2016 Cleveland Indians season

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2016  Cleveland Indians
American League Champions
American League Central Champions
League American League
Division Central
Ballpark Progressive Field
City Cleveland, Ohio
Record94–67 (.584)
Divisional place1st
Owners Larry Dolan
Paul Dolan
President of baseball operations Chris Antonetti
General managers Mike Chernoff
Managers Terry Francona
Television SportsTime Ohio  · WKYC
(Matt Underwood, Rick Manning)
Radio WTAM  · WMMS
Cleveland Indians Radio Network
(Tom Hamilton, Jim Rosenhaus)
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The 2016 Cleveland Indians season was the 116th season for the franchise and the 23rd season at Progressive Field. The Indians won the American League Central for the first time since 2007 and also beat the Boston Red Sox in the ALDS for their first playoff win in nine years. They defeated the Toronto Blue Jays in five games in the ALCS before losing to the Chicago Cubs in seven games in the World Series, despite holding a 3–1 series lead. This was their first appearance in the World Series since 1997.

Contents

Regular season

Opening day starting lineup

Tuesday, April 5, 2016, vs Boston Red Sox

NamePos.
Rajai Davis CF
Jason Kipnis 2B
Francisco Lindor SS
Mike Napoli 1B
Carlos Santana DH
Yan Gomes C
Marlon Byrd LF
Juan Uribe 3B
Collin Cowgill RF

Starting Pitcher: Corey Kluber

April

The Cleveland Indians opened up their 2016 season with a three-game series against the Boston Red Sox at Progressive Field. Opening Day was scheduled for April 4, but was postponed due to a mixture of rain and snow until April 5. The Indians lost the opener 6–2. They would get their first win a day later, as newly acquired 1B Mike Napoli hit the go-ahead home run in a 7–6 victory over his former team.

The Indians struggled during the month of April, going just 10-11 during the month. On April 24, SP Carlos Carrasco left a game with a hamstring injury. He would miss the next six weeks. Trevor Bauer, who started the year in the bullpen, would take Carrasco's spot in the rotation. SP Josh Tomlin was a bright spot for April, as he went 3-0 throughout the month.

May

Outfielder Michael Brantley came back from a shoulder injury he suffered late in 2015. He would only play 11 games before re-aggravating his shoulder. He would not return the rest of the season. The Indians won 12 of 17 games between May 2–20, to close to within two games of the division leading Chicago White Sox. The Indians would take three of four in Chicago later in the month to take the division lead. The team finished the month 16–3.

June

The Indians continued their success into June, as they would win their first six games of the month. Later in the month, the Indians would win a franchise record 14 straight games from June 17 through July 1. The Indians were a perfect 11–0 at home in June. They spent the month battling with the Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, and fading Chicago White Sox atop the AL Central. The Indians finished the month two games ahead of Kansas City.

SP Danny Salazar, who went 5–0 with a 1.91 ERA and a .177 opponent's batting average, was named the American League Pitcher of the Month for June. OF Tyler Naquin was named the AL Rookie of the Month after batting .338 with an AL-best 1.219 OPS.

July

The Indians won their game on July 1, 2–1 over the Toronto Blue Jays, in 19 innings - the longest game of the 2016 season - to extend their winning streak to 14 games, but it would end the next day with a 9–6 loss to the Blue Jays. The Indians would maintain a 5–7 game lead over the Detroit Tigers throughout much of July. However the team struggled near the end of the month and the lead slipped down to 4 games. Adding to the struggle was an injury to C Yan Gomes, who would not return until the final game of the season.

The Indians were active at the trade deadline. On July 31, they acquired RP Andrew Miller from the New York Yankees for four prospects including OF Clint Frazier and P Justus Sheffield, widely considered two of the top four prospects in the Indians' farm system. The Indians also had a deal on the table for Milwaukee Brewers C Jonathan Lucroy, but Lucroy exercised his no-trade clause and vetoed the trade to Cleveland. He would later be traded to the Texas Rangers.

On July 5, SP Danny Salazar and SS Francisco Lindor were named to the All Star team. On July 8, SP Corey Kluber was also named to the team as an injury replacement. OF Tyler Naquin was named the AL Rookie of the Month for the second straight month.

August

The Indians struggled in early August, going just 3–6 in their first nine games. Their lead over the Tigers decreased to just 2 games. However, On August 11, the team opened an 11-game home stand - its longest of the season - that would put them on the winning track. The Indians swept a four-game series from the Anaheim Angels to open up the home stand and took two out of three games from the Toronto Blue Jays to end the home stand. The Blue Jays series, which was believed to be a potential playoff preview, featured three one-run games including a walk-off inside-the-park home run by OF Tyler Naquin. The Indians' lead over Detroit was back to 71⁄2 games by August 22.

The Indians would then go on a west-coast trip that saw them go 2–5, and score one run or less in six of the seven games. However, the team returned home to sweep the Minnesota Twins to end the month. On August 31, the team acquired OF Coco Crisp from the Oakland Athletics for cash considerations. The acquisition of Crisp added outfield depth for the pennant race and postseason run.

September/October

The Indians won six of their first eight games in September to maintain a sizable lead over the Detroit Tigers. However, the team's rotation, widely believed to be their biggest strength, suffered two major injuries during the month. All-Star SP Danny Salazar left the game on September 9 with a strained elbow, resulting in a 3-4 week recovery time. On September 17, SP Carlos Carrasco left the game with a broken hand as the result of a line-drive. This injury ended Carrasco's season. The Indians would put the Tigers away in September by winning two of three September 16–18. On September 26, the Indians clinched the division title - the team's first since 2007 - with a win over the Tigers.

The Indians would end the season with a record of 94–67, earning the No. 2 seed in the American League.

Roster

2016 Cleveland Indians
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

Season standings

American League Central

AL Central
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Cleveland Indians 9467.584—53‍–‍2841‍–‍39
Detroit Tigers 8675.534845‍–‍3541‍–‍40
Kansas City Royals 8181.50013½47‍–‍3434‍–‍47
Chicago White Sox 7884.48116½45‍–‍3633‍–‍48
Minnesota Twins 59103.36435½30‍–‍5129‍–‍52

American League Wild Card

Division Leaders
Team W L Pct.
Texas Rangers 9567.586
Cleveland Indians 9467.584
Boston Red Sox 9369.574
Wild Card teams
(Top 2 teams qualify for postseason)
Team W L Pct. GB
Toronto Blue Jays 8973.549—
Baltimore Orioles 8973.549—
Detroit Tigers 8675.5342½
Seattle Mariners 8676.5313
New York Yankees 8478.5195
Houston Astros 8478.5195
Kansas City Royals 8181.5008
Chicago White Sox 7884.48111
Los Angeles Angels 7488.45715
Oakland Athletics 6993.42620
Tampa Bay Rays 6894.42021
Minnesota Twins 59103.36430

Record against opponents

2016 American League record

Source: MLB Standings Grid - 2016
TeamBALBOSCWSCLEDETHOUKCLAAMINNYYOAKSEATBTEXTORNL
Baltimore —8–114–35–15–21–64–24–25–110–93–41–613–63–49–1014–6
Boston 11–8—3–44–22–55–22–44–34–311–85–14–312–73–39–1014–6
Chicago 3–44–3—8–117–123–35–142–512–73–35–24–34–34–25–19–11
Cleveland 1–52–411–8—14–43–414–56–110–92–54–23–45–12–54–313–7
Detroit 2–55–212–74–14—4–27–122–415–43–34–34–36–12–43–413–7
Houston 6–12–53–34–32–4—3–413–65–22–413–611–83–34–152–511–9
Kansas City 2–44–214–55–1412–74–3—1–515–42–51–63–45–21–62–410–10
Los Angeles 2–43–45–21–64–26–135–1—2–41–612–78–113–49–104–39–11
Minnesota 1–53–47–129–104–152–54–154–2—2–52–44–23–45–21–68–12
New York 9–108–113–35–23–34–25–26–15–2—4–33–311–83–47–128–12
Oakland 4–31–52–52–43–46–136–17–124–23–4—7–125–29–103–37–13
Seattle 6–13–43–44–33–48–114–311–82–43–312–7—4–27–123–313–7
Tampa Bay 6–137–123–41–51–63–32–54–34–38–112–52–4—4–211–810–10
Texas 4–33–32–45–24–215–46–110–92–54–310–912–72–4—3–413–7
Toronto 10–910–91–53–44–35–24–23–46–112–73–33–38–114–3—13–7

Game log

2016 Game Log: 94–67 (Home: 53–28; Away: 41–39)
April: 10–11 (Home: 3–5; Away: 7–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
—April 4 Red Sox Postponed (rain). Makeup date: April 5.
1April 5 Red Sox 2–6 Price (1–0) Kluber (0–1)–34,4930–1L1
2April 6 Red Sox 7–6 McAllister (1–0) Tazawa (0–1) Allen (1)10,2981–1W1
—April 7 Red Sox Postponed (rain). Makeup date: August 15.
3April 8@ White Sox 7–1 Salazar (1–0) Danks (0–1)—38,0192–1W2
4April 9@ White Sox 3–7 Sale (2–0) Shaw (0–1)—20,1922–2L1
—April 10@ White Sox Postponed (rain). Makeup date: May 23 (Game 1).
5April 12@ Rays 1–5 Cedeño (1–0) Kluber (0–2)—10,2832–3L2
6April 13@ Rays 4–1 Carrasco (1–0) Smyly (0–2) Allen (2)10,1173–3W1
7April 14@ Rays 6–0 Salazar (2–0) Archer (0–3)—10,7154–3W2
8April 15 Mets 5–6 Colón (1–1) Anderson (0–1) Familia (3)15,3654–4L1
9April 16 Mets 7–5 Tomlin (1–0) Harvey (0–3) Allen (3)20,1655–4W1
10April 17 Mets 0–6 Matz (1–1) Kluber (0–3)—17,6215–5L1
11April 19 Mariners 3–2 Carrasco (2–0) Miley (0–2) Allen (4)9,3936–5W1
12April 20 Mariners 1–2 Walker (1–0) Salazar (2–1) Cishek (2)9,9806–6L1
13April 21 Mariners 7–10 (10) Zych (1–0) Allen (0–1) Cishek (3)11,5256–7L2
14April 22@ Tigers 2–1 Tomlin (2–0) Verlander (1–2) Allen (5)25,0867–7W1
15April 23@ Tigers 10–1 Kluber (1–3) Sánchez (2–2)—31,1638–7W2
16April 24@ Tigers 6–3 Bauer (1–0) Greene (1–2) Allen (6)31,9479–7W3
17April 25@ Twins 3–4 Jepsen (1–3) McAllister (1–1)—17,5039–8L1
18April 26@ Twins 5–6 Jepsen (2–3) Allen (0–2)—17,4939–9L2
19April 27@ Twins 6–5 Tomlin (3–0) Berríos (0–1) Allen (7)17,74610–9W1
20April 29@ Phillies 3–4 (11) Hernandez (1–1) Allen (0–3)—18,67710–10L1
21April 30@ Phillies 3–4 Bailey (1–0) Hunter (0–1) Gómez (8)23,63610–11L2
May: 16–13 (Home: 9–7; Away: 7–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
22May 1@ Phillies 1–2 Velasquez (5–2) Salazar (2–2) Neris (1)23,80910–12L3
23May 3 Tigers 7–3 Tomlin (4–0) Verlander (2–3)—11,02211–12W1
24May 4 Tigers 4–0 Kluber (2–3) Sánchez (3–3)—8,76612–12W2
25May 5 Tigers 9–4 Bauer (2–0) Fulmer (1–1)—10,35013–12W3
26May 6 Royals 7–1 Salazar (3–2) Ventura (2–2)—13,58714–12W4
27May 7 Royals 0–7 Kennedy (4–2) Anderson (0–2)—17,30214–13L1
28May 8 Royals 5–4 Tomlin (5–0) Vólquez (3–3) Allen (8)14,46315–13W1
29May 9@ Astros 1–7 Fiers (3–1) Kluber (2–4)—20,22215–14L1
30May 10@ Astros 4–0 Bauer (3–0) Devenski (0–2)—23,97616–14W1
31May 11@ Astros 3–5 (16) Feliz (1–0) Anderson (0–3)—24,45316–15L1
32May 13 Twins 7–6 McAllister (2–1) May (0–2) Allen (9)17,80317–15W1
33May 14 Twins 3–6 Santana (1–2) Kluber (2–5)—15,42817–16L1
34May 15 Twins 1–5 Duffey (1–2) Bauer (3–1)—13,23617–17L2
35May 16 Reds 15–6 Hunter (1–1) Lamb (0–1)—12,18418–17W1
36May 17 Reds 13–1 Salazar (4–2) Simón (1–4)—13,09519–17W2
37May 18@ Reds 8–7 (12) Allen (1–3) Sampson (0–1) Otero (1)22,81520–17W3
38May 19@ Reds 7–2 Tomlin (6–0) Cotham (0–3)—21,17321–17W4
39May 20@ Red Sox 4–2 Kluber (3–5) Buchholz (2–4) Allen (10)37,35422–17W5
40May 21@ Red Sox 1–9 Kelly (2–0) Bauer (3–2)—37,25422–18L1
41May 22@ Red Sox 2–5 Porcello (7–2) Salazar (4–3) Kimbrel (12)36,02122–19L2
42May 23@ White Sox 6–7 Latos (6–1) Clevinger (0–1) Robertson (12)22–20L3
43May 23@ White Sox 5–1 Anderson (1–3) Johnson (0–2)—18,32323–20W1
44May 24@ White Sox 6–2 Tomlin (7–0) Sale (9–1)—21,55024–20W2
45May 25@ White Sox 4–3 Kluber (4–5) Quintana (5–4) Allen (11)22,56125–20W3
46May 27 Orioles 4–6 Bundy (1–1) McAllister (2–2) Britton (13)21,05425–21L1
47May 28 Orioles 11–4 Salazar (5–3) Jiménez (2–6)—21,11026–21W1
48May 29 Orioles 4–6 Tillman (7–1) Manship (0–1) Britton (14)18,56526–22L1
49May 30 Rangers 2–9 Holland (4–4) Tomlin (7–1) Ramos (1)14,51426–23L2
50May 31 Rangers 3–7 Lewis (5–0) Kluber (4–6) Dyson (6)10,42826–24L3
June: 22–6 (Home: 11–0; Away: 11–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
51June 1 Rangers 5–4 (11) Gorzelanny (1–0) Claudio (1–1)—10,52427–24W1
52June 2 Royals 5–4 Hunter (2–1) Soria (2–2)—11,13128–24W2
53June 3 Royals 6–1 Salazar (6–3) Vólquez (5–5)—24,75329–24W3
54June 4 Royals 7–1 Tomlin (8–1) Kennedy (4–4)—23,25830–24W4
55June 5 Royals 7–0 Kluber (5–6) Young (2–6)—16,74731–24W5
56June 6@ Mariners 3–1 Bauer (4–2) Paxton (0–2) Allen (12)15,82432–24W6
57June 7@ Mariners 1–7 Miley (6–2) Anderson (1–4)—16,94432–25L1
58June 8@ Mariners 0–5 Walker (3–6) Carrasco (2–1)—15,33732–26L2
59June 9@ Mariners 5–3 Otero (1–0) Benoit (1–1) Allen (13)19,90133–26W1
60June 10@ Angels 6–2 Kluber (6–6) Santiago (3–4)—39,48734–26W2
61June 11@ Angels 3–4 Salas (3–2) Shaw (0–2)—38,29634–27L1
62June 12@ Angels 8–3 Salazar (7–3) Huff (0–2)—36,38335–27W1
63June 13@ Royals 1–2 Vólquez (6–6) Carrasco (2–2) Davis (18)31,26935–28L1
64June 14@ Royals 2–3 Soria (3–2) Shaw (0–3)—29,29335–29L2
65June 15@ Royals 4–9 Kennedy (5–5) Kluber (6–7)—33,54635–30L3
66June 17 White Sox 3–2 Allen (2–3) Jones (2–2)—27,91236–30W1
67June 18 White Sox 13–2 Salazar (8–3) Shields (2–9)—31,06637–30W2
68June 19 White Sox 3–2 (10) Otero (2–0) Robertson (0–1)—25,26938–30W3
69June 20 Rays 7–4 Shaw (1–3) Ramírez (7–5) Allen (14)13,81139–30W4
70June 21 Rays 6–0 Kluber (7–7) Snell (0–2)—15,62940–30W5
71June 22 Rays 6–1 Bauer (5–2) Archer (4–10)—21,21641–30W6
72June 24@ Tigers 7–5 Salazar (9–3) Zimmermann (9–4)—37,88642–30W7
73June 25@ Tigers 6–0 Carrasco (3–2) Sánchez (4–8)—39,02843–30W8
74June 26@ Tigers 9–3 Tomlin (9–1) Verlander (7–6)—36,50244–30W9
75June 27@ Braves 8–3 Bauer (6–2) Jenkins (0–1)—15,53845–30W10
76June 28@ Braves 5–3 Kluber (8–7) Vizcaíno (1–3) Allen (15)19,20646–30W11
77June 29@ Braves 3–0 Salazar (10–3) De La Cruz (0–1) Allen (16)16,60047–30W12
78June 30@ Blue Jays 4–1 Carrasco (4–2) Dickey (5–9) Allen (17)41,36548–30W13
July: 12–12 (Home: 7–5; Away: 5–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
79July 1@ Blue Jays 2–1 (19) Bauer (7–2) Barney (0–1)—45,82549–30W14
80July 2@ Blue Jays 6–9 Grilli (2–2) Otero (2–1) Osuna (16)46,19749–31L1
81July 3@ Blue Jays 1–17 Happ (11–3) Kluber (8–8)—45,96249–32L2
82July 4 Tigers 5–3 Manship (1–1) Rondón (2–1) Allen (18)34,16350–32W1
83July 5 Tigers 12–1 Carrasco (5–2) Sánchez (5–9)—19,44851–32W2
84July 6 Tigers 2–12 Fulmer (9–2) Tomlin (9–2)—24,09851–33L1
85July 7 Yankees 4–5 Nova (6–5) Bauer (7–3) Chapman (17)23,84851–34L2
86July 8 Yankees 10–2 Kluber (9–8) Green (1–2)—34,04552–34W1
87July 9 Yankees 6–7 (11) Chapman (3–0) Hunter (2–2)—32,95152–35L1
88July 10 Yankees 7–11 Eovaldi (7–6) Carrasco (5–3)—29,08952–36L2
87th All-Star Game in San Diego, California
89July 15@ Twins 5–2 Carrasco (6–3) Santana (3–8) Allen (19)27,07453–36W1
90July 16@ Twins 4–5 (11) May (1–2) Colón (0–1)—29,44753–37L1
91July 17@ Twins 6–1 Tomlin (10–2) Gibson (2–6)—25,69254–37W1
92July 18@ Royals 3–7 Hochevar (2–2) Shaw (1–4) Davis (20)38,04254–38L1
93July 19@ Royals 7–3 Salazar (11–3) Flynn (1–1)—31,14455–38W1
94July 20@ Royals 11–4 Carrasco (7–3) Kennedy (6–8)—33,45556–38W2
95July 22@ Orioles 1–5 Bundy (3–2) Bauer (7–4) Britton (31)39,35856–39L1
96July 23@ Orioles 2–5 Gausman (2–7) Tomlin (10–3) Britton (32)31,94656–40L2
97July 24@ Orioles 3–5 O'Day (3–1) Allen (2–4)—37,82156–41L3
98July 26 Nationals 7–6 Shaw (2–4) Papelbon (2–4)—23,71157–41W1
99July 27 Nationals 1–4 Strasburg (14–1) Carrasco (7–4) Treinen (1)26,60757–42L1
100July 29 Athletics 5–3 Anderson (2–4) Graveman (7–7) Allen (20)33,13458–42W1
101July 30 Athletics 6–3 Tomlin (11–3) Overton (1–2)—32,85059–42W2
102July 31 Athletics 8–0 Kluber (10–8) Gray (5–10)—23,73960–42W3
August: 16–14 (Home: 12–6; Away: 4–8)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
103August 1 Twins 5–12 Berríos (2–1) Salazar (11–4)—15,01860–43L1
104August 2 Twins 6–10 Pressly (6–5) Carrasco (7–5)—15,83560–44L2
105August 3 Twins 5–13 Duffey (6–8) Bauer (7–5)—17,17660–45L3
106August 4 Twins 9–2 Otero (3–1) Santiago (10–5)—19,19361–45W1
107August 5@ Yankees 7–13 Pineda (6–10) Tomlin (11–4)—39,25261–46L1
108August 6@ Yankees 5–2 Kluber (11–8) Sabathia (6–9) Miller (10)37,26462–46W1
109August 7@ Yankees 2–3 Tanaka (8–4) Carrasco (7–6) Betances (2)39,72062–47L1
110August 9@ Nationals 3–1 Bauer (8–5) Scherzer (12–7) Allen (21)30,97863–47W1
111August 10@ Nationals 4–7 Gonzalez (8–9) Tomlin (11–5) Melancon (32)30,18563–48L1
112August 11 Angels 14–4 Kluber (12–8) Chacín (2–6)—16,65264–48W1
113August 12 Angels 13–3 Carrasco (8–6) Skaggs (1–1)—27,01465–48W2
114August 13 Angels 5–1 Clevinger (1–1) Shoemaker (6–13)—30,40966–48W3
115August 14 Angels 5–4 Bauer (9–5) Weaver (8–10) Allen (22)18,97967–48W4
116August 15 Red Sox 2–3 Pomeranz (9–9) Tomlin (11–6) Kimbrel (20)19,17467–49L1
117August 16 White Sox 3–1 Kluber (13–8) Quintana (9–9) Allen (23)13,85768–49W1
118August 17 White Sox 7–10 Turner (0–2) Allen (2–5) Robertson (30)14,37168–50L1
119August 18 White Sox 5–4 Miller (7–1) Turner (1–2)—12,98269–50W1
120August 19 Blue Jays 3–2 Manship (2–1) Osuna (2–2)—30,66570–50W2
121August 20 Blue Jays 5–6 Biagini (4–2) Tomlin (11–7) Osuna (28)33,60470–51L1
122August 21 Blue Jays 3–2 Clevinger (2–1) Cecil (1–7) Allen (24)26,69671–51W1
123August 22@ Athletics 1–0 Carrasco (9–6) Dull (5–4) Miller (11)10,11472–51W2
124August 23@ Athletics 1–9 Manaea (5–8) Salazar (11–5)—13,14172–52L1
125August 24@ Athletics 1–5 Graveman (10–8) Bauer (9–6)—12,79572–53L2
126August 25@ Rangers 0–9 Hamels (14–4) Tomlin (11–8)—23,76872–54L3
127August 26@ Rangers 12–1 Kluber (14–8) Pérez (8–10)—31,85373–54W1
128August 27@ Rangers 0–7 Griffin (6–3) Carrasco (9–7)—44,94473–55L1
129August 28@ Rangers 1–2 Holland (6–6) Salazar (11–6)—35,22573–56L2
130August 29 Twins 1–0 (10) McAllister (3–2) Kintzler (0–1)—11,32774–56W1
131August 30 Twins 5–4 Otero (4–1) Wimmers (0–1) Miller (12)11,93775–56W2
132August 31 Twins 8–4 Kluber (15–8) Dean (1–5) Shaw (1)11,81176–56W3
September/October: 18–11 (Home: 11–5; Away: 7–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
133September 2 Marlins 6–2 Carrasco (10–7) Cashner (4–11)—24,41577–56W4
134September 3 Marlins 8–3 Bauer (10–6) Fernández (13–8)—27,48378–56W5
135September 4 Marlins 6–5 Allen (3–5) Rodney (2–4)—25,91079–56W6
136September 5 Astros 2–6 Fiers (10–6) Clevinger (2–2)—13,06279–57L1
137September 6 Astros 3–4 Hoyt (1–0) Kluber (15–9) Giles (9)11,02379–58L2
138September 7 Astros 6–5 Carrasco (11–7) Fister (12–11) Allen (25)12,06380–58W1
139September 8 Astros 10–7 Bauer (11–6) Paulino (0–1) Allen (26)15,27581–58W2
140September 9@ Twins 5–4 Colón (1–1) Duffey (8–11) Allen (27)20,17382–58W3
141September 10@ Twins 1–2 (12) Chargois (1–1) Colón (1–2)—23,58482–59L1
142September 11@ Twins 7–1 Kluber (16–9) Berríos (2–6)—20,30183–59W1
143September 12@ White Sox 4–11 González (4–6) Carrasco (11–8)—12,58883–60L1
144September 13@ White Sox 1–8 Quintana (12–10) Bauer (11–7)—15,58883–61L2
145September 14@ White Sox 6–1 Tomlin (12–8) Rodon (7–9)—15,80884–61W1
146September 15@ White Sox 1–2 Robertson (5–3) Shaw (2–5)—14,19084–62L1
147September 16 Tigers 11–4 Kluber (17–9) Fulmer (10–7)—29,13785–62W1
148September 17 Tigers 1–0 (10) Miller (8–1) Wilson (4–5)—26,65486–62W2
149September 18 Tigers 5–9 Norris (3–2) Bauer (11–8) Rodríguez (43)21,38286–63L1
150September 20 Royals 2–1 Miller (9–1) Flynn (1–2)—13,62387–63W1
151September 21 Royals 4–3 Kluber (18–9) Kennedy (11–10) Allen (28)13,88888–63W2
152September 22 Royals 5–2 Otero (5–1) Gee (7–9) Allen (29)15,25389–63W3
153September 23 White Sox 10–4 Bauer (12–8) González (4–8)—18,93790–63W4
154September 24 White Sox 1–8 Quintana (13–11) Anderson (2–5)—32,08890–64L1
155September 25 White Sox 0–3 Rodon (8–10) Tomlin (8–10) Robertson (36)24,11890–65L2
156September 26@ Tigers 7–4 Miller (10–1) Farmer (0–1) Allen (30)24,98191–65W1
157September 27@ Tigers 0–12 Verlander (16–8) Clevinger (2–3)—25,69691–66L1
158September 28@ Tigers 3–6 (5) Hardy (1–0) Colón (1–3)—26,93491–67L2
—September 29@ Tigers Cancelled (rain).
159September 30@ Royals 7–2 Merritt (1–0) Ventura (11–12)—24,74192–67W1
160October 1@ Royals 6–3 Clevinger (3–3) Strahm (1–2) Allen (31)28,56993–67W2
161October 2@ Royals 3–2 Tomlin (13–9) Kennedy (11–11) Allen (32)29,47594–67W3
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Postponement
Bold = Indians team member

Player stats

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average

PlayerGABRH2B3BHRRBISBBBAVGSLG
Jason Kipnis 1566109116841423821560.275.469
Francisco Lindor 1586049918230315781957.301.435
Carlos Santana 158582891513133487599.259.498
José Ramírez 1525658417646311762244.312.462
Mike Napoli 1505579213322134101578.239.465
Rajai Davis 1344547411323212484333.249.388
Lonnie Chisenhall 12638543110255857623.286.439
Tyler Naquin 11632152951851443636.296.514
Yan Gomes 74251224211193409.167.327
Juan Uribe 73238194990725015.206.332
Abraham Almonte 67182244820112288.264.401
Roberto Pérez 61153142861317023.183.294
Chris Gimenez 67139173040411010.216.331
Marlon Byrd 34115113160519011.270.452
Michael Martínez 59951523401403.242.316
Brandon Guyer 388112275021417.333.469
Coco Crisp 2053911302839.208.377
Michael Brantley 113959200713.231.282
Erik González 211625000001.313.313
Collin Cowgill 91201000002.083.083
Jesús Aguilar 9600000000.000.000
Adam Moore 9500000000.000.000
Pitcher Totals1612133200000.143.238
Team Totals1615484777143530829185733134531.262.430

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Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerWLERAGGSSVIPHRERBBSO
Corey Kluber 1893.1432320215.1170827557227
Trevor Bauer 1284.2635280190.0179969070168
Josh Tomlin 1394.4030290174.0187978520118
Carlos Carrasco 1183.3225250146.1134645434150
Danny Salazar 1163.8725250137.1121615963161
Dan Otero 511.53620170.25414121057
Cody Allen 352.516703268.04123192787
Bryan Shaw 253.24750166.25626242869
Cody Anderson 256.68199060.28545451354
Mike Clevinger 335.261710053.05031312950
Zach McAllister 323.44532052.15321202354
Jeff Manship 213.12530043.14020152236
Andrew Miller 401.55260329.01455246
Tommy Hunter 223.74210021.221109517
Joba Chamberlain 002.25200020.012651118
Austin Adams 009.82190018.1272220717
Kyle Crockett 005.06290016.01699717
Ryan Merritt 101.6441011.062206
Shawn Armstrong 002.53100010.293357
Joe Colón 137.20110010.01298710
Perci Garner 004.828009.11265512
Ross Detwiler 005.797004.233343
Shawn Morimando 0011.572004.296655
Adam Plutko 007.362003.253323
Tom Gorzelanny 1021.007003.047754
Chris Gimenez 0012.002003.044400
TJ House 003.384002.261102
Team Totals94673.84161161371445.013306766174611398

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Postseason

American League Division Series

By virtue of winning the AL Central, the Indians were placed in the American League Division Series against the AL East champion Boston Red Sox. Because the Indians had the better regular season record, they had home field advantage in the best-of-five series.

The Indians won Game 1, 5–4, thanks in part to a three-run 3rd inning that featured home runs by Roberto Perez, Jason Kipnis, and Francisco Lindor, the first postseason home run in each of their careers. The Indians' pitching was led by starter Trevor Bauer and relievers Andrew Miller and Cody Allen, who each threw over 40 pitches, to clinch the victory. Indians' ace Corey Kluber went seven shutout innings in Game 2, a 6-0 Indians' win. The big blow for the Indians was a Lonnie Chisenhall 3-run home run.

The Indians and Red Sox then had two days off - a regularly scheduled travel day and rainout as the remnants of Hurricane Matthew affected Boston. When the teams got back to baseball on October 10, Josh Tomlin and the Indians' bullpen would lead the team to a 4–3 victory and a sweep of the division series. The Red Sox mounted a rally in the bottom of the 9th, but Cody Allen was able to close out the game. The Indians would advance to the American League Championship Series for the first time since 2007.

American League Championship Series

The Indians would face the Toronto Blue Jays in the American League Championship Series, again having home-field advantage. The Indians would win a pair of pitchers' duels in Games 1 and 2, 2-0 and 2–1. In Game 1, the Indians scored their only runs on a Francisco Lindor home run in the sixth inning. Indians' starter Corey Kluber went six shutout innings and relievers Andrew Miller and Cody Allen completed the shutout. In Game 2, Carlos Santana's leadoff home run in the second off of Toronto pitcher J. A. Happ gave the Indians a 1−0 lead, but the Blue Jays tied it in the third with a Josh Donaldson RBI double. Cleveland responded with a Lindor RBI single in the third. Starter Josh Tomlin, along with Bryan Shaw, Miller, and Allen, would make that 2–1 lead stand up the rest of the game.

The series shifted to Toronto for Game 3. Indians' starter Trevor Bauer left the game in the bottom of the inning due to a bloody finger as a result of being cut from a drone before the series started. The bullpen answered the call and gave up two runs in more than 8 innings of work. Led by Mike Napoli and Jason Kipnis home runs, the Indians won this game 4–2, to take a 3–0 series lead.

World Series

Postseason game log

2016 Postseason Game Log: 10–5
American League Division Series: 3–0
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceSeriesBox Score
1October 6 Red Sox 5–4 Miller (1–0) Porcello (0–1) Allen (1)37,7631–0 Box
2October 7 Red Sox 6–0 Kluber (1–0) Price (0–1)—37,8422–0 Box
—October 9@ Red Sox Postponed (rain). Makeup date: October 10.
3October 10@ Red Sox 4–3 Tomlin (1–0) Buchholz (0–1) Allen (2)39,5303–0 Box
American League Championship Series: 4–1
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceSeriesBox Score
1October 14 Blue Jays 2–0 Kluber (1–0) Estrada (0–1) Allen (1)37,7271–0 Box
2October 15 Blue Jays 2–1 Tomlin (1–0) Happ (0–1) Allen (2)37,8702–0 Box
3October 17@ Blue Jays 4–2 Shaw (1–0) Stroman (0–1) Miller (1)49,5073–0 Box
4October 18@ Blue Jays 1–5 Sanchez (1–0) Kluber (1–1)—49,1423–1 Box
5October 19@ Blue Jays 3–0 Shaw (2–0) Estrada (0–2) Allen (3)48,8004–1 Box
World Series: 3–4
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceSeriesBox Score
1October 25 Cubs 6–0 Kluber (1–0) Lester (0–1)—38,0911–0 Box
2October 26 Cubs 1–5 Arrieta (1–0) Bauer (0–1)—38,1721–1 Box
3October 28@ Cubs 1–0 Miller (1–0) Edwards Jr. (0–1) Allen (1)41,7032–1 Box
4October 29@ Cubs 7–2 Kluber (2-0) Lackey (0-1)—41,7063–1 Box
5October 30@ Cubs 2–3 Lester (1–1) Bauer (0–2) Chapman (1)41,7113–2 Box
6November 1 Cubs 3–9 Arrieta (2–0) Tomlin (0–1)–38,1163–3 Box
7November 2 Cubs 7–8 (10) Chapman (1–0) Shaw (0–1) Montgomery (1)38,1043–4 Box
Legend:       = Win       = Loss       = Postponement
Bold = Indians team member

Postseason rosters

Playoff rosters
American League Division Series
American League Championship Series
World Series

Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
AAA Columbus Clippers International League Chris Tremie
AA Akron RubberDucks Eastern League David Wallace
A-Advanced Lynchburg Hillcats Carolina League Mark Budzinski
A Lake County Captains Midwest League Tony Mansolino
A-Short Season Mahoning Valley Scrappers New York–Penn League Edwin Rodríguez
Rookie AZL Indians Arizona League Anthony Medrano
Rookie DSL Indians Dominican Summer League Jose Mejia

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