2018 OFFICIAL GAME INFORMATION LEVELAND INDIANS DETROIT TIGERS (4-7) at CLEVELAND INDIANS (7-5) RHP Michael Fulmer (1-1, 0.68) vs. RHP Trevor Bauer (0-1, 2.08) Game #13/Home #7 » Thursday, April 12, 2018 » Progressive Field » 6:10 p.m. (ET) » SportsTime Ohio, WTAM/WMMS/IRN YESTERDAY’S RECAP TIGER BY THE TAIL indians at a glance » The Indians extended their season-long winning streak to four » The Indians and Tigers conclude the first of six scheduled series games as they beat the Tigers 5-1 at Progressive Field...the Tribe between the clubs tonight, including a 10-game slate at Progres- vs. AL: Central West East 7-5 5-1 2-4 0-0 maintained its share of the A.L. Central lead with Minnesota and sive Field. vs. NL: Central West East improved to 5-1 on this opening 10-game homestand. » During the 2017 campaign, the Indians posted a 13-6 record 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 » Cleveland received a dominant start from CARLOS CARRAS- against Detroit, winning the season series for a second consecu- In Series: Home Road Total CO, who allowed just one run on three hits in his first complete tive year (first time doing so since 2007-08). Overall 2-0-0 0-2-0 2-2-0 game of the season...Carrasco struck out six batters and faced just » Since the start of 2016, the Tribe has gone 30-10 against the Openers 2-0 1-1 3-1 four batters over the minimum. Tigers, including 11 straight victories from April 22 - July 5, 2016. Finales 1-0 0-2 1-2 Rubber 1-0 0-2 1-2 » The Indians bats erupted in a four-run 4th inning as they sent all » The Tribe enters tonight on a 10-game winning streak against Lead after: Home Road Total nine men to the plate, collecting six hits and matching a season- Detroit, holding the Tigers to three-or-fewer runs in each of those 6 inn. 4-0 2-0 6-0 high for runs in an inning...MICHAEL BRANTLEY and FRAN- contests with a 0.80 ERA (8ER/90.0IP) in that span. 7 inn. 3-0 2-0 5-0 CISCO LINDOR each recorded multi-hit games, while YONDER » Cleveland owns an overall franchise record of 1087-1118 (.493) 8 inn. 4-0 2-0 6-0 ALONSO drove in a pair to raise his team-high RBI count to seven. against the Tigers in a 118-year-old rivalry (1901-)...the two clubs Trail after: Home Road Total have combined for six of the last seven A.L. Central division titles. 6 inn. 1-0 0-2 1-2 7 inn. 1-1 0-3 1-3 I CAN GO THE DISTANCE 8 inn. 0-1 0-3 0-3 » Just 12 games into the 2018 season, Cleveland is responsible for IF YOU GIVE A TIGER A COOKIE Tied after: Home Road Total two of the five complete games thrown by MLB pitchers, as well as » CARLOS CARRASCO continued his dominant run against the 6 inn. 0-1 0-2 0-3 two of the three in the American League. Tigers and the A.L. Central as a whole as he tossed his ninth ca- 7 inn. 1-0 0-1 1-1 » CARLOS CARRASCO's complete-game effort last night joined reer complete game last night. 8 inn. 1-0 0-1 1-1 an Opening Day performance by COREY KLUBER, who tied for » Since the start of 2016, Carrasco has now made 11 starts Decided... Home Road Total the American League lead with five complete games in 2017...they 7th-or-later 2-1 0-2 2-3 against the Tigers, working at least 6.0 innings with five strikeouts Final AB 2-0 0-1 2-1 are the first pair of Indians pitchers to record complete games within and two-or-fewer runs allowed in nine of those outings...has gone Extra-Innings 0-0 0-1 0-1 the Tribe's first 12 games since David Huff and Mitch Talbot, who 7-1 in that span with a 1.36 ERA (10ER/66.1IP). One-run G’s 2-1 1-3 3-4 did so in Games 9 & 10, respectively, of the 2010 season. » Increased his career-long winning streak to nine straight deci- Walk-offs 1 1 1-1 » Since the start of the 2016 season, Indians pitchers have re- sions, a span dating back to August 27, 2017...matches a nine- vs. RH starter 2-1 1-3 3-4 corded 14 complete games, tied with Boston for the most in Major decision win streak enjoyed by Trevor Bauer from July 21 - Sep- vs. LH starter 3-0 1-1 4-1 League Baseball over that span...in that timeframe, Kluber leads tember 10, 2017. tribe by the numbers the team with nine CGs, followed by Carrasco with three, while » Carrasco has now also won each of his last 12 decisions against Josh Tomlin and Trevor Bauer have one apiece. the A.L. Central, a span of 13 starts dating back to June 11, 2017... Overall Record ................................. 7-5 streak is the 2nd-longest active winning streak against a single di- Standing in A.L. Central ......T1st, +0.0G Days in 1st (2-3-4-5) .............3 (3-7-1-0) OFFENSE ROUNDING INTO FORM vision, behind Zack Greinke’s 14-decision streak against the N.L. Largest 1st-place Lead.........0.0G (4/11) » After recording four hits in each of its last three games, the Tribe East (STATS-LLC, Mike Pocta - STO). Largest 1st-place Deficit....... -2.0G (4/5) offense broke out for a season-high 10 hits in their 5-1 win over » Also became the first pitcher in MLB this year to reach three Most G Above .500........ +2G (4/11: 7-5) Detroit last night. wins...has now started a season 3-0 for the first time in his career. Most G Below .500 ...........-2G (4/7: 3-5) » Eight different Indians players recorded a hit, with MICHAEL Times at .500 .......................3 (4/9: 3-3) BRANTLEY and FRANCISCO LINDOR collecting two each... BAUER'S TURN Current Streak .................................. W4 Brantley extended his on-base streak vs. Detroit to 18 games, Homestand ....................................... 5-1 » TREVOR BAUER is slated to take the hill in tonight's series Following a Win ................................ 3-3 matching a career-best, while JOSÉ RAMÍREZ increased his own finale vs. Detroit...marks his second start on this homestand, fol- Following a Loss .............................. 4-1 on-base streak against the Tigers to a career-high 17 games... lowing an April 7 outing vs. Kansas City...despite allowing just one Last 5 games.................................... 4-1 Ramírez is batting .479 (34-71) against the Tigers since the start of run over 8.0 strong innings of work, he is the only Tribe pitcher to Last 10 games.................................. 6-4 2017 with 10 homers and 26 RBI. suffer a loss on this homestand. Last 15 games.................................. 7-5 » Four of the Tribe's five runs last night were scored off left-handed » Bauer has been on a torrid run since July 21, 2017, going 10-2 Last 20 games.................................. 7-5 pitching, as have 18 of their 36 runs this season...their 18 runs Longest ‘W’ Streak .............. 4 (4/8-4/11) over 15 starts (16 appearances) with a 2.53 ERA (27ER/96.0IP) in Longest ‘L’ Streak ..................2 (4/3-4/4) scored vs. LHP this season ranks 2nd in the A.L. and 5th in MLB. that span...has allowed two runs or fewer in 11 of his last 14 starts, Come-from-Behind Wins ......................2 six of which have come against divisional opponents. Losses After Holding Lead ...................3 MOUND MASTERS » For more on Bauer, please see Page 2. Team Saves ................... 4-for-4 (100%) » Cleveland pitching has held opposing batters to just six runs Record Before All-Star Break ........... 7-5 total over the first six games of this homestand...six runs allowed CENTRAL FOCUS Record After All-Star Break .............. 0-0 matches the Tribe's best six-game span from 2017, when they also Home Record ................................... 5-1 » The Tribe concludes their second consecutive series against a Road Record .................................... 2-4 gave up six runs total from September 7-12 (games 15-20 of their divisional opponent tonight, starting 5-1 in A.L. Central matchups. Day Games ...................................... 3-3 historic 22-game winning streak). » Since July 1, 2017, the Indians have posted a 36-9 record Night Games .................................... 4-2 » The Indians pitching staff ranks 2nd in the American League (4th (.800) against A.L. Central teams...last night's win clinched a se- vs. RH starters ................................. 3-4 in MLB) with a 2.82 ERA this season...their 2.79 starter ERA is 2nd ries victory over Detroit, extending the Tribe's streak to 14 consec- vs. LH starters .................................. 4-1 in the A.L. and MLB, while their 2.90 relief ERA is 4th in the A.L. utive series wins against divisional opponents, which now stands vs. Opp. At-or-Above .500 ................ 3-4 » The Indians have allowed two runs or fewer in eight of their 12 vs. Opp. Below .500 ......................... 4-1 as the longest of its kind in the divisional era (1969-)...thanks to CLE scores first ................................ 5-3 games this season, the most of any team in MLB this season... Mike Pocta of STO for research assistance. Opp.