LEVELAND INDIANS 2012 OFFICIAL GAME INFORMATION CLEVELAND INDIANS (5-4, 2nd, -2.0GB) vs. SEATTLE MARINERS (6-6) RHP Derek Lowe (2-0, 1.98) vs. LHP Jason Vargas (1-1, 3.44) Game #10/Road #5 » Wed., April 18, 2012 » Safeco Field » 10:10 p.m. (ET) » STO/WMMS/Indians Radio Network UPCOMING PROBABLES & BROADCAST INFORMATION Date Opponent Probable Pitchers - Cleveland vs. Opponent First Pitch TV/Radio Thursday, April 19 at Seattle RHP Josh Tomlin (0-1, 7.20) vs. RHP Felix Hernandez (1-1, 3.80) 10:10pm ET STO/WTAM/IRN Friday, April 20 at Oakland RHP Ubaldo Jimenez (1-0, 4.50) vs. RHP Graham Godfrey (0-2, 4.09) 10:07pm ET STO/WMMS/IRN Saturday, April 21 at Oakland RHP Jeanmar Gomez (0-0, 2.25) vs. RHP Brandon McCarthy (0-2, 3.60) 9:07pm ET STO/WTAM/IRN Sunday, April 22 at Oakland RHP Justin Masterson (0-1, 6.48) vs. RHP Tyson Ross (0-0, 3.00) 4:07pm ET STO/WTAM/IRN Monday, April 23 OFF DAY WINS AND LOSSES: The Indians executed a 9-8 come-from-behind win “NINE TONIGHT”: The Indians have homered in each of the season’s first last night to win the series opener here at Safeco Field...club is 4-0 to be- 9 games to begin the 2012 season, the longest such streak in the majors gin its 9-game, 10-day road trip through Kansas City (3-0), Seattle (1-0) since Texas homered in each of the first 10 games of the 2009 campaign... and Oakland (3 games) after finishing season-opening homestand at 1-4... Milwaukee owns the 2nd-longest streak this season with home runs in Cleveland is above the .500 mark (.556, 5-4) for the first time since Sept. each of the club’s first 6 games...according to Baseball-Reference.com, the 25, 2011 (80-79) and sits in sole possession of 2nd place in the A.L. Central Tribe’s current 9-game streak is the longest to start a season for the Indians standings, 2.0 games behind Detroit (.727, 8-3)...Cleveland has played the since 2006 (also 9 straight) and T2nd-longest such streak for the club dat- fewest number of games in the majors (9)...Indians’ current 4-game winning ing back to at least 1918: streak is longest since stringing together 4 straight W’s from Sept. 22-24, 2022, longest exclusively in road games since winning their first 4 road LONGEST SEASON-OPENING HOME RUN STREAKS games of 2011 from April 8-11 at Seattle (3) and at LA of Anaheim (1). FOR CLEVELAND SINCE 1918 Games Season Dates DON’T CALL IT A COMEBACK: Cleveland trailed 8-1 through 4 innings 14 2002 March 31-April 17 last night before rallying to win 9-8, as the Indians posted 7 runs in the 5th 9 1997 April 2-11 and pushed across the go-ahead in the 7th...last night marked Cleveland’s 2006 April 2-13 largest comeback victory since an 11-10 win on May 25, 2009 vs. Tampa 2012 April 5-15 Bay when the Indians entered the bottom of the 4th facing a 10-0 deficit... according to additional research courtesy of Aaron Charlton of STATS LLC, The Indians have 16 total home runs thru 9 games this season, 3rd-most last night’s victory marked just the sixth comeback win of 7-or-more runs on in the A.L. and T3rd-most in the majors behind Texas (21, 11 games) and the road for Cleveland since 1918, first since Aug. 23, 2006 at Kansas City: Baltimore (20, 11 games)...according to additional research dating back COMEBACK WINS OF 7+ RUNS FOR CLEVELAND to 1918, the Indians’ 16 home runs are T3rd-most in club history through Since 1918 Cleveland’s first 9 games in a given season, most since swatting 18 thru Game Deficit Inning Final Score the first 9 games of 1997...entering tonight, the club record for most home July 24, 1935 at WSH 7 (7-0) T6th 13-8 runs thru the first 10 games of a season is 19, accomplished in 1959...the June 2, 1954 at NYY 7 (7-0) T3rd (10) 8-7 Indians have had 8 different players connect for at least one home run in April 18, 1955 at KC-AL 8 (8-0) T5th 11-9 2012, T2nd-most in the majors behind only Texas (9). Oct. 1, 1960 at CWS 7 (8-1) T6th 9-8 Aug. 23, 2006 at KC 9 (10-1) T3rd (10) 15-13 MOST HR FOR CLEVELAND MOST HR FOR CLEVELAND THRU FIRST 9 GAMES THRU FIRST 10 GAMES April 17, 2012 at SEA 7 (8-1) T5th 9-8 HR Season HR Season 18 1959 19 1959 CONNECT FOUR: The Indians won their season-high fourth-straight game 1997 18 1948 last night to improve to 4-0 on the road this year, matching Texas for the 16 1948 1995 longest winning streak on the road this season (Rangers are also 4-0 enter- 2012 1997 ing tonight’s game at Boston)...Cleveland also won 4 straight road games to 15 1995 17 1993 begin the 2011 campaign...on the current 4-game streak, the club is batting .333 (53-159) with 21 extra-base hits (11-2B, 2-3B, 8-HR) and a .989 OPS AT SAFECO: Cleveland carries a .611 all-time winning pct. at Safeco Field, (.410/.579) to raise Cleveland’s overall season average from .176 to .249, going 33-21 since this venue originally opened in July of 1999...that .611 10th in the A.L...the Indians enter tonight’s game looking to start a season mark is the highest winning percentage by any visiting team with at least 5-0 on the road for the first time since 1998 when the club won its first 6 10 games played at this ballpark...the Indians’ 33 wins are 6th-most all-time games away from Cleveland. at Safeco, but trail only New York-AL (36-25) among non-AL West teams. MORE OF THE SAME: The Indians have now plated 8-or-more runs in Mon: 0-1 Tues: 1-0 Wed: 0-1 Thurs: 0-1 Fri: 1-0 Sat: 1-1 Sun: 2-0 each of their first 4 road games to start the year, the longest such season- April: 5-4 May: 0-0 June: 0-0 July: 0-0 Aug: 0-0 Sept/Oct.: 0-0 opening streak in franchise history and longest in the majors since the New Last 5G: 4-1 Last 10G: 5-4 Last 15G: 5-4 Last 20G: 5-4 York Yankees pulled the trick in 4 straight to start the 2003 campaign...prior Avg Time 9.0IP game: 3:02 (1,089min/6G) 5-R inn: 4, last 4/17@SEA (5th) to 2012, Cleveland had not plated 8-plus runs in more than 2 straight to High-Water Mark: 5-4, April 17 Low-Water Mark: 1-4, April 11 Farthest from 1st: 3.5G, April 12 Times at .500: 1, last April 16 (4-4) begin a season...according to Matt Benson of STATS LLC, the last team to Days in 1st: 0 (last July 20, 2011) Largest Lead: n/a score 8-or-more runs in each of its first 5 road games to start the year was Starters: 3-2, 4.74 ERA (0CG, 49.1IP, 50H, 26ER, 11th in AL) the 1896 Pittsburgh Pirates (6 straight). Relievers: 2-2-3, 5.70ERA (42.2IP, 45H, 27ER, 12th in AL) RUNS IN BUNCHES: With last night’s 7-run rally in the 5th, the Cleveland Against AL: Central West East Home: 1-4 vs. LH starter: 1-3 offense has now posted at least one inning of 5+ runs in 4 consecutive 3-2 1-0 1-2 Road: 4-0 vs. RH starter: 4-1 games, the first such streak of its kind for the Indians since a 4-game streak In Series: Home Road Total This Trip: 4-0 Current Streak: W4 from May 27-30, 1921. Overall 0-2-0 1-0-0 1-2-0 Long W-Streak: 4 Long L-Streak: 2 Openers 0-2 2-0 2-2 Pre-ASG: 5-4 Extra-innings: 1-2 Finales 1-1 1-0 2-1 Post-ASG: 0-0 VS. SEATTLE: The Indians are 202-158 (.561) all-time against the Se- Rubber 0-0 0-0 0-0 Come-from-Behind Wins: 2 attle Mariners (1977-2012), good for the 3rd-highest winning percentage Lead after: Home Road Total Losses After Holding Lead: 2 all-time among teams with at least 20 games played vs. Seattle behind 6 inn. 1-2 2-0 3-2 When... Boston (.576, 215-158) and Oakland (.570, 294-222)...the Indians snapped 7 inn. 1-1 3-0 4-1 Score 1st: 4-2 Opp. score 1st: 1-2 a 3-game losing streak against the Mariners last night...Seattle has won 8 inn. 1-1 3-0 4-1 Out-Hit: 3-0 Get Out-Hit: 2-4 4 of the last 6 meetings, although Cleveland held a slight 5-4 edge in the Trail after: Home Road Total CLE HR: 5-4 CLE no HR: 0-0 6 inn. 0-2 0-0 0-2 Allows HR: 2-4 No HR Allowed: 3-0 2011 series...the two clubs did not meet in Cactus League play this spring.