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THE 112TH CUBS VS. INDIANS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2016 GAME 4 - 7:08 P.M. (CT) FIRST PITCH , CHICAGO, RESULTS GAME (DATE RESULT WINNING LOSING PITCHER ATTENDANCE Gm. 1 - Tues., Oct. 25th CLE 6, CHI 0 Kluber Lester ­— 38,091 Gm. 2 - Wed., Oct. 26th CHI 5, CLE 1 Arrieta Bauer — 38,172 Gm. 3 - Fri., Oct. 28th CLE 1, CHI 0 Miller Edwards Allen 41,703

2016 WORLD SERIES SCHEDULE GAME DAY/DATE SITE FIRST PITCH TV/RADIO 4 Saturday, October 29th Wrigley Field 8:08 p.m. ET/7:08 p.m. CT FOX/ESPN Radio 5 Sunday, October 30th Wrigley Field 8:15 p.m. ET/7:15 p.m. CT FOX/ESPN Radio Monday, October 31st OFF DAY 6* Tuesday, November 1st 8:08 p.m. ET/7:08 p.m. CT FOX/ESPN Radio 7* Wednesday, November 2nd Progressive Field 8:08 p.m. ET/7:08 p.m. CT FOX/ESPN Radio *If Necessary

2016 WORLD SERIES PROBABLE (Regular Season/Postseason) Game 4 at Chicago: (11-8, 3.35/0-0, 5.63) vs. (18-9, 3.14/3-1, 0.74) Game 5 at Chicago: (19-5, 2.44/2-1, 1.69) vs. (12-8, 4.26/0-1, 5.00)

SERIES AT 2-1 CUBS AT 1-2 This is the 87th time in World Series history that the Fall Classic has • This is the eighth time that the Cubs trail a best-of-seven stood at 2-1 after three games, and it is the 13th time in the last 17 Postseason series, 2-1. They have lost the series in six of Series (beginning 2000) it has occurred. the previous seven instances, with the only exception coming in this year's NLCS against (won Game 4, won series in 6). GAME 4 SIGNIFICANCE • The first six instances include the 1906 World Series vs. (won Game 4, lost series in 6); the 1918 • Of the previous 86 times that a World Series has been 2-1 World Series vs. (lost Game 4, lost series in 6); the after three games, the team leading the series has won Game vs. (lost Game 4, lost series 4 to take a 3-1 series lead 43 times (50.0%). in 5); the vs. (lost Game 4, lost • Of the 43 teams leading 2-1 to have won Game 4 and take a series in 6); the vs. Detroit (lost Game 4, 3-1 lead, 37 (86.0%) have gone on to win the Series, including lost series in 7); the 1989 NLCS vs. (lost Game each of the last 10 times (Los Angeles in 1988, Toronto in 4, lost series in 5); and the 2016 NLCS vs. Los Angeles (won 1992 and 1993, in 1995, in 2000, Game 4, won series in 6). St. Louis in 2006, Philadelphia in 2008, New York in 2009, San Francisco in 2010 and Kansas City in 2015). The last team to take a 3-1 series lead and lose the Fall Classic was the 1985 1-0 SHUTOUT St. Louis Cardinals. • Of the 43 teams leading 2-1 that have lost Game 4 to even the • Last night's Game 3 was just the 25th 1-0 game in World Series Series at two games apiece, 24 (55.8%) have gone on to lose history, as well as just the second in the past 20 seasons (The the Series, the last being the Royals in 2014. deciding Game 4 of the was a 1-0 White Sox win). • Friday night marked the fifth World Series shutout in Indians GAME 3 RESULTS history, joining in 1920 (1-0 over Brooklyn), Game 7 in 1920 (3-0 over Brooklyn), Game 3 in 1948 (2-0 over Boston) • The Indians improved to 13-6 all-time in Game 3 of a and Game 1 of this series (6-0 win). Postseason series, including 7-4 in a best-of-seven. Cleveland • The Indians now have five shutouts this Postseason, the is now 4-2 overall in Game 3 of the Fall Classic. most for the Indians in any Postseason. The five • The Cubs dropped to 6-16 all-time in Game 3 of a Postseason shutouts is a new Major League record for any team in a single series, including 4-11 in a best-of-seven. Chicago is now 3-8 Postseason, surpassing the previous record of four, done by overall in Game 3 of the World Series. the 2012 Giants, 2010 Giants, 1998 Yankees and 1905 Giants. • The win by the Indians was their fourth consecutive Game 3 • Cleveland is the first team to throw multiple shutouts in a victory in any series. In addition, Cleveland's last Game 3 loss single World Series since the Giants in 2012 vs. Detroit (2-0 in a best-of-seven series was during the . Game 3 win; 2-0 Game 4 win). Prior to the Giants in 2012, the • The Cubs have now lost six of their last seven Game 3 contests last team to have multiple shutouts in a single Fall Classic was overall, dating back to Game 3 of the 2007 NLDS. The lone the 1966 Orioles (three shutouts). win in that span came in Game 3 of the 2015 NLDS against St. • Cleveland is the first team to have each of their first two Louis. wins in a single World Series come by shutout since the 1959 Chicago White Sox against Los Angeles (11-0 win in Game 1, 1-0 win in Game 5). INDIANS AT 2-1 • Cleveland's only previous 1-0 World Series win came in Game 6 of the 1920 Fall Classic at Cleveland's Dunn Field. This marks the fifth time that the Indians have led 2-1 in any • Chicago's only previous 1-0 World Series loss came in Game best-of-seven Postseason series. The other instances include the 1 in 1918 at , a shutout by vs. Boston (won Game 4, won series in 6); the Boston's . 1997 ALCS vs. (won Game 4, won series in 6); the 1998 ALCS vs. New York (lost Game 4, lost series in 6); and the 2007 ALCS vs. Boston (won Game 4, lost series in 7).

Game 4 Pregame Notes - Saturday, October 29, 2016 A TALE OF TWO STARTERS • Cubs starting pitcher tossed 4.1 scoreless • With 27 this Postseason, Andrew Miller has last night, while Indians starter spun 4.2 the second-most strikeouts in a single Postseason by a scoreless frames. It marked the first time in World Series reliever, trailing only Francisco Rodriguez, who recorded 28 history in which each starting pitcher did not allow a , yet strikeouts in 2002 with Anaheim. did not pitch at least 5.0 innings. • Game 3 last night marked Miller's seventh game of the • In fact, there had only been six such starts in World Series Postseason with at least three strikeouts. He is the first history prior to last night: New York's in Game 5 of reliever ever to do that in a single Postseason, and just the 2003 (1.0 IP); Cleveland's Dennis Martinez in Game 6 of 1995 second pitcher overall, joining San Francisco's Madison (4.2 IP); John Tudor of the Dodgers in Game 3 of 1988 (1.1 Bumgarner, who also did so in seven contests during the 2014 IP); San Francisco's in Game 4 of 1962 (4.0 IP); Postseason. Oral Hildebrand of the Yankees in Game 4 of 1939 (4.0 IP); and • With 1.1 scoreless innings in Game 3, Miller has now Washington's Curly Ogden in Game 7 of 1924 (0.1 IP). tossed 15.0 scoreless innings this Postseason with four walks and 27 strikeouts, while holding opposing hitters to a .140 average. The 15.0 scoreless innings this CUBS AND INDIANS IN GAME 4 Postseason is the sixth-most innings pitched without allowing a run in a single Postseason. • The Cubs are 8-10 all-time in Game 4 of a Postseason series, including 6-8 in a best-of-seven, while the Indians are 9-7 all-time in Game 4 of a Postseason series, including 6-4 in a Player, Team Season Scoreless IP best-of-seven. , NYG 1905 27.0 • Chicago is 4-6 overall in Game 4 of the Fall Classic, while Cleveland is 3-2 overall in Game 4 of the World Series. , DET 2006 23.0 • The Cubs have won four of their last five Game 4 contests overall, dating back to Game 4 of the 2003 NLCS. The lone loss , NYY 1960 18.0 in that span came in Game 4 of the 2015 NLCS against the Mets. Pedro Martinez, BOS 1999 17.0

Duster Mails, CLE 1920 15.2 DEEP DISH OF CHICAGO Andrew Miller, CLE 2016 15.0 • Tonight's Game 4 will mark the 44th World Series game played , NYY 1981 14.1 in Chicago, and the 29th to be hosted by the Cubs. • The Cubs are 18-32-1 (.353) all-time at home during Whitey Ford, NYY 1961 14.0 Postseason play, including 14-26 at Wrigley Field (.350). The , NYY 1998 13.1 Cubs are 4-2 at home this Postseason (2-0 in the NLDS vs. San Francisco; 2-1 vs. Los Angeles in the NLCS; 0-1 vs. Cleveland , NYY 1949 12.1 in the World Series). Mariano Rivera, NYY 1999 12.1 • The Indians are 21-26 (.447) all-time on the road during the Postseason, and are 4-1 away from Progressive Field this Postseason. DYNAMIC DUO • Including this World Series, Cleveland is 4-4 all-time at Wrigley Field. Their last games here prior to this series came in 2015, • and Jose Ramirez both collected two hits in splitting two games against the Cubs. their first two at-bats of Game 3. They are both 5-for-11 in the World Series. The pair has accounted for 10 of the team's 22 hits so far this series. STINGY STAFF • Lindor also collected his 15th of the Postseason, which is the most by an Indians batter since 1997, when seven batters • The Indians staff is 9-2 in the Postseason with a 1.65 ERA (18 had at least 15, led by Sandy Alomar's club record 20 hits. earned runs in 98.0 innings pitched) with 30 walks and 112 strikeouts. • Indians relievers have combined to go 4-0 with a 1.60 ERA (eight earned runs in 45.0 innings pitched), 15 walks and 60 strikeouts. In addition, they've converted each of their seven • Coco Crisp (36) became the third-oldest Indians batter to save opportunities. have an RBI in the World Series last night, surpassed only by • Among with at least 35.0 innings pitched, the (39, three RBI in 1995) and Hank Majeski (37, Indians ranks fourth in Postseason history with a 1.60 three RBI in 1954). ERA, behind only the 1973 Athletics (1.05 in 42.2 innings), the • Crisp became just the fifth Indians batter to record a 2013 Red Sox (1.28 in 49.1 innings) and the 1992 Blue Jays pinch-hit RBI in the World Series, joining Brian Giles (1997 (1.50 in 36.0 innings), all of which won the World Series. Game 1), Rudy Regalado (1954 Game 4), Hank Majeski (1954 • The club's 60 strikeouts in relief this Postseason ranks fourth Game 4), and George Burns (1920 Game 4). all-time by any team in a single Postseason, trailing only the 2015 (89), the 2014 Royals (70) and the 2002 Anaheim Angels (66). SANTANA IN THE • and Andrew Miller this Postseason have now thrown 25.0 scoreless innings this Postseason, striking • With his start in left field in Game 3, it was just the second time a combined 45 batters. According to ESPN Stats & Info, the in his Major League career that Carlos Santana played in the Indians have not lost a game this season in which both have outfield. He started at first base on August 12, 2012 vs. pitched (22-0, including Postseason). Boston at home before moving to left field in the sixth . • Game 3 last night was the eighth time this Postseason that • According to Elias, Santana was the first to start a World Indians pitchers have begun the game with 2.0 scoreless Series game at a position he never previously started in 85 innings. They are now 7-1 in those games, with the only loss years. Jake Flowers of the St. Louis Cardinals started Game coming in Game 4 of the ALCS at Toronto. 2 of the 1931 Fall Classic at third base without previously starting there in his career. CLEVELAND STREAK The Indians have fanned at least eight batters in 12 consecutive Postseason games (dating back to the 2013 AL Game). • Jorge Soler went 2-for-3 in Game 3 last night, becoming the The streak is the longest of its kind in Postseason history. first Cuban-born player with multiple hits in a World Series game since Oakland's had two hits in Game 4 of the against San Francisco. 1-2 PUNCH • Soler tripled in the bottom of the seventh inning, marking the second consecutive World Series game in which the Josh Tomlin and Corey Kluber have now combined to allow just five Cubs have recorded a (Zobrist in Game 2). It is the earned runs in 39.2 innings pitched this Postseason (1.13 ERA). fourth time in club history that the Cubs have tripled in They have allowed two-or-fewer runs in each of their seven starts. back-to-back World Series games. They also did so in Games 2 and 3 in 1908; in Games 3 and 4 in 1929; in Games 1 and 2 of 1932; and in a club-record three straight in Game 6 of 1935 along with Games 1 and 2 in 1938.

Game 4 Pregame Notes - Saturday, October 29, 2016 ZOBRIST STAYS HOT KLUBER: Corey is 3-1 with a 0.74 ERA (two earned runs/24.1 innings pitched), seven walks and 29 strikeouts in four career • went 1-for-4 in Game 3 last night, and is now Postseason starts, all of which have come in 2016. batting .310 (13-for-42) in his 12 career World Series games. • Kluber started Game 2 of the ALDS vs. Boston (6-0 win); Game 1 of the ALCS vs. Toronto (2-0 win); Game 4 of the ALCS at • Zobrist is now 6-for-12 (.500) in this World Series. Toronto (5-1) loss; and Game 1 of the World Series vs. Chicago • Zobrist has hit safely in six consecutive Fall Classic contests, (6-0 win). dating back to Game 3 of the . In that time, • In his lone road start of the Postseason, Corey tossed 5.0 he is hitting .375 (9-for-24). innings at Toronto in Game 4 of the ALCS, allowing two earned • His RBI-triple in the top of the fifth inning in Game 2 was the runs on four hits with two walks and seven strikeouts. 16th triple in Cubs World Series history, and the first since • In Game 1 of the World Series at Progressive Field, Kluber Andy Pafko in Game 7 of the 1945 Fall Classic. delivered 6.0 scoreless innings with no walks and nine • Zobrist collected three hits in Game 1 after also recording strikeouts. three hits in Game 1 of last year's Fall Classic for Kansas City. • Kluber became the third pitcher in World Series history to Zobrist became the second player to have three hits in the record at least nine strikeouts without allowing a run in Game opening game of back-to-back World Series. The other was 1 of the World Series, joining Hall of Famer of the Hall of Famer Babe Ruth, who had three hits for the New York Cardinals (1968) and Allie Reynolds of the Yankees (1948). • Kluber became the third pitcher in Indians history (fourth Yankees in both 1927 and 1928. time overall) to toss at least 6.0 scoreless innings in a World Series start. The others include Duster Mails (Games 3 and 6 in 1920), (Game 7 in 1920) and BAEZ CLIMBING THE LADDER (Game 3 in 1948). • Kluber became the sixth pitcher ever to hurl at least 6.0 Javier Baez has 15 hits during this Postseason, whicn ranks third scoreless innings with at least nine strikeouts in his first for a single Postseason in Cubs history, trailing only Moises Alou World Series start. The others to do so were Boston's Bill (19 in 2003) and (16 in 2003). Dinneen (1903 Game 2), Philadelphia's (1905 Game 2), of the White Sox (1906 Game 3), 's Hod Eller (1919 Game 5) and Baltimore's Moe Drabowksy (1966 Game 1). • Kluber was the first pitcher to earn a win in the All-Star Game • Rizzo went 1-for-3 with a , RBI, two walks and two runs and the World Series in the same year since Boston's did so in 2007. scored in Game 2 on Wednesday. He became the third player • For his career, Kluber is 27-22 with a 3.69 ERA (177 earned in Cubs history to collect a double, RBI and two runs scored in runs/432.0 innings pitched) in 69 games (67 starts) in a World Series game, joining Andy Pafko (1945 Game 1) and road games combined between the regular season and Mickey Livingston (1945 Game 6). Postseason, including 8-4 with a 3.06 ERA (37 earned • In addition, Rizzo became the 11th in World runs/109.0 innings pitched) over 17 starts on the road in Series history to record a double, RBI and two runs scored in 2016 (including Postseason). a game, and the first since Boston's in Game 1 of • Kluber has made one career start against the Cubs at Wrigley the . The others include (1991 Field, occurring on August 24th of last season. Corey pitched Game 1), (1977 Game 6), Bill Skowron (1960 7.2 innings and struck out 11 batters, allowing just one run Game 4), (1956 Game 2), (1939 on four hits. Game 2), (1936 Game 4 and 1932 Game 4), Jimmie • Among active Cubs players, Ben Zobrist has had the most Foxx (1929 Game 2) and (1926 Game 6). at-bats against Kluber with 16 (Postseason included), going 3-for-16 with a double (.188). is 0-for-10 (.000); is 0-for-6 (.000); Anthony Rizzo is 1-for-6 (.167) with a triple and RBI; is 1-for-5 (.200) GAME 3 STARTERS with a double; is 2-for-5 (.400); is 1-for-5 with a double (.200); is 0-for-3 (.000); LACKEY: John is 8-5 with a 3.26 ERA (49 earned runs/135.1 is 0-for-3 (.000); Javier Baez is 0-for-2 (.000); innings pitched), 49 walks and 106 strikeouts in 25 career and is 0-for-2 (.000). Postseason appearances (22 starts), dating back to 2002. • During this Postseason, Lackey started Game 4 of the NLDS at San Francisco (6-5 win) and Game 4 of the NLCS at Los YOUTH MOVEMENT Angeles (10-2 win). • In two away Postseason starts this year, John has yet receive • The Cubs starting lineup in Game 2 featured six players a decision, while recording a 5.63 ERA (five earned runs/8.0 under the age of 25: Kris Bryant (24), Kyle Schwarber (23), Javier Baez (23), (24), Jorge Soler (24) and innings pitched) to go along with seven strikeouts and five Addison Russell (22). The six such players set a new World walks. Series record for one team, surpassing the previous record • Tonight marks Lackey’s fifth World Series start (seventh of five, which was done eight times, last by Cincinnati in Game appearance overall) and first since 2013, while playing with 4 of 1970. the Red Sox. Lackey earned the win in the series-clinching • Game 2's starting lineups also featured a combined eight Game 6 against the Cardinals after going 6.2 innings and players under the age of 25. In addition to Chicago's six, allowing just one run. Cleveland had 22-year-old Francisco Lindor and 24-year-old • John was also the winning pitcher for the Anaheim Angels Jose Ramirez. The eight such players tied the World Series in Game 7 of the against the Giants after record, which had been done four times previously, in Games throwing 5.0 innings of one-run ball. 1, 4 and 5 of 1912, as well as Game 3 of 1913. • For his World Series career, Lackey is 2-1 with a 3.42 ERA (10 earned runs/26.1 innings pitched) and 18 strikeouts. • In 16 home starts this season, Lackey was 7-4 with a 2.62 ERA THE (32 earned runs/110.0 innings pitched) and 99 strikeouts. • The American League holds the overall lead in the World For his career at Wrigley Field, Lackey is 8-5 with a 2.71 ERA Series, 64-47, but the has won four out of (38 earned runs/126.2 innings pitched), including his 2015 the last six and six of the last 10 with wins by the Cardinals in Postseason start while playing for the Cardinals. 2006, the Phillies in 2008, the Giants in 2010, the Cardinals in • Tonight will be Lackey's first Postseason start against 2011, the Giants in 2012 and 2014. Cleveland. In 20 career starts against the Indians, he is 8-9 • Since the Yankees won three straight World Championships with a 3.92 ERA (56 earned runs/128.2 innings pitched) and from 1998-2000, the NL owns an 8-7 advantage in the Fall 101 strikeouts. His last start against the club came on May Classic. 13, 2015 at Progressive Field, when he took the loss after • However, over a longer span in the World Series, the AL has allowing two earned runs on five hits with five walks and two taken 11 of 20 since 1996; 14 of 24 starting in 1991; and 19 of strikeouts over 5.1 innings pitched in the 2-0 defeat. 33 times beginning in 1983. • Among active Tribe players, Coco Crisp paces the club with 38 at-bats against Lackey, going 5-for-38 (.132) with two home runs and two RBI. is 12-for-35 (.343) with three doubles, a triple and four RBI; is 2-for-12 • The are making their sixth trip to the Fall (.167) with a double; is 1-for-12 (.083) with Classic, and their first since 1997. Cleveland also appeared in a pair of RBI; Carlos Santana is 2-for-10 (.200) with a home the World Series in 1920, 1948, 1954 and 1995. run and two RBI; is 2-for-9 (.222) with a • The Indians are 2-3 in their previous five appearances in the and pair of RBI; is 0-for-5 (.000); is World Series, winning in 1920 and 1948, and losing in 1954, 0-for-3 (.000); Roberto Perez is 1-for-3 (.333); Jose Ramirez is 1995 and 1997. In Series games, the Indians are 16-17 (.485) 1-for-2 (.500) with a double; and Chris Gimenez is 0-for-2 overall in 33 games. (.000). • Cleveland's sixth Fall Classic appearance ties the and for fifth-most in American League history, trailing the New York Yankees (40), the (12), the (11) and the Philadelphia Athletics (8).

Game 4 Pregame Notes - Saturday, October 29, 2016 CHICAGO IS HERE MANAGERS TO TAKE AT LEAST TWO DIFFERENT CLUBS TO WORLD SERIES • The Cubs are making their first appearance in the World Series since 1945. According to Elias Sports Bureau, no team • Francona and Maddon are the 15th and 16th managers to take at least two different clubs to the World Series (list below). in the four major North American sports had ever gone longer • Francona will attempt to become the fifth to win the without an appearance in a championship game/series. World Series with multiple teams. • The are making their 11th trip to the World • This marks the sixth time in World Series history that both Series, and their first since 1945. Cleveland also appeared in World Series managers led multiple clubs to the Fall Classic, the World Series in 1920, 1948, 1954 and 1995. joining 1939 (Joe McCarthy, Bill McKechnie); 1973 (Dick • The Cubs are 2-8 in their previous 10 appearances in the Williams, ); 1984 (, Williams); , winning in 1907 and 1908, and losing in 1906, (, ); and 2012 (, Leyland). 1910, 1918, 1929, 1932, 1935, 1938 and 1945. In Series games, the Cubs are 20-35-1 (.357) overall in 56 games. • Chicago's 11th Fall Classic appearance ranks third in Manager Years Won Years Lost National League history, trailing the New York/San Francisco CIN - 1975-76; Sparky Anderson CIN - 1970, 72 Giants (20) and the St. Louis Cardinals (19). DET - 1984 NYY - 1964; Yogi Berra None SOMETHING'S GOTTA GIVE NYM - 1973 SF - 2010, 2012, The Cubs have not won the World Series since 1908, a span of 107 Bruce Bochy SD - 1998 seasons, and the Indians have not won since 1948, a span of 67 2014 seasons. The 174 combined years between wins for the two Clubs WSH - 1933; is the largest in World Series history, according to Elias Sports None Bureau. BOS - 1946 OAK - 1974 SF - 1962 WSH - 1924; Longest Combined World Series Droughts among WSH - Participants NYY - 1947 OAK - 1989; OAK - 1988, 1990; Combined Years Teams/Season Tony La Russa 174 Cubs (107) & Indians (67), 2016 STL - 2006, 2011 STL - 2004 130 Astros (43) & White Sox (87), 2005 Jim Leyland FLA - 1997 DET - 2006, 2012 106 St. Louis (21) & Boston (85), 2004 CLE - 1954; 104 Texas (49) & San Francisco (55), 2010 Al Lopez None CWS - 1959 NYY - 1932, 1936-39, CHI - 1929; THE MANAGERS Joe McCarthy 1941, 1943 NYY - 1942 , in his fourth season with the Indians, is making his PIT - 1925; STL - 1928; Bill McKechnie third appearance in the Fall Classic. CIN - 1940 CIN - 1939 • Francona guided the Boston Red Sox to two World Series wins, defeating the St. Louis Cardinals (4-0) in 2004 and the CIN - 1919 PHI - 1915 Rockies (4-0) in 2007. STL - 1943; • Francona, who is now 10-1 all-time in the World Se- STL - 1942, 1944 ries (.909), suffered his first career defeat in the World BOS - 1948 Series in Game 2. Tito was the only manager in Major League BOS - 1967; history to win each of his first nine World Series games. OAK - 1972-73 • His nine straight World Series wins was the third-longest SD - 1984 winning streak by a manager, trailing only (14) and Joe McCarthy (10). • Francona is the 11th manager to win his first two World CENTRAL DOMINANCE Series appearances, and he will attempt to become just the third to win each of his first three trips to the Fall Classic, • This is just the third World Series to feature a team from joining (first five, 1949-53) and Torre (first the NL Central squaring off against a team from the AL four, 1996, 1998-2000). Central. The others include 2005 (White Sox-Astros) and • Overall, Francona is bidding to become the 11th manager in 2006 (Cardinals-Tigers). history to win at least three World Series. The others include • This marks the third consecutive season for an AL Central McCarthy (7), Stengel (7), (5), team to appear in the Fall Classic. (4), Torre (4), Sparky Anderson (3), Bruce Bochy (3), Miller • Overall, it is the fifth time since the six-division format was Huggins (3), Tony La Russa (3) and John McGraw (3). introduced in 1995 that one division has been represented • Francona is now 37-20 (.649) all-time in Postseason play, the in at least three consecutive World Series, and the first time highest win percentage by any manager with at least 50 it has been accomplished by the AL Central. Postseason games managed. Tito's 37 Postseason • The other instances include the NL East from 1995-97 wins are tied with Casey Stengel (37-26, .587) for the (Braves, Braves, Marlins); the AL East from 1998-2001 sixth-most in Major League history, trailing Joe Torre (Yankees each season); the NL Central from 2004-06 (84-58, .592); Tony La Russa (70-58, .547); (Cardinals, Astros, Cardinals); and the AL East from 2007-09 (67-69, .493); Bruce Bochy (44-33, .571) and Jim Leyland (Red Sox, Rays, Yankees). (44-40, .524). • An AL Central team has appeared in the Fall Classic in four of • Francona has compiled a career managerial record of the last five seasons, dating back to 2012. 1,381-1,209 (.533), including a 352-294 (.545) record with the Indians. Prior to managing Cleveland, Tito was the skipper of the from 1997-2000 and the Boston Red INDIANS AND CUBS Sox from 2004-11. • This marks the first time that the Indians and Cubs are , in just his second season with the Cubs, is making his meeting in the Fall Classic. second World Series appearance. • In 18 regular season contests, the teams are tied, 9-9. • Maddon led the to an AL Pennant in 2008 • The teams last met in 2015 for two games at each club's home before losing to the Philadelphia Phillies (4-1) in the Fall ballpark, splitting the games, 1-1, at each site. Classic. • The Indians hold a 6-5 edge over the Cubs all-time at • Maddon, who took over at the helm in 2015, has compiled a Progressive Field, while the Cubs have a 4-3 advantage over 981-852 (.535) career record, including a 200-123 (.619) Cleveland all-time in games played at Wrigley Field. mark with the Cubs. Prior to managing Chicago, Maddon skippered the Angels in 1996 and 1999 (both times as interim manager), as well as the Tampa Bay Rays from 2006-14. HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE The team with the home field advantage (hosting four of possible seven games) has been victorious in 24 of the last 30 (80.0%) World Series beginning in 1985. The exceptions were 1992 (Toronto over Atlanta), 1999 (New York over Atlanta), 2003 (Florida over New York), 2006 (St. Louis over Detroit), 2008 (Philadelphia over Tampa Bay) and 2015 (San Francisco over Kansas City).

Game 4 Pregame Notes - Saturday, October 29, 2016 BEEN HERE BEFORE OCTOBER 29TH IN BASEBALL HISTORY Of the 50 players on the Indians and Cubs rosters, six have Today in Baseball History, several notable feats: previous World Series experience: • In 2009, behind 7.0 strong innings from right-hander A.J. • Cleveland (2): Coco Crisp (2007 Red Sox); Mike Napoli (2011 Burnett, the New York Yankees defeated Pedro Martinez and Rangers and 2013 Red Sox). the Philadelphia Phillies, 3-1, to tie the World Series at one • Chicago (4): John Lackey (2002 Angels, 2013 Red Sox); Jon game apiece. The game is the first World Series game to ever Lester (2007 Red Sox, 2013 Red Sox); David Ross (2013 Red be played on October 29th. Sox); and Ben Zobrist (2008 Rays, 2015 Royals). • In 2014, the claimed their third World Series title in five years with a thrilling 3-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals in Game 7. World Series MVP Madison FALL CLASSIC IN BOTH LEAGUES Bumgarner tossed 5.0 scoreless innings of relief and allowed just one earned run over 21.0 innings pitched in the series. The quartet of Cubs players with World Series experience (Lackey, Lester, Ross and Zobrist) are the only players in the 2016 Fall Classic to appear on a World Series roster in both leagues, PROCEDURES TO ACCESS INDIANS PLAYERS POSTGAME bringing the all-time total to 171 players. has established a procedure for all media to follow in order to access members of the Cleveland Indians for WORLD SERIES REGULARS interviews following tonight’s Game 4 of the World Series. These procedures, which result from the space limitations of the visiting Entering this year's Fall Classic, 36 players all-time had clubhouse at Wrigley Field, were developed in consultation with the appeared in the World Series for at least three different teams. Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA). The 2016 World Series adds three more names to that list as Mike Napoli (2011 Rangers, 2013 Red Sox), John Lackey (2002 Fifteen minutes after the game’s final out, media should head down Angels, 2013 Red Sox) and Ben Zobrist (2008 Rays, 2015 Royals) to the entry point adjacent to Aisle 16 (near the Cubs’ on-deck add their names to the list. circle), where they will be allowed onto the field by security officials and may gather in front of the Indians’ on the first base side. Indians players will appear on the field in groups in ALL AROUND THE WORLD three different 10-minute periods. The teams combine for 14 foreign-born players. The 14 Media members are encouraged to approach this area only after players hail from the Dominican Republic (five – Michael the game has ended. These procedures will be followed whether Martinez, Jose Ramirez, Danny Salazar, Carlos Santana, ); the Indians win or lose Game 4. (three – Javier Baez, Francisco Lindor, Roberto Perez); (three - Willson Contreras, Miguel Montero, Hector Rondon); Cuba (two – , Jorge Soler); and Brazil (one TODAY'S PREGAME SCHEDULE – Yan Gomes). • Yan Gomes is the second player ever from Brazil to appear on 1:00 p.m. - Credential Distribution begins (Gate K across from fire a World Series roster, joining , who was on the house on Waveland Avenue) 2015 Kansas City Royals. 2:00 p.m. - Media Gate opens 3:45 p.m. - Cubs Game 5 pitcher Jon Lester in the Interview Room BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE 4:00 p.m. - Cubs manager Joe Maddon in the Interview Room Several players on each team’s roster have been drafted and/or 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. - Cubs batting practice developed by the club that they play for: 4:45 p.m. - Indians manager Terry Francona in the Interview Room CLEVELAND 5:00 p.m. - Indians Game 5 pitcher Trevor Bauer in the Interview Cody Allen - Drafted by CLE in the 23rd round in 2011 Room Lonnie Chisenhall - Drafted by CLE in the 1st round (29) in 2008 Jason Kipnis - Drafted by CLE in the 2nd round in 2009 5:05-6:05 p.m. - Indians batting practice Francisco Lindor - Drafted by CLE in the 1st round (8) in 2011 6:00 p.m. - Presentation of MLB's Relievers of the Year, Ryan Merritt - Drafted by CLE in the 16th round in 2011 Presented by The Hartford, featuring Commissioner Robert D. - Drafted by CLE in the 1st round (15) in 2012 Manfred, Jr., Mariano Rivera, , a rep of The Roberto Perez - Drafted by CLE in the 33rd round in 2008 Jose Ramirez - Signed by CLE as a free agent in 2009 Hartford and the winnners of the 2016 Rivera and Hoffman Awards. Danny Salazar - Signed by CLE as a free agent in 2006 6:56 p.m. - National Anthem (John Vincent) Josh Tomlin - Drafted by CLE in the 19th round in 2006 6:59 p.m. - ( & Fergie Jenkins) CHICAGO 7:08 p.m. - First Pitch of Game 4 of the 2016 World Series on FOX Jr. - Drafted by CHI in the 1st round (6) in 2012 Javier Baez - Drafted by CHI in the 1st round (9) in 2011 Kris Bryant - Drafted by CHI in the 1st round (2) in 2013 SATELLITE INFORMATION Willson Contreras - Signed by CHI as a free agent in 2009 Kyle Schwarber - Drafted by CHI in the 1st round (4) in 2014 Below are today’s satellite coordinates for the interview room Jorge Soler - Signed by CHI as a free agent in 2012 media availabilities: Pregame: RED SOX REVISITED 1630-1930 x15 ET Galaxy 13 C-Band TX 1 SLOT A This Fall Classic features several figures with ties to the DL 3706.5 V Boston Red Sox, including Cubs President, Baseball Operations Theo Technical Hotline: 203-965-6371 Epstein; Indians manager Terry Francona; Cubs pitchers Jon Lester and John Lackey; Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo; Cubs Postgame: David Ross; Indians first baseman Mike Napoli; Indians 2245-0045 x15 ET Coco Crisp; and Indians reliever Andrew Miller. Galaxy 13 C-Band TX 1 SLOT A DL 3706.5 V Technical Hotline: 203-965-6371 WORLD SERIES UMPIRES Parameters for all feeds: serves as the Crew Chief for the umpires in Bandwidth: 9 MHz the 2016 World Series, and this is his fifth World Series (1995, FEC: 3/4 2006, 2010, 2013). Hirschbeck is joined by (with number of World Compression: MPEG-4 4.2.0 Series appearances, including 2016) (first), Sam Aspect Ratio: 16x9 Holbrook (second), (first), (first), Format: HD 720p (first) and (sixth). Holbrook, who served Symbol Rate: 6.923 as the Replay Official for Games 1 and 2, joins the field crew for Data Rate: 15.0750 Game 3 and Vanover will be the Replay Official for the remainder of Modulation: DVB-S2 8PSK the series. Todd Tichenor will serve as the Replay Assistant to the Pilots: On Replay Official for the duration of the Fall Classic. Audio Mapping: Ch.1 PGM – Stereo Left Ch. 2 PGM – Stereo Right OFFICIAL SCORERS CREDENTIAL DISTRIBUTION SCHEDULE The official scorers for tonight's Game 4 of the Fall Classic at Wrigley Field will be Bob Rosenberg and Don Friske (regular In Chicago (Gate K across from firehouse on Waveland Avenue): Saturday, October 29th (Game 4) 1:00 p.m. through 1st inning season MLB official scorers in Chicago). Paul Sullivan, Chicago's th st chapter chairman of the BBWAA, will also serve as an honorary Sunday, October 30 (Game 5) 1:00 p.m. through 1 inning official scorer. In Cleveland (Main Box Office, Windows 12-14): Monday, October 31st (Workout Day) TBD Tuesday, November 1st (Game 6) 2:00 p.m. through 1st inning Wednesday, November 2nd (Game 7) 2:00 p.m. through 1st inning

Game 4 Pregame Notes - Saturday, October 29, 2016 CEREMONIAL & OFF-FIELD ACTIVITIES FOR GAME 4 LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS: Rounding out youth honorees is the team from Maine-Endwell, NY that won the Little GREG MADDUX AND FERGIE JENKINS TO THROW CEREMONI- League World Series Championship this past August. They were AL FIRST PITCHES: Greg Maddux, who began his Hall of Fame the first team from New York State to win the title since 1964. career with the Chicago Cubs, will join his fellow Cooperstown immortal Fergie Jenkins in throwing the ceremonial first pitches BASEBALL TOMORROW FUND PRESENTATION: Also part of of Game Four. Maddux is an eight-time MLB All-Star and four-time the pre-game presentations focusing on youth, the Baseball National League Award winner. Jenkins is a three-time MLB Tomorrow Fund will receive a $2.5 million donation from Major League All-Star and won the 1971 National League while Baseball, represented by Commissioner Manfred, and the with the Cubs. Major League Baseball Players Association, represented by MLBPA Executive Director Tony . The Baseball Tomorrow Fund NATIONAL ANTHEM PERFORMANCE: The U.S. National Anthem is a joint initiative between the Major League Baseball Players will be performed by Chicago native John Vincent. This season Association and Major League Baseball designed to promote the he’s sung the Anthem at more than a dozen Cubs games and is a growth of youth baseball and throughout the world by regular singer at Ditka’s restaurant downtown. He last performed awarding grants to support field renovation and construction the Anthem at the pennant clinching-Game 6 at Wrigley Field on projects, equipment and uniform purchases, coaches training Saturday, October 22nd. He has a regular show at the House of material and other selected program expenses. Since its formation Blues and has performed at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas (most by the MLBPA and MLB in 1999, BTF has awarded more than 800 recently in June 2016). Tonight’s Color Guard will be from the grants totaling more than $30 million to non-profit and tax-exempt Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center. organizations in the U.S., , Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, Africa and Asia. BTF also facilitates league-wide initiatives 7th INNING STRETCH: Chicago Cubs fan and star of Old School, including the collection and distribution of new and gently used Wedding Crashers and DodgeBall Vince Vaughn will sing “Take Me equipment to organizations in need as well as field maintenance Out To The Ballgame” from the Wrigley Field press box. education clinics. For more information, visit baseballtomorrow- fund.com and follow BTF on Facebook, and MLBlogs. “GOD BLESS AMERICA” PERFORMANCE: Singing “God Bless America” during pre-game ceremonies will be , GAME FOUR ‘PLAY BALL’ EVENT – MLB AND CUBS HOST 300 wife of the Cubs’ Ben Zobrist. KIDS AT CUBS FIELD: Approximately 300 kids from local youth baseball and softball programs participated in a ‘PLAY NOT HIS FIRST CUBS WORLD SERIES: Wrigley Field will have a BALL’ event at Kerry Wood Cubs Field, which featured activities very special guest in the ballpark tonight who was in attendance in that highlight the variety of fun, informal ways baseball and soft- one of the previous five World Series appearances by the Chicago ball can be played. These activities included: , run- Cubs. Retired Supreme Court Justice , 96, who ning bases, plastic bat & ball games, agility and more. Attending attended the 1929 Fall Classic, also will be in attendance. the event were Commissioner Manfred, Cubs Chairman Tom Rick- etts, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Cubs Legends (Fergie Jenkins, RELIEVER OF THE YEAR AWARD RECIPIENTS ANNOUNCED Kerry Wood and Matt Clement). Additionally, 2016 Roberto Clem- TONIGHT: The Reliever of the Year Awards, presented by the ente Award winner Curtis Granderson was on-hand to interact Hartford, will be announced in a press conference prior to with the kids and talk to the parents about positive reinforcement Game Four. The American and National League Reliever of the in sports. Members of USA Baseball and USA Softball were on- Year Awards are named after MLB greats Mariano Rivera and hand to serve as event volunteers alongside members of Chicago’s Trevor Hoffman, who will participate in the press conference with Lakeview High School baseball team and players from the RBI pro- Baseball Commissioner Robert D. Manfred, Jr. There will also be an gram, MLB Youth Academies and Little League World Series. Ad- on-field ceremony during pre-game with Rivera, Hoffman and Chief ditionally, the Positive Coaching Alliance ran a “parent station” to Baseball Officer Joe Torre. provide more information about youth involvement in baseball and softball. The PLAY BALL initiative is supported by MLB sponsors IN-GAME SU2C MOMENT: MLB and Stand Up To Cancer will conduct Chevrolet and Scotts. a special in-game moment at Wrigley Field with players, umpires, coaches and fans, as they all hold up placards with the names of GAME BALL DELIVERY: Eve Houser, 18, from the Dr. King Club of loved ones affected by the disease. The moment, which will take Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago, will deliver the official game ball to place after the 5th inning and will air LIVE on FOX. the mound with a Cubs Legend. Houser is a senior at Northside College Prep. MAKE-A-WISH: MLB and the Cubs will host two young fans from the Make-A-Wish Foundation whose wishes were to attend the World Series – Alec ‘AJ’ Smallwood, 17, from Flowery Branch, GA, BASES CODED WINNERS ANNOUNCED and Ted Shapiro, 19, from Northbrook, IL, who are both battling life-threatening illnesses. Both will stand on the field with players Over the past 24 hours four developer teams competed in during the in-game Stand Up To Cancer moment. downtown Chicago in the 2016 MLB Advanced Media Bases Coded • Alec’s personal bio: Alec, or “AJ” as he likes to be called, (MLBAM) Technology Challenge presented by New Relic. The four is a 17-year-old from Flowery Branch, GA. He loves the teams were selected from dozens of entrants to get to this week's outdoors, whether it’s riding four-wheelers, playing baseball, final competition, and using MLBAM’s private data and APIs the or hanging out around a bonfire with friends and family. It’s AJ’s developer teams competed in a fun hackathon to build a new dream to watch the very best baseball players compete for a consumer baseball application from the ground up. Bless You championship and take home some memorabilia to Boys, with members Paul Glenn and Patrick Whelan, won with their immortalize the event. His favorite team is the . app, You Got Robbed, a Twitter bot and companion web app which • Ted’s personal bio: Ted is a huge Chicago Cubs fan. He was tells fans how likely a play was that just occurred using live game diagnosed with Osteosarcoma his senior year of high school Statcast data. Paul and Patrick won tickets to Game Four and will and went through chemotherapy and was recently found to be recognized on-field prior to the start of tonight's game. be in remission. He attends Indiana University and started his own nonprofit organization to benefit pediatric cancer re- search called TedStrong. OFFICIAL SOUVENIR PROGRAM MASTERCARD DONATION PRESENTATION TO SU2C: During This year’s World Series matchup between the Chicago Cubs and pre-game ceremonies, Mastercard executives will present a Cleveland Indians features two teams with title-starved fan bases. $4.25 million donation to SU2C, which was raised through its 2016 The Major League Baseball Official World Series Program is one of “Priceless Causes” campaign. Over the past seven years, the the event’s hottest souvenirs, as it hasn't been available in either Mastercard program has raised more than $35 million for critical market since 1997. cancer research. This fall's edition features three distinct covers. The national MEMBERS FROM THREE MLB YOUTH ACADEMIES TO ATTEND version showcases reigning NL Rookie of the Year Kris Bryant and GAME FOUR: Six members of the MLB Youth Academies from Indians All-Star Jason Kipnis. Postseason pitcher extraordinaire around the country also will be recognized during pre-game Andrew Miller graces the Cleveland cover, while Wrigley Field’s ceremonies. The members are their respective Academy’s “Youth iconic marquee and ivy shine on the Chicago version. of the Year,” and they include, Jaylin Cannon, 14, from the MLB Youth Academy in Compton, California; Reginald Singleton, 17, The World Series Program is unmatched when it comes to quality from the New Orleans MLB Youth Academy; Dante Carrington, 14, event publications, and is filled with exclusive feature stories from from the MLB Youth Academy; Savannah Taylor, 18, many of MLB.com's best writers, including: from P&G Cincinnati MLB Youth Academy; Blue Ari Woods, 9, from • An exclusive Q&A with NL MVP candidate Kris Bryant. the Nationals Youth Baseball Academy in Washington, D.C.; and • An analysis of MLB's dynamic young , highlighted by Kadriah Williams, 16, from the Philadelphia Phillies MLB Youth Francisco Lindor and Addison Russell. Academy. MLB’s Youth Academies aim to set the standard for • A peer-driven poll of 2016's "Most Dominant Players," among mentorship and development in underserved communities through them and Aroldis Chapman. professional-level baseball and softball instruction, education • The best World Series to have taken place in years ending in a "6". assistance and career development programs – all while serving • The greatest hits in World Series history. as positive members of their respective communities. Since their inception, the cost-free, year-round Academies have seen more The World Series Program contains more than 250 pages, than 500 players to on to play on the collegiate level, more than 100 complete with seven scorecards for fans to keep score, as well as players drafted by MLB clubs, and many more establish non-play- entire sections dedicated to the Cubs and Indians. ing careers. Fans can buy their copy in and around the ballpark, and at all major 2016 RBI WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS RECOGNIZED: Several retailers where licensed products are sold, including Wrigleyville members from each championship team of the 2016 RBI World Sports, Sports World and Discount Drug Mart, as well as online at Series will be recognized during pre-game ceremonies. Teams MLBShop.com. include Arizona RBI (senior baseball division out of Phoenix), Santo Domingo RBI (softball division out of the Dominican Fans also can also find many features from the Official World Republic) and Chicago White Sox RBI (junior baseball division). The Series Program on MLB.com. For more information, please championships for Arizona RBI and Chicago White Sox RBI were the contact Matt Bourne at (212) 931-7882. first RBI World Series title for each respective city.

Game 4 Pregame Notes - Saturday, October 29, 2016