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LEVELAND INDIANS 2014 OFFICIAL GAME INFORMATION CLEVELAND INDIANS (44-46) vs. NEW YORK YANKEES (46-44) LHP TJ House (1-2, 4.24) vs. RHP David Phelps (3-4, 4.01) Game #91 / Home #45 » Thurs., July 10, 2014 » Progressive Field » 7:05 p.m. (ET) » SportsTime Ohio, WTAM-WMMS/IRN SGT. PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND WHEN I’M SIXTY FOUR indians at a glance » The Indians fell to the Yankees 5-4 in 14 innings on Wednesday night, » After become the 30th and final team in the Majors to play in as New York-AL took a 2-1 lead in this 4-game series...Cleveland plated extra innings this season on May 5 vs. Minnesota (10-inn., 1-0 loss) vs. AL: Central West East a trio of first-inning runs to jump ahead early before a pair of New York - ending a stretch of 40 consecutive games without bonus baseball dat- 36-40 16-18 8-11 12-11 homers created a 4-3 deficit for the Tribe...the Indians knotted the score ing back to 2013 - the Indians have now been engaged in 10 extra- vs. NL: Central West East 8-6 0-0 8-6 0-0 at 4-4 in the bottom of the 5th, as the two clubs were subsequently held inning games since, 4th-most in the A.L. this season behind only In Series: Home Road Total scoreless for the next 8.0 frames until decided the Oakland (15, 1-5), Boston (13, 5-8) & Baltimore (11, 8-3), T8th-most in Jacoby Ellsbury Overall 9-4-0 4-7-3 13-11-3 game with a solo HR in the top of the 14th. the Majors. Openers 8-6 4-11 12-17 » NICK SWISHER drove in a pair of runs, while LONNIE CHISENHALL Finales 8-5 6-9 14-14 & CARLOS SANTANA also picked up one RBI each. MOST EXTRA-INNING GAMES PLAYED IN A.L., 2014 Rubber 2-1 3-2 5-3 » JOSH TOMLIN (7.0 IP, 8 H, 4 R-ER, 0 BB, 5 SO) battled to complete Team G Record Lead after: Home Road Total at least 7.0 innings for the third time this season before turning things Oakland 15 10-5 (.667) 6 inn. 23-2 10-1 33-3 over to an Indians bullpen that extended its scoreless streak to 18.0 Boston 13 5-8 (.385) 7 inn. 20-1 13-0 33-1 consecutive innings prior the the Ellsbury HR. Baltimore 11 8-3 (.727) 8 inn. 21-1 14-0 35-1 Cleveland 10 6-4 (.600) Trail after: Home Road Total FIXING A HOLE Los Angeles 9 5-4 (.600) 6 inn. 0-13 6-23 6-36 » At 44-46, Cleveland is looking to get back to the .500 mark for the New York-AL 9 5-4 (.556) 7 inn. 0-15 3-25 3-40 8 inn. 1-15 1-27 2-42 12th time this season and first since June 20 (37-37)...at 2 games Tied after: Home Road Total below the .500 mark, the Indians are 4 wins shy of matching their high- » Cleveland is now 6-4 (.600) in extra innings this season, 3rd-best 6 inn. 3-3 2-4 5-7 water mark for 2014 (+2G, 3x, last 33-31 on 6/9), while club’s low-water winning pct. in the A.L. behind Baltimore (.727, 8-3) and Oakland (.667, 7 inn. 6-2 2-3 8-5 mark for season is -6G (last 13-19 on 5/5). 10-5), T8th-best in the Majors...Tribe is 4-3 in extras at home; 2-1 on 8 inn. 4-2 3-1 7-3 the road. Decided... Home Road Total WINS & LOSSES 7th-or-later 9-5 8-7 17-12 » The Indians have won 5 of 8, 20 of 36 and 25 of last 46 games despite THEY’RE GUARANTEED TO RAISE A SMILE Final AB 7-4 4-5 11-9 dropping 10 of 17 and 11 of last 19 games...Since May 1: The Tribe » The Indians now have a pair of players who rank among the A.L.’s top Extra-Innings 4-3 2-1 6-4 sits 4 games above .500 (33-29, .532). 5 individual batting leaders, as LONNIE CHISENHALL (5th in A.L., 8th One-run G’s 7-6 7-7 14-13 » Cleveland are 5-3 to begin July after finishing June at an even 13-13... in MLB) joined MICHAEL BRANTLEY (4th/7th) after collecting enough Walk-offs 6 4 6-4 club went 15-13 in May and 11-17 in March/April. plate appearances to qualify for the first time this season in last night’s vs. RH starter 18-15 14-15 32-30 » The Indians have held a lead at some point in 22 of the team’s 46 contest. vs. LH starter 8-3 5-13 12-16 losses, while posting 22 come-from-behind wins. tribe by the numbers » Cleveland owns a 28-29 record vs. .500-or-better teams, 16-17 vs. QUALIFYING A.L. BATTING LEADERS THRU JULY 9 sub-.500 teams...team is 26-29 in night games; 18-17 during the day. Player Team AVG (H-AB) Overall Record ............................. 44-46 Jose Altuve Houston .339 (127-375) Standing in AL Central ......... 3rd, -7.5 G A.L. CENTRAL STANDINGS Adrian Beltre Texas .336 (99-295) Days in 1st (2-3-4-5) .......2 (13-41-8-37) » Cleveland holds 3rd place in A.L. Central standings, 7.5 games Victor Martinez Detroit .328 (99-302) Largest 1st-place Lead....................Tied behind first place Detroit (50-37)...2nd place Kansas City (47-43) trails Michael Brantley Cleveland .32537 (109-335) Largest 1st-place Deficit.............-10.5 G the Tigers by 4.5 games...Tribe has gained 3.0 games on first place Lonnie Chisenhall Cleveland .32530 (81-249) Most Games Above .500 ..........+2 G, 3x over the past 51 days since seeing largest divisional deficit of 2014 on Most Games Below .500 ............-6G, 4x May 18 (-10.5 GB) - that said, the club has slid back 5.5 games over last » Additionally, Brantley (9th, .911) and Chisenhall (10th, .908) rank Times at .500 ....... 11x, last 37-37 (6/20) 30 days since cutting deficit to 2.0 games on June 9...Tribe has spent 2 among A.L. leaders in OPS. Current Streak ....................................L1 days in 1st place, 13 days in 2nd place, 41 days in 3rd place, 8 days in Homestand ....................................... 3-3 Following a Win ............................ 22-22 4th place & 37 days in 5th place. MORE BRANTLEY Following a Loss .......................... 21-24 » The Indians are 16-18 vs. A.L. Central opponents this season (went » OF MICHAEL BRANTLEY has hit safely in 20 of his last 25 games Last 5 games.................................... 3-2 44-32 in 2013), while going 28-28 outside the division (12-11 vs. the (.392, 38-97, 13 XBH, 18 RBI, 14 multi-hit games). Last 10 games.................................. 5-5 A.L. East)...the beginning of current homestand started a stretch in » Brantley leads the A.L. with a .371 avg. at home (2nd in MLB) and also Last 15 games.................................. 7-8 which the Indians are scheduled to play 17 of 21 games within the ranks among A.L. leaders at home in OPS (3rd, 1.000) and RBI (T3rd, Last 20 games.................................9-11 A.L. Central division (exception being these 4 games vs. Yankees). 36)...he has hit safely in 36 of 42 home games overall. Longest ‘W’ Streak ..............6 (5/30-6/4) Longest ‘L’ Streak .................. 6, 4/25-30 SERIES STUFF ALL-STAR FINAL VOTE RESULTS Come-from-Behind Wins ....................22 » Cleveland is 13-11-4 in 28 series in 2014 (9-4-0 at home, 4-7-4 on » At present time, OF MICHAEL BRANTLEY, stands to be Cleveland’s Losses After Holding Lead .................22 road), winning or splitting 10 of last 14 (7-4-3)...Tribe has won 5 of 6 lone representative on the A.L. All-Star team after earning his first career Team Saves .............. 23-for-33 (69.7%) and 8 of last 10 series at home, but just 2 of last 9 road series (2-4-3). selection on Sunday as the result of player voting. Record Before All-Star Break ....... 44-46 » Cleveland owns a 12-17 record in series openers (8-6 at home, 4-11 » The results of MLB’s “Final Vote” balloting were revealed today, with Record After All-Star Break .............. 0-0 Home Record ............................... 26-18 on the road), going 32-29 in all other games of any given series...Tribe White Sox LHP Chris Sale and Cubs 1B Anthony Rizzo emerging as Road Record ................................ 18-28 is 14-14 in series finales, winning 8 of last 11. the winners from their respective leagues. Day Games .................................. 18-17 » While RHP COREY KLUBER ultimately finished 4th overall in the A.L. Night Games ................................ 26-29 SHE’S LEAVING HOME following the 4-day balloting period, the #VoteKluber hashtag finished vs. RH starters ............................. 32-30 » The Indians are 3-3 on current homestand, the club’s 2nd-longest of 2nd in the A.L. and 3rd in the Majors behind only #VoteJUp (Braves vs. LH starters .............................. 12-16 the season, against Kansas City (2-1), New York-AL (1-2, one-to-play) & OF Justin Upton) and #VoteGRich (Angels RHP Garrett Richards)... vs. Opp. At-or-Above .500 ...........