OFFICIAL 2017 POSTSEASON INFORMATION LEVELAND INDIANS 2017 A.L. DIVISION SERIES WORKOUT DAY NOTES CLEVELAND INDIANS (102-60) vs. NEW YORK YANKEES (91-71) ALDS Game 1 Preview » Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017 » Progressive Field LOVE IS A LONG ROAD | BACK-TO-BACK DIVISION CHAMPS REBELS | POSTSEASON ROSTER NOTES 2017 at a glance » The Cleveland Indians earned entry into the 2017 Postseason field by » Cleveland is expected to announce club’s ALDS roster on Thursday winning their 2nd consecutive A.L. Central Division title, 9th overall at 10am ET (MLB deadline). vs. AL: Central West East since ‘94 realignment...the Indians won the first ever A.L. Central crown » The Indians finished the 2017 regular season with 28 different play- 96-46 50-26 24-8 22-12 in ‘95, adding the others in ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘01, ‘07 & ‘16 (Tribe won 5 ers who have appeared in at least one career Postseason game for a vs. NL: Central West East straight & 6 of first 7)...marks the third time in five seasons for Cleveland combined total of 304 games of Postseason experience; the Indians 6-14 2-2 4-12 0-0 In Series: Home Road Total to earn a Postseason berth (2013 A.L. WC Game, 2016 World Series). had 14 players with prior Postseason experience to end the 2016 regu- Overall 15-9-3 18-8-1 33-17-4 » Cleveland’s nine (9) A.L. Central titles are most owned by any of the lar season for a total of 111 games...Cleveland has 17 different players Openers 17-10 15-12 32-22 five teams, followed by Minnesota (6), Detroit (4), Chicago-AL (3) and with at least 10 career games of Postseason experience, up from just Finales 19-8 17-10 36-18 Kansas City (1)...the A.L. Central is the only existing MLB division in two in 2016, as Mike Napoli (51) & Coco Crisp (31) combined to ac- Rubber 6-4 4-2 10-6 which every team has won at least one World Series title (each team in count for 82 of the aforementioned 111 games last season...2017 squad Lead after: Home Road Total the A.L. Central actually has at least two). is paced by AUSTIN JACKSON with 40 games...followed by EDWIN 6 inn. 42-3 45-3 87-6 » Tribe finished with a 17.0-game lead over 2nd-place Minnesota, the ENCARNACION (20)...JASON KIPNIS, ANDREW MILLER, CARLOS 7 inn. 44-3 47-2 91-5 club’s largest lead to finish a season since ending the 1999 campaign SANTANA & BRYAN SHAW (16 each)...COREY KLUBER’s 6 career 8 inn. 43-2 48-0 91-2 with a 21.5-game advantage on the way to an appearance in the ALDS Postseason starts are most on the pitching staff. Trail after: Home Road Total against Boston (largest that season was 25.5 on Sept. 14). 6 inn. 4-25 4-20 8-45 EVEN THE LOSERS | 2016 POSTSEASON RECAP 7 inn. 3-23 3-21 6-44 THE WILD ONE, FOREVER | 102-WIN SEASON » The Indians made it to Game 7 of the 2016 World Series before 8 inn. 2-29 1-23 3-52 » The Indians posted their fifth consecutive winning season (longest falling to the Chicago Cubs by a score of 8-7 in 10.0 innings...Cleve- Tied after: Home Road Total since 8 straight, 1994-2001), finishing the 2017 campaign 102-60 (.630), land went 10-5 overall during 2016 Postseason play; swept Boston in 6 inn. 3-4 4-5 7-9 the best winning pct. in the A.L. & 2nd-best in Majors behind Los Ange- the ALDS (3-0) before beating Toronto in the ALCS (4-1)...had home- 7 inn. 2-6 3-5 5-11 les-NL (.642, 104-58)...sixth time in franchise history for Cleveland to field advantage in all three series...the Indians started the Postseason 8 inn. 4-1 4-5 8-6 finish with A.L.’s best record outright, first since 1996 when Tribe went an 6-0 before dropping 5 of final 9 games, including each of the last 3 to the Decided... Home Road Total 9-9 10-11 19-20 MLB-best 99-62, .615 (also tied Boston for MLB’s best record in 2007). Cubs...in the process, Cleveland became just the fifth team in MLB 7th-or-later Final AB 6-3 5-8 11-11 » Achieved the third 100-win season in the 117-year history of the fran- history to win 6 straight games to begin a Postseason, joining the Extra-Innings 4-1 0-1 4-2 chise alongside 1954 (111-43) & 1995 (100-44), as Tribe’s 102 wins 1970 Orioles (6), 1976 Reds (7), 2007 Rockies (7) & 2016 Royals (8). One-run G’s 11-10 9-5 20-15 were 2nd-most all-time for the club...also most wins by any team in A.L. RUNNIN’ DOWN A DREAM | WORLD SERIES DROUGHTS Walk-offs 6 6 6-6 Central history (since ‘94), as Cleveland is only team in division ever to » Cleveland enters the 2017 Postseason seeking to end the longest vs. RH starter 34-19 32-17 66-36 reach even the 100-win threshold, having now accomplished the feat active World Series drought in Major League Baseball at 68 years (last vs. LH starter 15-13 21-11 36-24 twice - one of 12 A.L. teams overall to reach 100+ wins since ‘94...Los WS title in 1948); had been 2nd-longest before the Chicago Cubs ended Angeles-NL (104-58) & Houston (101-61) also reached the century mark tribe by the numbers their 107-year drought last season at the Tribe’s expense...next-closest in 2017, as the Indians & Astros became first A.L. teams to win at least dry spell belongs to the Texas Rangers, who have gone without a World Overall Record...... 102-60 100 games in eight years since the 2009 New York Yankees (103-59). Series title throughout all 56 years of the franchise’s existence (1961- Standing in A.L. Central...... 1st, +17.0G » Cleveland joins New York-AL as one of only two A.L. teams to finish 2017)...the Boston Red Sox ended an 86-year drought (1919-2003) in Days in 1st (2-3-4-5)...... 132 (39-7-3-2) above .500 in each of the last five seasons (2013-17), one of just five 2004, but have since won 3 titles (‘04, ‘07, ‘13) in the last 13 years...re- Largest 1st-place Lead. +17.0G, last 9/30 teams in the Majors to do so along with Los Angeles-NL, St. Louis & maining WS droughts among current Postseason field: Washington (48, Largest 1st-place Deficit..-3.0G, last 5/27 Washington...Tribe’s combined 454-354 (.562) record over the last five none since ‘69), Los Angeles-NL (28, 1988), Colorado (24, none since Most G Above .500.+42G (2x, 102-60, 10/1) seasons is best in the A.L. & 4th-best in the Majors. ‘93), Arizona (15, 2001), Houston (11, 2005), New York-AL (7, 2009). Most G Below .500...... -2G, 2x (5-7, 4/16) Times at .500...... 4, last 31-31 on 6/14 BREAKDOWN | CLEVELAND POSTSEASON HISTORY YOU & I WILL MEET AGAIN | POSTSEASON VS. YANKEES Current Streak...... W1 » Cleveland has gone 54-47 (.535) all-time in Postseason games, the » Cleveland & New York-AL are set to meet for the fourth time in Post- Homestand...... 4-2 4th-highest winning pct. of any A.L. team since 1901 and 6th-highest by season history with the previous instances taking place in 1997, 1998 Following a Win...... 67-34 any team in the Majors...would be 55-47 if 1948 A.L. Pennant playoff & 2007...Tribe posted Division Series wins over the Bronx Bombers Following a Loss...... 34-26 game officially counted...Cleveland’s 101 Postseason games are 5th- in both ‘97 (3-2) & ‘07 (3-1), but lost the ‘98 ALCS (2-4)...the Indians Last 5 games...... 4-1 most played by any A.L. team since 1901, 11th-most in the Majors. Last 10 games...... 7-3 are 8-7 vs. the Yankees in Postseason play...Cleveland’s longest Post- » Cleveland’s longest Postseason winning streak is 6 games (started Last 15 games...... 11-4 season winning streak vs. New York-AL is 2 games, three times...15 of 2016 PS 6-0, Oct. 6-17), while longest Postseason losing streak is 4 Last 20 games...... 16-4 Cleveland’s officially recognized 101 Postseason games all-time (15%) games, done twice (Sept. 29-Oct. 2, 1954 - 4G WS sweep - & Oct. 18, Longest ‘W’ Streak...... 22 (8/24-9/14) have been played against the Yankees. 2007-Oct. 2, 2013). Longest ‘L’ Streak...... 4, (7/9-16) » Cleveland went 5-2 against New York-AL during the regular sea- » Cleveland has appeared in the World Series on six (6) separate occa- Come-from-Behind Wins...... 29 son, splitting a four-game series at Progressive Field, Aug. 3-6, before sions, winning titles in 1920 (5-2 over Brooklyn Robins) & 1948 (4-2 over Losses After Holding Lead...... 27 sweeping a 3-game series at Yankee Stadium, Aug. 28-30, in the midst Team Saves...... 37-for-47 (78.7%) Boston Braves)...Tribe came up on the losing end in Fall Classics played of Cleveland’s A.L.-record 22-game winning streak; included Aug. 30 Record Before All-Star Break...... 47-40 in 1954 (4-0 to NY Giants), 1995 (4-2 to Atlanta), 1997 (4-3 to Florida) DH sweep that capped stretch of 23 games in 23 days (finished 17-6)... Record After All-Star Break...... 55-20 & 2016 (4-3 to Chicago-NL)...the 1903 World Series is considered to be was Tribe’s first road sweep of the Yankees since 1989 (April 7-9)... Home Record...... 49-32 Major League Baseball’s first modern installment of the event. Indians outscored the Yankees, 31-20 in season series...Tribe pitchers Road Record...... 53-28 Day Games...... 39-17 THE WAITING IS THE HARDEST PART | INDIANS ALDS HISTORY posted a 2.86 ERA (63.0IP, 47H, 20R/ER), holding the Yankees to 2-or- Night Games...... 63-43 » Cleveland is set to make the club’s ninth appearance in the ALDS, fewer runs in 5 of the 7 contests...went 22-12 vs. the A.L. East. vs. RH starters...... 66-36 3rd-most all-time among A.L. teams behind only New York-AL (19) & A ONE STORY TOWN | INDIANS AT HOME IN 2017 vs. LH starters...... 36-24 Boston (12)...only N.L. teams with more Division Series appearances » Cleveland finished the year with a home record of 49-32 (.605), 2nd- vs. Opp. At-or-Above .500...... 50-29 than the Indians are Atlanta (13), St. Louis (13) & Los Angeles-NL (12)... best in the A.L. & 4th in the Majors behind Los Angeles-NL (.704, 57-24), vs. Opp. Below .500...... 52-31 Houston has 9 combined DS appearances between the N.L. (7) & A.L. Arizona (.642, 52-29) & New York-AL (.630, 51-30)...Tribe was a MLB- CLE scores first...... 78-21 (2)...these numbers include 2017 match-ups...the Division Series was Opp. scores first...... 24-39 best 28-8 (.778) at home after the All-Star break, as club won 17 of final first implemented as a solution to the 1981 mid-season strike, but did not CLE out-hits Opp...... 87-7 20 games at Progressive Field...Tribe went 53-28 (.654) on the road, resurface again until 1995. Opp. out-hits CLE...... 11-45 tied with Houston for best in the A.L. & Majors. » Combining all ALDS & NLDS, Cleveland’s 33 Division Series games CLE/Opp. hits even...... 4-8 » In the past six seasons, the teams with home-field advantage in the played are tied with Houston & San Francisco for 7th-most by any MLB CLE 3-or-fewer runs...... 17-45 ALDS have gone 8-4 in their respective series...since 1995, the Indians team behind the Yankees (76), Cardinals (51), Braves (50), Dodgers CLE 4-or-more runs...... 85-15 are 6-3 in series which they have held home-field advantage (does not (42), Red Sox (40) & Athletics (36), 4th-most by any A.L. team. CLE 5-or-more runs...... 71-7 include the 2013 Wild Card game). CLE 5 hits-or-fewer...... 6-19 » The Indians have gone 20-13 (.606) all-time in those 33 ALDS games, CLE 6-9 hits...... 45-33 the 3rd-highest DS win pct. in the A.L. behind Toronto (.750, 6-2) & Balti- INTO THE GREAT WIDE OPEN | TRIBE QUICK HITS CLE 10-or-more hits...... 51-8 more (.688, 11-5), also 6th-highest in the Majors...Tribe’s 20 DS wins are » Cleveland posted the highest run differential in the Majors at CLE hits home run(s)...... 83-39 2nd-most in the A.L. & 4th-most in the Majors behind the Yankees (44), +254, also the 2nd-largest margin in franchise history behind only the CLE does not homer...... 19-21 Cardinals (33) & Braves (27). 1948 campaign (+272, 840-568)...club’s 818 runs were 3rd-most in the CLE allows home run(s)...... 57-49 » The Indians have won 5 of the 8 ALDS they have played all-time (‘95, A.L. and 6th-most in the Majors behind only Houston (896), New York- No HR by Opp...... 45-11 ‘97, ‘98, ‘07, ‘16)...Cleveland has had home field advantage in the ALDS AL (858), Colorado (824), Chicago-NL (822) & Washington (819)...pitch- CLE charged with error(s)...... 31-31 five times (‘95, ‘98, ‘99, ‘07, ‘16), going 4-1 in those series; club is 1-2 ing staff allowed a MLB-low 564 runs, 16 fewer runs allowed than next- CLE no error(s)...... 71-29 when opponent has home field in ALDS. closest MLB team (Dodgers, 580) & nearly 100 fewer runs (96) allowed CLE starter goes 6.0+IP...... 71-24 » Three of the Tribe’s ALDS have gone all 5 games (‘97, ‘99, ‘01), with than next-closest A.L. team (Yankees, 660). Players Used (Pitchers)...... 41 (19) Cleveland winning one of those Game 5’s...three have gone 4 games » For a second straight year, Cleveland’s A.L. Central title was powered Avg. Time-of-Game (Overall)...... 3:06 (‘96, ‘98, ‘07), while two were completed in 3 (‘95, ‘16). by considerable success against divisional opponents, as the club went ...... 30,097 min/162 G Avg. Time-of-Game (9.0IP)...... 3:05 50-26 (.658) against A.L. Central foes in 2017 - Cleveland’s most intradi- LISTEN TO HER HEART | FRANCONA IN THE POSTSEASON ...... 28,821 min/156 G vision wins ever since 1994 realignment, surpassing the previous mark » TERRY FRANCONA has guided his teams to the MLB Postseason on CLE challenges overturned...... 17 of 34 established in 2016 (49-26). eight different occasions - including three of his five seasons with Cleve- » The Indians went a Major League-best 55-20 (.733) after the All- land in 2013 (lost A.L. WC), 2016 (lost WS in 7G) & 2017 - compiling an Mon...... 13-4 April...... 14-10 Star break to gain an additional 14.5 games in the standings; matched all-time winning pct. of .623 (38-23) in the playoffs...that stands as the Tues...... 12-12 May...... 13-14 1954 (55-16) for most wins ever for Cleveland after the All-Star break 2nd-best mark in MLB history (min 25G) behind only Joe McCarthy at Wed...... 12-11 June...... 15-12 (1933-present), also the most second-half wins by any team in Majors .698 (30-13)...Won the first 9 World Series games he managed, the most Thurs...... 15-3 July...... 15-11 since the 2001 Oakland Athletics went 58-17 (.773). wins w/o a loss in the history of the Fall Classic at the time (11-4 record Fri...... 15-11 August...... 19-9 Sat...... 18-10 Sept/Oct...... 26-4 in WS overall)...Has won 9 of 13 playoff multi-game series overall (ex- CLEVELAND ROCKS | THIS DAY IN MUSIC... Sun...... 17-9 cluding 2013 A.L. WC)...One of 17 managers in MLB history who have » 1963: The Beatles made their first appearance on ‘Ready, Steady, managed two or more teams in a World Series. Go’, the popular UK television program...1970: Janis Joplin passed » Francona owns 13 consecutive winning seasons, the longest streak away at the Landmark Hotel in Hollywood at the age of 27...1982: The by any active MLB manager and longest by any skipper since Joe Smiths made their live debut at the Ritz Carlton in Manchester, Eng- Torre’s 14-year streak (1996-2009)...in 5 seasons with Cleveland, has land...2005: Mike Gibbins, drummer for Bad Company, passed away in posted the A.L.’s best record from 2013-17 at 454-354 (.562) with three Oviedo, FL at age 56. Postseason berths; 2nd-most wins of any manager in Cleveland history » BORN ON THIS DAY: (1947) Jim Fielder, bassist, Blood, Sweat & thru his first five seasons behind only Al Lopez (482 wins from 1951-55). 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UPCOMING PROBABLES & BROADCAST INFORMATION Date Opponent Probable Pitchers - Cleveland vs. Opponent First Pitch TV/Radio Thurs. Oct. 5 ALDS G1 vs. New York-AL RHP Trevor Bauer (17-9, 4.19) vs. TBA 7:38PM ET FS1, ESPN Radio, WTAM/WMMS/IRN Fri. Oct. 6 ALDS G2 vs. New York-AL RHP Corey Kluber (18-4, 2.25) vs. TBA 5:08PM ET MLBN, ESPN Radio, WTAM/WMMS/IRN Sat. Oct. 7 Workout Day (Yankee Stadium; The Bronx, NYC) Sun. Oct. 8 ALDS G3 at New York-AL RHP Carlos Carrasco (18-6, 3.29) vs. TBA 7:38PM ET FS1, ESPN Radio, WTAM/WMMS/IRN PAGE 2 CLEVELAND INDIANS game notes 2017 ALDS WORKOUT day, OctOBER 4 bauer’s regular season STATS rhp BAUER’S CAREER RECORD 47 TREVOR W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2017 17-9 4.19 32 31 176.1 181 84 82 60 196 bauer Career 47-41 4.36 132 123 728.2 692 370 353 298 705 BAUER vs. NEW YORK-AL (17-9, 4.19 ERA) W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2017 2-0 1.38 2 2 13.0 11 2 2 6 11 THURSDAY’S START Career 3-4 4.20 8 8 45.0 43 26 21 24 36 » The 26-year-old right-hander is slated to start Game 1 of the ALDS at Progressive Field on Thursday...Bauer also started the Tribe’s first Postseason game last season vs. BAUER at PROGRESSIVE FIELD Boston, and will be making his 5th career Postseason start (6th appearance). W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO » Last pitched on September 29 vs. Chicago-AL in his final regular-season start... 2017 10-4 3.93 17 17 103.0 112 47 45 25 116 earned the win after allowing one run on four hits over 6.0 strong innings (0BB, 7K) in Cleveland’s 10-1 win over the White Sox. Career 26-19 4.41 69 65 404.0 396 205 198 146 393 » Bauer was excellent as Cleveland’s #3 starter for the 2017 season, setting new 2017 HIGHS CAREER HIGHS career-highs in wins (17) and strikeouts (196) while posting a 4.19 ERA over 176.1 Innings: 8.0, July 27 vs. LAA Innings: 9.0, 2x, last June 22, 2016 vs. TB innings, the second-lowest mark of his career (4.18 in 2014). Hits: 9, Sept. 15 vs. KC Hits: 10, September 18, 2016 vs. DET » Bauer compiled a 10-4 record in 17 starts at Progressive Field this season with a 3.93 Runs: 7, May 1 at DET Runs: 8, August 3, 2016 vs. MIN ERA (45ER/103.0IP)...won six of his last seven decisions in this ballpark. ER: 7, May 1 at DET ER: 7, 3x, last May 1, 2017 at DET » Owns a career record of 3-4 with a 4.20 ERA (21ER/45.0IP) in eight career starts SO’s: 14, May 30 vs. OAK SO’s: 14, May 30, 2017 vs. OAK against the New York Yankees, including a 2-0 record with a 1.38 ERA (2ER/13.0IP) Walks: 5, 2x, last June 7 at COL Walks: 7, April 6, 2013 at TB in two starts this season. HR: 3, Aug. 14 at BOS HR: 3, 4x, last Aug. 14, 2017 at BOS Pitches: 125, May 8 at TOR Pitches: 125, May 8, 2017 at Toronto LAST TIME OUT N/A 2, last June 22, 2016 vs. TB » Bauer made his final start of the 2017 regular season on September 29 at Progres- CG’s: CG’s: N/A 3, June 22, 2016 vs. TB sive Field vs. Chicago-AL...ended his campaign on a high note, earning his 17th win Low-Hit CG: Low-Hit CG: after allowing just one run on four hits over 6.0 strong innings of work...walked none CG SHO’s: N/A CG SHO’s: -- and struck out seven in a 10-1 Indians victory. Win Streak: 9, July 21 - Sept. 10 Win Streak: 9, July 21 - Sept. 10, 2017 2017 REGULAR SEASON splits Career splits POSTSEASON CAREER » Bauer made five starts (six appearances) during the Indians’ 2016 Postseason run, W L ERA G/S IP ER W L ERA G/S IP ER posting an 0-2 record with a 5.27 ERA (8ER/13.2IP). HOME 10 4 3.93 17/17 103.0 45 HOME 27 20 4.44 71/67 413.1 204 » Started Game 1 of the ALDS vs. Boston at Progressive Field, taking a no decision ROAD 7 5 4.54 15/14 73.1 37 ROAD 20 21 4.25 61/56 315.1 149 after allowing three runs on six hits over 4.2 innings (0BB, 6K) in the Tribe’s 5-4 win. DAY 6 2 3.44 10/10 52.1 20 DAY 16 13 3.76 45/39 239.2 100 » A lacerated right pinkie finger pushed his second Postseason start to Game 3 of NIGHT 11 7 4.50 22/16 124.0 62 NIGHT 31 28 4.66 87/79 489.0 253 the ALCS in Toronto, where he lasted just 0.2 innings (0H, 2BB, 1K) before the injury GRASS 17 8 4.12 31/22 170.1 78 GRASS 46 38 4.32 127/112 710.1 341 forced his removal from the contest. TURF 0 1 6.00 1/1 6.0 4 TURF 1 3 5.89 5/3 18.1 12 » Bauer returned to start Games 2 and 5 of the World Series vs. the Chicago Cubs, AVG H AB HR RBI BB SO AVG H AB HR RBI BB SO taking the loss in both games (combined 7.2IP, 12H, 5R/ER, 2BB, 9K)...appeared in vs. LEFT .276 88 319 16 47 31 83 vs. LEFT .247 329 1333 48 175 160 346 relief to record the final two outs in the 10th inning of Cleveland’s Game 7 loss. vs. RIGHT .258 93 361 9 30 29 113 vs. RIGHT .254 363 1430 41 163 138 359 TOTALS .266 181 680 25 77 60 196 TOTALS .250 692 2763 89 338 298 705 VS. NEW YORK BATTER-PITCHER MATCH-UPs » Bauer will be making his 9th career start against the New York Yankees, against whom he owns a record of 3-4 with a 4.20 ERA (21ER/45.0IP). Bauer vs. New York-AL TBD vs. Cleveland PLAYER AVG H AB HR RBI BB SO » Made two starts against the Yankees in the 2017 regular season, going 2-0 with PLAYER AVG H AB HR RBI BB SO a 1.38 ERA (2ER/13.0IP...first start came at Progressive Field on August 4, where Bird .125 1 8 0 0 0 2 he allowed just one run on seven hits with two walks and seven strikeouts in a 7-2 Castro .200 1 5 0 0 1 2 win over the Yankees...also started Game 1 of the Tribe’s Augsut 30 doubleheader at Ellsbury .188 3 16 0 0 2 1 Yankee Stadium, earning the win after allowing one run on four hits over 6.0 innings T. Frazier .318 7 22 1 3 1 7 of work (4BB, 4K). C. Frazier .000 0 4 0 0 0 2 Gardner .300 6 20 0 3 5 6 AT PROGRESSIVE FIELD Gregorius .313 5 16 1 2 1 1 » Bauer made 17 starts at home this season, posting a mark of 10-4 with a 3.93 ERA Headley .278 5 18 0 6 3 5 (45ER/103.0IP) at Progressive Field...Bauer went 6-1 in eight second-half home starts with a 3.06 ERA (17ER/50.0IP). Hicks .100 1 10 0 0 3 1 » Bauer is 0-1 with a 5.00 ERA (5ER/9.0) in two Postseason starts (three appear- Holliday .000 0 5 0 0 1 0 ances) at Progressive Field. Judge 1.000 1 1 0 0 2 0 Kratz .000 0 2 0 0 0 1 STRIKEOUT SUCCESS Romine .333 1 3 0 1 0 1 » Bauer has struck out 10.00 batters-per-9.0IP this season, the 6th-highest Sanchez .167 1 6 0 0 0 1 mark in the American League...his 196 overall strikeouts rank 7th in the American Torreyes .200 1 5 0 0 0 1 League, one of three Cleveland pitchers with 190-or-more punchouts...struck out six- or-more batters in 22 of his 31 starts this season, ranking T-6th in the AL. 2017 DAY-BY-DAYs Date Opp. Score Dec. ERA IP H R ER HR BB-I SO Left Game P/S 2017 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS 4/8 at ARI 2-11 L 6.35 5.2 7 4 4 1 0-0 7 Trailing 1-3 102/61 » Bauer was a consistent presence in the Tribe rotation, going 17-9 with a 4.19 ERA 4/14 vs. DET 6-7 L 8.44 5.0 8 6 6 2 2-0 6 Trailing 0-6 111/70 (82ER/176.1IP), setting new career-bests in wins and strikeouts (196) while posting 4/20 at MIN 6-2 W 6.35 6.1 3 2 2 0 3-0 7 Leading 4-2 110/65 the second-lowest ERA of his big-league career. 4/26 vs. HOU 7-6 W 6.26 6.0 6 4 4 2 2-0 8 Leading 5-4 108/64 » Went 7-7 in the first half of the season with a 5.24 ERA (54ER/92.2IP)...Struck April Totals 2-2 6.26 23.0 24 16 16 5 7-0 28 out a career-high 14 batters in just 7.0 innings of work on May 30 vs. Oakland. 5/1 at DET 1-7 L 7.67 4.0 7 7 7 1 5-0 3 Trailing 1-5 93/50 » Following a loss in his first second-half start at Oakland on July 16, Bauer turned 5/8 at TOR 2-4 L 7.36 6.0 6 4 4 1 3-0 6 Trailing 0-4 125/77 his season around and posted a dominant home stretch...went 10-1 with a 2.60 ERA 5/14 vs. MIN 8-3 W 6.92 6.0 7 3 3 1 0-0 7 Leading 8-3 106/70 (24ER/83.0IP) in his final 13 starts (14 appearances) of the season, including 5/19 at HOU 5-3 W 6.65 5.2 5 3 3 2 1-0 9 Leading 4-3 102/64 a careeer-high nine-game winning streak from July 21 - September 10...Bauer’s 10 5/24 vs. CIN 3-4 - 6.30 5.1 4 2 2 1 2-0 6 Leading 3-2 94/57 second-half wins were tied for second-most in the American League, while his 2.42 5/30 vs. OAK 9-4 W 6.00 7.0 7 3 3 0 1-0 14 Leading 7-3 113/77 ERA from July 27 to the end of the season was 3rd-lowest in the AL (min. 75.0IP). May Totals 3-2 5.82 34.0 36 22 22 6 12-0 45 » Bauer’s 196 strikeouts on the season ranked 7th in the American League, making 6/4 at KC 8-0 - 5.83 1.2 2 0 0 0 1-0 0 Leading 4-0 28/16 him one of three Tribe pitchers to reach 190 strikeouts...Bauer, Kluber & Carrasco 6/7 at COL 1-8 L 6.10 3.1 5 4 4 0 5-0 3 Trailing 0-4 86/49 became the first trio in MLB history to each record 17+ wins and 190+ strikeouts. 6/13 vs. LA 5-7 - 5.85 5.2 6 2 2 1 3-0 5 Tied 2-2 108/63 6/18 at MIN 5-2 W 5.54 7.0 4 2 2 0 2-0 8 Leading 4-2 105/72 CAREER NOTES 6/23 vs. MIN 0-5 L 5.40 6.2 8 5 4 1 1-0 4 Trailing 0-5 111/73 » Right-hander is in his fifth season with the Indians organization after being acquired 6/28 vs. TEX 5-3 W 5.24 6.1 4 1 1 1 1-0 3 Leading 3-1 103/61 from the Arizona Diamondbacks on December 11, 2012, along with RHP Matt Albers, June Totals 2-2 3.82 30.2 29 14 13 3 13-0 23 RHP Bryan Shaw (from Arizona) & Drew Stubbs (from Cincinnati), in a 3-team trade... 7/5 vs. SD 2-6 L 5.40 5.0 8 4 3 0 2-0 7 Trailing 2-4 107/62 at time of trade, was ranked as Arizona’s No. 1 prospect by Baseball America and 7/16 at OAK 3-7 L 5.59 0.2 3 4 4 0 3-0 2 Trailing 0-4 43/24 had just earned D-Backs Minor League Pitcher of the Year honors. 7/21 vs. TOR 13-3 W 5.58 5.0 6 3 3 0 4-0 6 Trailing 1-3 112/63 » Made his Major League debut with Arizona 7/27 vs. LAA 2-1 W 5.25 8.0 7 1 1 0 1-0 6 Leading 2-1 116/77 on June 28, 2012, becoming the first player STEAL RATES WHILE PITCHING July Totals 2-2 5.30 18.2 24 12 11 0 10-0 21 from the 2011 Draft Class to reach the Majors. Year(s) CS SBA CS% 8/4 vs. NYY 7-2 W 4.00 7.0 7 1 1 1 2-0 7 Leading 6-1 114/67 » Enjoyed a solid season in the Indians rota- 2012-16 19 62 30.6% 8/9 vs. COL 2-3 - 4.79 7.0 7 1 1 1 0-0 9 Leading 2-1 105/72 tion in 2016, going 12-8 with a 4.26 ERA in 28 2017 6 10 60.0% 8/14 at BOS 7-3 W 4.75 6.2 7 3 3 3 2-0 11 Leading 7-3 116/70 starts/35 games...finished second on the club TOTAL 25 72 34.7% 8/17 at MIN 2-4 rel. 4.72 0.2 1 0 0 0 0-0 1 Trailing 2-4 9/7 in innings (190.0), starts (28) and strikeouts 8/19 at KC 5-0 W 4.50 6.1 7 0 0 0 2-0 4 Leading 4-0 105/64 (168). 8/24 vs. BOS 13-6 W 4.59 5.1 7 4 4 1 3-0 8 Leading 8-4 104/59 » Worked his second career complete game, a career-best 3-hitter, on June 22, 2016 against Tampa Bay at Progressive Field (9.0IP, 3H, 1R, 1BB, 10K). 8/30 at NYY 2-1 W 4.46 6.0 4 1 1 0 4-0 4 Leading 2-1 109/64 August Totals 5-0 2.31 39.0 40 10 10 6 13-0 44 FRIDAY’S probable Game 2 starter 9/4 at CWS 5-3 W 4.39 6.1 3 2 2 1 1-0 9 Leading 4-2 97/59 RHP COREY KLUBER (18-4, 2.25) 9/10 vs. BAL 3-2 W 4.33 6.1 7 2 2 1 0-0 7 Leading 3-2 110/67 » The 31-year-old right-hander will be making his 7th career Postseason start in 9/15 vs. KC 3-4 L 4.41 5.1 9 4 4 2 1-0 6 Tied 3-3 98/66 Game 2 of this ALDS vs. New York-AL. 9/22 at SEA 1-3 - 4.28 7.0 5 1 1 0 3-0 6 Tied 1-1 116/70 » Kluber went 4-1 with a 1.83 ERA (7ER/34.1IP) in six Postseason starts last 9/29 vs. CWS 10-1 W 4.19 6.0 4 1 1 1 0-0 7 Leading 10-1 80/49 season, including 7.0 shutout innings (3H, 3BB, 7K) in his lone ALDS start. September Totals 3-1 2.90 31.0 28 10 10 5 5-0 35 » Owns a career record of 5-1 in seven career starts against the New York Yankees Starter Totals 17-9 4.20 175.2 180 84 82 25 60-0 195 with a 1.80 ERA (10ER/50.0IP)...went 2-0 with a 1.59 (3ER/17.0IP) ERA in two starts Relief Totals 0-0 0.00 0.2 1 0 0 0 0-0 1 vs. the Yankees this season...tossed a complete-game victory at Progressive Field Season Totals 17-9 4.19 176.1 181 84 82 25 60-0 196 on August 3 (3H, 1R/ER, 1BB, 11K) and worked 8.0 strong innings at Yankee Sta- dium on August 28 (3H, 2R/ER, 1BB, 7K). » Enjoyed tremedous success in the 2017 regular season, leading the American League in wins (18, T-1st), ERA (2.25), opponent batting average ( .193), home ERA (1.81) and BB-per-9.0IP (1.6), while finishing second in strikeouts (265) and ranking in the Top 5 in several other categories.