OFFICIAL 2017 POSTSEASON INFORMATION LEVELAND INDIANS 2017 A.L. DIVISION SERIES GAME ONE NOTES CLEVELAND INDIANS (102-60) vs. NEW YORK YANKEES (91-71) RHP Trevor Bauer (17-9, 4.19) vs. RHP Sonny Gray (10-12, 3.55) ALDS G1/Home #1 » Thursday., Oct. 5, 2017 » Progressive Field » 7:38 p.m. ET » FS1, ESPN Radio, WTAM/WMMS/IRN LOVE IS A LONG ROAD | BACK-TO-BACK DIVISION CHAMPS REBELS | POSTSEASON ROSTER NOTES 2017 at a glance » The Cleveland Indians earned entry into the 2017 Postseason field by » The Indians finished the 2017 regular season with 28 different play- winning their 2nd consecutive A.L. Central Division title, 9th overall ers who have appeared in at least one career Postseason game for a vs. AL: Central West East since ‘94 realignment...the Indians won the first ever A.L. Central crown combined total of 304 games of Postseason experience; the Indians 96-46 50-26 24-8 22-12 in ‘95, adding the others in ‘96, ‘97, ‘98, ‘99, ‘01, ‘07 & ‘16 (Tribe won 5 had 14 players with prior Postseason experience to end the 2016 regu- vs. NL: Central West East straight & 6 of first 7)...marks the third time in five seasons for Cleveland lar season for a total of 111 games...Cleveland has 17 different players 6-14 2-2 4-12 0-0 In Series: Home Road Total to earn a Postseason berth (2013 A.L. WC Game, 2016 World Series). with at least 10 career games of Postseason experience, up from just Overall 15-9-3 18-8-1 33-17-4 » Cleveland’s nine (9) A.L. Central titles are most owned by any of the two in 2016, as Mike Napoli (51) & Coco Crisp (31) combined to ac- Openers 17-10 15-12 32-22 five teams, followed by Minnesota (6), Detroit (4), Chicago-AL (3) and count for 82 of the aforementioned 111 games last season...2017 squad Finales 19-8 17-10 36-18 Kansas City (1)...the A.L. Central is the only existing MLB division in is paced by AUSTIN JACKSON with 40 games...followed by EDWIN Rubber 6-4 4-2 10-6 which every team has won at least one World Series title (each team in ENCARNACION (20)...JASON KIPNIS, ANDREW MILLER, CARLOS Lead after: Home Road Total the A.L. Central actually has at least two). SANTANA & BRYAN SHAW (16 each)...COREY KLUBER’s 6 career 6 inn. 42-3 45-3 87-6 » Tribe finished with a 17.0-game lead over 2nd-place Minnesota, the Postseason starts are most on the pitching staff. 7 inn. 44-3 47-2 91-5 club’s largest lead to finish a season since ending the 1999 campaign 8 inn. 43-2 48-0 91-2 EVEN THE LOSERS | 2016 POSTSEASON RECAP with a 21.5-game advantage on the way to an appearance in the ALDS Trail after: Home Road Total » The Indians made it to Game 7 of the 2016 World Series before against Boston (largest that season was 25.5 on Sept. 14). 6 inn. 4-25 4-20 8-45 falling to the Chicago Cubs by a score of 8-7 in 10.0 innings...Cleve- 7 inn. 3-23 3-21 6-44 THE WILD ONE, FOREVER | 102-WIN SEASON land went 10-5 overall during 2016 Postseason play; swept Boston in 8 inn. 2-29 1-23 3-52 » The Indians posted their fifth consecutive winning season (longest the ALDS (3-0) before beating Toronto in the ALCS (4-1)...had home- Tied after: Home Road Total since 8 straight, 1994-2001), finishing the 2017 campaign 102-60 (.630), field advantage in all three series...the Indians started the Postseason 6 inn. 3-4 4-5 7-9 the best winning pct. in the A.L. & 2nd-best in Majors behind Los Ange- 6-0 before dropping 5 of final 9 games, including each of the last 3 to the 7 inn. 2-6 3-5 5-11 les-NL (.642, 104-58)...sixth time in franchise history for Cleveland to Cubs...in the process, Cleveland became just the fifth team in MLB 8 inn. 4-1 4-5 8-6 finish with A.L.’s best record outright, first since 1996 when Tribe went an history to win 6 straight games to begin a Postseason, joining the Decided... Home Road Total MLB-best 99-62, .615 (also tied Boston for MLB’s best record in 2007). 1970 Orioles (6), 1976 Reds (7), 2007 Rockies (7) & 2016 Royals (8). 7th-or-later 9-9 10-11 19-20 Final AB 6-3 5-8 11-11 » Achieved the third 100-win season in the 117-year history of the fran- RUNNIN’ DOWN A DREAM | WORLD SERIES DROUGHTS Extra-Innings 4-1 0-1 4-2 chise alongside 1954 (111-43) & 1995 (100-44), as Tribe’s 102 wins » Cleveland enters the 2017 Postseason seeking to end the longest One-run G’s 11-10 9-5 20-15 were 2nd-most all-time for the club...also most wins by any team in A.L. active World Series drought in Major League Baseball at 68 years (last Walk-offs 6 6 6-6 Central history (since ‘94), as Cleveland is only team in division ever to WS title in 1948); had been 2nd-longest before the Chicago Cubs ended vs. RH starter 34-19 32-17 66-36 reach even the 100-win threshold, having now accomplished the feat their 107-year drought last season at the Tribe’s expense...next-closest vs. LH starter 15-13 21-11 36-24 twice - one of 12 A.L. teams overall to reach 100+ wins since ‘94...Los dry spell belongs to the Texas Rangers, who have gone without a World Angeles-NL (104-58) & Houston (101-61) also reached the century mark tribe by the numbers Series title throughout all 56 years of the franchise’s existence (1961- in 2017, as the Indians & Astros became first A.L. teams to win at least 2017)...the Boston Red Sox ended an 86-year drought (1919-2003) in Overall Record ........................... 102-60 100 games in eight years since the 2009 New York Yankees (103-59). 2004, but have since won 3 titles (‘04, ‘07, ‘13) in the last 13 years...re- Standing in A.L. Central ......1st, +17.0G » Cleveland joins New York-AL as one of only two A.L. teams to finish maining WS droughts among current Postseason field: Washington (48, Days in 1st (2-3-4-5) .......132 (39-7-3-2) above .500 in each of the last five seasons (2013-17), one of just five none since ‘69), Los Angeles-NL (28, 1988), Colorado (24, none since Largest 1st-place Lead +17.0G, last 9/30 teams in the Majors to do so along with Los Angeles-NL, St. Louis & ‘93), Arizona (15, 2001), Houston (11, 2005), New York-AL (7, 2009). Largest 1st-place Deficit..-3.0G, last 5/27 Washington...Tribe’s combined 454-354 (.562) record over the last five Most G Above .500 +42G (2x, 102-60, 10/1) seasons is best in the A.L. & 4th-best in the Majors. YOU & I WILL MEET AGAIN | POSTSEASON VS. YANKEES Most G Below .500 ..... -2G, 2x (5-7, 4/16) » Cleveland & New York-AL are set to meet for the fourth time in Post- Times at .500 .......... 4, last 31-31 on 6/14 BREAKDOWN | CLEVELAND POSTSEASON HISTORY season history with the previous instances taking place in 1997, 1998 Current Streak .................................. W1 » Cleveland has gone 54-47 (.535) all-time in Postseason games, the & 2007...Tribe posted Division Series wins over the Bronx Bombers Homestand ....................................... 4-2 4th-highest winning pct. of any A.L. team since 1901 and 6th-highest by in both ‘97 (3-2) & ‘07 (3-1), but lost the ‘98 ALCS (2-4)...the Indians Following a Win ............................ 67-34 any team in the Majors...would be 55-47 if 1948 A.L. Pennant playoff are 8-7 vs. the Yankees in Postseason play...Cleveland’s longest Post- Following a Loss .......................... 34-26 game officially counted...Cleveland’s 101 Postseason games are 5th- season winning streak vs. New York-AL is 2 games, three times...15 of Last 5 games.................................... 4-1 most played by any A.L. team since 1901, 11th-most in the Majors. Last 10 games.................................. 7-3 Cleveland’s officially recognized 101 Postseason games all-time (15%) » Cleveland’s longest Postseason winning streak is 6 games (started Last 15 games.................................11-4 have been played against the Yankees. 2016 PS 6-0, Oct. 6-17), while longest Postseason losing streak is 4 Last 20 games................................ 16-4 » Cleveland went 5-2 against New York-AL during the regular sea- games, done twice (Sept. 29-Oct. 2, 1954 - 4G WS sweep - & Oct. 18, Longest ‘W’ Streak ........... 22 (8/24-9/14) son, splitting a four-game series at Progressive Field, Aug. 3-6, before 2007-Oct. 2, 2013). Longest ‘L’ Streak ...................4, (7/9-16) sweeping a 3-game series at Yankee Stadium, Aug. 28-30, in the midst » Cleveland has appeared in the World Series on six (6) separate occa- Come-from-Behind Wins ....................29 of Cleveland’s A.L.-record 22-game winning streak; included Aug. 30 sions, winning titles in 1920 (5-2 over Brooklyn Robins) & 1948 (4-2 over Losses After Holding Lead .................27 DH sweep that capped stretch of 23 games in 23 days (finished 17-6)..