LEVELAND INDIANS 2017 SPRING TRAINING GAME INFORMATION SEATTLE MARINERS (3-1-0) at CLEVELAND INDIANS (2-1-1) LHP Drew Smyly (0-0, ---) Vs
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LEVELAND INDIANS 2017 SPRING TRAINING GAME INFORMATION SEATTLE MARINERS (3-1-0) at CLEVELAND INDIANS (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 OPENING DAY 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 @ Texas Rangers 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. Bradley Zimmer, 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. Brady Aiken, 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. Nolan Jones, 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 PITCHERS 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 Yu Chang 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 innings (190.0), starts (28) and strikeouts (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 LOS ANGELES DODGERS the rotation with the exception of one emergency, extra- Slg% All'd 12th .393 31 Danny Salazar RHP 22 Clayton Kershaw LHP inning 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 run)...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 TYLER NAQUIN. hole as starter RHP MIKE CLEVINGER and LHP ANDREW MILLER each sur- rendered a home run 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 baseball 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..