LEVELAND INDIANS 2013 OFFICIAL GAME INFORMATION In partnership with... CLEVELAND INDIANS (72-64) vs. BALTIMORE ORIOLES (72-63) RHP Justin Masterson (14-9, 3.49) vs. RHP Bud Norris (3-1, 4.91) Game #137/Home #67 » Mon., Sept. 2, 2013 » Progressive Field » 4:05 p.m. (ET) » SportsTime Ohio/WTAM-WMMS, IRN UPCOMING PROBABLES & BROADCAST INFORMATION Date Opponent Probable Pitchers - Cleveland vs. Opponent First Pitch Radio/TV Tues. Sept. 3 BALTIMORE RHP Ubaldo Jimenez (9-9, 3.95) vs. RHP Chris Tillman (15-4, 3.61) 7:05PM ET WTAM-WMMS, SportsTime Ohio Wed. Sept. 4 BALTIMORE RHP Zach McAllister (7-7, 3.51) vs. RHP Miguel Gonzalez (8-6, 3.77) 7:05PM ET WTAM-WMMS, SportsTime Ohio Thurs. Sept. 5 OFF DAY (Cleveland, Ohio) LABOR DAY: According to the U.S. Dept. of Labor, Labor Day - a national SUNDAY SHUTOUT: The Indians posted their American League-leading 16th holiday celebrated on the first Monday of September since being passed as shutout of 2013 on Sunday afternoon (5th on the road), trailing only the Los an act of Congress back in 1894 - is “...dedicated to the social and economic Angeles Dodgers (19) for the MLB lead...the 16 shutouts are most for Cleveland achievements of American workers. It constitutes a since blanking opponents 17 times during the 1976 campaign...per Elias, the yearly national tribute to the contributions workers Indians have not led the Majors in shutouts since recording 17 SHO’s in 1956 have made to the strength, prosperity and well-being when staff leaders included Herb Score (5), Mike Garcia (4) and Early Wynn (4). of our country.”...according to STATS LLC, Cleveland has gone 106-65 all-time on Labor Day, winning 11 of TURN THE PAGE: Cleveland went 1-5 on the club’s just-completed 6-game the club’s last 13 Labor Day contests. road trip through Atlanta (0-3) and Detroit (1-2)...the Indians offense was out- scored 25-14 and averaged just 2.3 runs-per-game, while combining to bat .228 GRAND FINALE: The Indians shut out the Tigers 4-0 on Sunday afternoon at (43-189) with a .657 OPS (.297OBP/.360SLG)...Tribe went just 5-for-38 (.132) Comerica Park to take the 3-game series finale...in a game that remained score- w/ RISP, incl. 0-for-18 in the Atlanta series...Indians pitching staff registered less for 8 innings, Cleveland drew 3 walks in the 9th (one intentional) against a 2.92 ERA (8ER/24.2IP) in the 3 games against the Braves, but a 6.38 ERA Detroit closer Joaquin Benoit to set the table for MIKE AVILES, who plated (17ER/24.0IP) in the 3 games against the Tigers. the only runs of the day with his first career grand slam...according to Elias, it marked just the 5th time in Major League history that a 4-0 decision had been RUBBER MEETS THE ROAD: The Indians are at the tail end of a stretch that delivered courtesy of a 9th-inning grand slam, as Aviles joined Barry Bonnell had them set to play 9 straight games against teams that currently own winning re- (1980 Blue Jays), Tim Raines (1983 Expos), Dave Hansen (1993 Dodgers) and cords, as Atlanta (83-53), Detroit (80-57) and Baltimore (72-63) have a combined Dwight Smith (1995 Braves)...was also the 4th grand slam hit by a member of winning pct. of .576 (235-173)...beginning Friday, Sept. 6, Cleveland’s 5 remain- the Indians this season (also Bourn, Chisenhall, Reynolds), T3rd-most in the ing opponents (Mets, Royals-2x, White Sox-2x, Astros, Twins) currently have a Majors behind only Seattle (6) and Detroit (5). combined winning pct. of .431 (292-385), as Kansas City (70-66, won 6 of last 8 games) is the only team currently at-or-above the .500 mark among that group. THE STANDINGS: Cleveland sits in 2nd place in the A.L. Central standings, 7.5 G behind first-place Detroit (.584, 80-57)...Tribe’s largest deficit this season FOR THE BIRDS: The Orioles are set to visit Progressive Field for the first time is 8.5 G (Aug. 31)...latest 2012 calendar date for the Indians to have at least a since last July, as the clubs will wrap up their home-and-home season series with share of first place was June 23...the Tribe also sits 3.5 games out of an A.L. a 3-game set here in Cleveland…the Tribe and O’s split a 4-gamer at Camden Wild Card spot...Cleveland has been in 1st place for 16 days, 2nd place for 100 Yards June 24-27 earlier this season…the Indians hold a 51-23 all-time advan- days, 3rd place for 15 days, 4th place for 12 days & 5th place for 10 days (2nd tage over the Orioles at Progressive Field (1994-present) winning 5 of 8, 10 of place for 73 of last 77 days). 17 and 19 of their last 30 games at this park...the 2 clubs split 8 meetings overall in the 2012 season series...the Tribe has not had a losing season vs. Baltimore WINS AND LOSSES: Cleveland is 21-10 coming out of the All-Star break after since going 2-4 in 2006, as Cleveland has gone 27-20 against the O’s since the going 51-44 in the season’s first “half” (T7th in A.L.), most wins for the Tribe start of 2007. at the break since posting a 52-36 mark prior to 2007 Mid-Summer Classic... with their 69th victory of the season on Aug. 21, the Indians surpassed THIS DAY IN MUSIC: 1964: The Rolling Stones recorded their version of the the club’s win total from all of 2012 (68-94); Cleveland went 24-53 in the 2nd Willie Dixon song, “Little Red Rooster” at Regent Sound Studios in London, Eng- “half” last season...despite dropping 5 of 6, the Indians have still won 10 of 19, land...1965: The Doors recorded their first demos at World Pacific Jazz Studios 20 of 36, 27 of 49, 42 of 73 and 67 of their last 121 games since April 20 (.554, in Los Angeles...2006: Ronald Isley of the Isley Brothers was sentenced to three 67-54), the 6th-highest winning pct. in the A.L. during that span (see below)...the years in a US prison for multiple counts of tax fraud...2012: Mark Abrahamian, Tribe started the season 5-10 from April 2-19...at 72-64 and 8 games above the the lead guitarist for Starship, passed away at the age of 46 following a concert in .500 mark, Cleveland is 5 wins shy of the club’s high-water mark for the season Norfolk, Nebraska...BORN ON THIS DAY: (1943) Joe Simon; (1946) Billy Pres- (+13G, 62-49 on Aug. 4) and sits 13 losses ahead of club’s low-water mark (-5G, ton; (1969) Cedric (“K-Ci”) Hailey, of K-Ci & JoJo and Jodeci. 8-13 on April 28)...Indians are 1-0 to begin September after going 11-13 in April, 18-12 in May, 15-13 in June, 15-10 in July & 12-16 in August...club has gone 43- THEY SAY IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY: Please join the Cleveland organization in 28 this season following a win; 28-36 following a loss...Tribe is 27-16 in games de- wishing former Indians Rick Manning (59) and Jeff Russell (52) Happy Birthday. cided in the 7th inning-or-later and 9-2 in extra innings...Cleveland has been at or above .500 for 75 straight days; have not been below .500 since June 17 (34-35). Mon: 8-10 Tues: 10-10 Wed: 12-8 Thurs: 5-6 Fri: 8-13 Sat: 14-9 Sun: 15-8 BEST OVERALL RECORDS BEST RECORDS IN A.L. April: 11-13 May: 18-12 June: 15-13 July: 15-10 Aug: 12-16 Sept: 1-0 IN A.L., 2013 SINCE APRIL 20, 2013 Last 5G: 1-4 Last 10G: 4-6 Last 15G: 7-8 Last 20G: 10-10 Team Win% W L Team Win% W L Avg Time 9.0-inn. gm.: 3:00 (22,198min/123G) 5-R inn: 9x, last 6/29 at CWS-G1 Boston *East .594 82 56 Detroit .587 71 50 High-Water Mark: 13G, Aug. 4 (62-49) Low-Water Mark: -5G, last April 28 (8-13) Detroit *Central .584 80 57 Tampa Bay .580 69 50 Farthest from 1st: -8.5G, Aug. 31 Times at .500: 9x, last June 18 (35-35) Texas *West .581 79 57 Boston .577 71 52 Days in 1st: 16, last July 2 Largest Lead: +2.5G, May 20 Oakland #WC .574 78 58 Texas .575 69 51 Starters: 45-49, 4.10 ERA (784.1IP, 750H, 357ER, 9th in AL) Tampa Bay #WC .556 75 60 Oakland .555 66 53 Relievers: 27-15, 32 saves, 3.77 ERA (425.0IP, 382H, 178ER, 11th in AL) Baltimore .533 72 63 Cleveland .554 67 54 Cleveland .529 72 64 Baltimore .533 64 56 Against AL: Central West East Home: 40-26 vs. LH starter: 24-19 New York-AL .529 72 64 New York-AL .521 63 58 32-28 21-8 10-20 Road: 32-38 vs. RH starter: 48-45 In Series: Home Road Total Trip: 1-5 Current Streak: W1 SERIES STUFF: The Indians have gone 22-18-5 in 45 series played thus far Overall 14-7-1 8-11-4 22-18-5 Long W-strk: 8 Long L-strk: 8 in 2013 (14-7-1 at home; 8-11-4 on the road)...Cleveland has gone 13-9-1 over Openers 13-9 7-16 20-25 Pre-ASG: 51-44 Extra-innings: 9-2 the last 23 series played dating back to June 10 (6-7-0 since All-Star break), Finales 12-10 13-10 25-20 Post-ASG: 21-20 One-run G: 24-16 dropping 2 straight after winning 3 of previous 4...club has gone 20-25 in series Rubber 4-1 5-2 9-3 Come-from-Behind Wins: 26 openers, but 13-9 in lid-lifters at home.