LEVELAND INDIANS 2016 GAME INFORMATION (9-10-2) vs. WHITE SOX (10-7-1) RHP Carlos Carrasco (1-1, 2.00) vs. RHP Scott Carroll (0-0, 7.20) Spring Game #22/Home #11 » Monday, March 21, 2016 » Goodyear Ballpark » 4:05 p.m. (ET) » MLB Network & Indians.com

TODAY’S TILT VS. THE WHITE SOX » Today marks the second and final spring matchup between the White Sox DAYS LEFT UNTIL and Indians...The two teams played to a 5-5 tie in their first meeting March 4 at Camelback Ranch. April 4, 2016 vs. » Cleveland is 8-4-4 against the White Sox all-time in Cactus League play... 14 Progressive Field After moving to Goodyear in 2009, the Indians were undefeated through their first seven Cactus League meetings with the division rival, going 4-0-3 in those games, but have gone 4-4-1 in the last nine meetings...The Tribe is 5-1-1 against INDIANS RECENT SPRING RECORDS 2016 AMERICA the South Siders at Goodyear Ballpark and has outscored Chicago 47-24 in Year W-L-T AVG ERA CLEVELAND INDIANS seven games here. 2015 14-18-1 .270 4.54 TOP 10 PROSPECTS » The Indians dropped the regular season series between the two clubs in 2014 20-9-2 .288 4.28 1. , OF 2015, going 9-10 against Chicago-AL last year…Cleveland took four of the first 2013 17-16-2 .282 5.14 2. , OF six meetings last season, but was swept by the Sox in a four-game series at 2012 7-22-3 .247 5.42 3. , LHP 2011 15-14-2 .274 5.19 Progressive Field from July 23-26 and suffered a pair of walk-off losses at U.S. 4. , LHP 2010 19-9-3 .289 3.96 5. Bobby Bradley, INF Cellular Field on April 20 and May 18. 2009 12-20-3 .279 6.00 » The AL Central rivals will go head-to-head 19 times in 2016 with the first 6. , OF 2008 15-14-0 .285 4.61 7. Mike Clevinger, RHP matchup coming April 8-10 in Chicago...Cleveland is 1036-1067 (.493) all-time 2007 16-14-1 .260 3.67 8. Triston McKenzie, RHP against the White Sox in regular season play. 2006 20-12-1 .286 4.79 9. Rob Kaminsky, LHP 2005 16-13-1 .299 4.98 10. Francisco Mejia, C YESTERDAY’S RECAP 2004 18-14-0 .293 4.83 » The Indians reeled off their third straight victory yesterday, besting the , 3-1, at the Peoria Sports Complex. LEADERS ON THE MOUND » JOSE RAMIREZ provided all the offense Cleveland would need with a pair of » As a team, the Tribe’s 165 total deep home balls off Seattle southpaw ...Ramirez lifted a solo this spring are tied for second-most in the MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS shot off the roof of the left-field party tent in the 1st inning and followed up with a Cactus League and tied for fourth-most in AVAILABLE FOR TODAY’S GAME MLB...The Indians have three with # Player MG Bio two-run drive onto the left-center field berm in the 3rd. 91 RHP Justin Brantley Pg. 256 » TJ HOUSE (4.0IP, 3H, 1BB, 2K) tossed 4.0 scoreless frames for the win, as 10-or-more strikeouts this spring, including 92 INF Yu-Cheng Chang Pg. 259 Tribe hurlers kept Seattle off the board until permitting a single unearned run in DANNY SALAZAR (18), COREY KLUBER 95 INF Nellie Rodriguez Pg. 286 the 7th. (16) and CARLOS CARRASCO (10). » MARLON BYRD made his Indians debut, going 0-for-3 as the DH. » Salazar’s 18 strikeouts are the most in baseball and his 12.46 strikeouts-per- 9.0IP also leads all MLB hurlers...Among qualifying pitchers, Salazar is third in the TODAY’S SCHEDULED PITCHERS Cactus League with 7.62 hits-per-9.0IP followed by Kluber who ranks fourth with CLEVELAND INDIANS 7.71...Kluber is also sixth in the Cactus League with a 5.33 -to-walk ratio. 59 Carlos Carrasco RHP 67 Scott Carroll RHP 27 Bryan Shaw RHP 76 Tyler Danish RHP WEDNESDAY’S SCHEDULED PITCHERS 37 Cody Allen RHP 48 Tommy Kahnle RHP CLEVELAND INDIANS 52 Felipe Paulino RHP 75 Matt Lollis RHP 31 Danny Salazar RHP 39 Kris Medlen RHP 67 Jarret Grube RHP 71 Matt Purke LHP 37 Cody Allen RHP 17 Wade Davis RHP 43 Dan Jennings LHP 53 Jeff Manship RHP 44 RHP 34 Zach McAllister RHP 49 Ross Ohlendorf RHP BIRTHDAY COOKIES 57 Kyle Crockett LHP 67 Chien-Ming Wang RHP » Tribe starter CARLOS CARRASCO is celebrating his 29th birthday today...In 49 Austin Adams RHP 47 Peter Moylan RHP seven previous spring seasons, Carrasco has pitched on his birthday just once... 59 LHP He earned the win over the Diamondbacks in 2013 after allowing four runs on eight hits with three strikeouts in 5.0 innings. BRINGING THE RAIN IN AZ » Carrasco will be making his fourth Cactus League start today...He has allowed » With a pair of home runs by JOSE RAMIREZ in yesterday’s game vs. the Mari- just two runs over his previous three outings, a span of 9.0 ...He ners, the Indians have now homered in 10 consecutive contests, including both has recorded 10 strikeouts and has yet to issue a walk this spring. split squad games on March 13...The last game in which the Indians did not homer was March 11 at Colorado. HIP HIP, JOSE! » Cleveland’s 27 big flies are tied for the fourth-most in MLB and tied for the » After his multi-homer outing yesterday at Seattle, JOSE RAMIREZ now leads third-most in Cactus League play...JOEY BUTLER hit the Tribe’s only all Tribe hitters in hits (15), runs scored (10) and is tied for the team lead in RBI on March 18 vs. OAK, while Ramirez is the only Indian with a multi-homer game. (11) and home runs (4). » His four long balls are tied for the Cactus League lead and his 10 runs scored URIBE BACK IN CAMP rank second in all of baseball...He is also tied for eighth in MLB in both hits & RBI. » INF JUAN URIBE has rejoined the club after dealing with visa issues in the » The 23-year-old has appeared in 13 of Cleveland’s 21 spring games and Domincan...Uribe left camp March 13 to tend to the issue...Prior to leaving, he had has collected hits in 10 of his outings, including multi-hit efforts in five of those appeared in two games for the Tribe, collected three hits in six at-bats with one contests. double...Will start at third base in today’s game vs. Chicago-AL...Uribe will enjoy » Ramirez spent the majority of the 2015 season with the Indians, appearing in Tuesday’s off-day by celebrating his 37th birthday. 97 games, the seventh most of any player last year...He tallied 69 hits with 27 RBI, 14 doubles and six home runs last season. INSIDE INFO » LHP TJ HOUSE has been optioned to Triple-A Columbus. ARMS AT THE READY » OF (right forearm tightness) is symptom free and will » Five Tribe relievers appeared in yesterday’s contest against Seattle, comb- play in a Minor League game today. ing to allow just one unearned run over 5.0 innings to secure Cleveland’s third » 1B CARLOS SANTANA is experiencing back stiffness after Saturday night’s game. consecutive win. » 1B MIKE NAPOLI was scratched from today’s lineup due to illness. » , the first man out of the ‘pen, worked a perfect inning » RHP (right core muscle repair) & RHP CRAIG STAMMEN with one strikeout...The 30-year-old right-hander has not allowed a run over his (right flexor tendon repair) both threw bullpen sessions last week. last five appearances and has surrendered a run in just one of his seven spring outings. LOOKING AHEAD » TOM GORZELANNY allowed one hit over a scoreless frame, snapping a skid » Cleveland will enjoy its first off-day of the spring Tuesday before back-to-back of two consecutive appearances with at least one run allowed. home games against Kansas City and Los Angeles-NL on Wednesday and Thurs- » JOE THATCHER surrendered an unearned run on one hit and two strikeouts day...DANNY SALAZAR is slated to toe the rubber for the Tribe opposite KRIS in one inning...Thatcher has gone five straight appearances (4.2IP) without al- MEDLEN and the Royals on Wednesday. lowing an earned run. » ROSS DETWILER worked a perfect 1.0 innings in relief...After allowing a run IN THE SPOTLIGHT in each of his first two spring appearances, he has held opponents scoreless on » Today’s game against the White Sox will be broadcast on MLB Network...It two hits with six strikeouts over his last four outings (4.0IP). marks the first of two Tribe spring games that will be nationally televised...Each of » AUSTIN ADAMS issued a walk in a scoreless frame, also snapping a skid of Cleveland’s next four games will be televised on MLB Network, Sportstime Ohio two consecutive appearances with a run allowed. or MLB.TV.

UPCOMING PROBABLES & BROADCAST INFORMATION Tuesday, March 22 -- OFF DAY -- Wednesday, March 23 ROYALS RHP Danny Salazar (1-1, 5.54) vs. RHP Kris Medlen (1-1, 4.00) 1:05pm MT SportsTime Ohio, Indians.com Thursday, March 24 DODGERS RHP (1-0, 4.00) vs. TBD 7:05pm MT MLB Network, Indians.com PAGE 2 CLEVELAND INDIANS SPRING GAME NOTES MONDAY, march 21, 2016 TOday’s starting #59 - RHP CARLOS CARRASCO: Allowed his first earned run of the spring and took #67 - RHP jarrett grube: Earned a one-out save, his first save of the spring, on the loss March 15 at TEX as he allowed 2ER on 7H with 5K over 4.0IP...Worked 5.0 March 18 vs. OAK...Has yet to allow a run over six Cactus League outings (5.2IP)...Has scoreless innings through first two spring starts...Set single-season career-highs in not issued a walk on the spring and has retired 17 of 22 batters faced...Only one of the wins (14), strikeouts (216), games started (30) and innings pitched (183.2) in 2015... five hits against him has gone for extra-bases...In his first camp with the Indians after Finished the year ranked T-5th in the A.L. in strikeouts and T-9th in all of MLB...Since signing mid-season on June 20 & resigning as a Minor League free agent on Dec. 12... making his Major League debut in 2009, Carrasco ranks third among Indians pitchers Posted an undefeated mark of 9-0 for AAA Columbus...Has played 12 Minor League in both IP (672.1) and K’s (520), and fourth in GS (84) and wins (33). seasons between four organizations...Spent six days in the Major Leagues in May ‘14, Date Opp. Dec. ERA IP H R ER BB K HR TBF making one relief appearance as a member of the LAA bullpen. 3/6 at MIL - 0.00 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 Date Opp. Dec. ERA IP H R ER BB K HR TBF 3/10 SD W 0.00 3.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 10 3/1 CIN - 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 3/15 at TEX L 2.00 4.0 7 2 2 0 5 1 18 3/3 CIN - 0.00 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 Cactus Totals 1-1 2.00 9.0 9 2 2 0 10 1 34 3/7 CIN - 0.00 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 3/10 SD - 0.00 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 ALSO SCHEDULED TO PITCH 3/13 MIL - 0.00 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 #27 - RHP Bryan Shaw: Has allowed just 1H and 3BB over four shutout appearances 3/16 LAA - 0.00 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 (4.0IP) since allowing 5ER on 5H and 1BB in his first spring appearance on March 3 vs. 3/18 OAK SV 0.00 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 CIN...Acted as the Tribe’s set-up man in 2015, leading the club in appearances & holds Cactus Totals - 0.00 5.2 5 0 0 0 2 0 22 for the second straight season...Finished 7th among AL relievers in holds (23) and tied #52 - RHP felipe paulino: for 2nd in games pitched (74)...Has appeared in the most games (224) in MLB since Has allowed six earned runs on five hits and five walks the start of 2013...Led all MLB hurlers with 80 appearances in ‘14. over his last three appearances...Did not allow a hit March 9 at ChC but walked three in Date Opp. Dec. ERA IP H R ER BB K HR TBF 1.0 innings of work...Spent 2015 with the ChC organization at AAA Iowa after appearing 3/3 CIN - 67.50 0.2 5 5 5 1 0 0 8 in four games in relief for the Red Sox in spring training (4.0IP, 2H, 1R) prior to being 3/8 SEA S 27.00 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 released...Over his Major League career has averaged 8.3 K-per-9.0IP (37K/403.2IP). 3/13 MIL - 16.88 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 Date Opp. Dec. ERA IP H R ER BB K HR TBF 3/16 LAA - 12.27 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 3/1 CIN - 9.00 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 4 3/18 OAK - 9.64 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 3/3 CIN - 6.75 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 Cactus Totals - 9.64 4.2 6 5 6 4 4 0 24 3/6 at MIL - 3.86 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 3/9 at ChC - 2.70 1.0 0 0 0 3 2 0 6 #37 - RHP CODY ALLEN: After allowing 4ER on 4H at COL on March 11, Allen rebound- 3/12 at SD - 4.50 0.2 1 1 1 2 1 0 6 ed with scoreless innings on March 14 vs. TEX and March 18 vs. OAK...Spent 2015 as 3/14 TEX - 5.40 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 6 the Indians closer, saving 34 of 38 opportunities (89.5%), finishing tied for 6th in the 3/18 OAK - 11.12 0.2 2 4 4 2 1 1 6 AL in saves...Notched 16 straight save conversions from April 29-July 10, the 2nd Cactus Totals - 11.12 5.2 8 7 7 8 6 2 33 longest streak of his career...Set a career-high with 99 K’s, which ranked 2nd among AL relievers...Finished second in the AL in games pitched in both 2013 & 2014. Date Opp. Dec. ERA IP H R ER BB K HR TBF 3/4 at CWS - 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 3/7 at LAD - 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3/11 at COL - 13.50 0.2 4 4 4 0 0 1 6 3/14 TEX - 9.82 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 3/18 OAK - 7.71 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 Cactus Totals - 7.71 4.2 5 4 4 1 4 1 21

2016 CLEVELAND INDIANS SPRING EXHIBITION SCHEDULE/RESULTS STARTS BY POSITION Date Opponent Site Result Win/Loss/Save T.O.G. Attend. W-L-T Player C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH MARCH 1 CINCINNATI GOODYEAR L, 5-6 MOSCOT/HOUSE/HAYES 2:48 4,220 0-1-0 Aguilar 2 2 March 2 @Cincinnati Goodyear T, 4-4 2:36 2,382 0-1-1 Almonte MARCH 3 CINCINNATI GOODYEAR L, 1-9 DESCLAFANI/SALAZAR 2:51 2,565 0-2-1 Brantley 1 March 4 @Chicago-AL Glendale T, 5-5 2:58 3,373 0-2-2 Butler 6 2 MARCH 5 SAN FRANCISCO GOODYEAR L, 2-6 GEARRIN/OTERO 2:50 6,007 0-3-2 Byrd 1 March 6 @Milwaukee Maryvale L, 5-6 Ross/Merritt 2:58 5,114 0-4-2 Chisenhall 9 March 7 @Los Angeles-NL Glendale W, 8-5 Salazar/Wood/Crockett 3:11 6,776 1-4-2 Choice MARCH 8 SEATTLE GOODYEAR W, 4-3 OTERO/NUNO/SHAW 2:30 3,893 2-4-2 March 9 @Chicago-NL Mesa W, 5-3 Kluber/Johnson 3:00 14,254 3-4-2 Cowgill 2 7 MARCH 10 SAN DIEGO GOODYEAR W, 9-4 CARRASCO/ROSS 2:38 4,133 4-4-2 Davis 5 4 1 March 11 @Colorado Talking Stick L, 1-6 Bettis/Anderson 2:44 9,219 4-5-2 Gomes 11 March 12 @San Diego Peoria L, 3-6 Smith/Morimando/Vincent 2:43 7,767 4-6-2 Gonzalez 1 8 March 13 @Kansas City Surprise W, 9-4 Bauer/Flynn 3:00 8,715 5-6-2 Grossman 2 1 3 1 MILWAUKEE GOODYEAR L, 4-5 DAVIES/ROBERTS/LOPEZ 2:37 5,132 5-7-2 Hankins 1 MARCH 14 TEXAS GOODYEAR W, 4-2 KLUBER/GRIFFIN/PAULINO 2:52 4,227 6-7-2 Kipnis 10 1 March 15 @Texas Surprise L, 4-5 Perez/Carrasco/Freeman 2:32 5,968 6-8-2 Lindor 11 MARCH 16 LOS ANGELES-AL GOODYEAR L, 3-6 TROPEANO/ANDERSON 2:21 4,900 6-9-2 Martinez 5 1 1 March 17 @Cincinnati Goodyear L, 6-8 Diaz/Armstrong/Morris 2:51 5,072 6-10-2 Napoli 10 2 MARCH 18 OAKLAND GOODYEAR W, 10-8 ADAMS/ALVAREZ/GRUBE 3:19 5,442 7-10-2 Naquin 9 1 MARCH 19 CHICAGO-NL GOODYEAR W, 10-5 KLUBER/GRIMM 3:15 11,616 8-10-2 Perez 10 March 20 @Seattle Peoria W, 3-1 House/Miley/Adams 2:03 8,641 9-10-2 Ramirez 4 6 1 1 MARCH 21 CHICAGO-AL GOODYEAR 4:10PM (MLB NETWORK/INDIANS.COM) MARCH 23 KANSAS CITY GOODYEAR 4:10PM (SPORTSTIME OHIO/99X/INDIANS RADIO NETWORK/INDIANS.COM) Ramsey 1 1 2 MARCH 24 LOS ANGELES-NL GOODYEAR 10:05PM (MLB NETWORK/INDIANS.COM) Robinson 2 1 March 25 @Arizona Scottsdale 4:10PM (SportsTime Ohio/WTAM/Indians Rad io Network/Indians.com) Santana 9 3 March 26 @Cincinnati Goodyear 4:05PM (WTAM/Indians Radio Network/Indians.com) Stamets 2 MARCH 27 MILWAUKEE GOODYEAR 4:05PM (SPORTSTIME OHIO/WTAM/INDIANS RADIO NETWORK/INDIANS.COM) Uribe 1 1 March 28 @Oakland Mesa 4:05PM (Indians.com) Urshela 12 March 29 @Los Angeles-AL Tempe 4:05PM (Indians.com) Venable 3 3 1 3 SEATTLE GOODYEAR 10:05PM (INDIANS.COM) Walters 1 March 30 @Los Angeles-NL Glendale 4:05PM (Indians.com) MARCH 31 CINCINNATI GOODYEAR 4:05PM (INDIANS.COM) April 1 @Texas Arlington 8:05PM (99X/Indians Radio Network/Indians.com) CATCHERS’ CAUGHT-STEALING %’s April 2 @Texas Arlington 2:05PM (WTAM/Indians Radio Network/Indians.com) Player CS SBA CS% Gomes 3 5 60.0% Lucas 0 2 0.0% 2016 TRANSACTIONS Moore 0 7 0.0% January 5 Designated RHP KIRBY YATES for assignment...Signed free agent 1B MIKE NAPOLI to a one-year Perez 3 8 37.5% Major League contract. Quiroz 0 1 0.0% January 8 Traded RHP KIRBY YATES to New York-AL for cash. Recker 1 1 100.0% January 20 Signed free agent RHP CASEY WEATHERS to Minor League contract. January 26 Invited the following internal players to Major League camp: INF , RHP WILL ROBERTS, RHP ADAM PLUTKO, and INF TODD HANKINS. @INDIANS on TWitter January 28 Signed free agent C ALEX MONSALVE to Minor League contract. Indians PR Dept. @TribeInsider February 8 Signed free agent RHP CRAIG STAMMEN to Minor League contract with a non-roster invitation to Jim Rosenhaus @IndiansRadio Major League spring camp. RHP Austin Adams @austinadams49 February 12 Designated C TONY WOLTERS for assignment...Signed free agent RHP TOMMY HUNTER to a one- 1B Jesus Aguilar @JAguilarCLE RHP Shawn Armstrong @SArmstrong90 year Major League contract...Signed free agent C GUILLERMO QUIROZ to a Minor League contract RHP Trevor Bauer @baueroutage with a non-roster invite to Major League spring camp. INF Lonnie Chisenhall @BIGLON8 February 18 C TONY WOLTERS claimed off waivers by . OF Collin Cowgill @Ccowgill12 February 26 Placed OF ABRAHAM ALMONTE on the restricted list...Signed free agent OF WILL VENABLE to a LHP Kyle Crockett @CrockPott3 Minor League contract with a non-roster invitation to Major League spring camp. OF @rajai11davis C Yan Gomes @Yan_AGomes February 28 Signed free agent INF JUAN URIBE to a one-year Major League contract. LHP TJ House @thouse25 March 14 Optioned RHP MIKE CLEVINGER, LHP RYAN MERRITT, LHP SHAWN MORIMANDO & UTL ZACH INF Jason Kipnis @TheJK_Kid WALTERS to Triple-A Columbus...Optioned RHP DYLAN BAKER to Double-A Akron...Re-assigned RHP Corey Kluber @CKluber RHP ADAM PLUTKO & RHP WILL ROBERTS to Minor League camp. INF @lindor12bc March 16 LHP optioned to Triple-A Columbus. RHP Zach McAllister @ZMac34 INF Mike Napoli @MikeNapoli25 March 18 Signed free agent OF MARLON BYRD to Minor League contract with a non-roster invitation to Major OF Tyler Naquin @TyNaquin League spring camp...Optioned OF to Triple-A Columbus...Re-assigned INF Jose Ramirez @MrLapara OF MICHAEL CHOICE, C JEREMY LUCAS, C ANTHONY RECKER and INF ERIC STAMETS to RHP Danny Salazar @DannySalazar67 Minor League camp. INF Carlos Santana @TheRealSlamtana March 21 LHP TJ HOUSE optioned to Triple-A Columbus. RHP Bryan Shaw @BryanShaw37 RHP Josh Tomlin @jtomlin43 INF Giovanny Urshela @Urshela10