2017 OFFICIAL GAME INFORMATION LEVELAND INDIANS CLEVELAND INDIANS (63-52) at BOSTON RED SOX (67-50) RHP Trevor Bauer (10-8, 4.79) vs. RHP Doug Fister (2-5, 5.03) Game #116/Road #58 » Mon., Aug. 14, 2017 » Fenway Park » 6:10 p.m. (ET) » SportsTime Ohio, WTAM/WMMS/IRN SOUL CLAPPIN’ | TRIBE WINS THIRD STRAIGHT THERE’S A RIOT GOIN’ ON | 23 GAMES IN 23 DAYS indians at a glance » Following back-to-back shutouts of Tampa Bay on Friday (5-0) » Cleveland returns to Boston tonight to make-up an Aug. 2 rainout and Saturday (3-0), the Indians edged the Rays by a score of 4-3 here at Fenway Park...as the result of the placement of tonight’s vs. AL: Central West East 57-38 25-21 19-7 13-10 on Sunday afternoon at Tropicana Field...AUSTIN JACKSON de- game - originally supposed to be an off day in Minnesota - the vs. NL: Central West East livered the decisive shot with a solo HR off Tommy Hunter to lead Indians are in the midst of 23 games in 23 consecutive dates from 6-14 2-2 4-12 0-0 off the 8th, breaking a 3-3 tie...with the four-game series win over Aug. 8-30, while the club is 4-2 so far in that stretch...Cleveland has In Series: Home Road Total Tampa Bay, Cleveland is 3-1 entering the next leg of this four-city, gone 6-4 since that Aug. 2 rainout. Overall 9-9-2 10-8-1 19-17-3 11-game road trip...the Indians (16-12 since the All-Star break), Openers 11-9 8-11 19-20 have won 3 straight and 15 of their last 22 games. GRAHAM CENTRAL STATION | ROAD TRIP Finales 12-8 11-8 23-16 » The Indians are 3-1 to begin this 11-game, four-city road trip Rubber 4-4 2-2 6-6 » COREY KLUBER (11-3) earned his 11th win to match CARLOS through Tampa Bay (3-1), Boston (1), Minnesota (3) & Kansas City Lead after: Home Road Total CARRASCO (11-5) for the team lead...fanned 9 over 7.0 frames to (3)...Thursday, Cleveland also began a stretch during which the 6 inn. 26-2 26-2 52-4 record his 14th consecutive start with 8+ K’s...EDWIN ENCARNA- 7 inn. 28-2 26-2 54-4 club is scheduled to play 21 of 28 games away from Progressive CION hit his 24th HR of the year. 8 inn. 27-2 28-0 55-2 Field from Aug. 10-Sept. 7 (3-1 record so far). Trail after: Home Road Total WINS & LOSSES » Cleveland’s 32-25 (.561) road record is 3rd-best in the A.L. & 6 inn. 2-21 4-18 6-39 » At 63-52 (.548), Cleveland’s record is 3rd-best in the A.L. and 5th-best in the Majors behind Houston (.661, 39-20), Los Ange- 7 inn. 1-19 3-19 4-38 7th-best in the Majors...the Indians have won 3 straight, 15 of 22, les-NL (.630, 34-20), Washington (.621, 36-22) & Minnesota (.571, 8 inn. 1-24 1-21 2-45 32 of 53 and 58 of their last 103 games...N.L. teams hold 4 of the 32-24)...despite winning 3 straight road games, the Indians Tied after: Home Road Total 6 inn. 3-4 2-5 5-9 top 6 records in Majors (3 from N.L. West)...seven A.L. squads hold have dropped 4 of 7 and 9 of their last 15 road decisions since 7 inn. 2-6 3-4 5-10 records above the .500 mark: the All-Star break - this after closing out the first half by winning 9 8 inn. 3-1 3-4 6-5 BEST RECORDS IN A.L., 2017 of 11 away from Progressive Field...that said, the Tribe has been Decided... Home Road Total Team Win% W-L above .500 mark on the road all season. 7th-or-later 7-8 7-9 14-17 Houston .615 72-45 » Tribe’s 3.89 road ERA ranks 3rd in A.L., 5th in Majors and sits 44 Final AB 4-3 4-7 8-10 Extra-Innings 3-1 0-1 3-2 Boston .573 67-50 points north of club’s 3.45 home ERA (2nd in A.L., 4th in Majors). One-run G’s 7-8 6-5 13-13 Cleveland .548 63-52 » Tribe is averaging 4.54 runs-per-game on the road (6th in A.L.) Walk-offs 4 5 4-5 New York-AL .526 61-55 versus 5.00 runs-per-game at home (5th in A.L.). vs. RH starter 25-16 18-14 43-30 Los Angeles-AL .513 61-58 vs. LH starter 7-11 14-11 21-22 Minnesota .509 59-57 HEARD YA MISSED ME, WELL I’M BACK | BEANTOWN REDUX Kansas City .504 59-58 » Cleveland & Boston are meeting for the second time in 2017 for tribe by the numbers » At 63-52 and 11 games above .500, Cleveland is one win shy of this one-game make-up after the Red Sox swept a pair of games on July 31 & Aug. 1...BoSox took first game, 6-2, before winning a Overall Record ............................. 63-52 the club’s high-water mark for 2017 (+12G, 57-45 on July 29), while Standing in A.L. Central ........1st, +4.5G sitting 13 losses ahead of the club’s low-water mark (-2G, 2x, last 12-10 slugfest the next night...Boston is scheduled to visit Progres- Days in 1st (2-3-4-5) .........82 (40-6-3-2) 5-7 on April 16). sive Field for a four-game series, Aug. 21-24, to begin the Tribe’s Largest 1st-place Lead.. +4.5G, last 8/13 » Cleveland is 57-38 against the A.L., but just 6-14 against the next homestand. Largest 1st-place Deficit -3.0G, last 5/27 » The Indians went just 2-4 vs. Boston in the 2016 regular season Most G Above .500....+12G, (57-45, 7/29) N.L...the Tribe has rallied for 21 come-from-behind wins, while suf- Most G Below .500 ..... -2G, 2x (5-7, 4/16) fering 23 losses after holding a lead at some point in the contest... before sweeping 3 games from the BoSox in the ALDS...Tribe took G1 & G2 at Progressive Field before clinching G3 at Fenway Park Times at .500 .......... 4, last 31-31 on 6/14 club is 34-27 following a win, 27-25 after a loss...Tribe is 14-17 Current Streak .................................. W3 in games decided in the 7th inning-or-later...club is 6-5 in August following a rainout the night before...the Indians have not won a Road Trip.......................................... 3-1 after posting winning records in 3 of first 4 months (April: 14-10, regular season series on Yawkey Way since taking 2 of 3, June Following a Win ............................ 35-27 June: 15-12, July: 15-11...a 13-14 May ended streak of 7 consecu- 27-29, 2005...Cleveland is 12-16 versus Boston overall since the Following a Loss .......................... 27-25 Last 5 games.................................... 3-2 tive months with a .500-or-better record, incl. 2016 Postseason). start of the 2013 season (5-11 at Fenway Park, where Tribe has dropped 4 straight). Last 10 games.................................. 6-4 » Cleveland’s +104 run differential is 3rd-best in the A.L., also 6th- Last 15 games.................................. 8-7 » The Indians have gone 9-8 all-time in starts by Doug Fister, best in the Majors...the Tribe has a +260 run diff. in the team’s Last 20 games................................ 13-7 already losing to the right-hander on July 31. 63 wins (425-165), but a -156 run diff. in the 52 losses (124-280). Longest ‘W’ Streak ................9 (7/21-29) » Cleveland is 13-10 against A.L. East teams (7-6 on the road). HIGHEST RUN DIFFERENTIAL IN A.L. Longest ‘L’ Streak ...................4, (7/9-16) Come-from-Behind Wins ....................21 Team +/- RS RA I WANT TO TAKE YOU HIGHER | STARTERS STUFF Losses After Holding Lead .................23 Houston +154 673 519 » Since July 1, Tribe starters have posted an A.L.-low 3.02 ERA, Team Saves .............. 25-for-33 (75.8%) New York-AL +110 598 488 2nd-lowest in the Majors behind Los Angeles-NL (2.64). Record Before All-Star Break ....... 47-40 Cleveland +104 549 *445 » Cleveland starters have held opponents to one-or-zero runs in Record After All-Star Break .......... 16-12 Boston +90 560 470 5 of 6 and 8 of the club’s last 10 games since Aug. 3, posting a Home Record ............................... 31-27 Texas +10 569 559 1.75 ERA in that span (72.0IP, 47H, 14R-ER, 5HR, 17BB, 92SO, Road Record ................................ 32-25 *Indians have allowed 2nd-fewest runs in Majors Day Games .................................. 23-16 .185AVG)...the Indians are 6-4 over those 10 games, as offense Night Games ................................ 40-36 » Longest winning streak of season is 9 games (July 21-29), has averaged just 3.3 runs-per-game...Cleveland’s starting ro- vs. RH starters ............................. 43-30 the club’s longest winning streak since Cleveland won a franchise- tation had a 17.1-inning scoreless streak snapped in the 3rd vs. LH starters .............................. 21-22 record 14 consecutive games, June 17-July 1, 2016...longest los- inning yesterday.