LEVELAND INDIANS 2016 SPRING TRAINING GAME INFORMATION CLEVELAND INDIANS (9-10-2) Vs
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LEVELAND INDIANS 2016 SPRING TRAINING GAME INFORMATION CLEVELAND INDIANS (9-10-2) vs. CHICAGO 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 OPENING DAY and Indians...The two teams played to a 5-5 tie in their first meeting March 4 at Camelback Ranch. April 4, 2016 vs. Boston Red Sox » 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 BASEBALL 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. Bradley Zimmer, OF 2015, going 9-10 against Chicago-AL last year…Cleveland took four of the first 2013 17-16-2 .282 5.14 2. Clint Frazier, 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. Brady Aiken, 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. Justus Sheffield, 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. Tyler Naquin, 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 Seattle Mariners, 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 strikeouts deep home run balls off Seattle southpaw WADE MILEY...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 pitchers 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 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 7.71...Kluber is also sixth in the Cactus League with a 5.33 strikeout-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 KANSAS CITY ROYALS 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 Luke Hochevar 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 David Huff 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 innings pitched...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 grand slam 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 LONNIE CHISENHALL (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. » JOBA CHAMBERLAIN, the first man out of the ‘pen, worked a perfect inning » RHP TOMMY HUNTER (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.