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LEVELAND INDIANS 2016 WORLD SERIES GAME FOUR NOTES CLEVELAND INDIANS (2-1) Vs

LEVELAND INDIANS 2016 WORLD SERIES GAME FOUR NOTES CLEVELAND INDIANS (2-1) Vs

OFFICIAL 2016 POSTSEASON INFORMATION LEVELAND INDIANS 2016 GAME FOUR NOTES CLEVELAND INDIANS (2-1) vs. (1-2) RHP Corey Kluber (3-1, 0.74) vs. RHP John Lackey (0-0, 5.63) WS G4/Road #2 » Saturday., Oct. 29, 2016 » Wrigley Field » 8:08 p.m. ET » FOX, ESPN Radio, WTAM/WMMS/IRN REVIVAL | 112th WORLD SERIES STATESBORO BLUES | TRIBE POSTSEASON HISTORY 2016 at a glance » The Cleveland Indians & Chicago Cubs are meeting in Major » Cleveland has gone 53-44 (.546) all-time in Postseason games, the League ’s 112th World Series, the first meeting in Postsea- 3rd-highest Postseason winning pct. of any A.L. team since 1901 vs. AL: Central West East son history between the two franchises...second consecutive series for & 5th-highest by any team in the Majors behind Florida (.667, 22-11), 81-60 49-26 18-16 14-18 Cleveland to face an opponent for first time in PS history (also Toronto New York-AL (.590, 223-155), New York-NL (.573, 51-38) & Baltimore vs. NL: Central West East in ALCS); in ALDS, Tribe faced for the sixth time in PS history. (.551, 54-44)...record would be 54-44 if 1948 A.L. Pennant playoff game 13-7 4-0 0-0 9-7 In Series: Home Road Total » The 2016 Fall Classic has proven to be an historic event, as this year’s officially counted...Cleveland’s 97 official Postseason games are 6th- Overall 15-9-3 11-11-4 26-20-7 World Series features pennant-winners with baseball’s two longest most played by any A.L. team since 1901, T12th-most in the Majors. Openers 19-8 15-11 34-19 championship droughts, as Cleveland is looking for the franchise’s » Tribe’s longest Postseason winning streak is 6 games (Oct. 6-17, Finales 17-10 13-13 30-23 first title since 1948 (68 years), while Chicago-NL is seeking to end 2016), as this fall Cleveland became just the fifth team in MLB his- Rubber 3-6 5-5 8-11 a dry spell that dates back to 1908 (108 years)...the Indians last ap- tory to win 6 consecutive games to begin a Postseason ...lon- Lead after: Home Road Total peared in the World Series in 1997, the Cubs in 1945...additionally, this gest Postseason losing streak is 4 games, done twice (Sept. 29-Oct. 2, 6 inn. 37-1 32-4 69-5 easily signifies the largest combined title drought between two teams 1954 - 4G WS sweep - & Oct. 18, 2007-Oct. 2, 2013). 7 inn. 40-1 34-2 74-3 facing one another in the World Series (source: Elias). 8 inn. 44-1 38-0 82-1 DREAMS | CLEVELAND FALL CLASSICS LARGEST COMBINED TITLE DROUGHTS Trail after: Home Road Total » The Cleveland Indians are appearing in in the franchise’s sixth World IN WORLD SERIES HISTORY 6 inn. 8-25 1-29 9-54 Series all-time...Tribe’s 6 appearances are tied with Baltimore and Oak- World Series Years Teams 7 inn. 5-26 1-31 6-57 land for 5th-most in A.L. history behind New York-AL (40), Boston (12), 8 inn. 3-25 1-33 4-58 2016 174 Cleveland vs. Chicago-NL Detroit (11) and Philadelphia-AL (8)...have appeared in the World Series Tied after: Home Road Total 2005 129 Chicago-AL vs. Houston on five (5) previous occasions, winning titles in 1920 (5-2 over Brook- 6 inn. 8-2 8-6 16-8 2004 106 Boston vs. St. Louis lyn Robins) & 1948 (4-2 over Boston Braves)...the Tribe came up on 7 inn. 8-1 6-6 14-7 2010 103 San Francisco vs. Texas the losing end in Fall Classics played in 1954 (4-0 to NY Giants), 1995 8 inn. 6-2 2-6 8-8 AIN’T WASTIN’ TIME NO MORE | TRIBE WINS GAME 3 (4-2 to Atlanta) & 1997 (4-3 to Florida)...Cleveland is 16-17 (.485) all- Decided... Home Road Total 17-5 9-15 26-20 » Cleveland edged Chicago-NL in Game 3 by a score of 1-0 to take time in World Series games; Tribe’s 33 World Series games played are 7th-or-later Final AB 14-3 3-14 17-17 a 2-1 lead in the series...the two teams split the first two games, as the 7th-most in the A.L. all-time...the 1903 World Series is considered to be Extra-Innings 4-2 2-4 6-6 Indians posted a 6-0 shutout in Game 1, while the Cubs responded with ’s first modern installment of the event. One-run G’s 20-7 8-14 28-21 a 5-1 victory in Game 2...was first Indians home loss this Postseason » This marks the first time for Cleveland to hold home-field -ad Walk-offs 11 9 11-9 (5-1 at home)...marks the 5th time for Cleveland to hold a 2-1 lead in vantage in the World Series...teams with home-field advantage have vs. RH starter 34-20 29-27 63-47 any best-of-7 Postseason series (others: 1948 WS, 1997 ALCS, 1998 won 6 of last 7 (exception: 2014 ) & 9 of the last 12 vs. LH starter 19-8 12-12 31-20 ALCS, 2007 ALCS); won Game 4 in ‘48, ‘97, ‘07...37 of the 43 teams Fall Classics. (86.0%) that have held a 2-1 World Series lead AND then went on tribe by the numbers RAMBLIN’ MAN | TITO IN THE POSTSEASON to win Game 4 have subsequently gone on to win the World Series » TERRY FRANCONA’s teams are 37-20 (.649) all-time in Postsea- Overall Record...... 94-67 overall; last team to take a 3-1 lead and lose the World Series was the son play, the highest win% by any with at least 50 Postsea- Standing in AL Central...... 1st, +8.0G 1985 St. Louis Cardinals. son games managed...Tito’s 37 Postseason wins are tied with Casey Days in 1st (2-3-4-5)....122 (29-11-21-0) ONE WAY OUT | 1-0 SHUTOUT Stengel (.587, 37-26) for 6th-most in MLB history after passing Hall-of- Largest 1st-place Lead....+8.0G, 3x, 10/2 » The Indians posted the 25th 1-0 shutout in World Series history last Famer Sparky Anderson in the ALCS. Largest 1st-place Deficit....-6.0G, last 5/9 night in Game 3, just the second over the past 20 seasons (2005 World Most G Above .500. +27G,2x,94-67 (10/2) MOST POSTSEASON WINS AS MANAGER, MLB HISTORY -2G, 10-12 (5/2) Series G4; White Sox clinched WS with 1-0 win). Most G Below .500...... Joe Torre 84-58 (.592) Jim Leyland 44-40 (.524) Times at .500...... 11, last 17-17 on 5/15 » With last night’s 1-0 win in Game 3, Cleveland’s pitching staff posted Tony La Russa 70-58 (.547) Casey Stengel 37-26 (.587) Current Streak...... W3 (a) the team’s fifth shutout of the 2016 Postseason (b) the 13th shutout Bobby Cox 67-69 (.493) Terry Francona 37-20 (.649) Following a Win...... 54-39 in Cleveland Postseason history - 5th ever on the road - and (c) the fifth Bruce Bochy 44-33 (.571) Sparky Anderson 34-21 (.618) Following a Loss...... 40-27 shutout in Cleveland World Series history - first ever on the road - the Last 5 games...... 3-2 others coming in 1920 WS Games 6 & 7 vs. Brooklyn, 1948 WS Game 3 » Francona has gone 10-1 (.909) all-time in the World Series...Tito’s Last 10 games...... 6-4 vs. Boston-NL & 2016 WS Game 1 vs. Chicago-NL. 9-game World Series winning streak came to an end on Wednesday, as Last 15 games...... 10-5 » Cleveland’s 5 shutouts have established a new MLB record for a he lost for the first time ever in a Fall Classic...Tito is the only manager Last 20 games...... 12-8 single Postseason, as previous record of 4 was accomplished by the in Major League history to have won each of his first 9 World Series Longest ‘W’ Streak...... 14G (6/17-7/1) 1905 Giants, 1998 Yankees, 2010 Giants & 2012 Giants. games...his streak of 9 straight wins was 3rd-longest ever by a manager Longest ‘L’ Streak...... 3G, 7x, last 8/23-35 » Cleveland is the first team to throw multiple shutouts in the same Fall behind Joe Torre (14) & Joe McCarthy (10). Come-from-Behind Wins...... 38 Classic since the Giants in 2012 vs. Detroit (2-0 G3 win; 2-0 G4 win)... Losses After Holding Lead...... 23 SOUTHBOUND | CUBS SERIES NOTES Team Saves...... 37-for-48 (77.1%) prior to 2012, the last team to have multiple shutouts in a single World » The Cleveland & Chicago-NL franchises are meeting for the first time Record Before All-Star Break...... 52-36 Series was the 1966 Orioles (3 SHO’s)...the Indians are the first team to in MLB Postseason history...the two clubs have split 18 regular season Record After All-Star Break ...... 42-31 have each of their first two wins in a single World Series come by SHO meetings all-time (9-9), as the Indians have gone 6-5 vs. the Cubs at Home Record...... 53-28 since the 1959 vs. Los Angeles-NL (11-0 win in G1, Progressive Field, while holding a 3-4 mark at Wrigley Field. Road Record...... 41-39 1-0 win in G5). » The Indians & Cubs met most recently in 2015, splitting 4 decisions Day Games...... 27-27 » Cleveland’s only previous 1-0 World Series win came in of the (1-1 in each city)...that season included a memorable trip to the North- Night Games...... 67-40 1920 Fall Classic at Cleveland’s Dunn Field. vs. RH starters...... 63-47 side, as a June 15 rainout coincided with Game 6 of the 2015 Stanley vs. LH starters...... 31-20 WHIPPING POST | WINS & LOSSES Cup Finals - that same night, the Blackhawks defeated the Tampa Bay vs. Opp. At-or-Above .500...... 52-39 » Cleveland has a combined record of 103-69 in 2016, as the Indians Lightning 2-0 to win Lord Stanley on home ice for the first time since vs. Opp. Below .500...... 42-28 are 9-2 in the Postseason after finishing the regular season at 94-67... 1938 and then brought the Cup to Wrigley Field the next day for a pre- CLE scores first...... 63-20 Cleveland swept Boston in 3 games to win the ALDS before taking 4 of 5 game warning track lap prior to first pitch between the Indians & Cubs. Opp. scores first...... 31-47 from Toronto in the ALCS...the Indians have won 12 of their last 14 dating CLE out-hits Opp...... 68-7 YOU DON’T LOVE ME | INTERLEAGUE PLAY back to regular season (14 consecutive games w/o losing 2 straight)... Opp. out-hits CLE...... 16-49 » Cleveland went 13-7 against the during the 2016 club is 19-7 since Sept. 16, losing consecutive games just twice in that CLE/Opp. hits even...... 10-11 regular season, going 7-3 at home with the DH and 6-4 on the road... 26-game span. CLE 3-or-fewer runs...... 16-46 secured club’s first winning season in N.L. parks since 2005 (7-2)...out- CLE 4-or-more runs...... 78-21 BLUE SKY | SCORELESS FRAMES scored N.L. opponents by a 113-77 (+36) margin...offense batted .277 CLE 5-or-more runs...... 71-14 » Tribe hurlers have held opponents scoreless in 81.0 of the staff’s (195-703) with 15 HR, a .763 OPS (.346 OBP/.417 SLG) and 5.7 runs- CLE 5 hits-or-fewer...... 8-16 98.0 innings pitched overall during the 2016 Postseason (82.7%)... per-game (3rd in A.L., 4th in MLB), while pitching staff registered a 3.68 CLE 6-9 hits...... 32-39 the record for a single Postseason belongs to the 2014 San Francisco ERA (74 ER/181.0 IP), the A.L.’s 4th-lowest Interleague figure in 2016... CLE 10-or-more hits...... 54-12 Giants, who tossed 130.0 scoreless frames. Cleveland is 183-180 all-time in Interleague Play (1997-2016), going CLE hits (s)...... 67-40 » Cleveland’s 1.65 team ERA is the lowest figure among all 10 teams 103-77 vs. N.L. teams at home and 80-103 on the road in N.L. parks. CLE does not homer...... 27-27 in the 2016 Postseason...next-closest team is current Toronto, who fin- CLE allows home run(s)...... 58-57 WASTED WORDS | MISC. NOTES ished with a 2.52 ERA...1.65 ERA currently ranks 22nd all-time for lowest No HR by Opp...... 36-10 » The Indians have scored first in 8 of their 11 Postseason games thus CLE charged with (s)...... 26-30 team mark in a single Postseason - 6th-lowest in the Expansion Era far, going 8-0 in those contests; club is 1-2 when opponent scores first. CLE no error(s)...... 68-37 (since 1961) behind only the 1966 Orioles (0.50), 1963 Dodgers (1.00), » The Indians have struck out 8-or-more batters in 12 consecutive CLE starter goes 6.0+IP...... 68-25 1983 Orioles (1.10), 2014 Nationals (1.23) & 1961 Yankees (1.60). Postseason game dating back to the 2013 A.L. Wild Card Game, Players Used ()...... 48 (27) » Cleveland pitchers saw the staff’s streak of 18.0 consecutive score- establishing the longest such streak in Postseason history (previ- Avg. Time-of-Game (Overall)...... 3:03 less innings come to an end in the 1st inning of World Series Game 2 ously mark was held by the , who had an 11-game ...... 29,445 min/161 G (was first run allowed since 8th inning of ALCS G4 at Toronto), just 5.0 Avg. Time-of-Game (9.0IP)...... 2:58 stretch that spanned 2014 NLDS Game 4 - 2016 NLDS Game 5)... frames shy of the club’s franchise record of 23.0 - a streak that spanned ...... 26,404 min/148 G Cleveland’s pitching staff has racked up 112 across just 98.0 Games 2-4. CLE challenges overturned...... 28 of 49 innings during the 2016 Postseason (10.29 SO-per-9.0IP), 2nd-most MIDNIGHT RIDERS | THE ‘PEN IS MIGHTIER K’s by any team in the playoff field behind only Los Angeles-NL (113 in Mon...... 9-10 April...... 10-11 » ANDREW MILLER (15.0 IP) & CODY ALLEN (10.0 IP) have become 96.0IP)...record for a single Postseason is held by the 2015 Kansas City Tues...... 14-11 May...... 16-13 Wed...... 14-11 June...... 22-6 just the third pair of teammates to begin a single Postseason with 10+ Royals, who fanned 160 batters across 148 innings. Thurs...... 11-4 July...... 12-12 innings of scoreless relief each...Allen and Miller join Dave Giusti/Bruce CLEVELAND ROCKS | THIS DAY IN MUSIC... Fri...... 21-5 August...... 16-14 Kison (1971 Pirates - Won WS) & /Luke Hochevar (2015 » 1971: Duane Allman was killed at the age of 24 following a motorcycle Sat...... 12-14 Sept/Oct...... 18-11 Royals - Won WS)...should Allen make it to 11.0 scoreless IP, they will accident in Macon, Georgia. Sun...... 13-12 become the first pair ever to make it that far. » BORN ON THIS DAY: (1946) Peter Green, founding member of » Since acquiring Miller on July 31 (including Postseason), the Indians Fleetwood Mac; (1955) Roger O’Donnell, keyboards, The Cure; Kevin are 28-2 (.933) when holding a lead after 5 innings, 2nd-best in MLB DuBrow, Quiet Riot; (1965) Peter Timmins, drummer, Cowboy Junkies; (Texas 23-1, .958)...two losses were August 15 & 17...thanks to Aaron (1970) Toby Smith, keyboards, Jamiroquai. Charlton from STATS for research support. UPCOMING PROBABLES & BROADCAST INFORMATION Date Opponent Probable Pitchers - Cleveland vs. Opponent First Pitch TV/Radio Sun. Oct. 30 WS G5 at Chicago-NL TBD vs. LHP Jon Lester (2-1, 1.69) 8:15PM ET FOX, ESPN Radio, WTAM/WMMS/IRN Mon. Oct. 31 Workout Day (Progressive Field, Cleveland, OH)

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rhp KLUBER’S REGULAR SEASON RECORDS 28 COREY KLUBER’S CAREER RECORD W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO 2016 18-9 3.14 32 32 215.0 170 82 75 57 227 KLUBER Career 58-44 3.33 139 134 887.1 801 361 328 207 936 (3-1, 0.74 ERA) KLUBER vs. CHICAGO-NL SATURDAY’S START W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO » The 30-year-old right-hander is slated to start Game 4 of the World Series at Wrigley 2016 0-0 - 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 Field on Saturday night...will be starting on a shortened three days’ rest since starting Game Career 0-0 1.17 1 1 7.2 4 1 1 0 11 1 of the World Series on Tuesday, October 25 at Progressive Field. » Went 18-9 with a 3.14 ERA (75ER/215.0IP) in 32 regular season starts. KLUBER at WRIGLEY FIELD LAST TIME OUT W-L ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO » Earned the win in Game 1 of the World Series on October 25 at Progressive Field after 2016 0-0 - 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 working 6.0 shutout innings...allowed four hits, no walks and struck out nine batters...be- 0-0 1.17 1 1 7.2 4 1 1 0 10 came the third in Indians history (fourth time overall) to toss 6.0-or-more scoreless Career innings in a World Series start, joining Duster Mails (Games 3 & 6 in 1920), Stan Coveleski 2016 HIGHS CAREER HIGHS (Game 7 in 1920) and Gene Bearden (Game 3 in 1948). 9.0, 3x, last June 21 vs. TB 9.0, 11x, last June 21, 2016 vs. TB » Kluber struck out eight batters over his first three frames, which set a new World Series Innings: Innings: record...he became the first pitcher to earn a win in the All-Star Game and the World Series Hits: 9, 2x, last April 17 vs. NYM Hits: 13, April 22, 2015 at CWS in the same season since Boston’s Josh Beckett did so in 2007. Runs: 8, June 15 at KC Runs: 8, 2x, last June 15, 2016 at KC ER: 6, 2x, last May 31 vs. TEX ER: 8, May 10, 2013 at DET POSTSEASON RECAP SO’s: 11, August 31 vs. MIN SO’s: 18, May 13, 2015 vs. StL » Has made four starts this Postseason, going 3-1 with a 0.74 ERA, having allowed just Walks: 4, 2x, last August 21 vs. TOR Walks: 4, 7x, last August 21, 2016 vs. TOR two earned runs over 24.1 innings of work...began the Postseason with a 16.0 scoreless HR: 2, 4x, last September 16 vs. DET HR: 4, Aug. 19, 2015 at BOS inning streak, which was the longest streak in Indians’ history, surpassing Duster Mails, Pitches: 115, June 21 vs. TB Pitches: 121, Aug. 24 at CHC who threw 15.2 straight shutout innings in the . CG’s: 3, last June 21 vs. TB CG’s: 10, last June 21, 2016 vs. TB » Earned the win in his first career Postseason start, Game 2 of the ALDS vs. Boston in Low- CG: 3, 2x, last June 21 vs. TB Low-Hit CG: 1, last Aug. 14, 2015 at MIN Cleveland (7.0IP+, 3H, 0R-ER, 3BB, 7SO, 1HBP, 104 pitches/60 strikes)…held Boston CG SHO’s: 2, last June 21 vs. TB CG SHO’s: 3, last June 21 vs. TB scoreless for 7.0 innings & returned for the 8th before exiting with two on & none out. Win Streak: 7, July 8-August 31 Win Streak: 7, July 8-August 31, 2016 » Kluber became just the 5th pitcher in Postseason history to throw at least 6.0 scoreless innings in his first two Postseason starts…Joe Niekro (1980-81), Dave 2016 mlb splits Career mlb splits Righetti (1981) & Steve Avery (1991) each notched two straight starts of at least 6.0 score- W L ERA G/S IP ER W L ERA G/S IP ER less innings to start their Postseason careers and Hall of Famer Christy Mathewson re- HOME 10 5 3.24 16/16 111.0 40 HOME 31 22 2.99 71/68 460.1 153 corded three straight shutouts in 1905 to start his Postseason career. ROAD 8 4 3.03 16/16 104.0 35 ROAD 27 22 3.69 68/66 427.0 175 DAY 6 4 3.10 12/12 78.1 27 DAY 21 16 3.23 50/49 323.0 116 AIN’T NO REST FOR THE WICKED » Tonight’s start will be the 17th time an Indians pitcher has started on three-or-fewer days’ NIGHT 12 5 3.16 20/20 136.2 48 NIGHT 37 28 3.38 89/85 564.1 212 rest in the Postseason (Play Index Era, since 1903)...Kluber also started on three days’ rest GRASS 18 7 2.96 30/30 204.0 67 GRASS 56 42 3.30 134/129 854.2 313 in Game 4 of the ALCS, becoming the first Tribe hurler to start on short rest in the Postsea- TURF 0 2 6.55 2/2 11.0 8 TURF 2 2 4.13 5/5 32.2 15 son since 2001 when Chuck Finley started Game 5 of the ALDS against Seattle on three AVG H AB HR RBI BB SO AVG H AB HR RBI BB SO days’ rest (L, 4.1IP, 4H, 4R-2ER, 4BB, 7SO). vs. LEFT .226 85 376 9 28 29 96 vs. LEFT .256 444 1735 43 172 133 472 » Cleveland starters are 7-6 all-time when pitching on short rest in the Postseason with a vs. RIGHT .206 85 412 13 42 28 131 vs. RIGHT .223 357 1601 39 141 74 464 4.10 ERA (44ER/96.2IP) and nine quality starts in those 16 previous outings. TOTALS .216 170 788 22 70 57 227 TOTALS .240 801 3336 82 313 207 936 VS. CHICAGO-NL | INTERLEAGUE PLAY Career BATTER-PITCHER MATCH-UPs » Made his only career regular season start against the Cubs on Aug. 24, 2015, at Wrigley Kluber vs. Chicago-NL Lackey vs. Cleveland Field, opposite Jon Lester...did not factor in the decision, allowing one run on four hits PLAYER AVG H AB HR RBI BB SO PLAYER AVG H AB HR RBI BB SO with 11 strikeouts and no walks over 7.2 innings of work in Chicago’s 2-1 win (Kris Bryant Baez .000 2 0 0 0 0 1 Chisenhall .083 1 12 0 2 0 1 walk-off solo homer). Bryant .000 6 0 0 0 0 3 Crisp .139 5 36 2 2 4 5 » Went 1-1 with a 4.29 ERA (10ER/21.0IP) in three starts against National League oppo- Coghlan .200 5 1 0 0 0 3 Davis .343 12 35 0 4 0 10 nents this season (NYM, PHI, ATL)...is 11-2 with a 2.30 ERA (27ER/105.2IP) in 15 career Fowler .000 10 0 0 0 0 7 Gomes .000 0 5 0 0 1 2 interleague starts. Heyward .000 3 0 0 0 0 2 Guyer .000 0 3 0 0 0 0 La Stella .000 3 0 0 0 0 1 Kipnis .167 2 12 0 0 3 2 ON THE ROAD Lester .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 Napoli .222 2 9 1 2 4 3 » Went 8-4 with a 3.03 ERA (35ER/104.0IP) in 16 starts away from Progressive Field this Montero .000 3 0 0 0 0 1 Perez .333 1 3 0 0 0 1 season...his 3.03 road ERA was the 10th-best mark in the AL. Rizzo .167 6 1 0 1 0 1 Ramirez .500 1 2 0 0 0 0 » Ranked 9th in MLB (4th in AL) with a .210 average against (79-for-376) on the road. Ross .400 5 2 0 0 0 2 Santana .200 2 10 1 2 5 2 » Made quality starts in five of his final six outings away from Progressive Field dating Russell .000 2 0 0 0 0 1 back to July 17 at Kansas City, going 3-0 with a 1.62 ERA (7ER/39.0IP) in that span. Schwarber .200 5 1 0 0 0 4 Zobrist .188 16 3 0 0 0 2 RANKINGS » Kluber led the team in virtually every pitching category KLUBER’S 2016 POSTSEASON DAY-BY-DAY KLUBER’S AL RANKINGS & finished among Major League leaders in wins (18, T5th), Stat # Rank Date Opp. Score Dec. ERA IP H R ER HR BB-I SO Left Game P/S innings pitched (215.0, 8th) and strikeouts (227, 8th)...also ERA 3.14 4 ALDS G1 vs. BOS 6-0 W 0.00 7.0 3 0 0 0 3-0 7 Leading 6-0 104/60 ranked among AL leaders for several categories (see chart): IP 215.0 5 ALDS Totals 1-0 0.00 7.0 3 0 0 0 3-0 7 » Kluber held opponents to a .216 clip (170-for-788) this sea- K 227 5 AVG .216 3 ALCS G1 vs. TOR 2-0 W 0.00 6.1 6 0 0 0 2-0 6 Leading 2-0 100-71 son, the 3rd-lowest average in the AL...had particular suc- K/9 9.50 4 ALCS G4 at TOR 1-5 L 0.98 5.0 4 2 2 1 2-0 7 Trailing 2-1 89-59 cess against right-handers, holding them to a .206 average, WHIP 1.05 4 the 2nd-best mark against righties in the AL. K/BB 3.98 8 ALCS Totals 1-1 1.59 11.1 10 2 2 1 4-0 13 H/9 7.11 3 WS G1 vs. CHC 6-0 W 0.00 6.0 4 0 0 0 0-0 9 Leading 3-0 88-59 HR/9 0.92 3 2016 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS WS Totals 1-0 0.00 6.0 4 0 0 0 0-0 9 » Allowed just one earned run on two hits with 10 strikeouts over 8.0 innings of work on Postseason Totals 3-1 0.74 24.1 17 2 2 1 7-0 29 April 23 at Detroit...it was the third time Kluber has fanned 10 without issuing a walk and al- KLUBER’S 2016 DAY-BY-DAY lowing two-or-fewer hits...Kluber joined Pedro Martinez (3), Randy Johnson (3) and Max Date Opp. Score Dec. ERA IP H R ER HR BB-I SO Left Game P/S Scherzer (4) as the only players in Major League history with at least three starts of 4/5 vs. BOS 2-6 L 6.75 5.1 9 4 4 1 2-0 5 Trailing 2-4 96/64 10-or-more strikeouts, no walks & two hits or fewer. » Spun his eighth career complete game and second career complete game shutout on 4/12 at TB 1-5 L 3.52 7.2 4 3 3 1 2-0 6 Trailing 1-3 109/72 May 4 vs. Detroit...held the Tigers to five hits & two walks while fanning seven in the 4-0 win. 4/17 vs. NYM 0-6 L 9.00 6.0 9 6 6 0 1-0 8 Trailing 0-6 95/62 » Tossed his third career complete game shutout, second of the season, on June 21 4/23 at DET 10-1 W 1.13 8.0 2 1 1 1 0-0 10 Leading 10-1 100/64 against Tampa Bay at Progressive Field...limited the Rays to just three hits and two walks 4/29 at PHI 3-4 - 2.57 7.0 5 3 2 0 0-0 6 Tied 3-3 90/61 with nine strikeouts. April Totals 1-3 4.24 34.0 29 17 16 3 5-0 35 » Made his first career All-Star appearance at the 2016 All-Star Game in San Diego on July 5/4 vs. DET 4-0 W 0.00 9.0 5 0 0 0 2-0 7 Leading 4-0 111/77 12...earned the win in the American League’s 4-2 victory after working a perfect 2nd 5/9 at HOU 1-7 L 16.88 2.2 5 5 5 0 3-0 3 Trailing 0-5 54/31 inning for the AL with one . 5/14 vs. MIN 3-6 L 5.40 6.2 7 4 4 1 3-0 7 Trailing 1-4 110/66 » Won seven consecutive decisions from July 8 through August 31 (10 starts total), 5/20 at BOS 4-2 W 2.57 7.0 5 2 2 1 2-0 6 Leading 4-2 105/66 marking the longest winning streak of his career, surpassing his previous high of six 5/25 at CWS 4-3 W 1.23 7.1 7 2 1 0 1-0 9 Leading 4-1 106/76 straight wins from July 6-August 9, 2014...made quality starts in all 10 starts, marking the 5/31 vs. TEX 3-7 L 7.71 7.0 8 6 6 2 0-0 6 Trailing 2-5 105/77 longest such streak of his career & tied for the 5th-longest streak in the Majors this season. May Totals 3-3 4.08 39.2 37 19 18 4 11-0 38 » Was named the AL Pitcher of the Month for August after going 5-0 with a 2.43 ERA 6/5 vs. KC 7-0 W 0.00 6.0 2 0 0 0 2-0 6 Leading 5-0 82/55 (11ER/40.2IP) in six starts...marked the second time in his career to earn Pitcher of the 6/10 at LAA 6-2 W 2.00 9.0 3 2 2 0 1-0 8 Leading 6-2 114/73 Month honors, as he also received the award in September of 2014. 6/15 at KC 4-9 L 14.40 5.0 9 8 8 1 1-0 7 Trailing 2-6 97/67 » Has worked 200.0 innings for the third straight season, becoming the first Indians hurler 6/21 vs. TB 6-0 W 0.00 9.0 3 0 0 0 2-0 9 Leading 6-0 115/72 to have three straight seasons of 200+ innings since Jake Westbrook did so from 2004-06. 6/28 at ATL 5-3 W 2.25 8.0 3 2 2 0 1-0 7 Tied 2-2 87/64 CAREER SNAPSHOT June Totals 4-1 2.19 37.0 19 12 9 1 7-0 37 » Kluber is in his seventh season with Cleveland 7/3 at TOR 1-17 L 13.50 3.1 7 5 5 1 4-1 4 Trailing 0-4 95/53 after being acquired from the STEAL RATES WHILE PITCHING 7/8 vs. NYY 10-2 W 1.13 8.0 5 1 1 1 0-0 8 Leading 10-1 96/68 on July 31, 2010 in a three-team that sent Year(s) CS SBA CS% 7/18 at KC 3-7 - 0.00 7.0 5 0 0 0 3-0 8 Leading 2-0 95/62 RHP Jake Westbrook (from Cleveland) and LHP 2008-15 22 67 32.8 7/24 at BAL 3-5 - 3.86 7.0 6 3 3 1 1-0 8 Trailing 2-3 101/67 Nicholas Greenwood (from San Diego) to the St. 2016 7 11 60.0 7/31 vs. OAK 8-0 W 0.00 7.0 5 0 0 0 2-0 7 Leading 8-0 103/67 Louis Cardinals and moved OF Ryan Ludwick TOTAL 29 78 37.2 July Totals 2-1 2.51 32.1 28 9 9 3 10-1 35 from St. Louis to San Diego. 8/6 at NYY 5-2 W 2.25 8.0 5 2 1 0 1-0 8 Leading 4-2 100/67 » The right-hander signed a five-year contract extension with the Indians through 2019 on 8/11 vs. LAA 14-4 W 4.50 6.0 4 3 3 2 2-0 3 Leading 14-3 87/55 April 5, 2015...the deal includes club options for 2020 & 2021. 8/16 vs. CWS 3-1 W 1.50 6.0 7 1 1 1 2-0 7 Leading 2-1 112/72 » Made his MLB debut on September 1, 2011 in relief against the ...made 8/21 vs. TOR 3-2 - 2.70 6.2 6 2 2 1 4-0 8 Trailing 1-2 113/71 three relief appearances as a September call-up with Cleveland in 2011...has five career 8/26 at TEX 12-1 W 1.50 6.0 5 1 1 1 2-0 7 Leading 6-1 113/75 relief appearances, last on April 20, 2013 at HOU. 8/31 vs. MIN 8-4 W 3.38 8.0 6 3 3 2 2-0 11 Leading 7-3 109/71 » Kluber was selected by San Diego in the 4th round of the 2007 June draft out of August Totals 5-0 2.43 40.2 33 12 11 7 13-0 44 Stetson (FL) University, where he played three seasons...the Birmingham, Alabama native 9/6 vs. HOU 3-4 L 5.14 7.0 4 4 4 1 3-0 9 Trailing 1-4 112/73 attended Coppell (TX) High School, located in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. 9/11 at MIN 7-1 W 0.00 7.0 4 1 0 0 2-0 10 Leading 7-1 114/73 » His father, Jim, is a Cleveland native who graduated from Mayfield High School and Ohio University. 9/16 vs. DET 11-4 W 5.14 7.0 5 4 4 2 3-0 7 Leading 7-4 101/68 9/21 vs. KC 4-3 W 2.84 6.1 6 2 2 0 2-0 9 Leading 3-2 102/68 9/26 at DET 7-4 - 4.50 4.0 5 2 2 1 1-0 3 Tied 2-2 60/39 September Totals 3-1 3.45 31.1 24 13 12 4 11-0 38 Season Totals 18-9 3.14 215.0 170 82 75 22 57-1 227 PAGE 3 CLEVELAND INDIANS GAME NOTES saturday, October 29, 2016

HITTERS vs.LHP:.268(440-1643) 43HR,208RBI vs.RHP:.259(995-3841) 142HR,525RBI Home:.288(778-2704) 99HR,425RBI Road:.236(657-2780) 86HR,308RBI NOTES: WS: 22-93 (.237), 8 R, 4 2B, 2 HR, 12BB ’16 PostSN: 73-338(.216), 35 R, 13 2B, 13HR, 27BB RISP:.260(359-1379) 33HR,519RBI

LONNIE vs.LHP:.217(10-46) 0HR,4RBI vs.RHP:.295(100-339) 8HR,53RBI Home:.309(56-181) 4HR,35RBI Road:.265(54-204) 4HR,22RBI CHISENHALL WS: 1-10, R ’16 PostSN: 8-36, HR, 4RBI,11GS RF Streak: 0G (0-6) 0HR, 0RBI RISP:.291(30-103) 3HR,48RBI #8 Went 3-for-10, HR, 4 RBI in the ALDS vs. Boston…Went 4-for-16 w/4 1Bs in ALCS vs. TOR  Overall on the year he made 99 starts (118 games) in right field and his first career …has hit in 6 of 11 games this postseason… Now owns a career mark of .275 (11/40) in the appearances in center field (2 games/1 start)... Post-season w/a HR, 4 RBI in 12 games.. first career Postseason HR off Price, G2 ALDS vs.  Had 3 games of at least four hits over a 9-game span from June 26-July BOS…RBI in 2 of 11 games of ’16 Postseason. has never appeared in a game vs. the Cubs.  Ranked 17th in the A.L. in batting avg w/runners on (.312, 53/170) and T10th in 3B COCO vs.LHP:.214(21-98) 3HR,19RBI vs.RHP:.236(82-348) 10HR,36RBI Home:.209(47-225) 3HR,20RBI Road:.253(56-221) 10HR,35RBI CRISP WS: 1-5, RBI, 1 GS in LF ’16 PostSN: 4-19, 2 HR, 4 RBI 7GS LF Streak:1G (1-1), 0HR, 1RBI RISP:.392(31-79) 2HR,40RBI #4 Acquired from the Oakland A’s with cash for LHP Colt Hynes on August  11th-hardest batter in the league to double up (1GIDP per 63.7 at bats).  Career .270 (33-122) hitter in the Postseason w/5 2B, 3B, 3HR, 12RBI, 18 runs in 39 games  Was 0-for-8 in 2 games vs. Cubs this year (w/OAK) and career is 2-for-20 (.100) w/2 RBI in 5 across 6 seasons w/Cleveland, Boston & Oakland…HR in G3 of ALDS @BOS (Pomeranz) & career games vs. CHI game 5 at Toronto (both clinching games of this Postseason)…  His .392 (31-79) mark w/RISP led the A.L. (recorded an on-base pct. of .444 with RISP and  Was 2-for-8 w/2BB, 2 sac hits in the ALCS vs. TOR. an OPS of .983 for the season w/RISP)... RAJAI vs.LHP:.235(42-179) 5HR,17RBI vs.RHP:.258(71-275) 7HR,31RBI Home:.279(61-219) 3HR,23RBI Road:.221(52-235) 9HR,25RBI DAVIS WS: 1-7, 2B, 3G/1GS CF, 1G LF ’16 PostSN: 1-19, RBI, 8G/3GS CF, 6G LF Streak:0G (0-2), 0HR, 0RBI RISP:.283(28-99) 3HR,36RBI #20 Appeared in 5 games ALCS vs. TOR:0-for-6 (career 3-for-25, R, 2B, RBI)… Career .333 (11-  Bew career-highs in runs (74), HR (12) and walks (33)...Became the oldest player to lead his 33) hitter vs. Chicago-NL w/4 R, 4 2B, 3B, HR, 4 RBI in 13 games. respective league in stolen bases since Rickey Henderson (age 39) in 1998  Led the A.L. steals for the first time in his career as he collected the most steals (43) by an  Became the first Indians player since Travis Hafner in August 2003 to hit for the cycle age 35-or-older player in club history, eclipsing the previous mark of Nap Lajoie in 1910 (26) (first career) on July 2 at Toronto YAN vs.LHP:.271(19-70) 1HR,10RBI vs.RHP:.127(23-181) 8HR,24RBI Home:.187(23-123) 4HR,19RBI Road:.148(19-128) 5HR,15RBI GOMES WS/PS: 0-1, 1G @ C Streak:0G (0-1), 0HR, 0RBI RISP:.250(15-60) 3HR,26RBI #10  Starting catcher for 2013 A.L. Wild Card game vs. Tampa Bay (2-for-4, 2B)…made 2016 PS  Made 64 starts at catcher (70 games) as the Indians staff recorded an ERA of 3.62 (230 ER, debut in Game 3 of WS at Chicago on 10/28 (0-for-1) 572.1 IP) w/him C’ing…Threw out 34.5% (10/29) of baserunners attempting to steal  Activated the final weekend of the season after breaking right wrist on rehab assignment  Is 3-for-12(.250) vs. Chicago in 4 career games (RBI, run scored) from shoulder injury in mid-Sept…homered on final day of the season. BRANDON vs.LHP:.336(41-122) 6HR,17RBI vs.RHP:.216(37-171) 3HR,15RBI Home:.293(46-157) 7HR,25RBI Road:.235(32-136) 2HR,7RBI GUYER WS: 1-3, R, RBI, HB, 2G/1GS LF, 1G RF ’16 PostSN: 4-11, 3R, 2RBI, 2G RF 4G LF Streak:1G (1-1), 0HR, 0RBI RISP:.309(17-55) 1HR,24RBI #6 Acquired from TB Rays on 8/1 for two Minor League players…Made Postseason debut in On year he batted .336 (41-122) off LHP with 9 2B, 6 HR and 17 RBI with an OPS of 1.021 G2 ALDS vs Boston, going 3-for-4 w/2R, RBI in GS in LF…overall 2G RF, 4G/3GS LF 4- ...His .336 average vs LHP was 6th-highest in the A.L. while his .464 on-base pct. led A.L ... for-11, 3R, 2 RBI, HB (.500 on-base pct in 14 plate appearances)  Led MLB w/31 hit by pitches and has now led the league 3 straight seasons in the category  Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 5th round of the 2007 amateur draft prior to 2011 trade to Tampa…has appeared in 2 career games vs the Cubs (1-for-5, run) JASON vs.LHP:.282(59-209) 7HR,30RBI vs.RHP:.272(109-401) 16HR,52RBI Home:.285(88-309) 13HR,44RBI Road:.266(80-301) 10HR,38RBI KIPNIS WS: 2-12, R, 2B ’16 PostSN: 7-42, 4R, 2B, 2HR, 4RBI Streak:2G (2-7) 0HR, 0RBI RISP:.277(39-141) 2HR,52RBI #22 First career Postseason HR, 10/6, G1 ALDS vs. BOS (Porcello); also HR’d in G3 of ALCS at Collected career-bests in HR (23), EB hits (68) and runs (91) while falling just shy of his TOR to break 2-2, 6th inning tie (only Indians 2B ever to have multiple postseason HRs)…Now career-best total in RBI (82)… Stole 15 bases in 18 attempts 7-for-46 (.152) hitter in Postseason w/2HR, 4RBI career (12G). Chicago native has appeared in 4 games vs. Cubs (4/13, 2 SB, 4 runs, 3 BB) in reg season. FRANCISCO vs.LHP:.292(59-202) 5HR,27RBI vs.RHP:.306(123-402) 10HR,51RBI Home:.344(104-302) 6HR,47RBI Road:.258(78-302) 9HR,31RBI LINDOR WS: 5-11, R, 2B, BB, SB ’16 PostSN: 15-42, 4R, 3 2B,2HR,4RBI Streak:1G (2-4) 0HR, 0RBI RISP:.244(38-156) 3HR,61RBI #12  First career Postseason HR, 10/6 vs. BOS (Porcello)…his 3 straight multi-hit games (ALDS Did not face the Cubs in 2015 (was still with AAA Columbus)… youngest player to have 3 hits G3-ALCS G1/2); first Indians player in the postseason since Omar Vizquel (1998)…hit safely in in a WorldSeries game (GM1) since Edgar Renteria in 1997 7 of 11 games this Postseason (6 multi-hit games)…leads team in hits and total bases in  2016 A.L. All-Star team rep…Finished 2nd among A.L. SS in runs, hits and batting Postseason…hit .368 (7/19) in the ALCS w/ 2 R, 2B, HR, 3 RBI in 5 games.  Led the Majors in sac flies and finished in the top ten in the A.L. in B-R defensive WAR/hits  T2nd in MLB with 23 games of at least 3 hits (most games by an Indians player since 1936) MICHAEL vs.LHP:.250(9-36) 0HR,1RBI vs.RHP:.231(15-65) 1HR,3RBI Home:.256(11-43) 0HR,0RBI Road:.224(13-58) 1HR,4RBI MARTINEZ WS: 0-1, R, 1G 3B, 1G CF ’16 PostSN: 0-2, 4G in CF, 1 G 3B Streak:0G (0-12) 0HR, 0RBI RISP:.087(2-23) 0HR,2RBI #1 Spent time with Boston in July…Pinch ran two times for Philadelphia in the 2011 NLDS vs.  Overall with Cleveland he appeared in 21 G (7 starts) at second, 11 G (3 starts) in CF, 9 G (1 St. Louis(5 career PS games)…career .389 (7/18) hitters vs. the Cubs w/a 2B, 4 RBI in 7 start) in LF, 9 G (5 starts) in RF, 5 G (4 starts) at SS and 2 GG (1 start) at third...Lone home run games of the season came on June 15 at Kansas City off Ian Kennedy. MIKE vs.LHP:.262(43-164) 7HR,26RBI vs.RHP:.229(90-393) 27HR,75RBI Home:.281(77-274) 22HR,71RBI Road:.198(56-283) 12HR,30RBI NAPOLI WS: 2-10, 2BB, R ’16 PostSN: 7-38, 3 2B, 3R, HR, 2rbi,4BB Streak:0G (0-4) 0HR, 0RBI RISP:.237(37-156) 7HR,58RBI #26  Has appeared in Postseason in 8 of the last 10 seasons since 2007, compiling a career mark  34 home runs were the most by an Indians batter since Travis Hafner (42) in 2006, the most of .235 (43/183) w/9 2B, 8 HR & 29 RBI in 62 games(1 of 5 players to homer for 4 different by an age 34-or-older player in franchise history…first Indians hitter since 2007 (Hafner/ teams in the PS… Career .190 (4/21) hitter vs. Chicago-NL w/a 2B, RBI (5BB) in 6 games Martinez) to top the 100-RBI and at 34 years old, oldest Indians player since Easter (1951, 103)  hit safely in 5 of 11 Postseason games…career-highs in home runs (T14th in A.L.; 34),  Didn’t HR between 8/12-9/4 as he batted .140 (13-93) in Sept/Oct with 2 2B, 5 HR and 13 RBI (13th in A.L.; 101), games (150), plate appearances (645), runs (92) and hits (133)… RBI in his last 26 games (18BB) TYLER vs.LHP:.250(8-32) 0HR,7RBI vs.RHP:.301(87-289) 14HR,36RBI Home:.333(49-147) 9HR,23RBI Road:.264(46-174) 5HR,20RBI NAQUIN WS: 1-4, 2K, 2GS CF ‘16 PostSN: 4-20, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 8GS in CF Streak:1G (1-2), 0HR, 0RBI RISP:.200(15-75) 2HR,25RBI #30  Went 1-for-4 w/2 RBI in the ALDS /career Postszn (4-for-20, 8G)… Has never faced the  Was with the club from 4/3-5/6, 5/13-17 and from 6/1-end of season…hit 2 HR (first career Cubs in his Major League career. 2HR game) with 6 RBI on July 20 to equal the club rookie single-game record for RBI…  Made the club out of spring training when Michael Brantley opened on DL and Almonte was  Made 90 starts (105 games) in CF and 2 GS in RF…led A.L. rookie batters in slg pct, was suspended for the first 80 games of the season 2nd in avg and 4th in hits ROBERTO vs.LHP:.240(12-50) 2HR,6RBI vs.RHP:.155(16-103) 1HR,11RBI Home:.123(10-81) 1HR,6RBI Road:.250(18-72) 2HR,11RBI PEREZ WS: 3-10, 2R, 2HR, 4 RBI, BB ’16 PostSN:7-33,5R,3HR,6RBI, 4BB,11 GS Streak:1G (1-3), 0HR, 0RBI RISP:.293(12-41) 0HR,14RBI #55  On DL (R thumb fracture/surgery) from 5/1-7/17…From 8/24 thru the end of the season Appeared in 61 games (53 starts) at catcher for the Indians, throwing out 11 of 24 (45.8%) he batted .263 (21-80) with 7 R, 3 2B, 3 HR and 13 RBI in 31 games to conclude the season runners attempting to steal and compiling a team-record of 33-20 (.623) in his starts…  Gm 1 of WS (10/25) vs. CHI, became 1st player from Puerto Rico and first 9-hole batter to  Threw out KC's Terrance Gore twice (only 2X in career in reg season) homer twice in one game (3rd Indians player all-time, Ramirez/Thome)…5TH catcher to hit 2HR …1st Indian to HR in first career Postseason plate app, G1 ALDS vs. Boston off in WS game; first since Gary Cater in 1986 Mets at BOS (G4). Porcello…has caught nearly every inning (95.0 of 98.0IP) of this Postseason JOSE vs.LHP:.311(52-167) 4HR,22RBI vs.RHP:.312(124-398) 7HR,54RBI Home:.347(99-285) 8HR,49RBI Road:.275(77-280) 3HR,27RBI RAMIREZ WS: 5-11, 2B, RBI, BB ’16 PostSN: 11-38, 4 R, 2 2B, 3BB, 2RBI Streak:1G (2-4), 0HR, 0RBI RISP:.355(50-141) 1HR,62RBI #11 Is 11-for-38, 4 R, 2 2B, 2RBI in first career Postseason experience (was 5/10 in ALDS, 4R in 3G vs. From July 26 thru the end of the season he batted .347 (85-245) with 37 R, 24 2B, 2 3B, 7 BOS)…1-for-17 in ALCS …1 career game vs. Cubs (defensive replacement, 0 plate aps)…owns an HR and 35 RBI over the last 63 games Finished 7th in the A.L. in batting avg (.312), 2nd in on-base pct of .341 (reached in 14 of 41 plate appearances) doubles (46) and 10th in on-base pct (.363)…Ranked 4th on the team in fWAR (4.6) behind Was lethal in the clutch, hitting .346 (80-231) with runners on (4th-highest in A.L.) and Lindor, Kluber and Kipnis .355 (50-141) with RISP (T5th-highest in the A.L.)…Hit .366 (26-71) with RISP and 2-outs CARLOS vs.LHP:.267(46-172) 4HR,19RBI vs.RHP:.256(105-410) 30HR,68RBI Home:.259(75-290) 20HR,48RBI Road:.260(76-292) 14HR,39RBI SANTANA WS: 0-7, 4 BB, 2 GS DH, 1GS LF 16 PostSN:5-36,4R,2HR,2RBI,9gs dh/1gs 1B, 1GS LF Streak:0G (0-9), 0HR, 0RBI RISP:.270(40-148) 7HR,56RBI #41  Was 2-for-11 in ALDS w/3BB vs. BOS (Career PS: 7-for-40, 4 R, 2B, 2HR, 2RBI, 12G)  Finished tied for the club lead w/34 HR (T14th in A.L.) and was 3rd in A.L. in walks (99) & …First career Postseason HR on 10/15 (G1 ALCS vs. TOR) off Happ….Career .231 (3/13) 8th in on-base pct (.366)… 34 HR were the most by MLB SH since Teixeira in 2011 (39) hitter vs. Cubs w/a 2B, HR, 5 RBI in 4 games (first career MLB start in LF in G3 at CHC) Batted lead-off and in the 5-hole batting .260 (85-327) with 18 2B, 19 HR and 41 RBI in 85  Collected single-season career bests in HR, EB hits, TB, RBI, hits, OPS & runs; starts in the lead-off spot (67BB, .385 OB pct.)…club was 53-32 (.624) in those starts… From 9/16-on he batted .411 (23-56) with 7 2B, 2 3B, 3HR, 13 RBI over his last 15 games PAGE 4 CLEVELAND INDIANS POSTSEASON NOTES saturday, OCTOBER 29, 2016 INDIANS RELIEF PITCHERS #37 - RHP CODY ALLEN: Is 6-for-6 in Postseason chances (last blown save was #24 - LHP ANDREW MILLER (ALCS MVP): Owns 14 career scoreless relief outings Aug 17; has 15 straight including reg/postseason since 8/21)...0 R all’d in 10.0 PS IP in the Postseason (¿ rst career win in ALDS G1 vs. Boston; 1st save G3 of ALCS @ this year (18 SO)...Owns 2 scoreless outings vs. Chicago in his career (2.1IP, 2H, 0R, TOR, has fanned 37 of his 82 batters faced)... 14 strikeouts was an ALCS record for 0BB, 5SO)...Saved 31 of 34 chances (91.4% save conversion), ¿ nishing 7th in the relievers as his 27 strikeouts in ‘16 PS are 2nd-most ever by a reliever in MLB history (K-Rod 28 in 2002)...ELIAS: Miller is the ¿ rst pitcher to produce ¿ ve-or-more strikeouts American League in saves...Now ranks 6th in career saves in Indians history with 92... in an outing of two innings or less twice in his postseason career, let alone in the same His .177 (41-232) average against was the 3rd-lowest relief mark allowed this year... postseason, same series, consecutive games, or back-to-back days (did so in Game Also ¿ nished 8th among A.L. relievers with 87 strikeouts (11.5 SO per 9.0IP), 16th in 1-2 ALCS vs. TOR)... With 27 K’s across 15.0 innings/7G’s, has already established relief innings and 14th in relief ERA... posted an ERA of 0.54 (16.2IP, 6H, 1ER, 6BB, a new franchise record for the highest strikeout total by any Indians reliever in 21SO) from Aug. 18-end of season and saved his last 9 chances on the season. a single Postseason, surpassing Mike Jackson (16 K’s in 1997)...his ¿ rst 20K were Date Opp. Dec. Score IP H R ER BB K HR TBF most ever in a single Postseason thru pitchers’ ¿ rst 9.0IP (Bob Gibson, 2 others had 10/28(3) @CHI SV 1-0 1.1 1 - - - 3 - 5 17)...15.0 scoreless IP (and counting) are most by a in a single Postsea- WS Totals(2G) 0-0-0 0.00 2.1 2 0 0 0 6 0 9 son (Goose Gossage: 14.1 IP, 1981)...First pitcher in baseball history with seven relief Postseason Tot(8G) 0-0-6 0.00 10.0 7 0 0 3 18 0 41 appearances with at least three K in a single Postseason...Career has faced the Cubs 4 times (1GS, 3.2IP, 4H, 5R/ER, 5BB, 4SO, 12.27 ERA)...2016 A.L. All-Star fanned Career Postszn/9G 0-0-6 0.00 10.1 8 1 0 3 19 0 43 14.9/9.0IP (123 of 275 batters faced; 44.7%) on the season and ¿ nished 2nd in the Major League in relief strikeouts (123)… On the year he posted a strikeout-to-walk ratio #52 - RHP MIKE CLEVINGER: Made Postseason debut in Game 4 of ALCS at Toronto of 13.67:1 (123/9)…Combined on the season his ERA was 1.45 (74.1IP, 42H, 12ER) (10/18, 1.2IP)...Had never faced the Cubs in his career until Game 2 of the World Se- in 70 relief appearances. becoming the ¿ rst pitcher in 10 years with at least 10 wins ries...Named Tribe’s 2015 organizational Pitcher of the Year split the season between and 10 saves in the same season...No pitcher until Miller had ever amassed 10 wins, AAA Columbus and Cleveland, going 11-1 with a 3.00 ERA in 17 starts for Columbus 10 saves and 20 holds within same season as his 13.67 SO-to-BB ratio was third high- and appearing in his ¿ rst 17 Major League games throughout the season ... notched est ever (min.70IP) behind Eckersley (18.3, 1990) & Kershaw (15.6, 2016)…His .160 his ¿ rst Major League win on August 13 vs. the team that drafted him, the Los Angeles avg against was lowest among A.L. relievers and ERA was 2nd-lowest..T4th with 26 Angels (5.2IP, 1H, 1R/ER, 4BB, 3SO, hitless ¿ rst 5.2IP)...Pitched in a relief role from holds… Over his last 22 appearances from August 13-end of the season recorded an ERA of 1.07 (25.1IP, 11H, 3ER, 2BB, 40SO, .126 avg, 11/87) and from Sept. 8-on he August 18-28 before entering the rotation again on Sept. 5 due to Josh Tomlin inef- didn’t a run in his last 11 games (12.1IP, 3H, 1BB, 20K, .075 avg). fectiveness and Danny Salazar’s arm injury...Overall in relief his ERA was 3.00 in 7 Date Opp. Dec. Score IP H R ER BB K HR TBF appearances (12.0IP, 8H, 4R/ER, 5BB, 14SO, .182 avg). 10/28(3) @CHI W 1-0 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 Date Opp. Dec. Score IP H R ER BB K HR TBF WS Totals/2G 1-0-0 0.00 3.1 2 0 0 2 6 0 14 10/26(2) CHI - 1-5 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Postseason Tot(8G) 2-0-1 0.00 15.0 7 0 0 4 27 0 55 WS Totals - 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Career Postszn/14G 2-0-1 0.00 23.1 8 0 0 5 37 0 82 Postseason Totals - 3.38 2.2 1 1 1 1 2 0 10 #61 - RHP DAN OTERO: Appeared in the Postseason with Oakland in 2013 and 2014 (6 #53 - RHP JEFF MANSHIP: Making his Postseason roster debut...made PS debut in games)...Scoreless inning G2 ALDS vs. BOS in ‘16 PS debut...All’d solo HR to Saun- ders in G3 of ALCS at TOR (10/17)...one career relief outing vs. Cubs (1.0IP, 2H, 0R, G3 at TOR (10/17)...Owns 3 career scoreless relief outings vs. the Cubs (3.1IP, 1H, 0BB, 0SO)....Had an outstanding season in a middle relief role in his ¿ rst season in the 0R, 1BB, 3SO)...Inherited runners scored pct. of 23% (8 of 35) was 11th-lowest in the Indians org after being acquired in Dec from Philly…Led the team in relief IP (70.2IP, A.L...Last 7 games from 9/10-Oct 3: 6.2IP, 3H, 0R, 5BB, 7SO…Following his activation T13th in the A.L.) and ¿ nished among A.L. relief leaders in ERA (1.53, 3rd) and batting from the D.L. (7/27-8/10) he recorded an ERA of 2.57 (14.0IP, 10H, 4R/ER, 9BB, 16SO, average against (.211, 14th)…Walked just 1.3 batters per 9.0IP and in his career has .196 avg) that was inÀ ated an by ERA of 4.70 in 8 September games (4ER/7.2IP)... walked only 1.4 batters per 9.0IP…Walked only 2 of 141 right-handed hitters (1.4%)… Recorded 6 holds, the last of which came on July 15. Had eight outings of at least 2.0IP on the year, all of which were...Did not walk a right- Date Opp. Dec. Score IP H R ER BB K HR TBF handed batter in his last 98 PA’s. 10/26(2) CHI - 1-5 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 Date Opp. Dec. Score IP H R ER BB K HR TBF WS Totals/1G - 0.00 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 10/26(2) CHI - 1-5 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 WS Tot(1G) - 0.00 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 Postseason Totals/2G - 0.00 1.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 9 Postseason Tot(4G) - 1.80 5.0 4 1 1 0 2 1 18 Career Postseason 0-1/9G 2.25 12.0 11 3 3 1 5 1 46 #34 - RHP Zach m allister: Made Postseason debut in Game 3 of ALCS at Toronto (10/17)...The Chillicothe, IL native has appeared in 3 career games vs. the Cubs (0GS, #31 - RHP DANNY SALAZAR: Was not on the ALDS or ALCS roster before making 3.0IP, 1H, 1R/ER, 1BB, 7SO)...Was on the 15-day DL from 7/7-28 with R hip discomfort 2016 Postseason debut in Game2 of the World Series vs. Chicago-NL (19 pitches); ¿ rst after making a spot start (1.0IP, 1H, 3R/ER) on July 2 at Toronto...Recorded a relief outing since Sept 9 at MIN...Was the Tribe’s starter in 4-0, A.L. Wildcard game loss to ERA of 3.10 (49.1IP, 51H, 17ER, 51SO) in 2016 and averaged 9.3 strikeouts per 9.0 IP Tampa Bay in 2013 (L, 4.0IP, 4H, 3R/ER, 2BB, 4SO, HR)....started 1 game against the on the season....Upon his activation from the D.L. he recorded an ERA of 1.40 (25.2IP, Cubs in 2015 (ND, 4.2IP, 6H, 3R/2ER, 1BB, 4SO, HR)...Season was limited to 137.1IP 25H, 4ER, 8BB, 26SO) the remainder of the season and from August 5 thru the end of and 25 GS as he was hindered by arm troubles that plagued much of 2nd half and shut him down the last 3 weeks of the season after earning his ¿ rst career All-Star selec- the season posted an ERA of 0.82 (22.0IP, 17H, 2ER, 6BB, 22SO, .207 avg)...Over his tion in the ¿ rst half…Went 10-3 with a 2.75 ERA in 17 ¿ rst half starts (104.2IP, 77H, last 12 outings after August 25 he allowed 2 runs (1ER) over his last 12.2IP (0.71)... 32ER, 46BB, 118SO, 9HR) and ranked 2nd in the league in ERA and opp. average Recorded 7 holds on the season. (.204) at the break in addition to being 6th in strikeouts and tied for 5th in wins…July Date Opp. Dec. Score IP H R ER BB K HR TBF 19 at KC was the last win, ¿ nal 7GS w/o win…Was on the 15-day DL from 8/2-17 w/R 10/26(2) CHI - 1-5 0.2 1 2 2 1 2 - 4 elbow inÀ ammation and did not pitch after Sept. 9 due to strained À exor musculature in WS Totals/1G - 27.00 0.2 1 2 2 1 2 0 4 forearm, which forced him from his ¿ nal start of the season after just 4.0 IP (resumed Postseason Totals/2G - 16.20 1.2 2 3 3 1 2 0 8 throwing on Sept. 20 and has pitched in Goodyear and various sim games since)…. Overall in the second half he went 1-3 with a 7.44 ERA (32.2IP, 44H, 27ER, 17BB, #54 - LHP RYAN MERRITT: Made his Postseason debut in deciding Game 5 start at 43SO, 7HR, .321 avg). Date Opp. Dec. Score IP H R ER BB K HR TBF Toronto on Oct. 19 (4.1IP, 2H, 0R, 0BB, 3SO)...has never faced Chicago-NL in his ca- 10/26(2) CHI - 1-5 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 reer...Spent most of the season in Columbus, posting a mark of 11-8 with a 3.70 ERA Career Postseason 0-1/2G 5.40 5.0 4 4 3 4 4 1 23 in 24 starts (2CG, 143.1IP, 156H, 59ER, 23BB, 92SO)...He ¿ nished tied for ¿ rst among International League pitcher in wins (11), tied for 8th in starts (24), 9th in innings pitched #27 - RHP BRYAN SHAW: Owns 14 career relief Postseason outings with Arizona (143.1IP) and 11th in ERA...over his 10 second half starts he went 6-1 with a 2.72 ERA (2011) and Cleveland (2013/2016) over 13.2IP (12 hits all’d; ¿ rst career PS win in G3 of (59.2IP, 63H, 18ER, 9BB, 39SO)...three stints with Cleveland this year...picked up ¿ rst ALCS at TOR on 10/17; also was winning P in deciding Gm 5 at TOR on 10/19)...Last Major League win in ¿ rst MLB start on Sept. 30 at KC (5.0IP, 3H, 1R/ER, 0BB, career- 3 PS outings: 3.1IP, 5H, 1R/0ER...Career has not allowed an earned run against the high 4K)...Did not walk a better or allow a home runs in his 11.0 Major League innings, Cubs in 7 relief outings with CLE and AZ (6.2IP, 8H, 3R/0ER, 2BB, 4SO)...Recorded a limiting Major League batters to a .167 (6-36) average against. relief ERA of 3.24 in 75 appearances, becoming the ¿ rst Indians reliever in club history to amass at least 70 appearances in four seasons (Shaw and only MLB Date Opp. Dec. Score IP H R ER BB K HR TBF pitchers with at least 70 outings each of those seasons since 2013)…His 9.3 strikeouts 10/19 @TOR - 3-0 4.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 14 per 9.0 IP represented a career-best as he ¿ nished tied for 7th in the American League ALCS Totals/1GS - 0.00 4.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 14 with a team-high 25 holds…His 75 appearances led A.L. relievers (2nd time)...Leads Postseason Totals/1GS - 0.00 4.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 14 all Major League relief pitchers with 299 appearances over the last four seasons since 2013…from June 17 thru the end of the season he recorded 39 of 45 scoreless outings and an ERA of 1.74 (41.1IP, 28H, 8ER, 19BB, 43SO, .194 avg). Date Opp. Dec. Score IP H R ER BB K HR TBF 10/28(3) @CHI H 1-0 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 7 WS Totals/2G - 0.00 2.1 3 1 0 2 3 0 13 Postseason Tot(9G) 2-0 3.38 8.0 11 5 3 3 8 1 39 Career Postszn/14G 2-0 1.98 13.2 12 5 3 4 13 1 57

postseason starts in batting order postseason starts by position

Player 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Player C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH/P Chisenhall 8 3 Chisenhall 11 Crisp 7 Crisp 7 Davis 3 Davis 3 Gomes CATCHER CAUGHT STEALING PCT Gomes Guyer 3 Guyer 3 Kipnis 11 Player (reg season) CS SBA CS% Kipnis 11 Lindor 11 Lindor 11 Gimenez (4/21, 19%) - - - Martinez Martinez Gomes (10/29, 34.5%) - 1 0% Napoli 11 Napoli 10 1 Perez (11/24, 45.8%) - 1 0% Naquin 8 Naquin 8 Perez 1 10 Perez 11 Ramirez 8 3 Ramirez 11 Santana 8 3 Santana 1 1 9 2016 POSTSEASON DAY-BY-DAY Tomlin 1 Tomlin 1 W/L WINNING LOSING GAME DATE OPP. SCORE PITCHER PITCHER SAVE TOG SERIES REC ATTEND HOME RUNS ALDS G1 10/6 vs BOSTON W, 5-4 r-Miller (1-0) Porcello (0-1) Allen (1) 3:33 1-0 37,762 Kipnis/Lindor/Perez ALDS G2 10/7 vs BOSTON W, 6-0 Kluber (1-0) Price (0-1) 3:19 2-0 37,842 Chisenhall ALDS G3 10/9 at Boston PPD. RAIN (re-scheduled, next day) ALDS G3 10/10 at Boston W, 4-3 Tomlin (1-0) Buchholz (0-1) Allen (2) 3:41 3-0 39,530 Crisp

ALCS G1 10/14 vs TORONTO W, 2-0 Kluber (2-0) ESTRADA (1-1) Allen (3) 2:44 1-0/4-0 37,727 Lindor ALCS G2 10/15 vs TORONTO W, 2-1 Tomlin (2-0) Happ (1-1) Allen (4) 2:44 2-0/5-0 37,870 Santana ALCS G3 10/17 at Toronto W, 4-2 r-Shaw (1-0) Stroman (0-1) Miller (1) 3:23 3-0/6-0 49,507 Napoli/Kipnis ALCS G4 10/18 at Toronto L, 1-5 Sanchez (1-0) Kluber (2-1) 3:01 3-1/6-1 49,142 ALCS G5 10/19 at Toronto W, 3-0 r-Shaw (2-0) Estrada (1-2) Allen (5) 2:37 4-1/7-1 48,800 Santana/Crisp

WS G1 10/25 vs CHICAGO-NL W, 6-0 Kluber (3-0) Lester (2-1) 3:37 1-0/8-1 38,091 Perez (2) WS G2 10/26 vs CHICAGO-NL L, 1-5 Arrieta (1-1) Bauer (0-1) 4:04 1-1/8-2 38,172 WS G3 10/28 at Chicago-NL W, 1-0 r-Miller (2-0) r-Edwards (0-1) Allen (6) 3:33 2-1/9-2 41,703 WS G4 10/29 at Chicago-NL 8:08 pm WS G5 10/30 at Chicago-NL 8:15 pm WS G6 11/1 vs CHICAGO-NL 8:08 pm, if necessary WS G7 11/2 vs CHICAGO-NL 8:08 pm, if necessary

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