LEVELAND INDIANS 2014 OFFICIAL GAME INFORMATION CLEVELAND INDIANS (57-58) at New York Yankees (60-54) RHP Trevor Bauer (4-6, 4.20) vs. RHP Esmil Rogers (1-0, 5.84) Game #116 / Home #59 » Fri., Aug. 8, 2014 » Yankee Stadium » 7:05 p.m. (ET) » SportsTime Ohio, WTAM-WMMS/IRN CARRY THAT WEIGHT I’D LIKE TO BE, UNDER THE SEA indians at a glance » Cleveland got shut out 4-0 by Cincinnati on Thursday night, » The Indians have fallen to 10-11 since the All-Star break, going 5-3 at as the Indians dropped both installments of a 2-game series at Great home and 5-8 on the road. vs. AL: Central West East American Ball Park to the Reds (8-3 loss Wednesday)...the Reds won 3 » Cleveland staff has posted a 3.38 ERA (71 ER/189.1 IP) in the 2nd 48-49 23-25 12-13 13-11 of 4 decisions in the 2014 season series to recapture the coveted Ohio half, 8th-best in the A.L. and 14th in the Majors...with that in mind, Tribe vs. NL: Central West East 9-9 1-3 8-6 0-0 Cup trophy. hurlers have a 1.65 ERA in the 10 second-half victories, but a 5.04 In Series: Home Road Total » After beating the Reds 7-1 (10-for-30, 4 XBH’s) in the opener of 4 ...the Indians staff also leads MLB w/ 181 K’s ERA in the 11 losses Overall 11-5-2 5-10-4 16-15-6 straight, the Indians combined for just 5 runs in the final 3 games, going since the break. Openers 11-7 5-14 16-21 17-for-95 (.179) with 6 XBH’s at the plate...Cincinnati’s starting rotation » Tribe offense ranks among A.L. 2nd-half leaders in OPS (4th, .727), Finales 11-7 7-12 18-19 went 3-0 with a 1.90 ERA (5 ER/23.2 IP) in those 3 contests. HR (T4th, 21), runs-per-game (4th, 4.4) and AVG (5th, .254). Rubber 3-2 3-3 6-5 Lead after: Home Road Total YOU NEVER GIVE ME YOUR MONEY HERE COME OLD FLATTOP... 6 inn. 29-2 14-1 43-3 » Thursday marked the first time for Cleveland’s offense to get shut out » The Indians have gone 13-11 against teams from the A.L. East 7 inn. 27-2 17-0 44-2 in the second half (first since a 1-0 loss on June 30 at Dodger Stadium) this season, as Cleveland has a shot to finish .500-or-better against 8 inn. 28-1 18-0 46-1 and just the 5th time overall this season, tied for 3rd-fewest in the A.L. that division for the 7th time in the last 11 seasons since 2004... Trail after: Home Road Total ahead of the Angels & Yankees (3 each) and T4th-fewest in the Majors... including thish weekend series, the Tribe has 9 games remaining vs. 6 inn. 2-16 7-30 9-46 the Indians have combined to bat just .096 (14-146) with 2 extra-base the A.L. East (Yankees-3, Orioles-3, Rays-3)...club is 7-7 on the road 7 inn. 1-18 3-31 4-49 hits in those 5 offensive shutouts. against the A.L. East this season, as the Indians have not finished 8 inn. 2-19 1-35 3-54 Tied after: Home Road Total » .500-or-better in A.L. East road games since 2008 (9-8). The Indians have plated 509 runs overall this season, 5th-most 6 inn. 3-4 2-5 5-9 in the A.L. & 6th in the Majors, while Cleveland also ranks among A.L./ 7 inn. 6-2 3-5 9-7 MLB offensive leaders in extra-base hits (6th/9th, 330), HR’s (T7th/T9th, BECAUSE THE WORLD IS ROUND 8 inn. 4-2 4-1 8-3 111), OPS (6th/10th, .722) and AVG (8th/12th, .255). » The Indians are 0-2 to begin a brief 5-day, 5-game road thru Cincin- Decided... Home Road Total nati (0-2) & New York-AL (3)...Cleveland won 3 straight road games to 7th-or-later 12-6 10-10 22-16 COME TOGETHER start the second half, but have since dropped 8 of the club’s last 10 Final AB 9-4 5-8 14-12 » At 57-58, the Indians are seeking to get back to the .500 mark for away from Progressive Field (5-8 on road since All-Star break) & sit at Extra-Innings 5-3 2-2 7-5 the 17th time this season and sit 4 wins shy of matching the club’s 23-36 (.390) on the road overall in 2014 - 2nd-lowest in A.L. ahead One-run G’s 9-7 7-9 16-16 high-water mark for the 2014 season (+3, 50-47 on July 19), which of Houston (.375, 21-35) and 4th-lowest in the Majors. Walk-offs 7 5 7-5 was established following a July 19 doubleheader sweep over Detroit... » At the conclusion of this series, the Indians will have 19 road games vs. RH starter 25-19 18-20 43-39 the club’s low-water mark for season is -6G (last 13-19 on 5/5). remaining compared to 25 home games...Cleveland’s .607 (34-22) vs. LH starter 9-3 5-16 14-19 winning pct. at home is 3rd-best in the A.L. and 4th-best in the Ma- tribe by the numbers WINS & LOSSES jors behind Oakland (.655, 38-20), Los Angeles-AL (.644, 38-21) and » After entering the All-Star break at 47-47 (.500-or-better in the first half Pittsburgh (.621, 36-22). Overall Record ............................. 57-58 for a 4th consecutive season), Cleveland has gone 10-11 to start the Standing in AL Central ......... 3rd, -6.5 G second half (won 3 straight out of break...lost 8 of 11...won 4 straight... MAXWELL’S SILVER HAMMER Days in 1st (2-3-4-5) .......2 (19-64-8-37) lost 3 straight). » While Cleveland’s 111 home runs overall this season are T7th in the Largest 1st-place Lead....................Tied » Cleveland sits 5 games above the .500 mark since May 1 at 46-41 A.L. and T9th in the Majors, the Indians 37 homers since July 1 are 3rd- Largest 1st-place Deficit.............-10.5 G (.529), T7th-best record in the A.L. over that span and T12th-best most in the A.L. & 4th-most in the Majors behind Houston (39), Baltimore Most Games Above .500 .... +3 G, 50-47 in the Majors...club got off to an 11-17 start thru end of April...despite and Chicago-NL (38 each). Most Games Below .500 ............-6G, 4x dropping 3 straight and 11 of the club’s last 18 decisions, the Indians » The Indians have averaged 5.7 runs-per-game when getting at least Times at .500 .........16x, last 57-57 (8/6) have still won 4 of 7, 18 of 33, 33 of 61 and 38 of their last 71 games. one home run (72 games: 44-28 record), but just 2.4 runs-per-game Current Streak ....................................L3 BEST RECORDS IN A.L. SINCE MAY 1 when going without a home run (43 games: 13-30 record). Road trip........................................... 0-2 Following a Win ............................ 29-28 Team Pct. W-L Following a Loss .......................... 27-30 Los Angeles-AL .609 53-34 MR. MUSTARD Last 5 games.................................... 2-3 Oakland .605 52-34 » YAN GOMES has hit safely in a career-high 13 straight games at .347 Last 10 games.................................. 5-5 Baltimore .589 53-37 (17-49) with 5 doubles, 3 HR’s, 11 RBI and a .993 OPS...is the 2nd- Last 15 games.................................. 6-9 Seattle .551 49-40 longest hit streak by an Indians player this season behind MICHAEL Last 20 games.................................9-11 Toronto .551 49-40 BRANTLEY’s 15-gamer from May 14-30. Longest ‘W’ Streak ..............6 (5/30-6/4) Detroit .539 48-41 » Gomes ranks among A.L./MLB catchers in OPS (1st/2nd, .812), extra- Longest ‘L’ Streak .................. 6, 4/25-30 Cleveland .529 46-41 base hits (1st/2nd, 38), AVG (2nd/4th, .285), home runs (2nd/4th, 16) Come-from-Behind Wins ....................29 Kansas City .529 46-41 and RBI (1st/5th, 50). Losses After Holding Lead .................25 Team Saves .............. 28-for-40 (70.0%) » The Indians have held a lead at some point in 25 of the team’s 58 SHE COULD STEAL BUT SHE COULD NOT ROB Record Before All-Star Break ....... 47-47 losses, while posting 29 come-from-behind wins. » Independent of pitchers pick-offs/caught stealings, Cleveland Record After All-Star Break ...........10-11 Home Record ............................... 34-22 » Cleveland owns a 35-38 record vs. .500-or-better teams, 22-20 vs. catchers have nabbed 31 of 94 (33%) of would-be basestealers Road Record ................................ 23-36 sub-.500 teams (based on records entering game)...team is 35-38 in this season, best among A.L. catchers and good for 3rd-best in Day Games .................................. 22-20 night games; 22-20 during the day. the Majors behind Washington (35.4%, 23 of 65) and St. Louis (33.9%, Night Games ................................ 35-38 19 of 56). vs. RH starters ............................. 43-39 A.L. CENTRAL STANDINGS / WILD CARD » The Yankees rank 3rd in the A.L.