rh:.256(42-164)4hr Home:4-1-0, 2.02ERA (35.2IP,8ER)36G Road:0-4-2, 4.24ERA (34.0IP,16ER)35G Last Win:7/26/2017 vlaa Last Save:6/21/2017 @BAL First Indians reliever in club history to amass at least 70 appearances in five seasons (Shaw is only reliever w/five 70 outing seasons every year since 2013) 400 th career outing & the win in home opener, 4/11 vcws has an ERA of 1.80 (70.0IP, 14ER) at home since start of 2016 T4 th in A.L. w/22 holds, T2nd in games (71), 7th in relief IP (69.2) 4 th career game of 4K on 5/7 @KC (=CH) last 61G since 4/27: 60.2IP, 52H, 20ER, 2.97ERA since July 1 (30.2IP, 33H, 16R/14ER, 27K) last 19 games:18.2ip, 15H,4ER, 24K 1st in MLB for most relief outings (370) since start of 2013 and is 4 th in club history with 370 career relief appearances (Betancourt 3 rd @ 371) 54 outings w/0er alld/22 holds/2sv/4w on the 2017 season over his 71 outings batters are 35-for-133 w/runners on(.263) last 6 games: 6.0IP, 4H, 0R, 7K JOE SMITH #38 vs.all:.223(41-184)3hr vs.lh:.246(16-65)2hr vs.rh:.210(25-119)1hr Home:3-0-0, 4.68ERA (25.0IP,13ER)28G Road:0-0-1, 1.44ERA (25.0IP,4ER)26G Last Win:6/14/2017 vtb Last Save:9/1/2017 @DET Acquired by Cleveland on July 31 from Toronto for two Minor League players Pitched for 5 seasons with the Indians, 2009-13, posting a combined ERA of 2.76 in 303 relief outings over the span (83ER/271.0IP) Seventh among active MLB pitchers in games (693) On 10-day DL, 6/19-7/21 (right shoulder) 2 nd half: 18.1IP, 13H, 5ER, 2BB, 20K, 2.45 ERA since activation(20g) Posted a mark of 3-0 w/a 3.28 ERA in 38 G w/toronto in 2017 after signing a 1-year deal as a FA in Feb.(35.2IP, 30H, 13ER, 10BB, 51SO, 3HR,.229 AVG, 1.12 WHIP, 2.31FIP).12.1 SO per 9.0IP & 6.7 SO-to-BB ratio are highest career marks; 19 holds are 11th in A.L w/cle 14.1IP,11H, 4ER, 14 of 16 outings with CLE are scoreless (8/1 debut,11-for-53, 2 2B) 8-for-45(.178) w/ RISP RELIEF EFFECTIVENESS ----------------------------------------Last Appearance------------------- ----First Batter---- -------Saves------- Inherited Runners Pitcher Date OPP(score) IP H R/ER BB SO HR DEC Faced Retired SV Chances IR Scored Allen, C. 9/14 vs.kc(3-2) 1.0 1 0/0-1 - W 62 43 27 31 12 2 Armstrong, S. 9/7 @CWS(11-2) 1.0-0/0 - - - ND 21 13 - - 7 4 Breslow, C. 9/9 vs.bal(4-2) 0.1-0/0 - - - ND 34 24-1 23 8 Crockett, K. 9/1 @DET(10-0) 1.0 2 0/0-1 - ND 4 2 - - 1 - Goody, N. 9/16 vs.kc(8-4) 1.0-0/0-1 - ND 52 37 - - 27 7 McAllister, Z. 9/16 vs.kc(8-4) 1.0 1 0/0-1 - ND 47 30 - - 18 10 Merritt, R. 7/21 vs.tor(13-3) 1.0 1 0/0 - - - ND 1 - - - - - Miller, A. 9/16 vs.kc(8-4) 0.1-0/0 - - - ND 50 40 2 4 28 6 Olson, T. 9/15 vs.kc(3-4) 0.1-0/0 - - - ND 23 16 - - 12 - Otero, D. 9/15 vs.kc(3-4) 1.0-0/0 - - - ND 49 35 - - 25 9 Salazar, D. 9/15 vs.kc(3-4) 1.0-0/0 1 2 - ND 4 2 - - 3 3 Shaw, B. 9/15 vs.kc(3-4) 1.0-0/0 - - - ND 71 49 2 4 31 9 Smith, J. 9/15 vs.kc(3-4) 0.1 2 0/0-1 - ND 54 42 1 2 24 5 TEAM 9/16 vs.kc(8-4) 2.1 1 0/0-2 - ND 447 314 32 41 200 56
PAGE 5 CLEVELAND INDIANS GAME NOTES sunday, sept. 17, 2017 SEPTEMBER ROSTER ADDITIONS/DISABLED PLAYERS (POSITION PLAYERS) GREG ALLEN #53 vs.lhp:.375(3-8) 1HR,4RBI vs.rhp:.118(2-17) 0HR,1RBI Home:.111(1-9) 0HR,0RBI Road:.250(4-16) 1HR,5RBI KC Series: 0-4,1BB H-Stand:1-9,1BB,1R Streak:0G (0-8), 0HR, 0RBI RISP:.300(3-10) 1HR,5RBI Promoted from AA Akron on 9/1 Spent season at AA Akron, batting.264 (68-258) w/16 2B, 1 3B, 2HR, 24 RBI in 71 G Stole 21 bases (23 attempts) for AKR (T5th in the Eastern League) Missed two months, May 8-July 13, due to a broken hamate bone in his right hand (surgery) ABRAHAM ALMONTE #35 Batted.356 (26-73) off LHP and hit.298 (34-114) in August with 9 2B, 1 HR, 12 RBI, 17 R and 9SB in 28 G at AA 1 st MLB hit, 9/2@DET; first MLB HR on 9/7 at CWS (Fry) 6 th rd pick in 2014 Led all of MiLB with 119RS in 2016 made MLB debut, 9/1@DET(N)... Has appeared in 4 G in LF, 4GS/9 G in CF (5-for-25, 2B, HR, 5RBI, 3R) vs.lhp:.182(8-44) 1HR,4RBI vs.rhp:.252(30-119) 2HR,10RBI Home:.342(27-79) 2HR,8RBI Road:.131(11-84) 1HR,6RBI KC Series: 2-5,1 2B,1RBI,2R H-Stand:2-5,1 2B,1BB,1RBI,4R Streak:3G (3-8), 0HR, 1RBI RISP:.205(9-44) 1HR,12RBI 27GS/31G RF; 15G/9GS LF, 8GS CF, 2GS @DH 0-for-5,2BB @PH reached via hit or BB in 31 of 45 starts Is 17-69 w/men on.333 on-base% vs RHP Batting just.094 (8-for-85) w/2 strikes in AAA Columbus on option assignment, 7/26-8/4 (hitting.260 in 23 AAA games for the season between rehabs and option) LONNIE CHISENHALL #8 On DL from 5/16-7/4 with right shoulder strain (biceps tendon) & Aug 18-31 with L hamstring strain Activated 9/1; went 2-for-21 in 9 G with Cleveland in August (3 R, 2B) Is 6-for-19, 5R, 2 2B, 4RBI in 10 games since return from D.L. on Sept. 1. vs.lhp:.348(16-46) 2HR,10RBI vs.rhp:.277(51-184) 10HR,43RBI Home:.281(34-121) 6HR,33RBI Road:.303(33-109) 6HR,20RBI KC Series: 1-2,1RBI H-Stand:3-20,1BB,1RBI,1R Streak:1G (1-2), 0HR, 1RBI RISP:.324(22-68) 4HR,39RBI Began the year on 10-day DL (R shoulder sprain) Also on concussion 7-day DL from 5/23-6/5 On 10-day DL again from July 10-Aug. 31 with a right calf strain (missed all of 2 nd half) 19GS CF, 8G/6GS LF 45G/33GS RF, 6G@1B(67-230, 16 2B, 12HR, 53RBI) 29 EXH/67 hits Since 6/15: 39/124(.315), 8 2B, 5HR, 29 RBI (39G) 3 rd career multi-hr gm, 6/17@min-n...led team with 51 RBI at the time of his calf injury (day-to-day with calf strain; last G 9/14) FRANCISCO MEJIA #33 2 nd career grand slam/3 rd career PH homer on 4/14 vs. DET 5RBI as a sub on 6/15 vs. LAD (most since 1973).38-for-114(.333)w/men on (was 5 th in A.L).4-for-16 as PH,2 2B,2HR, AL-best 9RBI last 53 G: 50-for-163(.307), 27R,11 2B, 10HR, 39RBI (.947 OPS) since 5/14 17 th in A.L in OPS (.890) among players with at least 200 PAs Since 9/1 DL return: 10- for-43 (.233) with 5 runs, 3 2B, 2 RBI, 4BB,.313 OBpct, 14 games vs.lhp:.200(1-5) 0HR,0RBI vs.rhp:.200(1-5) 0HR,1RBI Home:.000(0-3) 0HR,0RBI Road:.286(2-7) 0HR,1RBI KC Series: 0-2 H-Stand:0-3,1BB Streak:0G (0-3), 0HR, 0RBI RISP:.250(1-4) 0HR,1RBI Promoted from AA Akron on Sept 1 Spent the season at AA Akron, batting.297 (103-347) with 21 2B, 2 3B, 14 HR and 52 RBI in 92 G (.346/.490/.835) Currently ranks 6 th in the E.L in average (.297) and 8 th in OPS (.835) and hit.352 (32-91) off LHP and.299 (29-97) w/risp Named an Eastern League midseason and postseason all-star TYLER NAQUIN #30 Participated in the Futures Game D.R. native entered the season as the top prospect in the system according to BA and was rated as the 40th-best prospect in all of MLB (MLB.com) Posted a 50-game hitting streak in 2016 Career MiLB average of.293 (439-1498 made MLB Debut as PH on 9/1@ DET (N); 1 st MLB hit/rbi 9/4@CWS; 1GS DH, 2G @C, 1/4 as PH vs.lhp:1.000(1-1) 0HR,0RBI vs.rhp:.233(7-30) 0HR,1RBI Home:.250(2-8) 0HR,0RBI Road:.261(6-23) 0HR,1RBI KC Series: 1-1 H-Stand:2-4 Streak:1G (1-1), 0HR, 0RBI RISP:.200(1-5) 0HR,1RBI In his 3 rd stint w/indians (Opening Day-4/12; 7/14-16) Around his time w/cle batted.298 (88-295) in AAA Columbus w/14 2B, 4 3B, 10 HR & 51 RBI in 80 games (.833 OPS). Batted.323 (64-198) vs. RHP,.306 (45-147) with men on base and.313 (25-80) with RISP at AAA (49 G CF; 23G RF) On DL at AAA, 5/3-6/12 w/lower back soreness. MICHAEL BRANTLEY #23-All-Star He opened the season on the Major League roster, appearing in 6 games prior to being optioned to Columbus on April 12 (4-for-17, 3 runs) 1-for-8 in 3 games in 7/14 return With Cleveland has made 6GS/10G CF, 4G/2GS RF 0-for-3 as PH 4-for-13 with runners on Sept: 3G/2GS CF, 2 G RF, 3-for-6, 2B, RBI, BB, 6 games vs.lhp:.291(34-117) 2HR,17RBI vs.rhp:.303(66-218) 7HR,35RBI Home:.319(60-188) 6HR,36RBI Road:.272(40-147) 3HR,16RBI COL Series: 0-2 H-Stand:5-16,1BB,2RBI,4R,1HR Streak:0G (0-4), 0HR, 0RBI RISP:.283(26-92) 2HR,39RBI On 15-day DL since Aug 9 (R ankle sprain) hitting.224 (33-for-147)with two strikes. 86GS/87G in LF, 1GS at DH (100-335,20 2B, 9HR, 52RBI), hit or BB in 75 starts A.L. leaders: OF assists (T7th, 8) 50-for-158 (.316) w/men on base 2-time AL All- Star reached safely in 25 of last 27 games via hit or walk Last 62G: 72-for-236(.305) 32R,16 2B,4HR, 35RBI last 35 Gs is 41/131, 24R, 9 2B, 26rbi JASON KIPNIS #22 May: 27/92 (.293), 9 R, 5 2B, 5 RBI (.717 OPS) hit in 14 straight games, May 15-30 and has hit in 48 of last 59 games (68-224,.304, 32R,16 2B, 4HR, 35RBI) On 10-day DL, 6/16-25, w/r ankle sprain (activated on 6/26, 39/129, 4HR, 24RBI, 34G since return) Did not HR over 54 games from 5/1-7/22 (207AB, 4 HR last 14 games; over last 15 games is 18-for-58(.310) with 2 2B, 4HR & 11RBI (11 runs) vs.lhp:.217(23-106) 3HR,13RBI vs.rhp:.234(46-197) 8HR,17RBI Home:.228(34-149) 4HR,12RBI Road:.227(35-154) 7HR,18RBI BOS Series/H-Stand: 0-1 Streak:0G (0-2), 0HR, 0RBI RISP:.227(15-66) 1HR,20RBI Was limited to 2 spring games & began year on DL w/r shoulder strain, activated on 4/21; also on DL from 7/9-8/5 w/r hamstring strain and for 3 rd time with same R hamstring strain, August 23-curent Has made 74 start at 2B, 2GS DH and is 24-for-106 w/runners on has never app d in the outfield in his career On 15-day DL with right hamstring strain (Aug. 23-present) for 3rd time this year Appeared in 4 rehab games between AA Akron & AAA Columbus beginning 7/30 Equaled single-game career-best w/4 RBI (8 th time) and 2 HR (4 th time) on 5/14 vs. MIN batting 1 st : 40/165(.242), 24R, 16 2B, 7HR, 17RBI, 17BB (42 G/GS,.314/.467/.780) 10-for-49 (.204) in 13 games off DL in August, 3 2B, 3HR, 4RBI, 6R last 8G before latest D.L stint: 8-for-32, 5R, 2 2B, 3HR, 4RBI 2017 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 1-0-2 0.00 7 7.1 3 0/0 3 9 5-1-12 1.98 36.1/8 Armstrong, Shawn 0-0-0 9.00 1 1.0 2 1/1-1 0-0-0 4.50 2.0/1 Breslow, Craig 1-0-0 0.00 4 3.0 1 0/0 2 3 3-4-0 2.33 27.0/7 Crockett, Kyle 0-0-0 0.00-0.0-0/0 - - 0-0-0 4.05 6.2/3 Goody, Nick 0-0-0 1.69 6 5.1 4 1/1 1 7 0-0-0 1.69 5.1/1 Kluber, Corey 1-0-0 1.69 1 5.1 6 1/1 1 4 8-6-0 3.15 123.0/43 McAllister, Zach 0-0-0 1.35 6 6.2 8 1/1 2 3 4-3-0 3.51 48.2/19 Merritt, Ryan 1-0-0 0.00 1 6.2 7 0/0 1 3 2-0-0 0.77 11.2/1 Miller, Andrew 1-0-0 0.00 7 6.0 3 1/0 1 8 4-3-1 5.45 38.0/23 Morimando, Shawn 0-0-0 0.00-0.0-0/0 - - 0-0-0 - - Olson, Tyler 0-0-0 0.00 4 2.2 3 0/0-2 0-0-0 0.00 2.2/0 Otero, Danny 1-0-0 2.08 7 8.2 6 6/2-6 2-1-0 2.31 23.1/6 Shaw, Bryan 0-1-0 1.04 7 8.2 2 1/1 2 7 1-5-0 3.41 37.0/14 Smith, Joe 0-0-0 0.00 4 2.2 2 0/0-2 3-0-1 1.91 37.2/8 Tomlin, Josh 1-1-0 2.17 4 29.0 22 7/7 1 15 10-5-0 3.89 143.1/62 INDIANS 11-7-2 2.49 18 159.0 149 50/44 38 136 - - - SHAWN ARMSTRONG #51 SEPTEMBER ROSTER ADDITIONS/DISABLED PLAYERS (PITCHERS) vs.all:.237(23-97)5hr vs.lh:.216(8-37)1hr vs.rh:.250(15-60)4hr Home:0-0-0, 3.75ERA (12.0IP,5ER)10G Road:1-0-0, 4.97ERA (12.2IP,7ER)11G Last Win:4/5/2017 @TEX Beginning 9 th stint w/cle this year (Opening Day roster-4/13; last coming from 8/30 DH) 17 debut; first MLB win on 4/5 at TEX (0.1IP, 1K) Around his time in CLE has posted a record of 1-1 w/10sv & 3.07ERA in 28 relief outings w/aaa Columbus (29.1IP, 27H, 10R/ER, 36K,.241 avg). held RHH AAA hitters to.190 (11-58) avg;overall mark of.204 (11-54)w/runners on Last 18 Major League outings since 4/13: 21.2 IP, 18H, 7R/ER, 7BB, 18K (batters are 18-for-83).recalled for 9th stint on 9/5 Since 9/5 recall: 2.0IP, 1H, 0R/ER, 1BB, 1K, 2G/Cleveland KYLE CROCKETT #57 vs.all:.444(4-9)0hr vs.lh:.500(3-6)0hr vs.rh:.333(1-3)0hr Home:0-0-0, 27.00ERA (0.1IP,1ER)2G Road:0-0-0, 6.75ERA (1.1IP,1ER)2G Last Win:9/18/2014 @HOU Recalled from AAA Columbus on 6/7 and again on Sept. 1 (2 nd stint) Spent most of the 2017 season in AAA Columbus, spent most of the 2017 season in AAA Columbus, posting a mark of 5-5 with 4 saves and a 3.38 ERA in 51 relief appearances (48.0IP, 42H, 18ER, 11BB, 49SO,.235 avg) Limited lefty AAA hitters to a.176 (16-91,.494 OPS) average against and his 51 relief appearances were tied for 4th in the International League & led organization. allowed runs in 2 of his 4 outings with CLE Since 9/1 recall: 1.0IP, 2H, 0R, 1SO RYAN MERRITT #54 vs.all:.310(26-84)0hr vs.lh:.455(10-22)0hr vs.rh:.258(16-62)0hr Home:1-0-0, 0.00ERA (7.2IP,0ER)2G Road:1-0-0, 2.77ERA (13.0IP,4ER)3G Last Win:8/30/2017 @NYY Recalled for sixth time on 8/30 Has spent most of the season in AAA Columbus, posting a mark of 10-5 with a 3.03 ERA in 19 games/18 starts (116.0IP, 116H, 39ER, 25BB, 85SO,.263 avg) at time of his Aug. 30 recall he was 6 th in the Int l League in ERA and T7th in wins Over his last 7 AAA starts since June 24 he was 4-0 w/a 1.45 ERA (43.1IP, 34H, 7ER, 3BB, 29K). Won his last 2 starts with Cleveland, August 25 & 30, posting a 0.75 ERA in the process (12.0IP, 12H, 1R/ER, 3BB, 4SO) Career-high 6.2IP August 25 vs. Kansas City is 2-0 with a 1.83 ERA in 4 starts with CLE (19.2IP, 25H, 4ER) and 1.0 scoreless in 1.0 inning of relief. SHAWN MORIMANDO #50 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 Recalled for first time this season on Sept 1 Spent the entire season with Columbus, posting a mark of 10-9 with a 4.41 ERA in 26 starts (159.1IP, 177H, 78ER, 57BB, 128SO).At time of his recall was leading the Int l League in innings (159.1), starts (26), complete games (4) and shutouts (3), 7 th in strikeouts (128) and T7th in wins (10).Among organizational pitchers, he ranks third in innings and fourth in strikeouts He went 4-0 with a 1.43 ERA in 5 June starts with 2 CG shutouts (37.2IP, 29H, 6ER) made MLB debut last July with Cleveland