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LEVELAND INDIANS 2013 OFFICIAL GAME INFORMATION In partnership with... CLEVELAND INDIANS (23-17) vs. SEATTLE MARINERS (20-22) RHP Zach McAllister (3-3, 2.68) vs. LHP Joe Saunders (3-4, 5.51) Game #41/Home #21 » Sat., May 18, 2013 » Progressive Field » 1:05 p.m. (ET) » SportsTime Ohio/WTAM-WMMS, IRN UPCOMING PROBABLES & BROADCAST INFORMATION Date Opponent Probable Pitchers - Cleveland vs. Opponent First Pitch Radio/TV Sun. May 19 SEATTLE RHP Justin Masterson (6-2, 3.14) vs. RHP Felix Hernandez (5-2, 1.53) 1:05PM ET WTAM-WMMS, SportsTime Ohio Mon. May 20 SEATTLE LHP Scott Kazmir (2-2, 5.33) vs. RHP Hisashi Iwakuma (5-1, 1.84) 12:05PM ET WTAM, SportsTime Ohio Tues. May 21 DETROIT RHP Corey Kluber (3-2, 5.40) vs. RHP Max Scherzer (5-0, 3.98) 7:05PM ET WTAM-WMMS, SportsTime Ohio Wed. May 22 DETROIT RHP Ubaldo Jimenez (3-2, 5.31) vs. RHP Justin Verlander (4-4, 3.17) 7:05PM ET WTAM-WMMS, SportsTime Ohio ONLY DADDY WHO’LL WALK(OFF) THE LINE: The Indians posted their third MAN OF THE HOUR: JASON KIPNIS ended last night’s affair with his first ca- walk-off win of 2013 last night in a 10-inning, 6-3 victory over Seattle in front reer walk-off home run and second career walk-off hit (also a 2-out, RBI-single of 34,282 at Progressive Field, as JASON KIPNIS ended the deadlock with a on July 25, 2011 vs. Los Angeles-AL in the bottom of the 9th inning off Hisa- 2-out, 3-run homer off fellow left-hander Lucas Luetge in the bottom of the 10th nori Takahashi with the bases loaded)…Kipnis has hit safely in 11 of his last 14 inning…marked the first walk-off home run for Cleveland in a lefty-lefty match-up games dating back to May 3, batting .316 (18-57) with 13 extra-base hits (5-2B, since Travis Hafner on July 7, 2011 vs. Toronto (B9th, LHP Luis Perez), the first 2-3B, 6-HR), 19 RBI and a 1.164 OPS (.375 OBP/.789 SLG) in that 14-game in extra-innings since Ben Broussard on Aug. 19, 2005 vs. Baltimore (B10th, span...his 13 extra-base hits are tied for most in the Majors during that span LHP Steve Kline)...according to Elias, the Indians have now had 10 consecutive along with Arizona’s Paul Goldschmidt, while his 1.164 OPS is 3rd-highest in the seasons in which they have had at least one extra-inning walk-off home run, the A.L. behind Minnesota’s Joe Mauer (1.229) and Texas’ Mitch Moreland (1.193). longest such streak in the Majors among teams that have pulled the trick at least once this season (Phillies entered 2013 with a streak of 17 straight from 1995- IT JUST COMES NATURAL: The Indians improved to 4-0 in extra-innings this 2012, but have yet to hit one this season). season with last night’s heroics, the only A.L. team without a loss after the end of regulation…Pittsburgh is the lone undefeated club for the Senior Circuit in WINS AND LOSSES: With last night’s walk-off victory, the Indians have won extra-innings at 1-0. 2 straight, 5 of 7, 9 of 12, 15 of 19 and 18 of their last 25 games, tied with St. Louis for the highest winning pct. in the Majors since April 20 (.720, 18-7)...the KICK-START MY HEART: Over the last 19 games dating back to Game 2 of Indians have been at or above the .500 mark for 15 straight days after spend- the club’s April 28 doubleheader at Kansas City, the Indians starting rotation has ing 25 consecutive days below the .500 mark from April 8-May 2...at 23-17 and gone 12-4 with a 3.19 ERA (42 ER/118.2 IP) to lower the staff’s figure nearly 6 games above the .500 mark, Cleveland has matched the club’s high-water 1.5 runs from 5.72 to 4.42...Tribe starters have held opponents to 3 runs-or-less mark this season (6G, 21-15 after G1 on May 13 vs. NYY)...Cleveland sits in a in 16 of those 19 outings, while the team has gone 15-4 over that stretch...the first-place tie with Detroit atop the A.L. Central standings, 2.0 games ahead 3rd- Indians are 18-4 when their starter logs at least 6.0 full innings on the bump. place Kansas City (20-18)...Tribe has been in 1st place for 7 days, 2nd place for 4 days, 3rd place for 13 days, 4th place for 12 days and 5th place for 10 days... TWO TICKETS TO PARADISE: The game-ending blast by Kipnis last night club is 15-7 this season following a win and 7-10 following a loss...Cleveland stands as the most recent example of the Indians’ 2-out production this season, has suffered just 4 losses after holding a lead at some point in the game, trailing as Cleveland leads the Majors with a two-out OPS of .836, while also ranking only New York-AL (2), Texas and Washington (3 each) for fewest in the Majors. among basesball’s two-out leaders in OBP (2nd, .356), SLG (2nd, .480) and team batting average (3rd, .274). BEST RECORDS IN THE MAJORS SINCE APRIL 20 Team Win% W L OFFENSIVELY SPEAKING: Cleveland ranks among MLB leaders in on-base Cleveland .720 18 7 plus slugging (1st, .790), slugging percentage (1st, .457), extra-base hits (2nd, St. Louis .720 18 7 147), total bases (3rd, 627), home runs (3rd, 55), doubles (T5th, 83), on-base Pittsburgh .654 17 9 percentage (5th, .333), triples (T5th, 9), batting average (T8th, .263), runs (T8th, Texas .654 17 9 197), walks (8th, 137), and hits (10th, 361)...Cleveland has scored 4+ runs in 7 of Cincinnati .640 16 9 their last 10 games; the club is 18-3 when scoring four or more runs this season. SERIES STUFF: Cleveland has gone 7-3-4 in 14 series played thus far this EVEN FLOW: The Indians snapped a brief 3-game losing streak against the season (4-2-1 at home; 3-1-3 on the road), as the Indians have played 9 con- Mariners with last night’s win to kick off the 2013 season series...two club’s are secutive series without a series loss (5-0-4)...the Tribe has also gone 4-1-1 in in the midst of a 4-game set here at Progressive Field, while the Tribe will also weekend series. travel to Safeco Field for a 3-game series July 22-24...the two club’s split the 2012 series at 4 wins apiece...Sunday’s tilt will feature a match-up of aces, as THE BACK FORTY: The Indians played their 40th game of the season last Justin Masterson is slated to take the bump opposite 2010 Cy Young Award win- night, signaling the unofficial “quarter-pole” for 2013...with identical records for ner Felix Hernandez...Kelly Shoppach (2006-2009) is the only active Mariners the Tribe through 40 games in each of the last 2 campaigns (23-17), here’s a player who also appeared for the Indians. deeper look at the statistical comparisons of the two clubs. Mon: 4-2 Tues: 3-3 Wed: 4-2 Thurs: 1-2 Fri: 3-3 Sat: 4-2 Sun: 4-3 CLEVELAND INDIANS OFFENSE THROUGH 40 GAMES, 2012 vs. 2013 April: 11-13 May: 12-4 June: 0-0 July: 0-0 Aug: 0-0 Sept/Oct.: 0-0 Last 5G: 3-2 Last 10G: 7-3 Last 15G: 11-4 Last 20G: 15-5 Year Run Diff. R/G AVG 2B 3B HR OBP SLG OPS Avg Time 9.0IP game: 2:55 (6,310min/36G) 5-R inn: 4, April 29 at KC (6R,5th inn) 2012 -2 (176-178) 4.4 .246 73 7 34 .339 .384 .723 High-Water Mark: 6G, 2x, last 5/18 (23-17) Low-Water Mark: -5G, last April 28 (8-13) 2013 +28 (197-169) 4.9 .263 83 9 55 .333 .457 .790 Farthest from 1st: -4.0G, last May 5 Times at .500: 5x, last May 5 (14-14) Days in 1st: 7, last May 16 Largest Lead: +1.0G, last April 4 Starters: 17-17, 4.42 ERA (232.0IP, 215H, 114ER, 9th in AL) CLEVELAND INDIANS PITCHING THROUGH 40 GAMES, 2012 vs. 2013 Relievers: 6-0, 2.98 ERA (124.0IP, 99H, 41ER, 2nd in AL) Year W-L-SV ERA (ER/IP) HR BB (BB/9) SO (SO/9) AVG Against AL: Central West East Home: 12-8 vs. LH starter: 8-7 2012 23-17-15 4.01 (165ER/370.0IP) 31 154 (3.75) 257 (6.3) .245 9-6 7-1 4-9 Road: 11-9 vs. RH starter: 15-10 2013 23-17-8 3.92 (155ER/356.0IP) 47 145 (3.67) 337 (8.5) .235 In Series: Home Road Total Stand: 1-0 Current Streak: W2 Overall 4-2-1 3-1-3 7-3-4 Long W-Streak: 6 Long L-Streak: 5 THIS DAY IN TRIBE HISTORY: 1937: Lyn Lary went 5-for-5 with 3 runs and 2 Openers 6-2 2-5 8-7 Pre-ASG: 23-17 Extra-innings: 4-0 stolen bases as the Indians beat the Red Sox 7-4 at Fenway Park...1958: On Finales 2-5 4-2 6-7 Post-ASG: 0-0 One-run G: 10-3 his 25th birthday, Carroll Hardy, pinch-hitting for Roger Maris, blasts a three- Rubber 0-0 1-0 1-0 Come-from-Behind Wins: 6 run home run giving the Indians a 7-4 walk-off victory...the 11th inning round- Lead after: Home Road Total Losses After Holding Lead: 4 tripper off Chicago’s Billy Pierce is the Cleveland rookie’s first major league 6 inn.