2017 OFFICIAL GAME INFORMATION LEVELAND INDIANS CLEVELAND INDIANS (1-0) at TEXAS RANGERS (0-1) RHP Carlos Carrasco (0-0, ---) vs. LHP Martin Perez (0-0, ---) Game #2/Road #2 » Tuesday, April 4, 2017 » Globe Life Park » 8:05 p.m. (ET) » SportsTime Ohio, WTAM/IRN IT’S A ROCKIN’ LITTLE RECORD | TRIBE TRIUMPHS IN OPENER BROTHERS IN ARMS | BUILDING ON 2016 indians at a glance » Celebrating the commencement of the franchise’s 117th season » The Cleveland Indians clinched their eighth A.L. Central title in 2016 (1901-2017), Cleveland plated the final 7 runs of the contest to erase a - most by any team in the division - and treated Northeast Ohio to an ex- vs. AL: Central West East 4-run deficit and earn a come-from-behind, 8-5 Opening Day victory over citing month of Postseason baseball before falling to the Chicago Cubs 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 the Texas Rangers on Monday night at Globe Life Park. in an historic Game 7 of the World Series. vs. NL: Central West East 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 » Texas jumped on COREY KLUBER to grab a 5-1 lead after 3 innings » A total of 21 of 25 players from Cleveland’s World Series roster have In Series: Home Road Total thanks to a pair of home runs by (solo/3-run) and one returned to the organization in 2017 (exceptions: , Rougned Odor Coco Crisp Rajai Overall 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 more by Carlos Gomez (solo); Kluber battled through blister discomfort Davis, Jeff Manship, Mike Napoli). Openers 0-0 1-0 1-0 and went on to retire the next 10 straight (following 2nd Odor HR) and » Cleveland sets out on 2017 looking to make back-to-back Postseason Finales 0-0 0-0 0-0 11 of the final 12 batters he faced to finish his start with 3.0 scoreless appearances for the first time since doing so in 5 straight campaigns Rubber 0-0 0-0 0-0 frames...Tribe’s bullpen took over in the 7th, as DAN OTERO, BOONE from 1995-99. Lead after: Home Road Total LOGAN, ANDREW MILLER (W, 1-0) & CODY ALLEN (SV, 1) combined 6 inn. 0-0 0-0 0-0 for 6 K’s across 3.0 scoreless relief innings. ROLLIN’ STONE | A.L.’s BEST RECORD SINCE 2013 7 inn. 0-0 0-0 0-0 » The Indians rally was bolstered by a pair of big home runs - a 2-run » Cleveland entered the 2017 campaign with the American 8 inn. 0-0 0-0 0-0 shot by JOSE RAMIREZ in the 4th to pull the Tribe to within 5-3 & then League’s best record since 2013 after going a combined 352-294 Trail after: Home Road Total a game-tying solo blast in the 8th by EDWIN ENCARNACION in his (.545) over four consecutive winning seasons, also the 5th-best re- 6 inn. 0-0 1-0 1-0 Cleveland debut...lead-off man CARLOS SANTANA reached safely in cord by any team in the Majors over that span. 7 inn. 0-0 1-0 1-0 3 of his 5 PA’s, doubling twice with a walk and one RBI; Santana’s first » The Indians joined the Yankees as one of only two AL teams to finish 8 inn. 0-0 0-0 0-0 Tied after: Home Road Total double was career No. 200... doubled (1st MLB hit) and above .500 in each of the last four seasons, one of five teams in the YANDY DIAZ 6 inn. 0-0 0-0 0-0 scored on a wild pitch in the 7th...FRANCISCO LINDOR, ABE ALMON- Majors to do so along with the Dodgers, Cardinals & Nationals. 7 inn. 0-0 0-0 0-0 TE & MICHAEL BRANTLEY also drove in runs. 8 inn. 0-0 1-0 1-0 HOOCHIE COOCHIE MAN | TITO’S FIFTH SEASON Decided... Home Road Total MAKING MOVIES | COMEBACK KIDS » After being named A.L. Manager of the Year for the second time in 7th-or-later 0-0 1-0 1-0 » The Indians dug themselves out of a 5-1 hole to earn last night’s 2016 (also 2013), TERRY FRANCONA began his 17th season as a Ma- Final AB 0-0 1-0 1-0 Opening Day victory in Arlington...according to Elias, it signaled just the jor League manager last night, compiling a record of 1381-1209 (.533) Extra-Innings 0-0 0-0 0-0 fourth time in Cleveland history for the club to overcome a deficit of at for Philadelphia (1997-2000), Boston (2004-11) & Cleveland (2013-16) One-run G’s 0-0 0-0 0-0 least 4 runs to win on Opening Day, the others coming in 1910, 1925 & over the previous 16 campaigns...his 1381 wins were 5th-most among Walk-offs 0 0 0-0 1998 - all on the road: active managers...owns 12 consecutive winning seasons, incl. 4 straight vs. RH starter 0-0 1-0 1-0 with Tribe...Francona’s teams are now 9-8 all-time on Opening Day: vs. LH starter 0-0 0-0 0-0 CLEVELAND OPENING DAY VICTORIES AFTER Phillies (2-2), Red Sox (4-4), Indians (3-2), as he has now been victori- tribe by the numbers OVERCOMING DEFICIT OF 4+ RUNS, ALL-TIME (1901-2017) ous in 6 of 9 & 7 of his last 11. Year/Opp Deficit Final Score » Last year’s entire coaching staff returns for 2017, collectively bringing Overall Record ................................. 1-0 1910 at Detroit 4 (0-4) 9-7 more than 200 years of experience in professional baseball. Standing in AL Central ....................T1st 1925 at St. Louis-AL 4 (9-13) 21-14 Days in 1st (2-3-4-5) .............1 (0-0-0-0) 1998 at Seattle 6 (3-9) 10-9 WHAT A TIME WE’LL HAVE ON GREENVILLE AVE... Largest 1st-place Lead......................n/a 2017 at Texas 4 (1-5) 8-5 » Cleveland went just 2-5 against Texas in 2016 (1-3 in Arlington), snap- Largest 1st-place Deficit....................n/a ping a streak of 3 straight seasons to finish .500-or-better against the Most G Above .500.......... +1, 1-0 on 4/3 Most G Below .500 ............................n/a SULTANS OF SWING | HOME RUNS PLAY BIG ROLE IN WIN Rangers (Tribe won 14 of 19 meetings from 2013-15). Times at .500 ....................................n/a » With shots by Ramirez & Encarnacion, Cleveland ended a three-year » The Indians are 48-60 (.444) all-time here at Globe Life Park (1994- Current Streak .................................. W1 home run drought on Opening Day, as Ramirez became the first to go 2016), but have won 10 of the last 16 meetings here dating back to Road Trip.......................................... 1-0 deep in a lid-lifter since Asdrubal Cabrera in 2013...was first multi-HR late 2012. Following a Win ................................ 0-0 game by the club on Opening Day since 2011 (2, Hannahan/Santana). » Over the last 4 seasons since 2013, the Indians have posted an A.L.- Following a Loss .............................. 0-0 » Ramirez (24 yrs 198 days) became the youngest Indians player to best 80-54 (.597) record against teams from the A.L. West Division. Last 5 games.................................... 1-0 homer on Opening Day since Manny Ramirez (22.332) on April 27, Last 10 games.................................. 1-0 1995 at Texas. LOVE OVER GOLD | CONTRACT EXTENSIONS Last 15 games.................................. 1-0 » Encarnacion became the first player to homer in his Cleveland debut » The Cleveland Indians announced a pair of noteworthy contract ex- Last 20 games.................................. 1-0 on Opening Day since Jack Hannahan on April 1, 2011 vs. Chicago-AL. tensions over the past week...on March 28, the club signed INF JOSE Longest ‘W’ Streak ...............................1 RAMIREZ to a five-year contract with club options for the 2022 & 2023 Longest ‘L’ Streak .................................0 XXX | MORE ON OPENING DAY seasons...on April 2, the club signed C ROBERTO PEREZ to a four- Come-from-Behind Wins ......................1 Losses After Holding Lead ...................0 » Cleveland improved to 38-34 (.528) all-time in Opening Day year contract with club options for the 2021 & 2022 seasons...both play- Team Saves ................... 1-for-1 (100%) games played on the road...the Indians have played the club’s first ers have spent their entire careers with the Cleveland organization. Record Before All-Star Break ........... 1-0 regular season game in the City of Cleveland just 7 times in the 24-year » The agreements with Perez & Ramirez follow similar extensions Record After All-Star Break .............. 0-0 history of Progressive Field (1994-2017). reached in recent years with Brantley (thru ‘17; club option ‘18), Home Record ................................... 0-0 » Last night marked the sixth time for Cleveland & Texas to meet on Carrasco (thru ‘18; club options ‘19-20), Gomes (thru ‘19; club options Road Record .................................... 1-0 Opening Day since the Rangers relocated to Arlington, as the two teams ‘20-21), Kipnis (thru ‘19; club option ‘20), Kluber (thru ‘19; club options Day Games ...................................... 0-0 have now split those 6 meetings equally (3-3) while alternating wins & ‘20-21) Santana (thru ‘17) & Tomlin (thru ‘17; club option ‘18). Night Games .................................... 1-0 losses since Texas took the first tilt in 1982...the winning team has vs. RH starters ................................. 1-0 scored at least 8 runs in 5 of the 6 meetings. AIN’T WASTIN’ TIME NO MORE | SPRING TRAINING WRAP vs. LH starters .................................. 0-0 » Cleveland’s 12 combined K’s were most by a Tribe pitching staff in » Cleveland wrapped up 2017 Cactus League play on Friday in Phoe- vs.