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THE 112TH WORLD INDIANS VS. CUBS TUESDAY, 25, 2016 , CLEVELAND, POSTGAME NOTES 6, 0 (CLEVELAND LEADS 1-0) First Pitch: 8:10 p.m. Gametime Temperature: 50 degrees Tonight's Attendance: 38,091 Time of Game: 3:37 PITCHING LINES CHICAGO IP H R ER BB-I SO HR WP BF Pitches/Strikes (L) 5.2 6 3 3 3-0 7 1 0 26 97/57 0.2 0 0 0 0-0 1 0 0 2 6/5 0.1 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 1 8/5 1.0 2 2 2 1-0 1 0 0 6 22/11 Hector Rondon 0.1 2 1 1 0-0 0 1 0 3 13/8 CLEVELAND IP H R ER BB-I SO HR WP BF Pitches/Strikes (W) 6.0 4 0 0 0-0 9 0 0 22 88/59 2.0 2 0 0 2-0 3 0 0 10 46/26 1.0 1 0 0 0-0 3 0 0 4 17/11 FIRST GAME WINNERS TIED AT 1-1 • The winner of game of the has gone Of the 57 times that a World Series has been tied, 1-1, the on to win the Fall Classic 70 times (63.1%). That has been winner of Game 2 has gone on to capture the Series on 29 the case in 12 of the last 13 and 17 of the last 19 World occasions (50.9%). However, that has been the case on just two Series beginning 1997, with 2002 ( defeating of 10 occasions since 1993, those being Anaheim in 2002 and New Anaheim) and 2009 ( defeating New York) the lone York in 2009. The 1993 Phillies, 1997 Indians, 2003 Yankees, 2006 exceptions. It has also occurred in 19 of the last 22 and Tigers, 2008 Rays, 2011 Rangers, 2013 Cardinals and 2014 Royals 24 of the last 28 Series. In addition to San Francisco and all won Game 2 to square the Fall Classic, but went on to lose the Philadelphia, the only other exceptions in the last 27 Fall Series. Classics were both by , first game winners versus in 1992 and New York in 1996, but losers of each Series in six games. DYNAMIC DUO • In 19 of the last 30 Series beginning in 1985, the winner of Game 1 of the World Series has also won Game 2, the • Jose Ramirez (24.038) and (22.346) exceptions being 1992 (Toronto over Atlanta), 1993 became third pair of teammates under the age of 25 (Philadelphia over Toronto), 1997 (Cleveland over ), to each collect at least three hits in the same World 2002 (Anaheim over San Francisco), 2003 (New York over Series contest, joining Washington's (23.357) Florida), 2006 ( over St. Louis), 2008 (Tampa Bay and (23.349) in Game 4 of the 1924 World over Philadelphia), 2009 (New York over Philadelphia), 2011 Series, and 's (24.071) and Jacoby (Texas over St. Louis), 2013 (St. Louis over Boston) and 2014 Ellsbury (24.046) in Game 3 of the 2007 Fall Classic. (Kansas City over San Francisco). • It marked the third time in franchise history that two Indians batters had three- games in the World Series, joining Matt Williams and Sandy Alomar Jr. (1997 Game 4), and GAME 1 RESULTS and (1995 Game 3). • Lindor became the youngest Indians batter to ever have three • The Indians improved to 8-11 in Game 1 of a Postseason hits in a World Series game. The previous youngest player was series, including 2-4 in World Series play. The Cubs fell to (25.149) in Game 6 of the . 3-7-1 in Game 1 of the Fall Classic and 7-14-1 in Game 1 of all • Lindor also became the youngest player to have three hits in Postseason series. a World Series game since Florida’s Edgar Renteria (21.080) • Cleveland is 3-0 in Game 1s this year, while Chicago is 2-1. did so in Game 7 of the against Cleveland. • With his third hit in the seventh , Francisco became the third player age 22-or-younger in World Series history to TEAMS IN THE OPENER record at least three hits in his first career World Series game, joining 's Jimmy Sebring (21, 1903 Game 1, • Cleveland's victory last night marked the sixth time in the three hits) and (22, 1934 Game 1, four hits) of last seven years that a home team has won the World Series the Cardinals. opener. • The Indians are the 64th home team to win a World Series opener overall. Of the previous 63 Game 1 home winners, 36 (57.1%) have also won Game 2, including nine of the last 11 KKKKKKKKKLUBER (2011 Cardinals, 2013 Sox the exceptions). Of the 36 to • Kluber became the third in Indians history (fourth also win Game 2, 29 (80.6%) have emerged as World Series time overall) to toss at least 6.0 scoreless in a World Champions. Series start. The others include Duster Mails (Games 3 and 6 • Of the previous 63 Game 1 home winners, 43 (68.3%) have in 1920), (Game 7 in 1920) and gone on to with the Series, including each of the last 13, 18 of (Game 3 in 1948). the last 19 and 22 of the last 27, with the exceptions in that • Kluber became the sixth pitcher ever to hurl at least 6.0 time being the 1975 Red Sox, 1978 Dodgers, 1979 Orioles, scoreless innings with at least nine in his first 1981 Yankees and 1992 Braves. World Series start. The others to do so were Boston's (1903 Game 2), Philadelphia's (1905 Game 2), of the White Sox (1906 Game 3), TAKING A 2-0 LEAD 's (1919 Game 5) and Baltimore's Moe Fifty-four teams have jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the World Series, Drabowksy (1966 Game 1). with 43 of those going on to win the championship (79.6%). A team • Corey became the third pitcher in World Series history to jumping out to a 2-0 lead has gone on to win the series in each record at least nine strikeouts without allowing a in Game of the last 10 occurrences (Yankees in 1998-99-2000; Arizona in 1 of the World Series, joining Hall of Famer of the 2001; Boston in 2004 and 2007; Chicago in 2005; San Francisco Cardinals (1968) and of the in 2010 and 2012; and Kansas City in 2015) and 16 of the last 17 (1948). times, with the lone exception being Atlanta in 1996. The Braves • Kluber is the first pitcher to earn a win in the All-Star Game won the first two contests at but lost the next and the World Series in the same year since Boston's Josh four games. Beckett did so in 2007.

Game 1 Postgame Notes - Tuesday, October 25, 2016 ROBERTO PEREZ ANDREW MILLER • Indians Roberto Perez went 2-for-4 tonight with two • With 2.0 scoreless innings tonight, Andrew Miller has now home runs and four RBI, becoming the first Indians player in tossed 13.2 scoreless innings this Postseason with four World Series history with two home runs in a game. walks and 24 strikeouts, while holding opposing hitters to a • He tied the franchise record for RBI in a World Series game .152 batting average. with four (Sandy Alomar Jr. 1997 Game 5 and Elmer Smith • Tonight was Miller’s longest relief outing (in terms of pitches) 1920 Game 5). since August 4, 2011, when he threw 71 pitches with the Red • He joined (1995 ALCS Game 2 and 1998 ALDS Sox in 2.2 innings of relief against the Indians. Game 3) and (1998 ALCS Game 3 and 1999 ALDS Game 5) as the only Indians with multi-homer games in the Postseason. ZO JOINS • Perez became the first player ever to hit two home runs batting from the ninth spot in the batting order in a World collected three hits in tonight's game, his second Series game. career three-hit game in the World Series. Zobrist also • Roberto was the fifth catcher to record a multi-homer game in recorded three hits in Game 1 of last year's Fall Classic for Kansas the Fall Classic, joining Hall of Famer of the Yankees City. Zobrist became the second player to have three hits in the (1956 Game 7); Oakland's (1972 Game 1); Hall of opening game of back-to-back World Series. The other was Hall of Famer of the (1976 Game 4); and Hall of Famer , who had three hits for the New York Yankees in Famer of the Mets (1986 Game 4). both 1927 and 1928. • Perez became the first Puerto Rican-born player to record a multi-homer game in the Fall Classic. • Tito is the only in Major League history to win each of his first nine World Series games. • Tonight's 6-0 shutout by the Indians was the 17th Game 1 • His nine straight World Series wins is the third-longest shutout in World Series history, and the first since Cincinnati by a manager, trailing only (14) and defeated Oakland, 7-0, in Game 1 of the 1990 Fall Classic. Joe McCarthy (10). • It marked the fourth World Series shutout in Indians history, • Francona is 36-19 (.655) all-time in Postseason play, the joining Game 6 in 1920 (1-0 over ), Game 7 in 1920 highest win percentage by any manager with at least 50 (3-0 over Brooklyn) and Game 3 in 1948 (2-0 over Boston). Postseason games managed. Tito's 36 Postseason wins • The Indians now have four this Postseason, the most are seventh-most in Major League history, trailing Torre for the Indians in any Postseason. The four shutouts tie (84-58, .592); (70-58, .547); (67-69, the Major League record for any team in a single Postseason, .493); (44-33, .571); (44-40, .524); joining the 2012 Giants, 2010 Giants, 1998 Yankees and 1905 and (37-26, .587). Giants. • Each of the last two teams to throw a Game 1 shutout in the World Series have gone on to take the title (1990 Reds, 1989 Athletics). The Fall Classic had opened with a shutout 16 times prior to tonight, and the team throwing the shutout has gone on to win seven of those series and lose nine of those series.

STINGY STAFF • The Indians fanned 15 batters tonight, marking their 10th consecutive Postseason game with at least eight strikeouts (dating back to the 2013 AL Game). The streak is the second-longest in Postseason history, behind only an 11-game streak by the Dodgers from Game 4 of the 2014 NLDS through Game 5 of the 2016 NLDS. • The 15 strikeouts were tied for the second-most in a nine-inning World Series game. The Cardinals had a record 17 strikeouts in Game 1 of the against Detroit; the Cardinals recorded 15 in Game 5 of the against Kansas City; and the Dodgers had 15 in Game 1 of the 1963 Fall Classic against the Yankees. • Cleveland's 15 strikeouts tonight set a franchise record for most strikeouts in a nine-inning Postseason game. The previous record was 14, set in Game 1 of this year’s ALDS vs. Boston. • The Indians staff improved to 8-1 in the Postseason with a 1.58 ERA (14 earned runs in 80.0 ) with 21 walks and 96 strikeouts.

Game 1 Postgame Notes - Tuesday, October 25, 2016