LEVELAND INDIANS 2017 GAME INFORMATION (3-1-0) at (2-1-1) LHP Drew Smyly (0-0, ---) vs. RHP Trevor Bauer (0-0, ---) Spring Game #5/Home #3 » Wednesday, March 1, 2017 » Goodyear Ballpark » 3:05 p.m. (ET) » WTAM/Indians Radio Network/Webcast

TODAY’S MATCHUP » Today marks the first of two spring matchups between the Indians and Mari- DAYS LEFT UNTIL ners...the two clubs will also meet March 8 at the Peoria Sports Complex. » The Tribe won all three games against the M’s last spring and own an overall April 3, 2017 @ record of 10-5-2 against Seattle all-time in Cactus League play, including being 33 Globe Life Park in Arlington 6-2-1 against them at Goodyear...the Indians have narrowly outscored the Mari- ners 87-82 in their previous 17 Cactus League matchups. INDIANS RECENT SPRING RECORDS 2017 MLB.com INDIANS-MARINERS SERIES HISTORY Year W-L-T AVG ERA CLEVELAND INDIANS » The Indians went 3-4 in seven regular season games against Seattle last 2016 18-12-4 .257 4.03 TOP 10 PROSPECTS year…the Mariners took two of three games at Progressive Field from April 2015 14-18-1 .270 4.54 1. , OF 19-21 before splitting a four-game set at Safeco Field from June 6-9...overall, 2014 20-9-2 .288 4.28 2. Francisco Mejia, C Cleveland is 219-175 (.555) all-time against the Mariners in regular season play, 2013 17-16-2 .282 5.14 3. Triston McKenzie, RHP marking the Tribe’s second-highest winning percentage against any team that 2012 7-22-3 .247 5.42 4. Bobby Bradley, 1B they have faced more than 40 times (CLE is 968-760 [.556] vs. BAL). 2011 15-14-2 .274 5.19 5. , LHP 2010 19-9-3 .289 3.96 » The two teams will battle it out six times during the 2017 season with a three- 6. , 3B 2009 12-20-3 .279 6.00 7. Will Benson, OF game series in Cleveland from April 28-30 & another three-game series in Se- 2008 15-14-0 .285 4.61 attle from Sept. 22-24. 8. Erik Gonzalez, SS/2B 2007 16-14-1 .260 3.67 9. Greg Allen, OF 2006 20-12-1 .286 4.79 10. Yandy Diaz, 3B/OF TODAY’S SCHEDULED 2005 16-13-1 .299 4.98 CLEVELAND INDIANS SEATTLE MARINERS 47 Trevor Bauer RHP 33 Drew Smyly LHP TRAINER’S TABLE » (right rotator cuff 54 Ryan Merritt LHP 39 Edwin Diaz RHP 2B JASON KIPNIS MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS 62 Nick Goody RHP 58 Evan Scribner RHP strain) received a cortisone shot Feb. 25 AVAILABLE FOR TODAY’S GAME 57 Kyle Crockett LHP 76 Max Povse RHP and was expected to be held out of throw- # Player MG Bio 68 Tyler Olson LHP 40 Thyago Vieira RHP ing activities for 4-5 days. 8 INF Pg. 266 75 Hoby Milner LHP 75 Peter Tago RHP » OF MICHAEL BRANTLEY continues to 22 INF Todd Hankins Pg. 272 progress in his recovery from a right shoul- 33 OF Mike Papi Pg. 286 59 RHP Nick Pasquale Pg. 286 BAUER POWER der injury...took batting practice outside for 2 OF Dorssys Paulino Pg. 287 » RHP TREVOR BAUER is set to make his spring de- the first time on Monday & again today. 52 LHP Luis Perez Pg. 289 but today...the 26-year-old right-hander enjoyed a solid BAUER’S 2016 AL » OF BRANDON GUYER (right ham- 23 OF Jordan Smith Pg. 293 season in the Indians rotation, finishing 2nd on the club RANKINGS string tightness) is expected to return to Category Rank # game action by this weekend. in (190.0), starts (28) and (168)...set Wins T17th 12 new career-bests in wins (12) and innings pitched. Innings 17th 190.0 » LHP TIM COONEY (left flexor digitorum superficialis muscle strain, mid-fore- » Made his first six appearances in relief, going 1-0 with Strikeouts T14th 168 arm) will be sidelined 10-12 weeks. a 4.76 ERA (11.1IP, 13H, 6R/ER, 14K) before moving SO per 9.0IP 16th 7.96 HR per 9.0IP 7th 0.95 TOMORROW’S SCHEDULED PITCHERS into the rotation on April 30 after Carlos Carrasco was Hits per 9.0IP 18th 8.48 placed on the DL…spent the remainder of the year in Avg. All'd 18th .248 CLEVELAND INDIANS the rotation with the exception of one emergency, extra- Slg% All'd 12th .393 31 Danny Salazar RHP 22 Clayton Kershaw LHP relief outing in Toronto on July 1. GB/FB ratio 7th 1.91 61 Dan Otero RHP Road ERA 17th 3.67 80 Josh Martin RHP » Went 3-0 with a 2.01 ERA in six June starts 74 Shawn Morimando LHP (10ER/44.2IP), the 2nd-lowest ERA in the league in 50 Steve Delabar RHP June (min. 40IP)..ranked in the AL Top 20 for several pitching categories during 49 Chris Narveson LHP the first half including: ERA (3.30, 9th), average against (.229, 7th), HR-per-9.0IP (0.71, 3rd), hits-per-9.0IP (7.66, 8th) and WHIP (1.20, 14th)…recorded a career- high 13 strikeouts in 8.0 innings on August 19 vs. Toronto. HITTING NOTES » Posted record of 0-2 with 5.27 ERA in five Postseason outings (4 starts)... » 1B CHRIS COLABELLO leads the team with three hits, all of which have gone suffered lacerated right pinkie finger prior to Game 1 of ALCS (October 14) that for extra bases (two doubles, one home )...his solo homer in the 7th inning forced him from Game 3 start (October 17) three days later...appeared in relief in of yesterday’s game was the second dinger by an Indians batter this spring (OF Game 7 of World Series to record final two outs of the 10th inning. BRADLEY ZIMMER)...Colabello is now batting .333 in Cactus League play. » Zimmer paces the Tribe with five RBI, all coming in the team’s spring opener YESTERDAY’S RECAP on February 25 vs. Cincinnati...he is one of just six players in the Cactus League » The Indians suffered their first defeat of Cactus League play as the Oakland with 5+ RBI this spring...nine Indians have two hits each, including 1B EDWIN Athletics edged Cleveland, 5-4, at Hohokam Park...the Tribe fell into an early ENCARNACION and OF . hole as starter RHP MIKE CLEVINGER and LHP ANDREW MILLER each sur- rendered a to give Oakland a 4-1 lead through 3.0 innings...the Tribe PITCHING NOTES fought back to tie the game in the 7th inning, thanks to a 1B CHRIS COLA- » RHP MIKE CLEVINGER has struck out five batters in just 2.0 innings of work, BELLO solo homer and an RBI triple by SS ERIK GONZALEZ…the A’s retook leading the team and tied for first in the Cactus League with Oakland’s BOBBY the lead in the bottom of the 8th when RANGEL RAVELO hit a solo shot off LHP WAHL...RHP DANNY SALAZAR, RHP SHAWN ARMSTRONG, RHP PERCI JAMES RUSSELL (0-1, 4.50). GARNER and LHP JAMES RUSSELL each have registered four punchouts. » Gonzalez paced Tribe batters with two hits, including his RBI triple in the 7th » The team’s ERA of 2.57 is the lowest in all of this spring...Tribe hurl- inning...OF ABRAHAM ALMONTE was 1-3 with a double and scored two of ers have combined for 36 strikeouts, tied for the 3rd-most in the Cactus League. Cleveland’s runs. » 8 Cleveland pitchers have thrown 2.0 scoreless innings in spring play thus » RHP JOE COLON, RHP STEVE DELABAR, RHP PERCI GARNER and RHP far, including tomorrow’s starter RHP DANNY SALAZAR, along with Armstrong, SHAWN ARMSTRONG each threw a scoreless inning for the Tribe, with Garner RHP JOE COLON, RHP STEVE DELABAR, RHP PERCI GARNER, RHP ZACH striking out the side in the 6th inning. MCALLISTER, LHP CHRIS NARVESON and RHP ADAM PLUTKO.

THE LEGEND RETURNS BROADCAST CHANGES » Today’s game will be broadcast locally on WTAM and across the Indians Radio » Due to prior commitments, tomorrow’s game at Los Angeles-NL will no longer Network, in addition to free webcast streaming on Indians.com...”Voice of the be produced via webcast on Indians.com...Friday’s game vs. Colorado & next Indians” TOM HAMILTON will make his Cactus League debut this afternoon Wednesday, March 8 at Seattle, will also no longer be broadcast online. as he joins JIM ROSENHAUS in the booth...this marks Hamilton’s 28th season broadcasting for the Tribe and represents the pair’s sixth consecutive season UP NEXT calling games together. » The Indians will travel to Glendale tomorrow to take on the Los Angeles Dodg- ers in another clash of 2016 division champions...RHP DANNY SALAZAR is ROSTER BREAKDOWN scheduled to make his second start of the spring, following his 2.0 shutout in- » The Indians have a total of 60 players in Major League camp for the start of nings at Chicago-NL on Sunday. Cactus League play; this includes 20 non-roster invitees in addition to players » On Friday, the Indians head back to Goodyear to take on the Colorado Rock- on the 40-man roster...the club has 31 pitchers, including 21 right-handers (3 ies...RHP CARLOS CARRASCO (0-0, 9.00) will make his second spring start... non-roster) and 10 lefties (3 non-roster), 6 catchers (3 non-roster), 13 infielders offseason acquisition LHP BOONE LOGAN, who spent the previous three sea- (6 non-roster) and 10 outfielders (5 non-roster). sons with Colorado, is scheduled to make his first spring appearance.

UPCOMING PROBABLES & BROADCAST INFORMATION

Date Opponent Probable Pitchers - Cleveland vs. Opponent First Pitch (MT/ET) Radio/TV Thurs. Mar 2 at Los Angeles-NL RHP Danny Salazar (0-0, 0.00) vs. LHP Clayton Kershaw (0-0, 0.00) 1:05/3:05PM N/A Fri. Mar 3 COLORADO RHP Carlos Carrasco (0-0, 9.00) vs. RHP (0-0, 0.00) 1:05/3:05PM N/A Sat. Mar 4 at Oakland RHP Mike Clevinger (1-0, 9.00) vs. TBD 1:05/3:05PM WTAM/IRN/Webcast PAGE 2 CLEVELAND INDIANS SPRING GAME NOTES Wednesday, march 1, 2017 TOday’s starting #47 - RHP TREVOR BAUER: Spent the majority of 2016 in the Indians rotation af- #57 - LHP KYLE CROCKETT: Split his 2016 season between AAA Columbus and the ter beginning the season in the bullpen...set career-highs in wins (12) and innings Indians, making 29 appearances at each level...logged 16.0IP in his 29 games for the pitched (190.0) while finishing 2nd on the club in strikeouts (168)...made 4 Postseason Tribe, posting a 5.06 ERA (9ER) while striking out 17 batters...spent three stints with starts, including two in the World Series, amassing a record of 0-2 with a 5.27 ERA Cleveland, pitching effectively across the final two (18G, 3ER, 12.1IP, 2.19 ERA)... (8ER/13.2IP)...went 3-0 with a 2.01 ERA in 6 June starts, which included a 3-hit com- threw a season-high 2.0 innings of relief at New York-AL on August 5...owns a career plete game victory vs. Tampa Bay on June 22 (9.0 IP, 3H, 1ER, 10K)...set a career-high 4-1 record and a 3.25 ERA (23ER/63.2IP) across 103 Major League appearances, all in strikeouts on August 19 vs. Toronto when he fanned 13 in 8.0 innings. with Cleveland. Date Opp. Dec. ERA IP H R ER BB K HR TBF Date Opp. Dec. ERA IP H R ER BB K HR TBF / ------2/26 at ChC - 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Cactus Totals - 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cactus Totals - 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3

ALSO SCHEDULED TO PITCH #68 - LHP TYLER OLSON: Split 2016 between the Yankees, Royals and Indians organi- #54 - lHP ryan merritt: Spent most of 2016 in Columbus, where he tied for the zations, ultimately being selected off waivers by Cleveland on July 9...made one Major lead in wins (11)...called up to the Majors for the first time in May, League appearance for the Yankees on April 15 before spending the rest of the sea- making his big-league debut on May 30 vs. Texas (4.1 scoreless innings of relief)... son in Triple-A with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (NYY), Omaha (KC) and Columbus (CLE)... earned his first Major League win in his first career start on September 30 at Kansas went 1-0 with a 5.91 ERA (7ER/10.2IP) in his time with Columbus which included a stint City (5.0IP, 3H, 1ER, 4K)...did not walk a batter or allow a home run in 11.0 regular on the Disabled List for migraine headaches...owns a career 5.63 ERA (10ER/16.0IP) season innings, posting a 1.64 ERA (2ER/11.0IP)...entered Tribe Postseason lore by in 12 career big-league appearances (11 with Seattle, 1 with New York-AL). throwing 4.1 shutout innings (took a perfect game bid into the 4th inning) in his Game 5 Date Opp. Dec. ERA IP H R ER BB K HR TBF ALCS start at Toronto which propelled the Indians to the World Series. 2/26 at ChC - 0.00 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 6 Date Opp. Dec. ERA IP H R ER BB K HR TBF Cactus Totals - 0.00 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 6 2/25 CIN - 9.00 2.0 4 2 2 0 2 1 10 Cactus Totals - 9.00 2.0 4 2 2 0 2 1 10 #75 - LHP HOBY MILNER: Selected by the Indians in the 1st round of the 2016 Major League Rule V Draft...spent the previous five season in the orga- #62 - RHP NICK GOODY: Acquired from the on 12/20/2016 for a nization, reaching as high as AAA Lehigh Valley in 2016...struck out 76 batters in 65.0 or cash...split his 2016 season between the Yankees and relief innings last season (10.52K-per-9.0IP) and was an Eastern League All-Star for AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, making 27 appearances at the Major League level...threw AA Reading...between Reading and Lehigh Valley, earned a 5-4 record with a 2.49 a career-high 3.1 scoreless innings vs. the White Sox on May 13 (1H, 3K)...finished ERA (18ER/65.0IP) in 49 appearances (all in relief). 2016 with a 4.66 ERA (15ER/29.0IP), retiring 17 of 27 (63%) first batters faced...has Date Opp. Dec. ERA IP H R ER BB K HR TBF struck out 9.6 batters-per-9.0 innings pitched in his Major League career (37K/34.2IP). 2/26 at ChC - 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Date Opp. Dec. ERA IP H R ER BB K HR TBF Cactus Totals - 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 2/26 at ChC - 0.00 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 Cactus Totals - 0.00 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3

2017 CLEVELAND INDIANS SPRING EXHIBITION SCHEDULE/RESULTS STARTS BY POSITION Date Opponent Site Result Win/Loss/ T.O.G. Attend. W-L-T Player C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF DH FEBRUARY 25 CINCINNATI GOODYEAR W, 8-2 CLEVINGER/DIAZ 3:08 6,357 1-0-0 Allen 2 February 26 @Chicago-NL Mesa T, 1-1 2:45 15,388 1-0-1 Almonte 2 FEBRUARY 27 TEXAS GOODYEAR W, 3-2 OTERO/WAGNER/NARVESON 2:44 2,364 2-0-1 Brantley February 28 @Oakland Mesa L, 4-5 Smith/Russell/Walter 2:48 3,108 2-1-1 Chisenhall 2 MARCH 1 SEATTLE GOODYEAR 3:05PM (WTAM/INDIANS RADIO NETWORK/INDIANS.COM) Colabello 1 1 March 2 @Los Angeles-NL Glendale 3:05PM Diaz 1 MARCH 3 COLORADO GOODYEAR 3:05PM Encarnacion 1 1 March 4 @Oakland Mesa 3:05PM (WTAM/Indians Radio Network/Indians.com) Gomes 2 MARCH 5 SAN DIEGO GOODYEAR 3:05PM (WTAM/INDIANS RADIO NETWORK/INDIANS.COM) MARCH 6 MILWAUKEE (SS) GOODYEAR 3:05PM (INDIANS.COM) Gonzalez 2 @San Francisco (SS) Scottsdale 3:05PM (Indians.com) Guyer March 8 @Seattle Peoria 9:10PM Jackson MARCH 9 LOS ANGELES-AL GOODYEAR 3:05PM (99X/INDIANS RADIO NETWORK/INDIANS.COM) Kipnis March 10 @San Francisco Scottsdale 3:05PM (Indians.com) Kratz MARCH 11 KANSAS CITY GOODYEAR 3:05PM (WTAM/INDIANS RADIO NETWORK/INDIANS.COM) Lindor 2 March 12 @San Diego Peoria 4:10PM (WTAM/Indians Radio Network/Indians.com) Martinez 2 March 13 @Chicago-AL Glendale 4:05PM (Indians.com) Mejia MARCH 14 SAN FRANCISCO GOODYEAR 4:05PM (SPORTSTIME OHIO/INDIANS.COM) Moore March 15 @Texas Surprise 4:05PM (WTAM/Indians Radio Network/Indians.com) Naquin 1 1 MARCH 16 OAKLAND GOODYEAR 4:05PM (INDIANS.COM) Perez 2 MARCH 17 CINCINNATI (SS) GOODYEAR 9:05PM (WTAM/INDIANS RADIO NETWORK/INDIANS.COM) Quiroz @Texas (SS) San Antonio TBD (SportsTime Ohio/Indians.com) March 18 @Texas (SS) San Antonio TBD (SportsTime Ohio/Indians.com) Ramirez 2 1 @Kansas City (SS) Surprise 4:05PM (WTAM/Indians Radio Network/Indians.com) Robertson 1 1 MARCH 19 ARIZONA GOODYEAR 4:05PM (INDIANS.COM) N. Rodriguez MARCH 20 LOS ANGELES-NL GOODYEAR 4:05PM (INDIANS.COM) R. Rodriguez 1 March 22 @Colorado Talking Stick 4:10PM (Indians.com) Santana 2 1 MARCH 23 COLORADO GOODYEAR 4:05PM (INDIANS.COM) Shaffer 1 March 24 @Chicago-NL Mesa 4:05PM (Indians.com) Stamets 1 MARCH 25 CHICAGO-AL GOODYEAR 4:05PM (99X/INDIANS RADIO NETWORK/INDIANS.COM) Urshela 1 March 26 @Arizona Talking Stick 4:10PM (WTAM/Indians Radio Network/Indians.com) Zimmer 1 MARCH 27 CHICAGO-NL GOODYEAR 9:10PM (SPORTSTIME OHIO/WMMS/INDIANS RADIO NETWORK/INDIANS.COM) March 28 @Milwaukee Maryvale 4:05PM (Indians.com) CATCHERS’ CAUGHT-STEALING %’s March 29 @Cincinnati Goodyear 3:05PM (SportsTime Ohio/99X/Indians Radio Network/Indians.com) Player CS SBA CS% March 30 @Arizona Phoenix 9:40PM (Indians.com) Gomes 0 0 March 31 @Arizona Phoenix 9:40PM (Indians.com) Kratz 0 0 Mejia 0 0 2017 TRANSACTIONS Moore 0 0 January 5 Signed free agent 1B EDWIN ENCARNACION to a three-year Major League contract...designated Perez 1 1 100.0% LHP EDWIN ESCOBAR for assignment. Quiroz 0 0 January 10 Released LHP EDWIN ESCOBAR. January 13 Signed free agent RHP STEVE DELABAR to a Minor League contract with a non-roster invitation to @INDIANS on TWitter Major League spring camp. Signed free agent to a Minor League contract. Indians PR Dept. @TribeInsider January 19 LHP KELVIN DE LA CRUZ Jim Rosenhaus @IndiansRadio January 20 Invited the following internal players to Major League camp: OF GREG ALLEN, OF YANDY DIAZ, RHP Shawn Armstrong @SArmstrong90 RHP JOSH MARTIN, LHP TYLER OLSON, 1B NELLIE RODRIGUEZ, 2B RONNY RODRIGUEZ, RHP Trevor Bauer @baueroutage SS ERIC STAMETS, and OF BRADLEY ZIMMER. RHP Carlos Carrasco @Cookie_Carrasco January 25 Signed free agent OF AUSTIN JACKSON to a Minor League contract with a non-roster invitation to INF @BIGLON8 Major League spring camp. RHP Mike Clevinger @Mike_Anthony13 LHP Kyle Crockett @CrockPott3 January 26 Designated 1B JESUS AGUILAR for assignment...claimed IF off waivers from the INF Edwin Encarnacion @Encadwin . RHP Perci Garner @percigarner January 30 Acquired RHP CARLOS FRIAS from the Los Angeles Dodgers for cash considerations...designated IF C Yan Gomes @Yan_AGomes RICHIE SHAFFER for assignment. INF Erik Gonzalez @31Mago Sent outright to ... claimed off waivers RHP Nick Goody @Its_all_Goody41 February 2 IF RICHIE SHAFFER 1B JESUS AGUILAR OF Brandon Guyer @BrandonGuyer by the Milwaukee Brewers. INF Jason Kipnis @TheJK_Kid February 6 Signed free agent OF WILY MO PENA to a Minor League contract. INF @lindor12bc February 7 Signed free agent LHP BOONE LOGAN to a one-year Major League contract...designated RHP RHP Zach McAllister @ZMac34 AUSTIN ADAMS for assignment. LHP Andrew Miller @a_miller48 Traded to the for cash considerations...signed OF Tyler Naquin @TyNaquin February 10 RHP AUSTIN ADAMS LHP LUIS C Roberto Perez @robperez2015 PEREZ to a Minor League contract. INF Jose Ramirez @MrLapara February 14 Signed free agent LHP CHRIS NARVESON to a Minor League contract with a non-roster invitation to RHP Danny Salazar @DannySalazar67 Major League spring camp. INF Carlos Santana @TheRealSlamtana February 15 Signed free agent LHP JAMES RUSSELL to a Minor League contract with a non-roster invitation to RHP @BryanShaw37 Major League spring camp. RHP Josh Tomlin @jtomlin43 INF Giovanny Urshela @Urshela10