LEVELAND INDIANS 2012 SPRING TRAINING GAME INFORMATION CLEVELAND INDIANS (6-21-3) vs. COLORADO ROCKIES (16-12-1) RHP Ubaldo Jimenez (1-4, 6.27) vs. RHP Jeremy Guthrie (0-1, 3.57) Spring Game #31/Road #16 » Sun., April 1, 2012 » Salt River Fields » 1:10 p.m. (MST) » WTAM/IRN/webcast THREE TO PLAY: The Indians have 3 games remaining on the club’s spring exhibition schedule, including 2 in Cactus League play...the Tribe will play their DAYS LEFT UNTIL OPENING DAY final Arizona road game today at Talking Stick in Scottsdale and then close out the Cactus League schedule at home in Goodyear on Monday for an early April 5, 2012 vs. Toronto Blue Jays 12:05PM MST tilt vs. Cincinnati...club will fly to Zebulon, NC immediately fol- 4 Progressive Field lowing Monday’s contest to play an exhibition against the Carolina Mudcats, Cleveland’s new High-A affiliate. INDIANS RECENT SPRING RECORDS 2012 BASEBALL AMERICA WEDNESDAY WORKOUT: The Indians will hold a team workout and media Year W-L-T AVG ERA CLEVELAND INDIANS availability on Wednesday at Progressive Field in Cleveland...the Indians club- 2012 6-21-3 .242 5.41 TOP 10 PROSPECTS 2011 15-14-2 .274 5.19 1. Francisco Lindor, SS house will be open from 1:00-1:50PM ET...Manager Manny Acta will be avail- 2010 19-9-3 .289 3.96 2. Dillon Howard, RHP able in the Indians third base dugout at 2:20PM...the Indians will work out from 2009 12-20-3 .279 6.00 3. Nick Hagadone, LHP 2:30-3:30. 2008 15-14-0 .285 4.61 4. Chen-Chang Lee, RHP 2007 16-14-1 .260 3.67 5. Luigi Rodriguez, OF THIS AND THAT: Cleveland is 6-21-3 this spring, last in the Cactus League 2006 20-12-1 .286 4.79 6. Zach McAllister, RHP standings...club has lost a spring-high 10 straight with most recent win on 2005 16-13-1 .299 4.98 7. Tony Wolters, SS March 22 at San Diego...the Tribe has won consecutive games once this spring 2004 18-14-0 .293 4.83 8. Austin Adams, RHP (March 6-7)...club is 4-10-1 at home, 2-11-2 on the road and 4-12-2 overall at 2003 19-11-0 .311 4.13 9. Scott Barnes, LHP Goodyear Ballpark, which includes 3 games vs. Cincinnati classified as road 2002 15-17-0 .273 4.89 10. Zach Putnam, RHP affairs. 2001 13-13-3 .264 4.78 Cleveland team highs...SHIN-SOO CHOO leads the Tribe with 10 walks, T7th TODAY’S AVAILABLE PITCHERS in the Cactus League, and ranks among team leaders with 14 hits (3rd), 24 total CLEVELAND INDIANS COLORADO ROCKIES bases (4th) and 2 homers (T4th)...JASON KIPNIS leads the Tribe with 16 hits, 30 Ubaldo Jimenez RHP 15 Jeremy Guthrie RHP batting .333 (8-24) over his last 8 games...JOSE LOPEZ is batting .313 (15-48) 53 Rafael Perez LHP 34 Matt Belisle RHP in 21 games and ranks among team leaders in hits (2nd, 15), total bases (T2nd, 30 Josh Roenicke RHP 25), RBI (T2nd, 10), runs (T3rd, 6 Alex White RHP 7) and HR (T4th, 2)...CARLOS DRESSING FOR CLEVELAND TODAY SANTANA has a team-best 10 FROM MINOR LEAGUE CAMP LIKE A ROCK: The Indians travel to Scottsdale to play the back-half of a home- runs and ranks among Tribe and-home series against the Colorado Rockies as the clubs will be playing for RHP Dale Dickerson (#84, page 279 of MG) leaders in home runs (2nd, 4), RHP Jose Flores (#86, page 282 of MG) the 2nd time in 4 days...the Rox won a 6-3 decision on Thursday at Goodyear total bases (T2nd, 25) and RBI Ballpark against a Cleveland split squad...Colorado holds a 5-3 edge since OF Chad Huffman (#72, page 140 of MG) (T2nd, 10)...JASON DONALD INF Beau Mills (#89, page 295 of MG) Cleveland joined the Cactus League in 2009...Rockies also have a 10-8 advan- is tied for the team lead with 4 LHP J.D. Reichenbach (#87, page 301) tage in regular season Interleague Play all-time. doubles (also Brantley, Choo, INF Ryan Rohlinger (#92, page 303) Kipnis, Lopez). YESTERDAY’S RECAP: The Indians fell to the Rangers 7-4 last night at Good- year Ballpark in front of 5,720...Cleveland plated single runs in each of the PITCHING NOTES: The Cleveland staff has posted a 4.89 mark (95 ER/175.0 club’s first 2 at-bats onMICHAEL BRANTLEY’s lead-off homer in the first and a IP) over the last 20 games to lower spring ERA from 6.49 to 5.41, 14th in the bases-loaded walk by LOU MARSON in the second, while the Rangers’ DAVID Cactus League ahead of Arizona (5.53)...opponents batting .293 (201-687) MURPHY drove in a pair of runs with his first of 2 doubles in the second...with over last 20 games to fall from .339 to .309, collecting 10+ hits in 7 of the last the scored tied at 2-2, Texas combined to score 4 runs over the next 2 innings 9 and 21 of 30 games overall...Indians hurlers have registered 197 strikeouts to build a 6-2 advantage on home runs by IAN KINSLER (solo, third inning) (6.8 K’s-per-9.0 IP)...starters are 4-16 with a 6.12 ERA (70 ER/103.0 IP) and and MITCH MORELAND (2-run, fourth inning), as well as an RBI-single from .326 (140-429) opponents’ avg., while relievers are 2-5, 4.96 (87 ER/158.0 IP) YORVIT TORREALBA (fourth inning)...JASON KIPNIS led off the fourth inning and .297 (189-636) opponents’ avg...relief corps 3 for 5 in save opportunities... with a solo homer and added an RBI-groundout in the eighth JOSE LOPEZ JEANMAR GOMEZ has a 1.37 ERA, surrendering just 3 runs over 19.2 innings to round out the Indians scoring for the evening...CHRIS PEREZ and VINNIE in 6 spring appearances (3 starts)...leads staff with 14 K’s...began the spring PESTANO both chipped in scoreless frames, while JAIRO ASENCIO tossed a with 13.0 consecutive scoreless IP...opponents batting just .188 (13-69)...Go- pair of shutout innings in his Cleveland debut. mez also tossed 1.0 scoreless inning in the club’s March 1 intrasquad game... JOSH TOMLIN paces the staff with 22.2 IP this spring..VINNIE PESTANO has BATTING NOTES: The Indians are hitting .228 (122-534) over the last 16 a 1.74 ERA (2 ER/10.1 IP) over 10 relief appearances this spring with oppo- games to fall from .257 to .242, 12th in the A.L. and last in the Cactus League... nents going 8-for-38 (.211)...Pestano is tied with Wheeler/Smith for staff lead Cleveland has 10+ hits in 3 of the club’s last 16 games (2-14) and in 8 of 30 in games pitched...JOE SMITH has held opponents scoreless in 6 of his last overall...offense hitting .177 (25-141) w/ RISP the last 16 games to fall from 7 appearances (7.1 IP), opponents going just 5-for-22 (.227) with 7 K’s in that .264 to .219, lowest since March 11 (.202)...Cleveland has homered in 15 of span...JAIRO ASENCIO tossed 2.0 scoreless frames in his Indians debut on 30 contests for a total of 23 home runs hit by 10 different players...club’s sin- Saturday night (2 H, 2 K’s). gle-game high this spring is 3 HR, done twice on March 7 at ARI and March 29 vs. COL (6 multi-HR games this spring overall)...Cleveland has 7 HR last INJURY NEWS: JEANMAR GOMEZ (day-to-day) left his start Friday with a 4 games after homering just once over previous 6 games...Tribe is 14-for-25 mild right hip strain...injury occurred as Gomez stretched to receive a throw at in steal attempts (56.0%)... has reached safely in 11 of his 14 LOU MARSON first base while successfully completing the back end of a DP...DEREK LOWE games this spring for a .459 OBP...he also ranks 2nd on the team with 9 walks... exited his start on Thursday vs. Colorado after 3.0 innings for precautionary SHELLEY DUNCAN ranks T4th in the Cactus League with 5 home runs behind reasons with mid-back tightness, but is expected to make his scheduled start the Cubs’ Alfonso Soriano (6), the Angels’ Albert Pujols (6) and the Brewers’ on Tuesday in Zebulon, NC...LHP DAVID HUFF left his start Thursday at Ari- Mat Gamel...Duncan also ranks T6th on the AZ circuit with 15 RBI...both are zona with a mild right hamstring strain that occurred during a fielding play in the MEDIA INFORMATION: The Indians clubhouse is open to members of first inning...is likely to begin the season on the DL...OF GRADY SIZEMORE the media with proper credentials from 8:00AM-9:05AM and again from underwent a micro discectomy, a minimally invasive lower back procedure, on 11:15AM-12:30PM on game days…The clubhouse may be closed at cer- March 1 in Miami, Florida...the operation was performed by Dr. Barth Green of tain times for team meetings, etc…For all games played at Goodyear the University of Miami School of Medicine and recovery for such a procedure is Ballpark, a shuttle will take media members from the Indians Player De- typically 8-12 weeks...Sizemore sustained the injury while doing rehab work in velopment Complex to Goodyear Ballpark at NOON…The media dining early February for arthroscopic left knee surgery performed on Oct.