# 2017 Cleveland Indians season

The 2017 Cleveland Indians season was the 117th season for the franchise. It was the fifth season under the leadership of manager Terry Francona and second under general manager Mike Chernoff. The team entered as the defending American League champion and World Series runner-up. The Indians played all of their home games at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio.
The season saw the Indians win 22 consecutive games from August 24 to September 15, the longest winning streak in American League history and the second longest winning streak in Major League Baseball history, surpassing the marks set by the Oakland Athletics in 2002 and tying the 1880 Chicago White Stockings and 1935 Chicago Cubs. They were four games short of tying the Major League record of 26 straight wins held by the 1916 New York Giants.
The Indians finished the season with a record of 102–60, the most wins the franchise had seen since 1954, the best record in the American League and second best overall. The team won their second straight American League Central title, but were upset by the New York Yankees in five games in the ALDS despite holding a 2–0 series lead. As the Cubs beat them in the previous year's World Series, the Indians were left with the longest active World Series drought, and their drought was extended to 69 years.

## Offseason

* January 5, 2017: Signed free agent designated hitter Edwin Encarnación to a three-year, $60 million contract. The deal includes a club option for the 2020 season worth an additional $25 million, or a $5 million buyout.
* March 28: Signed third baseman José Ramírez to a five-year contract extension worth $26 million.

## Regular season
### Opening Day starting lineup

| No. | Name | Pos. |
| Batting order |||
| 41 | Carlos Santana | DH |
| 12 | Francisco Lindor | SS |
| 23 | Michael Brantley | LF |
| 10 | Edwin Encarnación | 1B |
| 11 | José Ramírez | 2B |
| 7 | Yan Gomes | C |
| 30 | Tyler Naquin | CF |
| 36 | Yandy Díaz | 3B |
| 35 | Abraham Almonte | RF |
| Starting pitcher |||
| 28 | Corey Kluber | Corey Kluber |

### April

The Indians opened the season by sweeping the Texas Rangers in Arlington. This series was highlighted by a 9−6 win on April 5 in which Francisco Lindor hit his first career grand slam during the five-run 9th inning in which the Indians erased a 6-4 deficit. However, the Indians would go on to lose six of their next seven games. The Indians' lone win in that stretch was a 2-1 win in the team's home opener over the Chicago White Sox. The Indians started the season with two of their key contributors from 2016 - Lonnie Chisenhall and Jason Kipnis - on the disabled list. Chisenhall returned to the Indians on April 13.
The Indians finished April 14-10, with the bright spot of the month being a 5-0 road trip against the Chicago White Sox and the Minnesota Twins.

### May

On May 2, starting pitcher Corey Kluber left the game with a lower back strain, and would miss the rest of the month. He had posted a 3−2 record, 5.06 ERA, 41 strikeouts and 13 walks in 37+1⁄3 innings. Without Kluber in the rotation, the Indians could not establish any consistency, finishing the month 13-14, their only sub-.500 month of the season. The month was highlighted by a sweep of the AL West leading Houston Astros in Houston.

### June

SP Corey Kluber would return to the Indians' rotation on June 1, as he would go six shutout innings en route to an 8-0 win over the Oakland Athletics. After struggling through the early part of June, the Indians would win six in a row from June 15–19, including a 4-game road sweep of the Minnesota Twins, with whom the Indians were battling for the lead in the AL Central. However, the Twins would return the favor a week later, sweeping the Indians in Cleveland. On June 26, the Indians had one of their more impressive wins of the season, coming back from a 9-2 deficit to defeat the Texas Rangers, 15-9.
José Ramírez collected nine consecutive multi-hit games in June, the longest such streak for an Indians player since Roy Hughes in 1936. Ramírez was named AL Player of the Week for the first time in his career on June 18, after batting .516 with 16 hits, three home runs, seven RBI and a stolen base. He raised his average from .265 to .320 over his previous 22 games.
The Indians went 15-12 in June, to improve to 42-36 on the season. Kluber was selected as the AL Pitcher of the Month for June after posting a 4–0 record, 43 IP, 1.26 ERA, 64 SO, 0.67 WHIP and 13.4 K/9 in six starts. It was the third time in his career he had won the award.

### July

On July 2, OF Michael Brantley, SP Corey Kluber, SS Francisco Lindor, RP Andrew Miller, and 3B José Ramírez were all named to the American League team for MLB All-Star Game, played at Marlins Park in Miami. Ramírez started the game at third base, becoming the first Indian to start in the game since Juan González in 2001. As the AL representative in the 2016 World Series, the Indians' coaching staff coached the AL team. Manager Terry Francona had to miss the game, as well as six Indians games due to a heart procedure.
In the fifth inning of the July 7, contest against the Detroit Tigers, Carlos Carrasco pitched an immaculate inning, striking out the side on the minimum nine pitches. He became only the second pitcher in Indians history to do so, following Justin Masterson in 2014, and the 84th in MLB history.
When Jason Kipnis sustained a hamstring injury on July 9, the Indians placed him on the 10-day DL, and shifted Ramírez to cover second base to replace him for much of the remainder of the season.
The Indians started July 6−8, including a tough west-coast trip following the All-Star break that saw the team go 1−5 against the last place Oakland Athletics and San Francisco Giants. After that trip, however, the Indians swept a seven-game home stand as part of a nine-game winning streak. On July 22, Lindor hit his first career walk-off home run in the 10th inning against the Toronto Blue Jays for a 2−1 victory.
The Indians would finish the month 15-10. On July 31, the Indians acquired RP Joe Smith from the Blue Jays.

### August

On August 3, Corey Kluber struck out 11 batters and gave up three hits in a 5−1 complete game win against the New York Yankees, making him the fourth pitcher ever to get eight or more strikeouts in 12 consecutive starts. The preceding three were Nolan Ryan, Pedro Martínez and Randy Johnson.
The Indians finished the month of August with a 19−9 record, including eight straight wins to end the month. Kluber won his second AL Pitcher of the Month Award of the season for August, totaling a 5−1 record and 1.96 ERA.

### September/October

On September 3, José Ramírez tied a major league record with five extra-base hits, which included three doubles and two home runs. Ramírez was named AL Player of the Week on September 5.
Corey Kluber pitched his third shutout of the season with 12 strikeouts on September 12, against the Detroit Tigers, giving the Indians their 20th consecutive win, matching the 2002 Oakland Athletics for the American League record. Kluber scattered five hits while allowing no walks and struck out eight. On September 13, Cleveland broke the AL record for consecutive wins with its 21st straight, surpassing the 2002 A's, and moved into a tie with the 1935 Chicago Cubs for the second-longest winning streak in baseball history. The major league record is 26 consecutive wins, set by the New York Giants, accomplished September 7−30, 1916. The Indians would win a 22nd straight game the next day, but their streak was snapped on September 15, with a 4-3 loss to the Kansas City Royals. During the streak, the Indians had outscored their opponents 142–37, trailing after just eight of a possible 199 full innings.
Kluber won the AL Player of the Week Award for September 17 after becoming the third Indians pitcher with multiple 250-strikeout seasons. Carrasco struck out 14 Minnesota Twins batters on September 28, 2017, in a 5−2 score to give Cleveland their 100th win of the season. It was the third time in franchise history they had reached 100 wins in one season, following the 1954 club (111 wins) and the 1995 club (100).
Kluber, later named the AL Pitcher of the Month for September, produced a 5−0 W−L record, 0.84 ERA, 50 strikeouts and 43 innings pitched. The Indians' record for the month was 25−4, and included the majority of the 22-game win streak, with Kluber pitching Cleveland to three of those victories in September.
The Indians clinched a playoff spot on September 14, the AL Central championship on September 17, and the #1 seed in the American League playoffs on September 30. The team finished the season with a record of 102–60 (.630). The 102 wins marked the team's second highest win total in franchise history, trailing only the 1954 Indians. The Indians led the major leagues in both ERA (3.30) and in pitching strikeouts (1,614). It was the fourth consecutive season they led the American League in strikeouts.

## Season standings
### American League Central

vteAL Central :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Cleveland Indians | 102 | 60 | .630 | — | 49‍–‍32 | 53‍–‍28 |
| Minnesota Twins | 85 | 77 | .525 | 17 | 41‍–‍40 | 44‍–‍37 |
| Kansas City Royals | 80 | 82 | .494 | 22 | 43‍–‍38 | 37‍–‍44 |
| Chicago White Sox | 67 | 95 | .414 | 35 | 39‍–‍42 | 28‍–‍53 |
| Detroit Tigers | 64 | 98 | .395 | 38 | 34‍–‍47 | 30‍–‍51 |

### American League Wild Card

vteDivision Leaders :
| Team | W | L | Pct. |
| Cleveland Indians | 102 | 60 | .630 |
| Houston Astros | 101 | 61 | .623 |
| Boston Red Sox | 93 | 69 | .574 |
vteWild Card teams (Top 2 teams qualify for postseason) :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
| New York Yankees | 91 | 71 | .562 | +6 |
| Minnesota Twins | 85 | 77 | .525 | — |
| Kansas City Royals | 80 | 82 | .494 | 5 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 80 | 82 | .494 | 5 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 80 | 82 | .494 | 5 |
| Seattle Mariners | 78 | 84 | .481 | 7 |
| Texas Rangers | 78 | 84 | .481 | 7 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 76 | 86 | .469 | 9 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 75 | 87 | .463 | 10 |
| Oakland Athletics | 75 | 87 | .463 | 10 |
| Chicago White Sox | 67 | 95 | .414 | 18 |
| Detroit Tigers | 64 | 98 | .395 | 21 |

### Record against opponents

2017 American League recordvte Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2017 :
| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | HOU | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
| Baltimore | — | 10–9 | 4–3 | 1–6 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 7–12 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 8–11 | 6–1 | 12–7 | 8–12 |
| Boston | 9–10 | — | 6–1 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 11–8 | 5–1 | 13–6 | 16–4 |
| Chicago | 3–4 | 1–6 | — | 6–13 | 10–9 | 4–2 | 10–9 | 3–4 | 7–12 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 6–14 |
| Cleveland | 6–1 | 3–4 | 13–6 | — | 13–6 | 5–1 | 12–7 | 6–0 | 12–7 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 4–2 | 6–14 |
| Detroit | 4–3 | 4–3 | 9–10 | 6–13 | — | 3–4 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 8–11 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 1–6 | 2–5 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 8–12 |
| Houston | 5–1 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 4–3 | — | 3–4 | 12–7 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 12–7 | 14–5 | 3–4 | 12–7 | 4–3 | 15–5 |
| Kansas City | 3–3 | 4–2 | 9–10 | 7–12 | 11–8 | 4–3 | — | 6–1 | 8–11 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 1–6 | 3–3 | 9–11 |
| Los Angeles | 4–2 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 0–6 | 4–3 | 7–12 | 1–6 | — | 2–5 | 4–2 | 12–7 | 12–7 | 3–4 | 8–11 | 4–3 | 11–9 |
| Minnesota | 5–2 | 2–5 | 12–7 | 7–12 | 11–8 | 1–5 | 11–8 | 5–2 | — | 2–4 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 4–3 | 13–7 |
| New York | 12–7 | 11–8 | 4–3 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 4–2 | — | 2–5 | 5–2 | 12–7 | 3–3 | 9–10 | 15–5 |
| Oakland | 3–4 | 4–3 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 5–1 | 7–12 | 3–3 | 7–12 | 3–3 | 5–2 | — | 7–12 | 2–5 | 10–9 | 2–5 | 7–13 |
| Seattle | 2–4 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 6–1 | 5–14 | 2–5 | 7–12 | 4–3 | 2–5 | 12–7 | — | 5–1 | 11–8 | 1–6 | 12–8 |
| Tampa Bay | 11–8 | 8–11 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 7–12 | 5–2 | 1–5 | — | 2–4 | 9–10 | 11–9 |
| Texas | 1–6 | 1–5 | 3–4 | 1–6 | 5–1 | 7–12 | 6–1 | 11–8 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 9–10 | 8–11 | 4–2 | — | 3–4 | 14–6 |
| Toronto | 7–12 | 6–13 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 10–9 | 5–2 | 6–1 | 10–9 | 4–3 | — | 9–11 |

## Game log

2017 Game Log: 102–60 (Home: 49–32; Away: 53–28) :
April: 14–10 (Home: 6–6; Away: 8–4)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
1April 3@ Rangers8–5Miller (1–0)Dyson (0–1)Allen (1)48,3501–0W1
2April 4@ Rangers4–3Carrasco (1–0)Pérez (0–1)Allen (2)23,5742–0W2
3April 5@ Rangers9–6Armstrong (1–0)Dyson (0–2)Shaw (1)24,6493–0W3
4April 7@ Diamondbacks3–7Miller (1–0)Tomlin (0–1)—22,4433–1L1
5April 8@ Diamondbacks2–11Greinke (1–0)Bauer (0–1)—28,4373–2L2
6April 9@ Diamondbacks2–3Corbin (1–1)Kluber (0–1)Rodney (2)30,1913–3L3
7April 11White Sox2–1 (10)Shaw (1–0)Kahnle (0–1)—35,0024–3W1
8April 12White Sox1–2Holland (1–1)Salazar (0–1)Robertson (1)15,6284–4L1
9April 13White Sox4–10Swarzak (1–0)Tomlin (0–2)—15,0604–5L2
10April 14Tigers6–7Norris (1–0)Bauer (0–2)Rodríguez (4)25,4234–6L3
11April 15Tigers13–6Kluber (1–1)Verlander (1–1)—26,6915–6W1
12April 16Tigers1–4Boyd (2–1)Carrasco (1–1)Rodríguez (5)17,7395–7L1
13April 17@ Twins3–1Salazar (1–1)Gibson (0–2)Allen (3)16,9616–7W1
14April 18@ Twins11–4Tomlin (1–2)Hughes (2–1)—16,5537–7W2
––April 19@ TwinsPostponed (rain). Makeup date: June 17 (Game 2).
15April 20@ Twins6–2Bauer (1–2)Duffey (0–1)—17,3398–7W3
16April 21@ White Sox3–0Kluber (2–1)Quintana (0–4)—18,1599–7W4
17April 22@ White Sox7–0Carrasco (2–1)Pelfrey (0–1)—32,04410–7W5
18April 23@ White Sox2–6Holland (2–2)Salazar (1–2)—24,44410–8L1
19April 25Astros2–4Keuchel (4–0)Tomlin (1–3)—14,58110–9L2
20April 26Astros7–6Bauer (2–2)McCullers Jr. (2–1)Allen (4)16,05211–9W1
21April 27Astros4–3Kluber (3–1)Devenski (1–1)Allen (5)14,45212–9W2
22April 28Mariners1–3Miranda (2–2)Carrasco (2–2)Díaz (4)20,84212–10L1
23April 29Mariners4–3Salazar (2–2)Gallardo (1–3)Allen (6)21,22113–10W1
24April 30Mariners12–4Tomlin (2–3)De Jong (0–2)—21,82414–10W2 :
May: 13–14 (Home: 5–8; Away: 8–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
25May 1@ Tigers1–7Norris (2–2)Bauer (2–3)—22,04514–11L1
26May 2@ Tigers2–5Verlander (2–2)Kluber (3–2)Rodríguez (7)21,79914–12L2
27May 3@ Tigers3–2Carrasco (3–2)Boyd (2–2)Allen (7)22,66315–12W1
—May 4@ TigersPostponed (rain). Makeup date: July 1 (Game 1).
28May 5@ Royals1–3Hammel (1–3)Salazar (2–3)Herrera (4)25,72215–13L1
29May 6@ Royals3–1Miller (2–0)Herrera (1–1)Allen (8)23,74316–13W1
30May 7@ Royals1–0Clevinger (1–0)Duffy (2–3)Allen (9)25,75417–13W2
31May 8@ Blue Jays2–4Stroman (3–2)Bauer (2–4)Osuna (5)40,01417–14L1
32May 9@ Blue Jays6–0Carrasco (4–2)Bolsinger (0–1)—32,68818–14W1
33May 10@ Blue Jays7–8Osuna (2–0)Allen (0–1)—35,11518–15L1
34May 12Twins0–1Santana (6–1)Tomlin (2–4)Kintzler (9)24,45218–16L2
35May 13Twins1–4Berríos (1–0)Clevinger (1–1)Kintzler (10)28,37918–17L3
36May 14Twins8–3Bauer (3–4)Santiago (4–2)—23,09919–17W1
37May 15Rays8–7Logan (1–0)Archer (3–2)Allen (10)14,61320–17W2
38May 16Rays4–6Odorizzi (3–2)Salazar (2–4)Colomé (10)18,23820–18L1
39May 17Rays4–7Cobb (3–4)Tomlin (2–5)—22,10420–19L2
40May 19@ Astros5–3Bauer (4–4)Morton (5–3)Allen (11)36,44621–19W1
41May 20@ Astros3–0Clevinger (2–1)Fiers (1–2)Allen (12)34,69822–19W2
42May 21@ Astros8–6Salazar (3–4)Musgrove (3–4)—33,47623–19W3
43May 22@ Reds1–5Feldman (3–4)Tomlin (2–6)—26,79423–20L1
44May 23@ Reds8–7Miller (3–0)Storen (1–1)Allen (13)26,33424–20W1
45May 24Reds3–4Lorenzen (3–0)Allen (0–2)Iglesias (8)19,42624–21L1
—May 25RedsPostponed (rain). Makeup date: July 24.
46May 26Royals4–6Minor (2–1)Shaw (1–1)Herrera (10)29,60324–22L2
47May 27Royals2–5Vargas (6–3)Salazar (3–5)Herrera (11)30,92024–23L3
48May 28Royals10–1Tomlin (3–6)Duffy (4–4)—23,13625–23W1
49May 29Athletics5–3Carrasco (5–2)Mengden (0–1)Allen (14)20,79226–23W2
50May 30Athletics9–4Bauer (5–4)Gray (2–2)—14,18427–23W3
51May 31Athletics1–3Manaea (4–3)Clevinger (2–2)Casilla (8)16,78427–24L1 :
June: 15–12 (Home: 7–7; Away: 8–5)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
52June 1Athletics8–0Kluber (4–2)Cotton (3–6)—19,76728–24W1
53June 2@ Royals0–4Vargas (7–3)Tomlin (3–7)—33,40828–25L1
54June 3@ Royals5–12Hammel (2–6)Carrasco (5–3)—26,49728–26L2
55June 4@ Royals8–0Otero (1–0)Skoglund (1–1)—28,18529–26W1
56June 6@ Rockies3–11Senzatela (8–2)Clevinger (2–3)—39,50829–27L1
57June 7@ Rockies1–8Freeland (7–3)Bauer (5–5)—36,90929–28L2
58June 9White Sox7–3Kluber (5–2)González (4–7)—30,04330–28W1
59June 10White Sox3–5Holmberg (1–0)Tomlin (3–8)Robertson (10)31,75330–29L1
60June 11White Sox4–2Carrasco (6–3)Quintana (2–8)Allen (15)26,61131–29W1
61June 13Dodgers5–7Kershaw (9–2)Miller (3–1)Jansen (12)22,17131–30L1
62June 14Dodgers4–6Fields (3–0)Miller (3–2)Jansen (13)21,05131–31L2
63June 15Dodgers12–5Tomlin (4–8)Hill (3–3)—23,33932–31W1
64June 16@ Twins8–1Carrasco (7–3)Turley (0–1)—30,56333–31W2
65June 17@ Twins9–3McAllister (1–0)Wilk (0–2)—24,01034–31W3
66June 17@ Twins6–2Goody (1–0)Mejía (1–3)—21,37135–31W4
67June 18@ Twins5–2Bauer (6–5)Gibson (4–5)Miller (1)35,03936–31W5
68June 19@ Orioles12–0Kluber (6–2)Bundy (7–6)—13,87537–31W6
69June 20@ Orioles5–6Castro (1–0)Shaw (1–2)Brach (13)22,89137–32L1
70June 21@ Orioles5–1Carrasco (8–3)Gausman (3–7)Shaw (2)26,59638–32W1
71June 22@ Orioles6–3Clevinger (3–3)Miley (3–5)—24,95439–32W2
72June 23Twins0–5Mejía (2–3)Bauer (6–6)—31,72539–33L1
73June 24Twins2–4Rogers (4–1)Allen (0–3)Kintzler (20)33,11139–34L2
74June 25Twins0–4Santana (10–4)Tomlin (4–9)—29,67239–35L3
75June 26Rangers15–9Shaw (2–2)Scheppers (0–1)—17,67240–35W1
76June 27Rangers1–2Kela (4–1)Allen (0–4)Bush (10)19,34840–36L1
77June 28Rangers5–3Bauer (7–6)Darvish (6–6)—21,20041–36W1
78June 29Rangers5–1Kluber (7–2)Cashner (3–7)—23,99642–36W2
—June 30@ TigersPostponed (rain). Makeup date: September 1 (Game 1). :
July: 15–11 (Home: 10–3; Away: 5–8)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
79July 1@ Tigers4–7Greene (2–2)Shaw (2–3)Wilson (8)28,71942–37L1
80July 1@ Tigers4–1Carrasco (9–3)Zimmermann (5–6)Miller (2)27,01643–37W1
81July 2@ Tigers11–8Clevinger (4–3)Verlander (5–5)Allen (16)30,42944–37W2
82July 4Padres0–1Torres (5–2)Kluber (7–3)Maurer (17)33,86944–38L1
83July 5Padres2–6Perdomo (4–4)Bauer (7–7)—18,76544–39L2
84July 6Padres11–2Tomlin (5–9)Lamet (3–3)—19,05745–39W1
85July 7Tigers11–2Carrasco (10–3)Zimmermann (5–7)—32,30746–39W2
86July 8Tigers4–0Clevinger (5–3)Verlander (5–6)—34,72647–39W3
87July 9Tigers3–5Fulmer (9–6)Goody (1–1)Wilson (10)24,91547–40L1
88th All-Star Game
88July 14@ Athletics0–5Gray (5–4)Carrasco (10–4)—19,87047–41L2
89July 15@ Athletics3–5Madson (2–4)Miller (3–3)—33,02147–42L3
90July 16@ Athletics3–7Manaea (8–5)Bauer (7–8)—25,50947–43L4
91July 17@ Giants5–3Tomlin (6–9)Moore (3–10)Allen (17)39,53848–43W1
92July 18@ Giants1–2 (10)Dyson (2–7)Allen (0–5)—39,15148–44L1
93July 19@ Giants4–5Gearrin (4–3)Shaw (2–4)Dyson (5)41,06748–45L2
94July 21Blue Jays13–3Bauer (8–8)Estrada (4–7)—34,28449–45W1
95July 22Blue Jays2–1 (10)Shaw (3–4)Barnes (2–3)—34,56950–45W2
96July 23Blue Jays8–1Kluber (8–3)Happ (3–7)—30,70151–45W3
97July 24Reds6–2Tomlin (7–9)Adleman (5–8)—21,50052–45W4
98July 25Angels11–7 (11)Otero (2–0)Norris (1–3)—22,36453–45W5
99July 26Angels10–4Shaw (4–4)Nolasco (4–12)—22,65854–45W6
100July 27Angels2–1Bauer (9–8)Ramírez (9–9)Allen (18)28,08355–45W7
101July 28@ White Sox9–3Salazar (4–5)Holland (5–10)—20,38756–45W8
102July 29@ White Sox5–4Miller (4–3)Bummer (0–1)Allen (19)30,11557–45W9
103July 30@ White Sox1–3Clippard (2–6)Shaw (4–5)—28,15257–46L1
104July 31@ Red Sox2–6Fister (1–5)Clevinger (5–4)—37,16957–47L2 :
August: 19–9 (Home: 8–5; Away: 11–4)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
105August 1@ Red Sox10–12Kimbrel (3–0)Allen (0–6)—37,12657–48L3
—August 2@ Red SoxPostponed (rain). Makeup date: August 14.
106August 3Yankees5–1Kluber (9–3)Gray (6–6)—28,12458–48W1
107August 4Yankees7–2Bauer (10–8)García (5–8)—34,46659–48W2
108August 5Yankees1–2Robertson (5–2)McAllister (1–1)Chapman (14)34,65159–49L1
109August 6Yankees1–8Severino (9–4)Carrasco (10–5)—33,04459–50L2
110August 8Rockies4–1Kluber (10–3)Holland (2–3)—26,08860–50W1
111August 9Rockies2–3 (12)Estévez (5–0)McAllister (1–2)Chatwood (1)25,53960–51L1
112August 10@ Rays1–4Hunter (2–2)Goody (1–2)Colomé (34)9,53360–52L2
113August 11@ Rays5–0Carrasco (11–5)Faria (5–3)—16,79461–52W1
114August 12@ Rays3–0Clevinger (6–4)Archer (8–7)Allen (20)22,02462–52W2
115August 13@ Rays4–3Kluber (11–3)Hunter (2–3)Allen (21)17,77563–52W3
116August 14@ Red Sox7–3Bauer (11–8)Fister (2–6)—37,43064–52W4
117August 15@ Twins8–1Salazar (5–5)Colón (2–2)—29,62665–52W5
—August 16@ TwinsPostponed (rain). Makeup date: August 17 (Game 2).
118August 17@ Twins9–3Carrasco (12–5)Gibson (6–10)—29,57966–52W6
119August 17@ Twins2–4Hildenberger (2–1)Clevinger (6–5)Belisle (3)22,85766–53L1
120August 18@ Royals10–1Kluber (12–3)Kennedy (4–9)—35,97467–53W1
121August 19@ Royals5–0Bauer (12–8)Vargas (14–7)—34,20468–53W2
122August 20@ Royals4–7Hammel (6–9)Salazar (5–6)—27,42768–54L1
123August 21Red Sox5–4Allen (1–6)Workman (0–1)—21,42869–54W1
124August 22Red Sox1–9Fister (3–6)Carrasco (12–6)—19,56369–55L1
125August 23Red Sox1–6Pomeranz (13–4)Kluber (12–4)—25,34669–56L2
126August 24Red Sox13–6Bauer (13–8)Sale (14–6)—21,64370–56W1
127August 25Royals4–0Merritt (1–0)Vargas (14–8)—34,06171–56W2
128August 26Royals4–0Clevinger (7–5)Hammel (6–10)—34,27372–56W3
129August 27Royals12–0Carrasco (13–6)Skoglund (1–2)—32,22973–56W4
130August 28@ Yankees6–2Kluber (13–4)Severino (11–6)—36,25374–56W5
—August 29@ YankeesPostponed (rain). Makeup date: August 30 (Game 2).
131August 30@ Yankees2–1Bauer (14–8)Garcia (5–9)Allen (22)75–56W6
132August 30@ Yankees9–4Merritt (2–0)Montgomery (7–7)—39,59876–56W7 :
September/October: 26–4 (Home: 13–3; Away: 13–1)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordStreak
133September 1@ Tigers3–2Allen (2–6)Greene (3–3)Smith (1)26,09377–56W8
134September 1@ Tigers10–0Clevinger (8–5)Farmer (3–2)—24,34278–56W9
135September 2@ Tigers5–2Kluber (14–4)Zimmermann (8–12)Allen (23)25,27279–56W10
136September 3@ Tigers11–1Tomlin (8–9)Bell (0–2)—25,24480–56W11
137September 4@ White Sox5–3Bauer (15–8)Shields (2–6)Allen (24)16,84881–56W12
138September 5@ White Sox9–4Otero (3–0)Holmberg (2–4)—12,36982–56W13
139September 6@ White Sox5–1Carrasco (14–6)López (0–3)—13,40383–56W14
140September 7@ White Sox11–2Kluber (15–4)Pelfrey (3–11)—17,01984–56W15
141September 8Orioles5–0Clevinger (9–5)Miley (8–12)—30,09085–56W16
142September 9Orioles4–2Tomlin (9–9)Ynoa (1–1)Allen (25)30,45986–56W17
143September 10Orioles3–2Bauer (16–8)Hellickson (8–9)Allen (26)21,25987–56W18
144September 11Tigers11–0Carrasco (15–6)Jaye (1–1)—18,52188–56W19
145September 12Tigers2–0Kluber (16–4)Boyd (5–10)—24,65489–56W20
146September 13Tigers5–3Clevinger (10–5)Farmer (4–3)Allen (27)29,34690–56W21
147September 14Royals3–2 (10)Allen (3–6)Maurer (3–6)—30,87491–56W22
148September 15Royals3–4Vargas (16–10)Bauer (16–9)Minor (1)34,02591–57L1
149September 16Royals8–4Carrasco (16–6)Hammel (8–12)—33,68892–57W1
150September 17Royals3–2Kluber (17–4)Duffy (8–9)Allen (28)32,31393–57W2
151September 19@ Angels6–3Clevinger (11–5)Skaggs (2–6)–36,17194–57W3
152September 20@ Angels6–5Olson (1–0)Petit (5–1)Shaw (3)38,42495–57W4
153September 21@ Angels4–1McAllister (2–2)Bridwell (8–3)Olson (1)29,86396–57W5
154September 22@ Mariners1–3Diaz (4–6)Allen (3–7)—27,46296–58L1
155September 23@ Mariners11–4Carrasco (17–6)Moore (1–5)–31,56597–58W1
156September 24@ Mariners4–2Kluber (18–4)Leake (10–13)Allen (29)23,69598–58W2
157September 26Twins6–8Rogers (7–3)Shaw (4–6)Belisle (8)21,26898–59L1
158September 27Twins4–2Clevinger (12–5)Mejia (4–7)—19,68299–59W1
159September 28Twins5–2Carrasco (18–6)Hildenberger (3–3)—21,810100–59W2
160September 29White Sox10–1Bauer (17–9)Pelfrey (3–12)—26,983101–59W3
161September 30White Sox1–2Fulmer (3–1)Clevinger (12–6)Minaya (9)33,173101–60L1
162October 1White Sox3–1Tomlin (10–9)Volstad (1–2)Allen (30)30,036102–60W1 :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement Bold = Indians team member :

## Postseason
### Game log

2017 Postseason: 2−3 (Home 2−1; Away 0−2) :
American League Division Series: 2−3 (Home 2–1; Away 0–2)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1October 5Yankees4–0Bauer (1–0)Gray (0–1)Allen (1)37,6121–0
2October 6Yankees9–8 (13)Tomlin (1–0)Betances (0–1)37,6812–0
3October 8@ Yankees0–1Tanaka (1–0)Miller (0–1)Chapman (1)48,6142–1
4October 9@ Yankees3–7Severino (1–0)Bauer (1–1)Kahnle (1)47,3162–2
5October 11Yankees2–5Robertson (1–0)Kluber (0–1)Chapman (2)37,8022–3 :
Legend:        = Win        = Loss      Bold = Indians team member :

### Postseason rosters

Playoff rosters :
American League Division Series
Pitchers: 24 Andrew Miller 27 Bryan Shaw 28 Corey Kluber 31 Danny Salazar 37 Cody Allen 38 Joe Smith 43 Josh Tomlin 47 Trevor Bauer 49 Tyler Olson 52 Mike Clevinger 59 Carlos Carrasco
Catchers: 7 Yan Gomes 55 Roberto Pérez
Infielders: 9 Erik González 11 José Ramírez 12 Francisco Lindor 22 Jason Kipnis 39 Giovanny Urshela 41 Carlos Santana
Outfielders: 8 Lonnie Chisenhall 23 Michael Brantley 26 Austin Jackson 32 Jay Bruce 53 Greg Allen
Designated hitters: 10 Edwin Encarnación :

## Player stats
### Batting

Note; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | SB |
| Greg Allen | 25 | 35 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .229 | 1 |
| Abraham Almonte | 69 | 172 | 26 | 40 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 14 | .233 | 2 |
| Trevor Bauer | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Michael Brantley | 90 | 338 | 47 | 101 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 52 | .299 | 11 |
| Jay Bruce | 43 | 149 | 21 | 37 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 26 | .248 | 1 |
| Carlos Carrasco | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Lonnie Chisenhall | 82 | 236 | 34 | 68 | 17 | 1 | 12 | 53 | .288 | 2 |
| Mike Clevinger | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Yandy Díaz | 49 | 156 | 25 | 41 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 13 | .263 | 2 |
| Edwin Encarnacion | 157 | 554 | 96 | 143 | 20 | 1 | 38 | 107 | .258 | 2 |
| Yan Gomes | 105 | 341 | 43 | 79 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 56 | .232 | 0 |
| Erik Gonzalez | 60 | 110 | 18 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 11 | .255 | 1 |
| Brandon Guyer | 70 | 165 | 23 | 39 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 20 | .236 | 2 |
| Austin Jackson | 85 | 280 | 46 | 89 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 35 | .318 | 3 |
| Jason Kipnis | 90 | 336 | 43 | 78 | 25 | 0 | 12 | 35 | .232 | 6 |
| Corey Kluber | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 0 |
| Francisco Lindor | 159 | 651 | 99 | 178 | 44 | 4 | 33 | 89 | .273 | 15 |
| Michael Martinez | 14 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .364 | 0 |
| Francisco Mejia | 11 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .154 | 0 |
| Andrew Miller | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Tyler Naquin | 19 | 37 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .216 | 0 |
| Roberto Pérez | 73 | 217 | 22 | 45 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 38 | .207 | 0 |
| José Ramírez | 152 | 585 | 107 | 186 | 56 | 6 | 29 | 83 | .318 | 17 |
| Daniel Robertson | 32 | 80 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | .225 | 0 |
| Carlos Santana | 154 | 571 | 90 | 148 | 37 | 3 | 23 | 79 | .259 | 5 |
| Josh Tomlin | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | 0 |
| Giovanny Urshela | 67 | 156 | 14 | 35 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .224 | 0 |
| Bradley Zimmer | 101 | 299 | 41 | 72 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 39 | .241 | 18 |
| Team Totals | 162 | 5511 | 818 | 1449 | 333 | 29 | 212 | 780 | .263 | 88 |

### Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; GP = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
| Player | W | L | ERA | GP | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
| Cody Allen | 3 | 7 | 2.94 | 69 | 0 | 30 | 67.1 | 57 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 92 |
| Shawn Armstrong | 1 | 0 | 4.38 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 24.2 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 20 |
| Trevor Bauer | 17 | 9 | 4.19 | 32 | 31 | 0 | 176.1 | 181 | 84 | 82 | 60 | 196 |
| Craig Breslow | 0 | 0 | 4.15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Carlos Carrasco | 18 | 6 | 3.29 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 200.0 | 173 | 73 | 73 | 46 | 226 |
| Mike Clevinger | 12 | 6 | 3.11 | 27 | 21 | 0 | 121.2 | 92 | 46 | 42 | 60 | 137 |
| Kyle Crockett | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Nick Goody | 1 | 2 | 2.80 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 54.2 | 39 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 72 |
| Corey Kluber | 18 | 4 | 2.25 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 203.2 | 141 | 56 | 51 | 36 | 265 |
| Boone Logan | 1 | 0 | 4.71 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 28 |
| Michael Martinez | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach McAllister | 2 | 2 | 2.61 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 62.0 | 53 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 66 |
| Ryan Merritt | 2 | 0 | 1.74 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 20.2 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| Andrew Miller | 4 | 3 | 1.44 | 57 | 0 | 2 | 62.2 | 31 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 95 |
| Tyler Olson | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 20.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 18 |
| Dan Otero | 3 | 0 | 2.85 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 60.0 | 63 | 23 | 19 | 9 | 38 |
| Danny Salazar | 5 | 6 | 4.28 | 23 | 19 | 0 | 103.0 | 94 | 51 | 49 | 44 | 145 |
| Bryan Shaw | 4 | 6 | 3.52 | 79 | 0 | 3 | 76.2 | 71 | 36 | 30 | 22 | 73 |
| Joe Smith | 0 | 0 | 3.44 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 18.1 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| Josh Tomlin | 10 | 9 | 4.98 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 141.0 | 166 | 80 | 78 | 14 | 109 |
| Team Totals | 102 | 60 | 3.30 | 162 | 162 | 37 | 1440.2 | 1267 | 564 | 529 | 406 | 1614 |

## Postseason player stats
### Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | SB |
| Michael Brantley | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 | 0 |
| Jay Bruce | 5 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .278 | 0 |
| Lonnie Chisenhall | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Edwin Encarnacion | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Yan Gomes | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | 0 |
| Erik Gonzalez | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Austin Jackson | 5 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 | 1 |
| Jason Kipnis | 5 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .182 | 0 |
| Francisco Lindor | 5 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .111 | 0 |
| Roberto Perez | 4 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .300 | 0 |
| José Ramírez | 5 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .100 | 0 |
| Carlos Santana | 5 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .211 | 0 |
| Giovanny Urshela | 5 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | 0 |
| Totals | 5 | 164 | 18 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 17 | .171 | 1 |

### 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 = Total runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
| Cody Allen | 0 | 0 | 1.69 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5.1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| Trevor Bauer | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8.1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| Carlos Carrasco | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Mike Clevinger | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Corey Kluber | 0 | 1 | 12.79 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6.1 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 10 |
| Andrew Miller | 0 | 1 | 1.80 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Tyler Olson | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Danny Salazar | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Joe Smith | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bryan Shaw | 0 | 0 | 1.50 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Josh Tomlin | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Totals | 2 | 3 | 2.68 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 47.0 | 35 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 64 |

## Awards and league leaders
### Awards

* American League Pitcher of the Month:
** 3× Corey Kluber: June, August, September
* American League Player of the Week:
** 2× Corey Kluber: June 25, September 17
** 2× José Ramírez: June 18, September 5
* Baseball America's All-MLB Team:
** Francisco Lindor (SS)
** José Ramírez (DH)
** Corey Kluber (SP)
* Silver Slugger Awards:
** José Ramírez (3B)
** Francisco Lindor (SS)
* Wilson Defensive Player of the Year at first base: Carlos Santana

### League leaders
#### Batting

* Ref:
* At bats: Francisco Lindor (651)
* Doubles: José Ramírez (56)
* Extra base hits: José Ramírez (91)
* Plate appearances: Francisco Lindor (723)

#### Fielding

* Ref:
* Assists at first base: Carlos Santana (95)
* Double plays turned at shortstop: Francisco Lindor (111)
* Fielding percentage at pitcher: Carlos Carrasco (1.000)
* Games at pitcher: Bryan Shaw (79)
* Total zone runs at first base: Carlos Santana (13)
* Range factor per nine innings at catcher: Roberto Pérez (10.80)

#### Pitching

* Wins Above Replacement: Corey Kluber (8.0)

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Columbus Clippers | International League | Chris Tremie |
| AA | Akron RubberDucks | Eastern League | Mark Budzinski |
| A-Advanced | Lynchburg Hillcats | Carolina League | Tony Mansolino |
| A | Lake County Captains | Midwest League | Larry Day |
| A-Short Season | Mahoning Valley Scrappers | New York–Penn League | Luke Carlin |
| Rookie | AZL Indians | Arizona League | Anthony Medrano |
| Rookie | DSL Indians | Dominican Summer League | |