2017 OFFICIAL GAME INFORMATION LEVELAND INDIANS CLEVELAND INDIANS (27-23) vs. OAKLAND ATHLETICS (22-29) RHP Mike Clevinger (2-1, 2.82) vs. LHP Sean Manaea (3-3, 4.35) Game #52/Home #25» Wed., May 31, 2017» Progressive Field» 6:10 p.m. (ET)» SportsTime Ohio, WTAM/WMMS/IRN WALK THIS WAY TRIBE REELS OFF THIRD STRAIGHT» Cleveland followed up Monday s 5-3 Memorial Day win with a 9-4 victory over Oakland on Tuesday night, extending the Tribe s win streak to 3 games...the Indians enter tonight looking to win a fourth straight contest for the first time since the club s season-long 5-game win streak, April 17-22.» The Indians matched a franchise record for a 9.0-inning game with 19 strikeouts, including a career-high 14 by starter TREVOR BAUER, who earned his fifth win to follow-up strong outings by JOSH TOMLIN & CARLOS CARRASCO on Sunday & Monday, respectively...over club s last 3 games, rotation is 3-0 with a 2.34 ERA and.207 avg. (23.0IP, 17-82, 6R-ER, 2BB, 24SO).» In the club s 11th come-from-behind win of 2017, Cleveland s offense erased an early 3-0 deficit with a four-run 4th and then added to lead with a three-run 5th & two-run 8th...rookie BRADLEY ZIM- MER drove in a career-high 4 runs, going 2-for-4 with a double and HR...JOSE RAMIREZ tallied his third consecutive three-hit game. WINS & LOSSES» At 27-23 (.540), Cleveland s record is 5th-best in the A.L. and 9th-best in the Majors...the Indians have won 3 straight, 7 of 11, 9 of 15 and 22 of their last 38 games. BEST RECORDS IN A.L., 2017 Team Win% W-L Houston.698 37-16 New York-AL.612 30-19 Boston.549 28-23 Minnesota.542 26-22 Cleveland.540 27-23 Baltimore.520 26-24» At 27-23, Cleveland has matched the club s 2017 high-water mark for the sixth time (+4G, 6x, last 27-23, May 23) & sits 6 losses ahead of the club s low-water mark (-2G, 2x, last 5-7 on April 16).» Cleveland is 26-18 against the A.L., but just 1-5 against the N.L... the Tribe has rallied for 11 come-from-behind wins, while suffering 10 losses after holding a lead at some point in the contest...club is 14-12 following a win, 12-11 after a loss...tribe is 7-3 in games decided in the 7th inning-or-later...club is 13-13 in May after going 14-10 in April to give the Indians 7 consecutive months with a.500-or-better record (including 2016 Postseason).» Cleveland s +23 run differential overall is 6th-best in the A.L., also 11th in the Majors...the Tribe has a +89 run differential in the team s 27 wins (170-81), but a -66 run differential in the 23 losses (56-122). HIGHEST RUN DIFFERENTIAL IN A.L. Team +/- RS RA Houston +79 275 196 New York-AL +62 264 202 Boston +31 248 217 Tampa Bay +24 258 234 Cleveland +23 226 203* Chicago-AL +22 237 215 *Indians have allowed 4th-fewest runs in Majors» Longest winning streak of the season is 5 games, from April 17-22 - the club s first 5-game winning streak since reeling off 6 straight victories from Aug. 29-Sept. 4, 2016...longest losing skid of the season is 3 games, done three times (April 7-9, April 12-14, May 24-27)...the Indians have not last more than 3 games in a row since July 2015. A.L. CENTRAL STANDINGS» Cleveland (27-23) enters today in a 1st-place tie with Minnesota (26-22) in the A.L. Central standings, 3.5 games ahead of 3rd-place Chicago-AL (24-27, -3.5G)...Detroit (24-28, -4.0G) is in 4th place & Kansas City (22-29, -5.5G) is in 5th place...the Indians have spent 23 days in 1st place, 24 days in 2nd place, 6 days in 3rd place, 3 days in 4th place and 2 days in 5th place...club s largest 1st-place lead is 1.5 games (May 7), while largest deficit is 3.0 games (last May 27).» The Indians have gone 12-12 within the A.L. Central, while posting a 15-11 record outside of the division (12-2 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 just 3.96 runs-per-game (95R/24G) against A.L. Central teams, while plating 5.0 runs-pergame (131R/26G) against all other opponents. SERIES STUFF» With 3 consecutive series losses, Cleveland is 7-9-1 in 2017 series, going 2-6-0 at home & 5-3-1 on the road...the Tribe is just 7-11 in series openers & 10-7 in series finales (3-5 in rubber games)...cleveland has 3 sweeps (April 3-5 at TEX, April 17-20 at MIN, May 19-21 at HOU) & has been swept once in a series of 3+ games (April 7-9 at ARI).» Cleveland has gone 2-6-1 over the club s last 9 series (Tribe has dropped 3 straight and 5 of last 7 series after winning 5 of the previous 6)...longest series winning streak of 2017 is 4 straight series victories (April 17-30), the club s longest such streak since 4 consecutive series wins from June 17-29 during club s historic 14- game win streak in 2016. TOUGHER THAN LEATHER 19 K s» Cleveland s 19 K s matched the franchise record for a single 9.0- inn. game, which occurred May 13, 2015 vs. St. Louis...COREY KLUBER fanned 18 over 8.0 IP, while CODY ALLEN recorded one more K in the 9th of that 2-0 SHO of the Cardinals.» Tribe pitching staff s 493 K s overall in 2017 are T2nd-most in the A.L. & T3rd-most in the Majors with Arizona & Boston, behind only Houston (523) & Los Angeles-NL (498).» TREVOR BAUER s 14 K s were most by any A.L. pitcher in a single game this season; just 3rd pitcher in Majors this season with 14+ K s, joining Stephen Strasburg (15, 5/27 vs. SD) and Dan Straily (14, 4/22 at SD)...most by an Indians pitcher since CARLOS CARRASCO (14) on June 30, 2016 at Toronto...Bauer became the first Indians pitcher to record 3+ K s in four different innings since Sam McDowell pulled the trick on Sept. 18, 1966 at Detroit, as the RH fanned 14 across 6.0 frames. IT S LIKE THAT HR STREAK» As a team, Cleveland has homered in 15 consecutive games dating back to May 14, the Tribe s longest streak since a 15- game stretch between June 23-July 7, 2007...the longest team streak in Majors this season belongs to Minnesota (16 straight).» Last Indians streak longer than 15 games was a 17-game stretch that spanned 2001-02 (Oct. 5-April 17)...last longer streak in the same season was Cleveland s franchise-record 19-game homer streak for the Tribe from May 7-28, 2000. RUN S HOUSE HOMESTAND» Coming off a 4-1 road trip, the Indians are 3-3 on this rain-shortened 9-day, 8-game homestand against Cincinnati (0-1), Kansas City (1-2) & Oakland (2-0, two-to-play).» Cleveland has gone just 11-13 (.458) at Progressive Field this season, the 2nd-lowest home winning pct. in the A.L. ahead of only Minnesota (.414, 12-17)...despite 3 straight victories, the Indians have dropped 5 of 8 and 7 of their last 12 decisions at home after winning 4 of previous 5.» Cleveland has plated at least 4 runs in 10 of club s 11 wins at home, while club has been held to one-or-zero runs in 5 of 13 losses at home (2-or-fewer runs in 7 of 13).» The Indians were scheduled to play 15 of 20 at Progressive Field from May 12 thru June 1 (5-7 record at home so far).» Meanwhile, Cleveland s 16-10 (.615) road record is 3rd-best in the A.L. & T4th-best in Majors behind Houston (.739, 17-6), Minnesota (.737, 14-5) & Colorado (.692, 18-8). SUCKER M.C. s OAKLAND SERIES» In taking the first two games of this series, the Tribe has won 5 straight at home against Oakland...the Indians will also travel to the Oakland Coliseum for 3 games, July 14-16, during a week-long stay in the Bay Area that will also see Cleveland take on the San Francisco Giants...Indians are 12-2 vs. the A.L. West in 2017.» Cleveland held a 4-2 advantage over Oakland in 2016, sweeping a 3-game set at home before dropping 2 of 3 at the Coliseum.» Cleveland has faced Sean Manaea just once, falling 9-1 to the A s last Aug. 23 at The Coliseum. IT S TRICKY HIT STREAKS» MICHAEL BRANTLEY has hit safely in 14 straight games at.345 (19-55) collecting 5 doubles, 5 RBI and 7 runs scored in that span since May 15...is the longest hit streak by any Indians player this season & 2nd-longest active hit streak in Majors behind only Whit Merrifield s 15-gamer for Kansas City...last Cleveland streak longer than 14 games was a 16-game streak by Mike Napoli from July 30-Aug. 16, 2016.» Brantley s current 14-gamer is the 5th-longest hit streak of his career...longest is 22 games (May 20-June 15, 2012)...also has one 19-game streak, as well as a pair of 15-gamers.» EDWIN ENCARNACION has hit safely in 9 straight games since May 21 at.371 (13-35) with 2 doubles, 3 HR s and 6 RBI...2ndlongest active hit streak on the team. JAM-MASTER JAMMIN J-RAM» JOSE RAMIREZ is first Indians player with 3 consecutive games of 3+ hits (.750, 9-for-12) since Lindor, May 16-18, 2016 (3 straight)...last Cleveland player with more than 3 straight games of 3+ hits?: Brantley, Sept. 22-26, 2013 Ramirez owns the highest home average in the A.L. at.393. CLEVELAND ROCKS THIS DAY IN MUSIC...» 1961: Chuck Berry opened Berry Park, an amusement complex near St. Louis...1963: Stevie Wonder s first album The 12-year-old Genius was released by Motown...1966: Filming began on The Monkees first TV series...1968: Yoko Ono participated in her first Beatles recording session, speaking random phrases as group worked on overdubs for Revolution...1975: During a press conf. held at the 5th Ave. Hotel in NYC to announce a forthcoming U.S. tour, the Rolling Stones came down the street playing on the back of a flat-bed truck...2000: Johnnie Taylor, who replaced Sam Cooke in The Soul Stirrers & later had success as a solo artist, passed away in Dallas, TX at age 66.» BORN ON THIS DAY: (1938) Peter Yarrow, Peter, Paul & Mary; (1948) John Bonham, drums, Led Zeppelin; (1964) Darryl DMC Mc- Daniels, Run D.M.C.; (1965) Steve White, drums, The Style Council. indians at a glance vs. AL: Central West East 26-18 12-12 12-2 2-4 vs. NL: Central West East 1-5 1-2 0-3 0-0 In Series: Home Road Total Overall 2-6-0 5-3-1 7-9-1 Openers 3-6 4-5 7-11 Finales 4-4 6-3 10-7 Rubber 2-4 1-1 3-5 Lead after: Home Road Total 6 inn. 9-1 12-0 21-1 7 inn. 10-1 12-0 22-1 8 inn. 10-1 13-0 23-1 Trail after: Home Road Total 6 inn. 1-11 4-9 5-20 7 inn. 0-11 3-9 3-20 8 inn. 0-12 1-9 1-21 Tied after: Home Road Total 6 inn. 1-1 0-1 1-2 7 inn. 1-1 1-1 2-2 8 inn. 1-0 2-1 3-1 Decided... Home Road Total 7th-or-later 2-2 5-1 7-3 Final AB 1-1 3-1 4-2 Extra-Innings 1-0 0-0 1-0 One-run G s 5-4 4-2 9-6 Walk-offs 1 1 1-1 vs. RH starter 9-7 9-6 18-13 vs. LH starter 2-6 7-4 9-10 tribe by the numbers Overall Record... 27-23 Standing in AL Central...T1st, n/a Days in 1st (2-3-4-5)...23 (24-6-3-2) Largest 1st-place Lead... +1.5G on 5/7 Largest 1st-place Deficit. -3.0G, last 5/27 Most G Above.500...+4G (6x,27-23,5/30) Most G Below.500... -2G, 2x (5-7, 4/16) Times at.500...3, last 7-7 on 4/18 Current Streak... W3 Homestand... 3-3 Following a Win... 14-12 Following a Loss...12-11 Last 5 games... 3-2 Last 10 games... 6-4 Last 15 games... 9-6 Last 20 games... 10-10 Longest W Streak...5, (4/17-22) Longest L Streak... 3, 4x (5/24-27) Come-from-Behind Wins...11 Losses After Holding Lead...10 Team Saves... 15-for-18 (83.3%) Record Before All-Star Break... 27-23 Record After All-Star Break... 0-0 Home Record...11-13 Road Record... 16-10 Day Games... 12-6 Night Games... 15-17 vs. RH starters... 18-13 vs. LH starters... 9-10 vs. Opp. At-or-Above.500... 13-10 vs. Opp. Below.500... 14-13 CLE scores first... 17-9 Opp. scores first... 10-14 CLE out-hits Opp... 22-3 Opp. out-hits CLE... 4-18 CLE/Opp. hits even... 1-2 CLE 3-or-fewer runs... 7-17 CLE 4-or-more runs... 20-6 CLE 5-or-more runs... 16-2 CLE 5 hits-or-fewer... 1-5 CLE 6-9 hits... 16-14 CLE 10-or-more hits... 10-4 CLE hits home run(s)... 22-13 CLE does not homer... 5-10 CLE allows home run(s)... 17-19 No HR by Opp... 10-4 CLE charged with error(s)... 8-12 CLE no error(s)...19-11 CLE starter goes 6.0+IP... 19-8 Players Used (Pitchers)... 32 (14) Avg. Time-of-Game (Overall)...3:05...9270 min/50 G Avg. Time-of-Game (9.0IP)...3:05...9053 min/49 G CLE challenges overturned...7 of 11 Mon...4-3 Tues...6-3 Wed...3-4 Thurs...2-1 Fri...2-6 Sat...5-3 Sun...5-3 April...14-10 May...13-13 June...0-0 July...0-0 August...0-0 Sept...0-0 UPCOMING PROBABLES & BROADCAST INFORMATION Date Opponent Probable Pitchers - Cleveland vs. Opponent First Pitch Radio/TV Thurs., June 1 OAKLAND RHP Corey Kluber (3-2, 5.06) vs. RHP Jharel Cotton (3-5, 5.56) 12:10PM ET WTAM/IRN, SportsTime Ohio Fri., June 2 at Kansas City RHP Josh Tomlin (3-6, 5.79) vs. LHP Jason Vargas (6-3, 2.39) 8:15PM ET WTAM/WMMS/IRN, SportsTime Ohio Sat., June 3 at Kansas City RHP Carlos Carrasco (5-2, 2.89) vs. RHP Jason Hammel (1-7, 6.18) 2:15PM ET WTAM/WMMS/IRN, SportsTime Ohio Sun., June 4 at Kansas City RHP Trevor Bauer (5-4, 6.00) vs. TBD 2:15PM ET WTAM/WMMS/IRN, SportsTime Ohio
PAGE 2 CLEVELAND INDIANS GAME NOTES WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2017 52 mike clevinger Rhp CLEVINGER S CAREER RECORD W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2017 2-1 2.82 5 4 22.1 14 7 7 12 25 Career 5-4 4.54 22 14 75.1 64 38 38 41 75 (2-1, 2.82 ERA) TONIGHT S START» The 26-year-old right-hander is slated to make his fifth start of season (sixth appearance)in tonight s contest vs. Oakland...will also be his 15th career start (23rd appearance).» Will be pitching on an regular four days rest after last pitching here at Progressive Field on May 26 vs. Kansas City...did not factor into the decision after allowing four runs on eight hits over 5.0 innings of work.» Clevinger was recalled on May 7 after beginning the season with Triple-A Columbus...is in the the midst of his fourth career stint on the Major League roster...spent three stints with the Indians in 2016 (May 18-June 1; July 4-6; August 4-remainder of season).» Set to make his first career start (2nd appearance) vs. the Oakland Athletics...made one relief appearance at Oakland on August 23, 2016, allowing three runs on four hits in 1.0 inning of work.» Has made three appearances at Progressive Field this season (two starts), going 0-1 with a 6.52 ERA (7ER/9.2 IP) as opposed to being 2-0 with a 0.00 ERA in two road starts (12.2IP). LAST TIME OUT» Did not factor into the decision vs. Kansas City on May 26, allowing four runs on eight hits over 5.0 innings pitched (1BB, 6K).» Clevinger s eight hits allowed represented a career high for him...had allowed three hits or fewer in each of his first three starts of the season. VS. OAKLAND AL WEST» Has made one career relief appearance against the Oakland Athletics...tonight will mark Clevinger s first career start vs. Oakland.» Lone appearance came on August 23, 2016 at Oakland, where Clevinger allowed three runs on four hits in 1.0 inning of work (0BB, 2K).» Owns a lifetime 2-1 record with a 2.45 ERA (5ER/18.1IP) in three starts (six appearances) against the AL West division...is 1-0 against the division this season, as he won at Houston on May 20...carried a no-hitter into the 7th inning and threw 7.0 shutout innings (2H) to earn his second win of the season. LIMITING LEFTIES» Has limited Major League left-handed hitters to a career.182 clip (22-for-121) as opposed to a.264 average against (42-for-159) by right-handers.» Has held lefties to a.194 average (6-for-31) this season. FROM THE PEN» Clevinger has made eight career relief appearances for the Tribe, posting a 2.92 ERA (4ER/12.1IP) in those games...has held opponents scoreless in six of his eight relief outings, owning a.178 average against (8-for-45) as a reliever.» Worked 2.0-or-more innings in three of his eight relief appearances, including 4.0 innings on August 18, 2016 vs. Chicago-AL (2H, 1ER, 1BB, 4K). AT PROGRESSIVE FIELD» Owns a career record of 2-2 with a 4.30 ERA (18ER/37.2IP) in 11 appearances (seven starts) at Progressive Field compared to being 3-2 with a 4.78 ERA (20ER/37.2IP) in 11 career games (seven starts) on the road.» Has made three appearances here at Progressive Field in 2017 (two starts)...did not factor into the decision in his previous home start on May 26 vs. Kansas City (5.0IP, 8H, 4R/ER, 1BB, 6K)...took the loss in his start here on May 13 vs. Minnesota (4.1IP, 3H, 3R/ ER, 5BB, 5K)...made one relief appearance here on May 16 vs. Tamapa Bay and struck out the only batter he faced. CLEVINGER vs. OAKLAND W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2016 0-0 27.00 1 0 1.0 4 3 3 0 2 Career 0-0 27.00 1 0 1.0 4 3 3 0 2 CLEVINGER at PROGRESSIVE FIELD W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2017 0-1 6.52 3 2 9.2 11 7 7 6 12 Career 2-2 4.30 11 7 37.2 33 18 18 25 37 2017 HIGHS CAREER HIGHS Innings: 7.0, May 20 at HOU Innings: 7.0, May 20, 2017 at HOU Hits: 8, May 26 vs. KC Hits: 8, May 26, 2017 vs. KC Runs: 4, May 26 vs. KC Runs: 6, May 23, 2016 at CWS ER: 4, May 26 vs. KC ER: 6, May 23, 2016 at CWS SO: 8, May 20 at HOU SO s: 8, May 20, 2017 at HOU Walks: 5, May 13 vs. MIN Walks: 5, May 13, 2017 vs. MIN HR: 2, May 26 vs. KC HR: 2, 2x, last May 26, 2017 vs. KC Pitches: 106, May 20 at HOU Pitches: 106, May 20, 2017 at HOU CG s: N/A CG s: N/A Low-Hit CG: N/A Low-Hit CG: N/A CG SHO s: N/A CG SHO s: N/A Win Streak: 1, 2x, last May 20 (active) Win Streak: 2, August 13-21, 2016 2017 mlb splits Career mlb splits W L ERA G/S IP ER HOME 0 1 6.52 3/2 9.2 7 ROAD 2 0 0.00 2/2 12.2 0 DAY 2 1 1.59 3/3 17.0 3 NIGHT 0 0 6.75 2/1 5.1 4 GRASS 2 1 2.82 5/4 22.1 7 TURF 0 0-0/0 0.0 0 AVG H AB HR RBI BB SO vs. LEFT.194 6 31 2 6 6 10 vs. RIGHT.174 8 46 0 0 6 15 TOTALS.182 14 77 2 6 12 25 W L ERA G/S IP ER HOME 2 2 4.30 11/7 37.2 18 ROAD 3 2 4.78 11/7 37.2 20 DAY 4 1 2.78 9/6 32.1 10 NIGHT 1 3 5.86 13/8 43.0 28 GRASS 5 4 4.54 22/14 75.1 38 TURF 0 0-0/0 0.0 0 AVG H AB HR RBI BB SO vs. LEFT.182 22 121 3 13 18 33 vs. RIGHT.264 42 159 7 22 23 42 TOTALS.229 64 280 10 35 41 75 BATTER-PITCHER MATCH-UPs Clevinger vs. Oakland Manaea vs. Cleveland PLAYER AVG H AB HR RBI BB SO PLAYER AVG H AB HR RBI BB SO Davis.000 0 1 0 0 0 1 Almonte.000 0 2 0 0 0 0 Healy 1.000 1 1 0 0 0 0 Encarnacion.000 0 2 0 0 0 1 Pinder.000 0 1 0 0 0 1 Guyer.400 2 5 0 0 1 0 Smolinski.000 0 1 0 1 0 0 Kipnis.000 0 3 0 0 0 1 Lindor.000 0 3 0 0 0 1 Ramirez.000 0 3 0 0 0 1 Santana.000 0 3 0 0 0 1 MINOR LEAGUE NUMBERS» Has gone 3-1 with a 1.50 ERA (5ER/30.0IP) in five starts with AAA Columbus this season...at the time of his promotion on May 7, his 1.50 ERA was the sixth-best in the International League & second-best in the Indians organization.» Earned his first win of the year on April 11 at Indianapolis after tossing 7.0 shutout innings, allowing four hits with two walks and nine strikeouts.» Posted a 0.47 ERA (1ER/19.0IP) through his first three starts of the year.» Was dealt his first loss of the season on April 22 at Buffalo despite allowing just one run on five hits in 4.2 innings of work.» Owns a lifetime record of 14-2 with a 2.63 ERA (36ER/123.0IP) in 23 career starts at the Triple-A level. 2016 HIGHLIGHTS» Split the season between Cleveland and AAA Columbus...started the year 9-0 for the Clippers & did not lose his first game until July 18 (15th start).» Made his Major League debut on May 18 at Cincinnati...did not factor into the decision after allowing four earned runs on five hits, one home run and one walk with five strikeouts over 5.1 innings of work...allowed two singles and a double to lead off the 6th inning before striking out Brandon Phillips, the final batter he faced on the night.» Earned his first career Major League win on August 13 vs. Los Angeles-AL after holding the Angels to one run on one hit with four walks and three strikeouts over 5.2 innings of work, the longest start of his career...held the Angels hitless through 5.2 innings before surrendering a single to Andrelton Simmons in the 6th inning, the last batter he faced.» Struck out five batters in 4.0 innings on September 10 at Minnesota, tying a careerhigh...also struck out five batters in his Major League debut on May 18 at Cincinnati.» Clevinger went 11-1 with a 3.00 ERA (31ER/93.0IP), 35 walks & 97 strikeouts in 17 starts with Triple-A Columbus last season...at the time of his August 4 call-up, led the International League in wins, ranked sixth in strikeouts and ninth in ERA among qualified IL hurlers.» Was named an International League Midseason All-Star after he went 9-1 with a 3.61 ERA (37ER/92.1IP) in 18 starts prior to the All-Star break...in the Triple-A All-Star game, on July 13 in Charlotte, NC, Clevinger tossed a perfect frame with two strikeouts as the second hurler in the International League All-Stars 4-2 win over the Pacific Coast League All-Stars.» Made four relief appearances during the Postseason, posting a 4.76 ERA (3ER/5.2IP)... worked a scoreless frame in Game 2 of the World Series at Progressive Field, retiring all three batters he faced on 10 pitches (1 strikeout)...also worked a scoreless inning in Game 5 at Wrigley Field, allowing two walks. CAREER SNAPSHOT» Clevinger is in his third season with the Indians organization...was selected in the 4th round (135th overall) by Los Angeles-AL in the 2011 First-Year Player Draft out of Seminole State College of Florida...acquired by the Indians in exchange for reliever Vinnie Pestano on Aug. 7, 2014...was added to Cleveland s 40-man roster on November 20, 2015.» Named Tribe s organizational Pitcher of the Year in 2015...had a breakout season, going 9-8 with a 2.73 ERA in 27 games/26 starts with Akron, tallying the 3rd-most strikeouts, the second-lowest WHIP and the 4th-lowest average against in all of Double-A ball (158.0IP, 127H, 53R/48ER, 8HR, 9HB, 40BB, 145SO,.219 AVG, 1.06 WHIP), also the most strikeouts and 2nd-lowest ERA in the Indians system while finishing in the Top 5 of the Eastern League in ERA (5th), strikeouts (2nd) and WHIP (2nd)...worked at least 5.0 innings in all but two starts and did not allow more than four runs in a game all season.» Made eight starts in 2012 before requiring right elow reconstructive surgery and missed the rest of the season...did not return to action until August of 2013.» Was ranked as the 7th-best prospect in the Indians organization entering the 2015 & 2016 season by Baseball America. CLEVINGER S 2017 MLB DAY-BY-DAY Date Opp. Score Dec. ERA IP H R ER HR BB-I SO Left Game P/S 5/7 at KC 1-0 W 0.00 5.2 1 0 0 0 4-0 5 Leading 1-0 91/50 5/13 vs. MIN 1-4 L 6.23 4.1 3 3 3 0 5-0 5 Trailing 1-3 86/49 5/16 vs. TB 4-6 - 0.00 0.1 0 0 0 0 0-0 1 Trailing 4-6 3/3 5/20 at HOU 3-0 W 0.00 7.0 2 0 0 0 2-0 8 Leading 3-0 106/66 5/26 vs. KC 4-6 - 7.20 5.0 8 4 4 2 1-0 6 Tied 4-4 83/57 May Totals 2-1 2.82 22.1 14 7 7 2 12-0 25 Starter Totals 2-1 2.86 22.0 14 7 7 2 12-0 24 Relief Totals 0-0 0.00 0.1 0 0 0 0 0-0 1 Season Totals 2-1 2.82 22.1 14 7 7 2 12-0 25 CLEVINGER S 2017 MILb DAY-BY-DAY (TRIPLE-A) Date Opp. Score Dec. ERA IP H R ER HR BB-I SO Left Game P/S 4/6 at LOU 3-2 - 1.50 6.0 2 1 1 1 2 8 83/53 4/11 at IND 2-0 W 0.69 7.0 4 0 0 0 2 9 99/68 4/16 LOU 8-0 W 0.47 6.0 3 0 0 0 1 8 98/66 4/22 at BUF 0-5 L 0.76 4.2 5 1 1 0 3 2 103/60 4/28 CHA 3-6 - 1.50 0.1 2 2 2 1 0 0 12/9 April Totals 2-1 1.50 24.0 16 4 4 2 8 27 5/2 at LOU 6-1 W 1.50 6.0 7 1 1 1 2 5 106/68 May Totals 1-0 1.50 6.0 7 1 1 1 2 5 Season Totals 3-1 1.50 30.0 23 5 5 3 10 32 PITCHER OF THE WEEK HONORS» Was named the International League (AAA) Pitcher of the Week for April 10-16...in two starts for Columbus, Clevinger threw 13.0 shutout innings and earned the win in both of his starts...worked 7.0 scoreless frames on April 11 at Indianapolis, allowing just four hits with two walks and a season-high nine strikeouts...tossed another 6.0 shutout innings on April 16 vs. Louisville, surrendering three hits with one walk & eight strikeouts...the outing lowered his season ERA to 0.47 at that time. STEAL RATES WHILE PITCHING Year(s) CS SBA CS% 2016 0 5 0% 2017 2 3 66.7% TOTAL 2 8 25.0% tomorrow s probable starter RHP COREY KLUBER (3-2, 5.06 ERA)» The 31-year-old right-hander is scheduled to make his 7th start of the season in the finale of the Tribe s four-game set vs. Oakland.» Has not pitched for Cleveland since May 2 at Detroit, when he left after 3.0 innings of work with a lower back injury that sent him to the 10-day Disabled List...made a rehab start for Double-A Akron on May 26, allowing just one hit over 5.0 shutout innings.» Set to make his 6th career start (7th appearance) against the Oakland Athletics... owns a lifetime record of 1-4 vs. Oakland despite posting a 2.93 ERA (10ER/30.2IP)... earned his first career win against the A s in his lone start against them in 2016, working 7.0 shutout innings (5H, 2BB, 7K) at Progressive Field on July 31.» Has gone 2-0 with a 6.08 ERA (9ER/13.1IP) in two previous starts at Progressive Field this season...last start at Progressive Field came vs. Houston on April 27 (7.0IP, 8H, 3R, 4BB, 10K).
PAGE 3 CLEVELAND INDIANS GAME NOTES wednesday, may 31, 2017 HITTERS NOTES: vs.lhp:.240(138-574) 19HR,61RBI vs.rhp:.254(279-1099) 42HR,154RBI Home:.264(211-798) 33HR,112RBI Road:.235(206-875) 28HR,103RBI OAK Series: 20-65,5 2B,6BB,13RBI,14R,5HR H-Stand:64-204,13 2B,22BB,32RBI,33R,9HR RISP:.217(90-415) 13HR,146RBI MICHAEL BRANTLEY #23 vs.lhp:.286(16-56) 1HR,5RBI vs.rhp:.318(35-110) 4HR,17RBI Home:.330(29-88) 3HR,13RBI Road:.282(22-78) 2HR,9RBI OAK Series: 3-8,1RBI,1R H-Stand:10-25,2BB,3RBI,3R Streak:14G (19-55), 0HR, 5RBI RISP:.227(10-44) 2HR,16RBI 42GS/43G in LF (51-166, 9 2B, 5HR, 22RBI), hit or BB in 37 starts 22-for-76(.289)w/men on club is 26-17 when he plays (1-6 when he does not) 10 th in the A.L. in avg (.307) 2016 Season was limited to just 11 games at the Major League level around two stints on DL hitting.289 (22-for-76) with two strikes this season (5th-best in A.L.) EDWIN ENCARNACION #10 Last 17G:23-for-67 (.343) 7 R, 5 2B, 0HR, 5 RBI 20RBI last 39G May: 27/88 (.307), 9 R, 5 2B, 5 RBI (.747 OPS) vs.lhp:.250(14-56) 2HR,5RBI vs.rhp:.224(28-125) 8HR,17RBI Home:.198(17-86) 3HR,7RBI Road:.263(25-95) 7HR,15RBI OAK Series: 3-8,2RBI,2R,1HR H-Stand:8-23,2BB,2RBI,2R,1HR Streak:9G (13-35), 3HR, 6RBI RISP:.122(6-49) 2HR,11RBI Signed by CLE on 1/15 to 3yr contract 12GS @1B; 38GS @DH(42-181, 4 2B,10HR,22RBI) 21RBI/9HR over last 49 G last 13G: 16-for-50, 10R, 2 2B, 5HR, 10RBI (1.030 OPS) 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. First 2HR game w/cle on 5/23@CIN (2-4, 3R, 2HR, 3RBI) 15 th multihr gm since 2014(leads all of MLB) T-19 th in the A.L. with 10 homers. YAN GOMES #7 Is 17-for-87 (.195) with men on base Owns 26 multi-hr games in his career (two 3-HR; 24 2-HR games) T4th in A.L. w/30 walks(reached via hit or walk in 39 of last 43 games) Has at least one K in 37 of 50 G (11th in A.L. in SO-57) 29 HRs in 412 ABs (14.2 AB/HR) on the road since start of 2016 41 walks in 221PAs (18.6%) vs LHP since start of 2016 May: 26G, 25/96,.260, 14R, 3 2B, 6HR, 13RBI,.834 OPS(13BB) vs.lhp:.258(8-31) 3HR,6RBI vs.rhp:.231(18-78) 1HR,7RBI Home:.157(8-51) 1HR,3RBI Road:.310(18-58) 3HR,10RBI OAK Series: 1-3,1BB,1RBI,1R H-Stand:1-11,2BB,1RBI,1R Streak:1G (1-3), 0HR, 1RBI RISP:.200(6-30) 2HR,10RBI 32GS/34G in C (26-109, 14 R, 8 2B, 4HR, 13 RBI), 11-for-22 (50%) throwing out runners SB/SBA (leads the Majors) 10-for-47 (.213) w/runners on base 8 th career two-walk game on May 7 at KC (drew 9 walks in 264 plate appearances in 2016) 3 rd career 5RBI game, 5/21 at HOU 5th among A.L. catchers in OPS (.753,min 100 PA) Last 27 games since Apr. 17: 24-for-79 (.304) w/11r, 8 2B, 3HR, 12RBI, 9BB (.915 OPS) ERIK GONZÁLEZ #9 Last 6 games: 2-for-19, 2R, HR, 2RBI hitting.158 (41-for-259) vs. RHP since the start of 2016 (hitting.231 vs. RHP in 2017) Has thrown out 41.2% of runners attempting to steal (21/51) since the start of 2016 (Rank: 8 th ) May: 18G, 17/58 (.293), 8 R, 6 2B, 3HR, 11RBI (.931OPS) vs.lhp:.000(0-5) 0HR,0RBI vs.rhp:.200(1-5) 0HR,0RBI Home:.167(1-6) 0HR,0RBI Road:.000(0-4) 0HR,0RBI OAK Series: 0-0 H-Stand:0-4 Streak:0G (0-9), 0HR, 0RBI RISP:.000(0-3) 0HR,0RBI Spent the entire season to date at Triple-A Columbus, hitting.269 (36-134) with 4 doubles, 3 triples, 5 home runs and 11 RBI in 32 games before May 14 recall. At time of recall ranked T-7th in the International League in hits (36), 8th in total bases (61) and tied for 10th in home runs (5). AUSTIN JACKSON #26 Defensively, he appeared in 23 games at shortstop, 5 games at second base, 2 games at third base and 4 games in the outfield (3 RF, 1 LF)...Appeared in 2 G/1GS at SS, 1G/GS at 3B and 1 G at second base with Cleveland since 5/14 recall (0-for-1 as a pinch-hitter) vs.lhp:.276(8-29) 1HR,3RBI vs.rhp:.267(4-15) 1HR,4RBI Home:.208(5-24) 2HR,6RBI Road:.350(7-20) 0HR,1RBI OAK Series: 1-3,2RBI,1R,1HR H-Stand:3-11,1 2B,5RBI,2R,1HR Streak:2G (3-6), 1HR, 5RBI RISP:.100(1-10) 0HR,4RBI Non-roster in MLB camp was signed on Jan. 25 13GS in CF; 2G/1GS in RF, 1G in LF (12-44, 5R, 5 2B, 2HR, 7 RBI), 0-for-1 as PH season-high 3 RBI on 5/28 vs KC (most since 10-1-2015) has 5 RBI last 2 games (3-for-6) Is 2-for-17 w/runners on base Has a.915 OPS vs. LHP this year (5 2B, HR, 4BB) JASON KIPNIS #22 Placed on DL on 5/2 after injuring his left great (big) toe running the bases the night before in Detroit has appeared in 4 games since return on 5/26 (3-for-11, 2R, 2B, HR, 5RBI) He appeared in 3 rehab games with Columbus (4-for-10, 2B, HR) beginning on 5/19. vs.lhp:.250(12-48) 3HR,11RBI vs.rhp:.227(20-88) 3HR,9RBI Home:.257(19-74) 4HR,11RBI Road:.210(13-62) 2HR,9RBI OAK Series: 1-8,1RBI,1R,1HR H-Stand:8-25,2 2B,2BB,4RBI,4R,2HR Streak:1G (1-4), 1HR, 1RBI RISP:.400(12-30) 1HR,15RBI 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 (33GS at 2B), 13-for-50 w/runners on Appeared in 7 rehab games between AA Akron & AAA Columbus beginning on 4/9 Is 10-for-53 when behind in the count & 12-for-72 w/2 strikes FRANCISCO LINDOR #12 Equaled single-game career-best w/4 RBI (8 th time) and 2 HR (4 th time) on 5/14 vs. MIN that took his season OPS from.359-.518 batting 1 st : 21/65 (.323), 9R, 4 2B, 6HR, 14RBI, 4BB (last 15 games/starts,.362/.662/1.024) Indians are 9-6 when he bats lead off. vs.lhp:.309(21-68) 4HR,5RBI vs.rhp:.258(32-124) 7HR,19RBI Home:.310(26-84) 5HR,9RBI Road:.250(27-108) 6HR,15RBI OAK Series: 0-5,3BB,2R H-Stand:5-17,1 2B,4BB,2RBI,4R,1HR Streak:0G (0-5), 0HR, 0RBI RISP:.146(6-41) 1HR,13RBI 2016 A.L. All-Star Hit.370 (10/27) in WBC for Team PR 49GS at SS (53-192, 11HR, 24RBI, 21BB) reached via hit/walk in 44 of 49GS (Leads A.L. SS in HR, 2B, R) 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.333 (193-for-580) at home in his career/start 2015 (Rank: 3 rd ) ROBERTO PÉREZ #55 A.L. leaders: HR (T12th, 11), SLG (10 th,.531), TB (T4 th, 102), R (T6th,35), 2B (T7th, 14), Ext Base H ( 3 rd, 26),OPS (13 th,.878), hits (T18th, 53) 16-for-68 (.235) w/runners on May: 24-for-98 (.245) with 15 runs, 6 2B, 4HR, 7RBI in 25 games (.743 OPS) His 16 extra base hits were most by an Indians hitting in April since 2001 (18; Juan Gonzalez) Has two 12 game hit streaks this year reached safely in 14 of last 15 games vs.lhp:.118(2-17) 0HR,4RBI vs.rhp:.143(6-42) 0HR,2RBI Home:.161(5-31) 0HR,5RBI Road:.107(3-28) 0HR,1RBI OAK Series: 0-3,1BB H-Stand:1-8,4BB,1RBI,1R Streak:0G (0-5), 0HR, 0RBI RISP:.222(4-18) 0HR,6RBI Member of Team Puerto Rico in the WBC (app d in 2 G) 19G/18GS at C in 2017 (8-59, 6 RBI) 3-for-8 throwing out baserunners is 6-for-30 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 1-for-16 when behind in count Walked in 23 of his 179 2016 plate appearances to leave his season on-base pct. at.285 JOSÉ RAMIRÉZ #11 Batting just.135 (15-for-111) at home since the 2016 All-Star Break Signed four-year deal w/2021 & 2022 club options on 4/2 May: 2-for-29 (.069) with 3 R, RBI has thrown out 44.1% of runners attempting to steal (15/34) since the start of 2016 (Rank: 2nd of 80 in MLB; League Avg: 24.3%) vs.lhp:.269(18-67) 1HR,8RBI vs.rhp:.313(36-115) 6HR,18RBI Home:.393(35-89) 4HR,14RBI Road:.204(19-93) 3HR,12RBI OAK Series: 6-7,3 2B,1BB,1RBI,3R H-Stand:11-24,4 2B,1BB,2RBI,6R,1HR Streak:5G (11-20), 1HR, 2RBI RISP:.270(10-37) 2HR,18RBI 15GS at 2B, 34GS at 3B (54-182, 27R, 12 2B, 7HR, 26RBI) BB or hit in 39 of 49GS 20- for-75 (.267) w/men on A.L. leaders: 2B (T15th, 12), 3B (T6th, 2), avg w/2k (15 th,.250, 22/88), hits (T15th, 54), avg (13 th,.297) 3RBI last 22 games after 23 RBI the first 27 games..358 avg. (134/374) at home since start of 16 (Rank: 3rd) has stolen 3B 10 times since the start of 2016 (T7th in MLB) 1BB last 51 plate apps since 5/15 0K last 21 plate apps DANIEL ROBERTSON #99 May 25G: 24-for-91 (.264) w/14r, 6 2B, 2 3B, HR, 5 RBI (9 BB, 12K) 1 st career two-hr game & career-high 6 RBI on 4/15 vdet run or RBI in 25 of 49 games. Signed 5-year deal on March 28 w/club options for 2022 & 2023. Last 5 games he is 11-for-20 with 6 runs, 4 2B, HR, 2 RBI Vs.LHP:.333(4-12) 0HR,1RBI vs.rhp:.083(1-12) 0HR,0RBI Home:.200(4-20) 0HR,1RBI Road:.250(1-4) 0HR,0RBI OAK Series: 0-4 H-Stand:3-14,3BB,2R Streak:0G (0-7), 0HR, 0RBI RISP:.167(1-6) 0HR,1RBI Signed by Cleveland in offseason as a non-roster player to Major League camp. Appeared in 4 games for Triple-A Columbus this year, spending the first five weeks on the disabled list with a strained left hamstring suffered on March 28 in exhibition play. With Columbus went 7-for-15 (.467) with a double and 1 RBI (4 runs) This spring, the nonroster invitee hit.328 (20-61) with 2 2B, 2 3B, 1 HR & 9 RBI in 25 games.. CARLOS SANTANA #41 Made CLE debut on 5/14 in RF (1-4, 1 RBI, RS) 1GS in CF, 9G/6GS in RF (0/1 as PH) Has hit safely in 5 of 7 starts for Cleveland thus far vs.lhp:.197(14-71) 2HR,7RBI vs.rhp:.252(32-127) 4HR,23RBI Home:.215(20-93) 4HR,16RBI Road:.248(26-105) 2HR,14RBI OAK Series: 2-8,1RBI,2R,1HR H-Stand:8-24,2 2B,1BB,7RBI,5R,2HR Streak:3G (5-13), 1HR, 3RBI RISP:.294(15-51) 1HR,22RBI 7GS at DH; 38GS at 1B, 5 GS in RF (46-198, 29 R, 15 2B, 6HR, 30RBI, 27BB) Is 27-for- 89 (.303)w/men on RBI in first 4 games May 26G: 24-for-100(.240), 15R, 7 2B, 4HR, 14RBI A.L. leaders: RBI(T19th, 30), 2B ( 6th, 15), BB (T12th, 27) 1000 th career game, 5/16 Collected single-season career bests (2016) in HR, EB hits, TB, RBI, hits, OPS & runs Owns single-season (34 in 2016) & career HR marks (157 career) by a switch-hitter is 3 rd in club history in RBI(538) by a switch-hitter behind Vizquel(584) and Baerga (565). BRADLEY ZIMMER #4 last 7 games since May 23: 9-for-27 (.333) with 6 R, 2 2B, 2HR, 8 RBI 34 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 Carlos Santana has an OBP of.421 (107 PAs) with runners on base this season (Rank: 18th of 211 full-time hitters in MLB; League Avg:.334). 8 th in club history with 665 career walks (Thornton is 7 th at 685) vs.lhp:.143(1-7) 0HR,1RBI vs.rhp:.357(10-28) 2HR,7RBI Home:.320(8-25) 2HR,7RBI Road:.300(3-10) 0HR,1RBI OAK Series: 3-8,2 2B,4RBI,1R,1HR H-Stand:6-18,3 2B,1BB,5RBI,3R,1HR Streak:3G (4-10), 1HR, 5RBI RISP:.444(4-9) 0HR,5RBI Top prospect in system entering 2017 (MLB.com) promoted from Columbus on May 16. Spent the entire season to date at Columbus, batting.294 (37-126) with 22 runs, 9 SB, 11 2B, 2 3B, 5 HR & 14 RBI in 33 games (.371/.532/.902). Hit safely in his past 8 games @AAA since May 7, batting.419 (13-for-31) with 2 homers, 5 RBI and 7 runs over the span MLB debut in start in CF on 5/16 vs. TB (12G/9 GS in CF) Ranks T-2nd in the International League with 18 extra base hits, 5th in both steals (9) and total bases (67), 6th in slugging pct. (.532) and 10th in OPS (.902). Zimmer was Cleveland's first round pick (21st overall) in the 2014 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of San Francisco and his making his debut at the Major League level. With Columbus this season, batted.323 (10-31,.970 OPS) against left-handed pitching multi-hit games in 3 of his 9 starts (11/35, 5R, 4 2B, 2HR, 8 RBI, 3 SB,.400/.600/1.000) First MLB hit and first MLB homer (Colome) on May 17 vs. TB (2-4, 2R, 2B, HR, 2RBI) has reached base safely via hit/walk in last 8 starts since MLB debut of 5/16 over his last 9 games since May 21 he is 9-for-23 (.391) with 3 R, 3 2B, HR, 6 RBI. Career-high 4RBI on 5/30 vs. OAK (2B, HR)on May 17 vs. TB (2-4, 2R, 2B, HR, 2RBI)
PAGE 4 CLEVELAND INDIANS GAME NOTES wednesday, may 31, 2017 BULLPEN INFORMATION W L ERA G SV/OPP IR/S 1st Bat/Retired IP H R ER BB SO HR 6 3 2.20 50 15/18 68/25 149/106 151.2 117 44 37 52 178 12 PITCHING BY MONTH PITCHER APRIL MAY JUNE JULY Allen, C. 0-0-6, 0.90 ERA (10IP, 1ER) 0-2-8, 4.22 ERA (10.2IP, 5ER) - - Clevinger, M. - 2-1-0, 2.82 ERA (22.1IP, 7ER) - - Goody, N. 0-0-0, 0.00 ERA (7.1IP, 0ER) 0-0-0, 0.00 ERA (12IP, 0ER) - - Logan, B. 0-0-0, 1.93 ERA (4.2IP, 1ER) 1-0-0, 3.18 ERA (5.2IP, 2ER) - - McAlister, Z. 0-0-0, 2.08 ERA (8.2IP, 2ER) 0-0-0, 2.45 ERA (11IP, 3ER) - - Miller, A. 1-0-0, 0.00 ERA (11.2IP, 0ER) 2-0-0, 0.61 ERA (14.2IP, 1ER) - - Otero, D. 0-0-0, 4.32 ERA (8.1IP, 4ER) 0-0-0, 2.61 ERA (10.1IP, 3ER) - - Shaw, B. 1-0-1, 3.27 ERA (11IP, 4ER) 0-1-0, 2.19 ERA (12.1IP, 3ER) - - PITCHING NOTES: vs.all:.240(397-1655)59hr vs.lh:.267(198-742)32hr vs.rh:.218(199-913)27hr Home:11-13-5, 4.06ERA (217.0IP,98ER) Road:16-10-10, 3.77ERA (224.2IP,94ER) CODY ALLEN #37 vs.all:.268(22-82)2hr vs.lh:.244(11-45)0hr vs.rh:.297(11-37)2hr Home:0-1-5, 3.86ERA (9.1IP,4ER)9G Road:0-1-9, 1.59ERA (11.1IP,2ER)12G Last Win:9/4/2016 vmia Last Save:5/29/2017 voak 16 of his 21 outings are scoreless this year; batters are 10-for-39 with runners on & 4-for-25 w/risp against 14-for-15 in save conversions & has saved 23 of 24 chances dating back to 8/18/16 (22 straight; 8/18/16-5/23/17) Now ranks 4th in career saves in Indians history ahead of J Mesa (has 106)... first P in MLB history (1969) to record a save & 3+ K s in each of team s first 2 games of a season (13.9 K/9.0IP) T9th in MLB w/32 relievers strikeouts of 91 batters faced (fanned 17 of 49 LH batters faced) T1st in the A.L. in saves(14) RH batters are hitting.187 against (17/91) since 2016 all-star break.last 8G: 7.2IP, 11H, 5ER, 3BB, 8 SO AL Reliever of Month for April 100 th career MLB save, 5/6 at KC SHAWN ARMSTRONG #51 vs.all:.239(11-46)3hr vs.lh:.222(4-18)1hr vs.rh:.250(7-28)2hr Home:0-0-0, 5.06ERA (5.1IP,3ER)4G Road:1-0-0, 6.75ERA (6.2IP,5ER)5G Last Win:4/5/2017 @TEX Beginning third stint with Cleveland this year (Opening Day roster-4/13; 5/2-7) 2017 debut and first MLB win on 4/5 at TEX (0.1IP, 1SO). Around his tenure at the Major League level, he has recorded an ERA of 2.89 w/4sv in 8 G w/aaa Columbus (9.1IP, 4H, 3R/ER, 4BB, 16SO).limited Int l League hitters to a.125 (4-32) average and fanned 15.4 batters per 9.0IP. Last 6 Major League outings since 4/13: 9.0IP, 6H, 3R/ER, 3BB, 11K (batters are 6-for-32).recalled for third stint on May 16 (4.0IP, 5H, 3R/ER, 3HR, 3SO since last recall in 4 games) NICK GOODY #44 vs.all:.141(9-64)0hr vs.lh:.176(3-17)0hr vs.rh:.128(6-47)0hr Home:0-0-0, 0.00ERA (12.0IP,0ER)9G Road:0-0-0, 0.00ERA (7.1IP,0ER)7G 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 16 outings w/0 ER allowed to date with Indians since 4/14 recall, batters are 9-for-64 with 19 strikeouts, including a mark of 6-for-28 with runners on base (RHH batters are 6-for-47 w/2 BB, 16K) at least 1.1IP in 7 of 16 outings batters are 3-for-25 when behind in the count. The Orlando, FL native was acquired in Dec.r from New York-AL Owns the 5 th -lowest A.L. relief average against (.141) & most relief IP in MLB w/0 ER allowed since 4/30: 14.0IP, 7H, 0R, 13K BOONE LOGAN #48 vs.all:.250(10-40)0hr vs.lh:.250(7-28)0hr vs.rh:.250(3-12)0hr Home:1-0-0, 0.00ERA (6.2IP,0ER)11G Road:0-0-0, 7.36ERA (3.2IP,3ER)13G Last Win:5/15/2017 vtb Last Save:6/12/2016 vsd Owns 605 career appearances (all in relief), 13th among active pitchers and most among active left-handed pitchers (SF Javier Lopez) owns 21 scoreless outings over 24 appearances in 2017 (10.1IP, 1 hold;batters are 10-for-40 w/a 2B) has had 9 outings without recording an out last 11G: 4.1IP, 2H, 2ER, 0BB, 5 SO batters are 5-for-14 w/runners on (3/7 with RISP) Opponents are hitting.182 against Boone Logan (37-for-203) since the start of 2016 (Rank: 16th of 240 qualified RPs) 600 th career appearance, May 17 vs. TB(T-8 th in A.L. in Gs) ZACH McALLISTER #34 vs.all:.179(12-67)2hr vs.lh:.313(10-32)1hr vs.rh:.057(2-35)1hr Home:0-0-0, 1.59ERA (11.1IP,2ER)8G Road:0-0-0, 3.24ERA (8.1IP,3ER)6G Last Win:8/29/2016 vmin Last Save:7/19/2015 @CIN 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) 12 of his 14 outings are scoreless (19.2IP), RH batters are 2-for-35 with 15SO (5BB) batters are 3-for-23 w/runners on( 6 th -lowest in A.L.); 2/31 when he is ahead in the count 179 avg against is 20 th -lowest relief avg in A.L. Right-handed batters are hitting.134 (11-for-82) as a reliever since 16 All-Star Break 3 extra-base hits all d this year (2 HR on 5/21 at HOU) last 10 games: 14.1IP, 8H, 3ER, 8BB, 23K ANDREW MILLER #24 vs.all:.141(13-92)0hr vs.lh:.179(5-28)0hr vs.rh:.125(8-64)0hr Home:0-0-0, 0.73ERA (12.1IP,1ER)11G Road:3-0-0, 0.00ERA (14.0IP,0ER)12G Last Win:5/23/2017 @CIN Last Save:8/30/2016 vmin Pitched for WBC champion Team USA 21 scoreless outings in 2017 (26.1IP, 37SO,3W, 13 holds, batters are 13-for-92/37K) batters are 9-for-46 w/runners on, RHH are 8-for-64 w/28k A.L. relief leaders: holds ( 1st, 13), relief average ( 7 th,.141), relief IP (T7th, 26.1), relief ERA (2nd, 0.34), relief SO(T6 th, 37) 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 w/in same season 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) 1 extra-base hit in last 22.2 IP (27.1IP w/o a homer) ERA of 1.50 (27ER/162.1 IP) since start of 2015 (MLB Rank: 3rd) batters hitting.155 against (55/354), 0BB of 68 batters (0.0%) with RISP & strikeout rate of 42.7% (160/375) since the start of 2016 (Rank: 1 st ; MLB Avg: 22.8%) club is 19-4 when he appears(51-8 over 59 G including 2016 postseason since 7/31/16; 42-7 in reg season) 75K over first 50IP w/cle are a franchise record. DAN OTERO #61 vs.all:.250(19-76)4hr vs.lh:.281(9-32)2hr vs.rh:.227(10-44)2hr Home:0-0-0, 2.16ERA (8.1IP,2ER)7G Road:0-0-0, 4.35ERA (10.1IP,5ER)10G Last Win:9/22/2016 vkc Last Save:5/18/2016 @CIN All d a run in 6 of 17 outings in 2017 (18.2IP) Batters are 10-for-35(.286) off him w/runners on (8/22 w/risp) last 12 games: 14.1IP, 12H, 4R/ER, 2BB, 13K Led the team in 16 relief IP (70.2IP, T13th in the A.L.) & 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 1.23 (7ER, 51.1 IP) in Progressive Field in his career (41 games) has walked 6 of 203 batters (3.0%) since the 2016 All-Star Break (Rank: 6 th ) BRYAN SHAW #27 vs.all:.238(20-84)1hr vs.lh:.267(8-30)0hr vs.rh:.222(12-54)1hr Home:1-1-0, 3.18ERA (11.1IP,4ER)12G Road:0-0-1, 2.25ERA (12.0IP,3ER)11G Last Win:4/11/2017 vcws Last Save:4/5/2017 @TEX 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 home opener, 4/11 vs CWS has an ERA of 2.01 (44.2IP, 10ER) at home since start of 2016 T5th in A.L. w/9holds, T-17 th in games (23) last 17 games: 17.1IP, 12H, 7R/3ER, 17K 4 th career game of 4 SO on 5/7 at KC to equal single-game career-best last 13G since 4/27: 14.1IP, 9H, 3ER 1st in MLB for most relief outings (322) since start of 2013 18 outings w/0er alld/9 holds/1sv/1 win on the 2017 season over his 23 outings batters are 12-for-40 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. 5/29 vs.oak(5-3) 1.0 3 1/1-2 1 SV 21 13 14 15 1 - Armstrong, S. 5/27 vs.kc(2-5) 1.0 2 1/1-1 1 ND 9 5 - - 4 2 Goody, N. 5/30 vs.oak(9-4) 1.0 1 0/0-2 - ND 16 11 - - 15 5 Logan, B. 5/27 vs.kc(2-5) 0.0 1 0/0 - - - ND 24 15-1 13 2 Mcallister, Z. 5/26 vs.kc(4-6) 1.0 1 0/0-1 - ND 14 11 - - 5 3 Miller, A. 5/30 vs.oak(9-4) 0.1-0/0-1 - ND 23 20 - - 12 4 Otero, D. 5/27 vs.kc(2-5) 1.0-0/0-2 - ND 17 12 - - 9 6 Shaw, B. 5/30 vs.oak(9-4) 0.2 2 1/0-2 - ND 23 17 1 2 9 3 TEAM 5/30 vs.oak(9-4) 2.0 3 1/0-5 - ND 149 106 15 18 68 25 2017 vs. OAK Athletics Career vs. OAK Athletics W-L-S ERA G IP H R/ER BB SO W-L-S ERA IP/ER Allen, Cody 0-0-1 9.00 1 1.0 3 1/1-2 2-1-4 5.40 13.1/8 Clevinger, Mike 0-0-0 0.00-0.0-0/0 - - 0-0-0 27.00 1.0/3 Goody, Nicholas 0-0-0 0.00 1 1.0 1 0/0-2 0-0-0 0.00 3.0/0 Kluber, Corey 0-0-0 0.00-0.0-0/0 - - 1-4-0 2.93 30.2/10 Logan, Boone 0-0-0 0.00-0.0-0/0 - - 1-1-0 1.47 18.1/3 McAllister, Zach 0-0-0 0.00-0.0-0/0 - - 1-3-0 6.67 28.1/21 Miller, Andrew 0-0-0 0.00 2 1.1-0/0-4 0-2-3 3.86 16.1/7 Otero, Danny 0-0-0 0.00-0.0-0/0 - - 0-0-0 0.00 0.2/0 Salazar, Danny 0-0-0 0.00-0.0-0/0 - - 2-1-0 2.61 20.2/6 Shaw, Bryan 0-0-0 0.00 1 0.2 2 1/0-2 0-0-0 2.84 12.2/4 INDIANS 2-0-1 3.00 2 18.0 17 7/6 2 31 - - -
PAGE 5 CLEVELAND INDIANS GAME NOTES wednesday, may 31, 2017 STARTS IN THE ORDER PLAYER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A. Almonte - - - - - - 2 16 8 M. Brantley - - 42 - - - - - - L. Chisenhall - - - - - 8 15 1 - Y. Diaz - - - - - 6 10 2 - E Encarnacion- - - 36 14 - - - - Y. Gomes - - - - - 1 7 12 12 E. Gonzalez - - - - - - - - 2 B. Guyer - - 5 - - 5 5-1 A. Jackson - - - - - 1 4 4 5 J. Kipnis 15-3 - 2 13 - - - F. Lindor - 49 - - - - - - - M. Martinez - - - - - - - - 2 T. Naquin - - - - - - 4 - - R. Perez - - - - - - - 9 9 J. Ramirez - - - - 33 16 - - - D. Robertson - 1 - - - - 1 1 4 C. Santana 35 - - 14 1 - - - - B. Zimmer - - - - - - 2 5 2 Pitchers - - - - - - - - 6 GAMES STARTED PLAYER C 1B 2B 3B SS LF RF CF DH A. Almonte - - - - - - 22 4 - M. Brantley - - - - - 42 - - - L. Chisenhall - - - - - - 5 19 - Y. Diaz - - - 15-3 - - - E Encarnacion- 12 - - - - - - 38 Y. Gomes 32 - - - - - - - - E. Gonzalez - - - 1 1 - - - - B. Guyer - - - - - 5 11 - - A. Jackson - - - - - - 1 13 - J. Kipnis - - 33 - - - - - - F. Lindor - - - - 49 - - - - M. Martinez - - 2 - - - - - - T. Naquin - - - - - - - 4 - R. Perez 18 - - - - - - - - J. Ramirez - - 15 34 - - - - - D. Robertson - - - - - - 6 1 - C. Santana - 38 - - - - 5-7 B. Zimmer - - - - - - - 9 - LINE-UPS USED:038 in 50 games SCORING BY INNING 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th EXTRA TOTAL RUNS Indians 31 17 49 29 24 15 15 20 25 1 226 Opponent 27 30 19 31 26 25 13 19 13-203 Multi-hit Game Multi-RBI GM HR TYPE/LAST HOME RUN PLAYER 2 3 4 5+ 16 High Last MH 2 3 4 5+ 16 High solo 2run 3run GS Last HR A. Almonte 4 1 - - 3, 4/30 vsea 4/30 vsea 1 - - - 2, 4/30 vsea 1 - - - 4/27/17 vhou(fiers) M. Brantley 14 1 - - 3, 5/28 vkc 5/30 voak 3 1 - - 3, 4/26 vhou 3 2 - - 4/30/17 vsea(fien) L. Chisenhall 3 1 - - 3, 4/15 vdet 5/20 @HOU 4 1 1-4, 4/14 vdet 2 2 1 1 5/20/17 @HOU(Fiers) Y. Diaz 2 - - -2,2x, 4/13 vcws 4/13 vcws - - - -1,3x, 5/9 @TOR - - - - - E. Encarnacion12 - - -2,12x, 5/30 voak 5/30 voak 3 2 - -3,2x, 5/23 @CIN 5 5 - - 5/29/17 voak(mengden) Y. Gomes 6 - - -2,6x, 5/21 @HOU5/21 @HOU - 1-1 5, 5/21 @HOU 2-2 - 5/23/17 @CIN(Garrett) E. Gonzalez - - - - 1, 5/14 vmin - - - - - - - - - - - B. Guyer 3 - - -2,3x, 5/10 @TOR5/10 @TOR 1 1 - - 3, 5/10 @TOR - 1 - - 4/21/17 @CWS(Quintana) A. Jackson 3 - - - 2,3x, 5/28 vkc 5/28 vkc 1 1 - - 3, 5/28 vkc 2 - - - 5/29/17 voak(mengden) J. Kipnis 7-2 - 4,2x, 5/28 vkc 5/28 vkc 1 1 1-4, 5/14 vmin 5-1 - 5/30/17 voak(gray) F. Lindor 13 2 - -3,2x, 4/15 vdet 5/27 vkc 2 1-1 5, 4/5 @TEX 9 1-1 5/27/17 vkc(vargas) M. Martinez 1 - - - 2, 5/10 @TOR 5/10 @TOR - - - - - - - - - 6/15/16 @KC(Kennedy) T. Naquin 1 - - - 2, 4/7 @ARI 4/7 @ARI - - - - - - - - - 8/19/16 vtor(osuna) R. Perez - 1 - - 3, 4/30 vsea 4/30 vsea - 1 - - 3, 4/30 vsea - - - - 9/26/16 @DET(Wilson) J. Ramirez 6 5 1-4, 4/15 vdet 5/30 voak 5 - - 1 6, 4/15 vdet 3 2 2-5/26/17 vkc(kennedy) D. Robertson 1 - - - 2, 5/27 vkc 5/27 vkc - - - - 1, 5/14 vmin - - - - - C. Santana 7 5 - - 3,5x, 5/28 vkc 5/28 vkc 5 1 1-4, 4/15 vdet 4 2 - - 5/29/17 voak(mengden) B. Zimmer 3 - - -2,3x, 5/30 voak 5/30 voak 1-1 - 4, 5/30 voak 1 1 - - 5/30/17 voak(montas) INDIANS BATTING BY MONTH HITTER APRIL MAY JUNE JULY A. Almonte.298 (17-57) HR, 6RBI, 21G.069 (2-29), 11G - - M. Brantley.308 (24-78) 5HR, 17RBI, 20G.307 (27-88), 5RBI, 23G - - L. Chisenhall.302 (13-43) 2HR, 12RBI, 15G.224 (11-49) 4HR, 10RBI, 18G - - Y. Diaz.236 (13-55), 2RBI, 15G.000 (0-9), RBI, 3G - - E. Encarnacion.200 (17-85) 4HR, 9RBI, 24G.260 (25-96) 6HR, 13RBI, 26G - - Y. Gomes.176 (9-51) HR, 2RBI, 18G.293 (17-58) 3HR, 11RBI, 18G - - E. Gonzalez -.100 (1-10), 5G - - B. Guyer.147 (5-34) HR, 2RBI, 13G.238 (5-21), 3RBI, 8G - - A. Jackson.267 (8-30) HR, 2RBI, 11G.286 (4-14) HR, 5RBI, 5G - - J. Kipnis.161 (5-31), RBI, 9G.257 (27-105) 6HR, 19RBI, 25G - - F. Lindor.309 (29-94) 7HR, 17RBI, 24G.245 (24-98) 4HR, 7RBI, 25G - - M. Martinez.200 (1-5), 11G.500 (3-6), 3G - - T. Naquin.235 (4-17), 6G - - - R. Perez.200 (6-30), 5RBI, 9G.069 (2-29), RBI, 10G - - J. Ramirez.330 (30-91) 6HR, 21RBI, 24G.264 (24-91) HR, 5RBI, 25G - - D. Robertson -.208 (5-24), RBI, 10G - - C. Santana.224 (22-98) 2HR, 16RBI, 24G.240 (24-100) 4HR, 14RBI, 26G - - B. Zimmer -.314 (11-35) 2HR, 8RBI, 13G - - 2017 vs. OAK Athletics G AB R H HR RBI AVG M. Brantley 2 8 1 3-1.375 E. Encarnacion2 8 2 3 1 2.375 Y. Gomes 1 3 1 1-1.333 E. Gonzalez 1 - - - - -.000 A. Jackson 1 3 1 1 1 2.333 J. Kipnis 2 8 1 1 1 1.125 F. Lindor 2 5 2 - - -.000 R. Perez 1 3 - - - -.000 J. Ramirez 2 7 3 6-1.857 D. Robertson 2 4 - - - -.000 C. Santana 2 8 2 2 1 1.250 B. Zimmer 2 8 1 3 1 4.375 INDIANS 2 65 14 20 5 13.308 Career vs. OAK Athletics AVG AB H HR RBI M. Brantley.302 159 48 1 12 E. Encarnacion.231 186 43 10 22 Y. Gomes.108 65 7-5 E. Gonzalez.000 1 - - - A. Jackson.230 217 50 3 20 J. Kipnis.214 131 28 5 21 F. Lindor.216 51 11-3 R. Perez.278 18 5 1 3 J. Ramirez.317 41 13 1 2 D. Robertson.179 39 7-4 C. Santana.213 160 34 9 14 B. Zimmer.375 8 3 1 4