LEVELAND INDIANS 2014 OFFICIAL GAME INFORMATION CLEVELAND INDIANS (61-60) vs. BALTIMORE ORIOLES (69-51) RHP Carlos Carrasco (4-4, 3.60) vs. RHP Ubaldo Jimenez (4-8, 4.51) Game #122 / Home #60 » Sat., Aug. 16, 2014 » Progressive Field » 7:05 p.m. (ET) » SportsTime Ohio, WTAM-WMMS/IRN WEARIN’ THAT LOVED ON LOOK POWER OF MY LOVE indians at a glance » The Indians posted their 9th walk-off win of 2014 on Friday night » Cleveland has recorded 7 of the club’s 9 walk-off wins this season (Tribe had 11 in 2013), as MIKE AVILES led off the bottom of the 11th by way of game-ending home runs...the 7 walk-off HR’s in 2014 are vs. AL: Central West East with a solo HR to beat Baltimore 2-1 and take the opener of a 3-game T2nd-most in a single season for the Indians all-time (also 7 in 1963 51-50 23-25 12-13 16-12 series...after delivering the Tribe’s 8th walk-off win with a 9th-inn. solo & 2011), trailing only the 1995 season (9 walk-off HR’s). vs. NL: Central West East 10-10 1-3 9-7 0-0 shot in his first Indians home on Wednesday (G1 vs. Arizona), ZACH » Six different players have hit walk-off HR’s for the Tribe in 2014 In Series: Home Road Total led off the 5th inn. with another solo HR to give Cleveland a (Brantley only player w/ 2, see chart to left), WALTERS one shy of matching the Overall 11-5-3 6-10-4 17-15-7 1-0 advantage; J.J. Hardy’s 2-out, RBI-single in the 8th was the catalyst MLB record shared by the ‘63 Indians and ‘86 Padres (7)...14 other Openers 13-7 5-15 18-22 for extra innings. teams in MLB history have had 6 different players collect walk-off HR’s Finales 11-8 8-12 19-20 in the same season, including the ‘95 & ‘96 Indians. Rubber 3-2 4-3 7-5 WALK-OFF WINS BY CLEVELAND IN 2014 (9) » Sincere thanks to Aaron Charlton & STATS LLC for this note. Lead after: Home Road Total Date Opp. Score Final Play 6 inn. 31-2 16-1 47-3 May 7 MIN 4-3 Mike Aviles RBI-single TRUE LOVE TRAVELS ON A GRAVEL ROAD 7 inn. 28-2 19-0 47-2 May 19 DET 5-4 (10) Michael Brantley solo HR » The Indians are 2-1 to begin a brief 5-game homestand against Ari- 8 inn. 28-1 20-0 48-1 May 21 DET 11-10 (13) Alburquerque bases-loaded balk zona (1-1) and Baltimore (1-0, 2-to-play). Trail after: Home Road Total June 1 COL 6-4 Michael Bourn 2-run HR » Cleveland owns the 3rd-highest home winning pct. in the A.L., 6 inn. 2-16 7-31 9-47 June 4 BOS 7-4 (12) Asdrubal Cabrera 3-run HR 4th-highest in the Majors at 36-23 (.610), winning 6 of 8, 13 of 20 7 inn. 1-18 3-32 4-50 8 inn. 2-19 1-36 3-55 June 19 LAA 5-3 (10) Nick Swisher grand slam and 33 of their last 51 games at Progressive Field following a 3-5 start. Tied after: Home Road Total Aug. 3 TEX 4-3 (12) Michael Brantley solo HR » Beginning with start of current homestand, the Indians were set to 6 inn. 3-5 2-5 5-10 Aug. 13-G1 ARI 3-2 Zach Walters solo HR play 25 of their remaining 44 games here at Progressive Field. 7 inn. 7-3 3-5 10-8 Aug. 15 BAL 2-1 (11) Mike Aviles solo HR BEST HOME RECORDS IN MAJORS, 2014 8 inn. 6-3 4-1 10-4 Team Pct. W-L Decided... Home Road Total » Cleveland’s 9 walk-off wins are T2nd-most in the Majors behind Oakland .656 40-21 7th-or-later 14-7 10-10 24-17 only Miami (10) and are tied for most in the A.L. with Los Angeles. Los Angeles-AL .641 41-23 Final AB 11-5 5-8 16-13 MOST WALK-OFF WINS IN MAJORS, 2014 Pittsburgh .619 39-24 Extra-Innings 6-4 2-2 8-6 Team Walk-off Wins Cleveland .610 36-23 One-run G’s 11-8 7-9 18-17 Miami Marlins 10 Washington .593 35-24 Walk-offs 9 5 9-5 Cleveland Indians 9 » Over previous 14 seasons since 2000, the Indians have finished vs. RH starter 25-19 20-21 45-40 Los Angeles Angels 9 above the .600 mark at home on just two occasions: 2007 (.638, 51-29) vs. LH starter 11-4 5-16 16-20 Pittsburgh Pirates 9 and 2013 (.630, 51-30). tribe by the numbers Baltimore Orioles 8 Boston Red Sox 8 WHO WILL YOU GET TO DO YOUR DIRTY WORK Overall Record ............................. 61-60 Oakland Athletics 8 » Over Tribe’s last 5 games dating back to Saturday, Cleveland’s Standing in AL Central ......... 3rd, -6.0 G starting rotation has posted a 0.84 ERA, surrending just 3 R-ER Days in 1st (2-3-4-5) .......2 (19-72-8-37) » Cleveland improved to 8-6 in extra-innings this season (6-4 at over 32.0 innings across that stretch...staff has 37 strikeouts against Largest 1st-place Lead....................Tied home) with 6 of those wins coming in walk-off fashion...the Orioles (7) just 5 walks, holding opposing batters to a .167 clip (19-114) and just 3 Largest 1st-place Deficit.............-10.5 G are the only team in the Majors with more extra-inning walk-off extra-base hits (all doubles). Most Games Above .500 .... +3 G, 50-47 wins, as the Indians are tied with the Angels for 2nd-most in baseball. » Cleveland’s rotation has a 4.27 ERA overall in 2014, 12th in the A.L., Most Games Below .500 ............-6G, 4x however starters have posted a 3.54 figure since the All-Star break (7th Times at .500 ....... 18x, last 60-60 (8/13) SEE SEE RIDER in the A.L., 12th in MLB). Current Streak .................................. W1 » At 61-60, the Indians sit 2 wins shy of matching the club’s high- Homestand ....................................... 2-1 Following a Win ............................ 31-29 water mark for the 2014 season (+3, 50-47 on July 19), which was GENTLE ON MY MIND Following a Loss .......................... 29-31 established following a July 19 doubleheader sweep over Detroit...the » COREY KLUBER held to O’s to a single run on 5 hits over 7.2 innings Last 5 games.................................... 4-1 club’s low-water mark for season is -6G (last 13-19 on 5/5). last night...Kluber’s 0.76 ERA (4 ER/47.2 IP) in the 2nd half (6 starts) is Last 10 games.................................. 5-5 » Tribe has not been more than 2 games over or fewer than 2 games lowest by any pitcher in baseball, while his 2.41 ERA for the season is Last 15 games.................................. 9-6 under the .500 mark for 27 straight days beginning July 20. 3rd-lowest in the A.L. and 6th in the Majors...would be the lowest fig- Last 20 games.............................. 10-10 ure by an Indians hurler (min. 1.0 IP per team G) since Gaylord Perry Longest ‘W’ Streak ..............6 (5/30-6/4) WINS & LOSSES posted a 1.92 ERA during his 1972 Cy Young season (STATS LLC). Longest ‘L’ Streak .................. 6, 4/25-30 » After entering the All-Star break at 47-47 (.500-or-better in the first half » Kluber has 6 starts of 10+ K’s & one-or-zero runs, just the 3rd different Come-from-Behind Wins ....................30 for a 4th consecutive season), Cleveland has gone 14-13 to start the Indians hurler (first RHP) to have 6+ such games in one season, joining Losses After Holding Lead .................26 second half...the Tribe is 8-5 to begin the month of August, as club is Herb Score: ‘56 (6) & Sam McDowell: ‘65 (9), ‘66 (6), ‘68 (7)...Elias. Team Saves .............. 29-for-41 (70.7%) seeking 4th straight month to finish .500-or-better. » With 8 games of 10+ K’s in 2014 (2nd in MLB, Price: 10), Kluber (10 Record Before All-Star Break ....... 47-47 » Cleveland sits 7 games above .500 mark since May 1 at 50-43 career G w/ 10+ K’s) passed Len Barker (9) to grab sole possession of Record After All-Star Break .......... 14-13 Home Record ............................... 36-23 (.538), 6th-best record in the A.L. over that span & 10th-best in the 10th place in Cleveland’s all-time career list. Road Record ................................ 25-37 Majors...club got off to an 11-17 start thru end of April...the Indians have Day Games .................................. 24-20 won 8 of 13, 22 of 39, 37 of 67 and 42 of their last 77 games. IT KEEPS RIGHT ON A’HURTIN’ Night Games ................................ 37-40 » Cleveland holds a narrow 3-2 advantage over Baltimore in 2014. vs. RH starters ............................. 45-40 BEST RECORDS IN A.L. SINCE MAY 1 » The Indians have gone 24-16 against the Orioles since the start of vs. LH starters .............................. 16-20 Team Pct. W-L the 2009 campaign, winning 22 of 27 games during that stretch in which vs. Opp. At-or-Above .500 ...........