2017 OFFICIAL GAME INFORMATION LEVELAND INDIANS CLEVELAND INDIANS (16-13) at KANSAS CITY ROYALS (10-19) RHP Michael Clevinger (Triple-A: 3-1, 1.50) vs. LHP Danny Duffy (2-2, 3.89) Game #30/Road #18 » Sunday., May 7, 2017 » Kauffman Stadium » 2:15 p.m. (ET) » SportsTime Ohio, WMMS/IRN SHAKE YOUR HIPS | 3-1 WIN EVENS SERIES SOUL SURVIVORS | CRUNCH TIME indians at a glance » After taking a 3-1 loss to Kansas City in Friday night’s series » With Saturday’s win, the Indians improved to 6-0 in games de- opener, Cleveland returned the favor with a late, come-from-behind cided in the 7th inning-or-later this season...four of those wins vs. AL: Central West East 16-10 9-8 7-2 0-0 3-1 victory on Saturday afternoon at Kauffman Stadium...marked have come on the road. vs. NL: Central West East the club’s 7th come-from-behind victory of 2017...the Indians » Cleveland’s offense has plated 47 runs in the 7th inning-or-later, 0-3 0-0 0-3 0-0 also improved to 6-0 in games decided in the 7th inning-or- 6th-most in the A.L. & T10th-most in the Majors...the Tribe’s 12 In Series: Home Road Total later. home runs in the 7th-or-later are 5th-most in the A.L. & T10th in Overall 2-2-0 3-1-0 5-3-0 » Kept off the board through 7.0 innings, the Indians finally tied the Majors. Openers 1-3 3-3 4-6 the game at 1-1 on a JASON KIPNIS RBI-single in the 8th and » The Indians pitching staff has posted a Major League-low Finales 2-2 3-2 5-4 Rubber 2-2 0-0 2-2 then took the lead with a pair of 2-out solo homers from CARLOS 1.89 ERA in the 7th-or-later, surrending just 21 runs/17 earned Lead after: Home Road Total SANTANA & FRANCISCO LINDOR in the 9th. runs (both MLB-lows) across 81.0 innings. 6 inn. 4-0 6-0 9-0 » JOSH TOMLIN turned in one of the most effective performances 7 inn. 5-0 7-0 12-0 by the Tribe’s starting rotation this season, needing just 76 pitches SEVEN LONELY DAYS & A DOZEN TOWNS AGO... 8 inn. 5-0 7-0 12-0 to get through 7.0 innings, while holding the Royals to a single tally » The Indians are 2-3 on this rain-shortened 10-day, 9-game road Trail after: Home Road Total on 3 hits...lone run scored on Eric Hosmer’s RBI-single in the 4th trip through Detroit (1-2), Kansas City (1-1, one-to-play) & Toronto 6 inn. 1-6 4-7 5-13 7 inn. 0-6 3-7 3-13 inning to plate Lorenzo Cain (one-out double)...Tomlin retired 20 (3 games)...marks the club’s third roadie so far in 2017, while the 8 inn. 0-6 1-7 1-13 of the 23 batters he faced, including each of the last 10 before Indians are traveling to all 3 cities for the first time this season... Tied after: Home Road Total exiting...ANDREW MILLER (2-0) got the win with a scoreless 8th the Tribe’s 10-7 (.588) road record is 3rd-best in the A.L. be- 6 inn. 1-0 0-0 1-0 & CODY ALLEN (8-for-8 in saves) followed with a scoreless 9th for hind Minnesota (.636, 7-4) & Houston (.615, 8-5), also 7th in the 7 inn. 1-0 0-0 1-0 his 100th career save. Majors...entered current road trip scoring 5.0 runs-per-game 8 inn. 1-0 2-0 3-0 on the road, but have combined for just 10 runs over the last Decided... Home Road Total 7th-or-later 2-0 4-0 6-0 TUMBLING DICE | THREE IS ENOUGH 5 games...Tribe is batting .232/.314/.375 (.690OPS) on the road Final AB 1-0 3-0 4-0 » Cleveland has gone 15-3 when plating at least 3 runs this compared to .261/.339/.445 (.784OPS) at home...that said, the Extra-Innings 1-0 0-0 1-0 season (best such record in the Majors) and 11-2 when plating Tribe’s 3.82 road ERA is 5th-lowest in the A.L. and 31 points lower One-run G’s 4-2 2-1 6-3 at least 4 runs...the Tribe has scored 127 runs overall this season, than 4.13 home ERA. Walk-offs 1 0 1-0 which ranks 8th in the A.L.; club’s 4.38 runs-per-game rank 8th in vs. RH starter 6-1 5-4 11-5 the A.L...the Tribe has yet to be shut out through 29 games, one of MIGHT TAKE A TRAIN, MIGHT TAKE A PLANE | KC SERIES vs. LH starter 0-5 5-3 5-8 7 MLB teams yet to be blanked. » Cleveland & Kansas City have split their first two decisions of tribe by the numbers the 2017 season series entering today’s rubber match...Cleveland WINS & LOSSES went 14-5 against Kansas City in 2016, ending the year with an Overall Record ............................. 16-13 Standing in AL Central ..........1st, +0.5G » At 16-13 (.552), Cleveland’s record is 4th-best in the A.L. be- 8-game winning streak vs. the Royals that ended with Friday’s Days in 1st (2-3-4-5) ...........16 (7-6-3-2) hind New York-AL (.679, 19-9), Baltimore (.655, 19-10) & Houston 3-1 loss...that streak had matched the 2nd-longest for the Largest 1st-place Lead.. +1.0G, last 4/22 (.645, 20-11), also 7th-best in the Majors...despite dropping 3 of Indians against Kansas City since the Royals franchise was Largest 1st-place Deficit -3.0G, last 4/16 last 5, the Tribe has still won 11 of 17 and 12 of the club’s last established in 1969...the 14 wins were Cleveland’s most ever Most G Above .500...... +4G (14-10, 4/30) 19 games (won 14 of last 26 since getting off to the club’s first 3-0 against Kansas City in a single season...went 5-4 here at Kauff- Most G Below .500 ..... -2G, 2x (5-7, 4/16) start to a season since 1998). man Stadium, as Tribe entered this series riding a 5-game winning Times at .500 ..............3, last 7-7 on 4/18 » At 16-13, Cleveland is one win shy of the club’s high-water mark streak at this ballpark, which fell one victory shy of Cleveland’s lon- Current Streak .................................. W1 Road Trip.......................................... 2-3 for 2017 (+4G, 14-10 on April 30) & sits 5 losses ahead of the club’s gest ever at Kauffman Stadium: 6 games, Aug. 9-Sept. 24, 2005. Following a Win ................................ 8-7 low-water mark (-2G, 2x, last 5-7 on April 16)...Cleveland did not » Cleveland is 5-3 all-time in 8 games started by Danny Duffy... Following a Loss .............................. 7-6 reach +4G above .500 mark in 2016 until May 19 (21-17) & held last saw the left-hander in a starting capacity in Sept. 2015...the Last 5 games.................................... 2-3 a .500 record as late as May 15 (17-17). Indians have gone 5-8 against lefty starters this season, although Last 10 games.................................. 6-4 » Cleveland is 16-10 against the A.L. and 0-3 against the N.L...the club is 5-3 vs. southpaws on the road (0-5 at home). Last 15 games.................................. 9-6 Tribe has rallied for seven (7) come-from-behind wins, while suffer- Last 20 games................................ 12-8 Longest ‘W’ Streak ...............5, (4/17-22) ing five (5) losses after holding a lead at some point in the contest... SHINE A LIGHT | KEEPIN’ IT 100 Longest ‘L’ Streak ......3, 2x (last 4/12-14) club is 8-7 following a win, 7-6 after a loss...Tribe is 6-0 in games » CODY ALLEN recorded his 100th career save last night, as Come-from-Behind Wins ......................7 decided in the 7th inning-or-later...club is 2-3 in May after going the right-hander ranks 5th on Cleveland’s all-time saves list be- Losses After Holding Lead ...................5 14-10 in April. hind Bob Wickman (139), Doug Jones (129), Chris Perez (124) Team Saves ................... 9-for-9 (100%) » Cleveland has a +52 run differential in the team’s 16 wins & Jose Mesa (104). Record Before All-Star Break ....... 16-13 Record After All-Star Break .............. 0-0 (99-47), but a -44 run differential in the 13 losses (28-72). » Allen (12.0IP, 11H, 1R-ER, 4BB, 23SO), who was voted A.L. Home Record ................................... 6-6 » Longest winning streak of the season is 5 games, from April Reliever of the Month for April on Wednesday, has combined with Road Record .................................. 10-7 17-22 - the club’s first 5-game winning streak since reeling off 6 ANDREW MILLER (14.2IP, 8H, 0R, 4BB, 21SO) to allow just a Day Games ...................................... 6-3 straight victories from Aug. 29-Sept. 4, 2016...Tribe outscored op- single R-ER across 24 appearances and 26.2 innings, holding op- Night Games ................................ 10-10 ponents, 30-7, during 5-game streak, while each member of start- ponents to a .192 avg. (19-99) and 8 BB’s against 44 K’s...Miller’s vs.