# 2012 Cleveland Indians season

The 2012 Cleveland Indians season was the 112th season for the franchise. The team attempted (but failed) to improve on its 2011 campaign in which was 80–82 and finished second in the American League Central. The team was also looking to return to the playoffs for the first time since 2007. The team played all of its home games at Progressive Field, which will be in its 19th season.
The Indians were in playoff contention for much of the first four months of the season. The team had a record of 44–41 at the All Star Break, and were just a few games back in both the AL Central and Wild Card races. However, the team struggled through the second half, going just 24–53 after the break, for a final record of 68–94, placing 4th in the division.
This marked the third and final season under the leadership of manager Manny Acta. Acta was fired on September 27 with six games remaining. Bench coach and former Indians' catcher Sandy Alomar Jr. was named the interim manager for the team's final six games.

## Spring training

The Indians had a 7–22 win–loss record in spring training, their .241 winning percentage being the worst among all MLB teams during pre-season. Three of their games finished tied and were therefore not included in the standings.

## Regular season
### Opening Day lineup

* Michael Brantley – CF
* Asdrúbal Cabrera – SS
* Shin-Soo Choo – RF
* Carlos Santana – C
* Travis Hafner – DH
* Shelley Duncan – LF
* Casey Kotchman – 1B
* Jason Kipnis – 2B
* Jack Hannahan – 3B
    Justin Masterson – SP

### April

For the fourth straight season, the Indians would lose the season opener, in record fashion. The Indians played host to the Toronto Blue Jays and had a 4–1 lead before allowing the Blue Jays to even the score in the ninth inning. The game would last 16 innings before the Indians fell 7–4 in what would be the longest season-opener in Major League history, besting the previous record of 15 innings (done in 1926 and 1960). The next day when the clubs had finished their second meeting, a 7–4 win for Toronto in 12 innings, it was the first time since 1969 that two games to open the season had gone 12 innings or more.
On the road against Seattle, the Indians had their largest comeback win since May 25, 2009 when they rallied from a 7-run deficit before eventually winning 11–10. The Indians won two of three against the Oakland Athletics and thus for the first time since 1988 won their first three road series on the year.
After a 13–7 win over the Kansas City Royals, the Indians had for the first time in the club's 111-year history scored at least 8 runs in their first 3 road games of the season. The team failed to hit a home run in 11 straight games to end April, the franchise's longest homer-less streak since the 1983 season when they went 14 games.
The Indians would go 11–9 in the month, finishing with a 1⁄2 game lead over the Detroit Tigers in the AL Central. The team was 7–2 on the road.

### May

The Indians started May with a stretch of 21 games in 20 days. The Indians went 13-8 in this stretch. The Tribe started the month on the road and when they won the third game of a three-game series with the Chicago White Sox, it was their fourth road series win in a row to start the season, which was last done by the 1961 Indians (although the 1961 club opened the season with a one-game "series" at Detroit). They would lose their next road series to stop the streak, losing to the Boston Red Sox in three of four games. The club would have their first day off of the month on the 21st, and continued their good play with a home sweep over Detroit that would give the Indians a 31⁄2-game lead over second place Chicago and a 6-game lead over Detroit. However, this lead was short-lived as the Indians were immediately swept by Chicago in a three-game road series en route to ending May with losses in five of their last six games. Injuries contributed to this poor performance, as shortstop Asdrúbal Cabrera (hamstring), designated hitter Travis Hafner (knee), and catcher Carlos Santana (concussion) all suffered injuries late in the month. Despite being in first place during most of May, the attendance at Progressive Field was last in the majors.

### June

The team started June at a 6-9 clip. The poor start was highlighted by a sweep at the hands of the Cincinnati Reds in Cincinnati June 12–14. However, the Tribe would return the favor and sweep their in-state rivals at home, earning a split in the year's Ohio Cup. The rest of interleague play did not fare well as the Indians went 8-10 against the Senior Circuit. Near the end of the month, the Indians lost five straight games including being swept by the New York Yankees. The Indians ended the month recording a season-high 19 hits in an 11-5 road win over the Baltimore Orioles to keep them from going below the .500 mark. The Indians went 12-15 in June and entered July with an overall record of 39-38, good for second in the Central, 21⁄2 games behind Chicago. Asdrúbal Cabrera led the team with 6 HR and 18 RBI in the month, while right fielder Shin-Soo Choo recorded a team-high 34 hits. Also during the month, center fielder Michael Brantley had a 22-game hitting streak, the longest in the MLB to that point in the season.

### July

Shortstop Asdrúbal Cabrera and closer Chris Perez were named to the American League All Star Team on July 1. Cabrera participated in the game as a reserve infielder. Perez did not pitch in the game.
The Indians as a team struggled offensively for much of July, as the team scored three or fewer runs eight times in the first 13 games of the month. Cabrera and catcher Carlos Santana had the greatest slumps. Between July 1 and 22, Cabrera's average fell 28 points, from .300 to .272. Between May 15 and July 17, Santana was hitting .168 with no home runs. After a July 17 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays, the team batting average with the bases loaded fell to .193, the third lowest in the AL. Second basemen Jason Kipnis, who had 46 RBIs heading into July, recorded 9 for the entire month while designated hitter Travis Hafner had 6.
However, the Indians' pitching staff, specifically the back end of the bullpen kept them in most games. The club has been able to rely on Perez and set-up man Vinnie Pestano to hold the lead in close games. To the July 17-point in the season, Cleveland held a 27-3 record in games which both Perez and Pestano saw action. The Indians' woes continued in the latter half of the month, however, and ended July on a four-game losing streak, including losses to the Twins and Royals, both below them in the Central standings. The Indians' record fell three games under .500 for the first time since April 11. Starting pitcher Josh Tomlin, who went 2-5 with a 7.02 ERA in his last eight outings, was moved to the bullpen at the end of the month to take on relief pitching duties.

### August

The Indians ended a nine-game road trip with a loss on August 5, failing to win during a road trip of 9 games or more for the first time in franchise history. The losing streak continued for two more home games and ended with a 6–2 win over the Minnesota Twins on August 8. The 11 straight losses was one short of a franchise record. After the Indians lost a ninth-straight game on August 24, it marked the first time in franchise history two losing streaks of nine games or more had occurred within the same season. Following a 5–3 loss to the Texas Rangers on August 31, the Indians finished the month at 5-24, tying a franchise record for the most losses in a month, originally set in July 1914.

### September/October

After a disastrous August, the Indians had a decent start to September, beginning the month 3-2 against eventual playoff teams Texas and Detroit. The Indians' struggles would continue, however. On September 27 the team fired manager Manny Acta and promoted bench coach Sandy Alomar Jr. to interim manager for the team's final six games. Alomar, who was in contention for the Indians' managerial job in 2013, but lost the job to Terry Francona, led the Indians to a 3-3 record in these games.
The Indians wrapped up the season on October 3 with a shutout 9-0 loss at the hands of the visiting Chicago White Sox. The Indians finished 68-94, which was 4th place in the American League Central Division.

## Season standings
### American League Central

vteAL Central :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Detroit Tigers | 88 | 74 | .543 | — | 50‍–‍31 | 38‍–‍43 |
| Chicago White Sox | 85 | 77 | .525 | 3 | 45‍–‍36 | 40‍–‍41 |
| Kansas City Royals | 72 | 90 | .444 | 16 | 37‍–‍44 | 35‍–‍46 |
| Cleveland Indians | 68 | 94 | .420 | 20 | 37‍–‍44 | 31‍–‍50 |
| Minnesota Twins | 66 | 96 | .407 | 22 | 31‍–‍50 | 35‍–‍46 |

### American League Wild Card

vteDivision Winners :
| Team | W | L | Pct. |
| New York Yankees | 95 | 67 | .586 |
| Oakland Athletics | 94 | 68 | .580 |
| Detroit Tigers | 88 | 74 | .543 |
vteWild Card teams (Top 2 teams qualify for postseason) :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
| Texas Rangers | 93 | 69 | .574 | — |
| Baltimore Orioles | 93 | 69 | .574 | — |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 90 | 72 | .556 | 3 |
| Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | 89 | 73 | .549 | 4 |
| Chicago White Sox | 85 | 77 | .525 | 8 |
| Seattle Mariners | 75 | 87 | .463 | 18 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 73 | 89 | .451 | 20 |
| Kansas City Royals | 72 | 90 | .444 | 21 |
| Boston Red Sox | 69 | 93 | .426 | 24 |
| Cleveland Indians | 68 | 94 | .420 | 25 |
| Minnesota Twins | 66 | 96 | .407 | 27 |

## Game log

Legend :
| | Indians win |
| | Indians loss |
| | Postponement |
| Bold | Indians team member |
2012 Game Log :
April: 11–9 (Home: 4–7, Road: 7–2)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1April 5Blue Jays7–4 (16)Pérez (1–0)Asencio (0–1)43,1900–1
2April 7Blue Jays7–4 (12)Janssen (1–0)Sipp (0–1)18,8420–2
3April 8Blue Jays4–3Lowe (1–0)Carreño (0–1)C. Perez (1)10,5181–2
4April 9White Sox4–2Sale (1–0)Tomlin (0–1)Santiago (2)9,4731–3
--April 10White SoxPostponed (rain); rescheduled May 7 (game 1)
5April 11White Sox10–6Danks (1–1)Masterson (0–1)9,0721–4
6April 13@ Royals8–3Lowe (2–0)Hochevar (1–1)40,2302–4
7April 14@ Royals11–9 (10)Asencio (1–1)Holland (0–1)C. Perez (2)21,7883–4
8April 15@ Royals13–7Jiménez (1–0)Mendoza (0–2)21,1824–4
9April 17@ Mariners9–8R. Pérez (1–0)Furbush (0–1)C. Perez (3)12,4615–4
10April 18@ Mariners4–1Vargas (2–1)Lowe (2–1)League (5)11,3435–5
11April 19@ Mariners2–1Tomlin (1–1)League (0–1)C. Perez (4)12,9426–5
12April 20@ Athletics4–3Jiménez (2–0)Godfrey (0–3)C. Perez (5)14,3407–5
13April 21@ Athletics5–1Gómez (1–0)McCarthy (0–3)C. Perez (6)25,2588–5
14April 22@ Athletics5–1Ross (1–0)Masterson (0–2)24,0498–6
15April 24Royals4–3Lowe (3-1)Sánchez (1-1)C. Perez (7)9,1379–6
16April 25Royals8–2Hochevar (2–1)Jiménez (2–1)10,5529–7
17April 26Royals4–2Mendoza (1–2)Tomlin (1–2)Broxton (2)9,2299–8
18April 27Angels3–2Pestano (1–0)Carpenter (0–1)12,59710–8
19April 28Angels2–1Haren (1–1)Gómez (1–1)Downs (1)11,31610–9
20April 29Angels4–0Lowe (4–1)Santana (0–5)15,42111–9 :
May: 16–14 (Home: 11–7, Road: 5–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
21May 1@ White Sox7–2Sale (3–1)Jiménez (2–2)15,21211–10
22May 2@ White Sox6–3Smith (1–0)Ohman (0–1)C. Perez (8)15,19212–10
23May 3@ White Sox7–5Masterson (1–2)Danks (2–4)C. Perez (9)17,31413–10
24May 4Rangers6–3Gómez (2–1)Lewis (3–1)C. Perez (10)16,14714–10
25May 5Rangers5–2 (11)Ogando (1–0)Smith (1–1)Nathan (7)21,30714–11
26May 6Rangers4–2Jiménez (3–2)Darvish (4–1)C. Perez (11)18,17115–11
27May 7White Sox8–6McAllister (1–0)Humber (1–2)Hagadone (1)9,19616–11
28May 7White Sox3–2Smith (2–1)Thornton (1–2)Sipp (1)10,48317–11
29May 8White Sox5–3 (10)Santiago (1–1)C. Perez (0–1)Reed (2)11,30417–12
30May 9White Sox8–1Peavy (4–1)Gómez (2–2)11,28517–13
31May 10@ Red Sox8–3Lowe (5–1)Beckett (2–4)37,34818–13
32May 11@ Red Sox7–5Buchholz (4–1)Jiménez (3–3)Aceves (6)37,43818–14
33May 12@ Red Sox4–1Doubront (3–1)McAllister (1–1)Aceves (7)38,04818–15
34May 13@ Red Sox12–1Bard (3–4)Masterson (1–3)37,61118–16
35May 14@ Twins5–4Smith (3–1)Capps (0–2)C. Perez (12)32,31319–16
36May 15@ Twins5–0Lowe (6–1)Marquis (2–3)35,73220–16
37May 16Mariners9–3Jiménez (4–3)Hernández (3–3)12,09221–16
38May 17Mariners6–5 (11)Smith (4–1)League (0–3)12,89422–16
39May 18Marlins3–2Zambrano (2–2)Sipp (0–2)Bell (4)29,37822–17
40May 19Marlins2–0Gómez (3–2)Sánchez (2–2)C. Perez (13)29,79923–17
41May 20Marlins5–3Johnson (2–3)Lowe (6–2)Bell (5)23,66823–18
42May 22Tigers5–3Jiménez (5–3)Porcello (3–4)C. Perez (14)15,04924–18
43May 23Tigers4–2Pestano (2–0)Coke (1–1)C. Perez (15)22,00025–18
44May 24Tigers2–1Masterson (2–3)Verlander (5–2)C. Perez (16)23,62226–18
45May 25@ White Sox9–3Quintana (1–0)Gómez (3–3)21,37126–19
46May 26@ White Sox14–7Peavy (6–1)Lowe (6–3)27,15126–20
47May 27@ White Sox12–6Floyd (4–5)Jiménez (5–4)22,18226–21
48May 28Royals8–5Tomlin (2–2)Adcock (0–3)C. Perez (17)25,37727–21
49May 29Royals8–2Smith (1–1)Masterson (2–4)14,25327–22
50May 30Royals6–3Chen (4–5)Gómez (3–4)Broxton (11)17,11227–23 :
June: 12–15 (Home: 5–4, Away: 7–11)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
51June 1Twins7–1Lowe (7–3)Pavano (2–5)19,90428–23
52June 2Twins7–4Duensing (1–2)Tomlin (2–3)Capps (11)25,46928–24
53June 3Twins6–3Diamond (4–1)Masterson (2–5)Capps (12)21,23828–25
54June 5@ Tigers4–2Jiménez (6–4)Smyly (2–2)C. Perez (18)33,25829–25
55June 6@ Tigers9–6Gómez (4–4)Scherzer (5–4)C. Perez (19)31,35030–25
56June 7@ Tigers7–5Crosby (1–1)Lowe (7–4)Valverde (10)40,85130–26
57June 8@ Cardinals6–2Tomlin (3–3)Westbrook (4–6)42,09831–26
58June 9@ Cardinals2–0Lohse (6–1)Masterson (2–6)Motte (11)41,69431–27
59June 10@ Cardinals4–1Pestano (3–0)Motte (3–3)C. Perez (20)43,40032–27
60June 12@ Reds7–1Cueto (7–3)Gómez (4–5)24,75832–28
61June 13@ Reds5–3Latos (5–2)Lowe (7–5)Chapman (7)27,42832–29
62June 14@ Reds12–5Arredondo (4–1)Tomlin (3–4)34,19332–30
63June 15Pirates2–0Masterson (3–6)McDonald (5–3)C. Perez (21)31,92033–30
64June 16Pirates9–2Burnett (7–2)Jiménez (6–5)30,40833–31
65June 17Pirates9–5Watson (4–0)Gómez (4–6)27,38833–32
66June 18Reds10–9Smith (5–1)LeCure (2–2)C. Perez (22)19,94834–32
67June 19Reds3–2 (10)Hagadone (1–0)Chapman (4–3)17,21335–32
68June 20Reds8–1Masterson (4–6)Arroyo (3–5)23,54436–32
69June 22@ Astros2–0Jiménez (7–5)Harrell (6–6)C. Perez (23)26,93237–32
70June 23@ Astros8–1Keuchel (1–0)Gómez (4–7)34,24137–33
71June 24@ Astros7–1Happ (6–7)Lowe (7–6)21,19137–34
72June 25@ Yankees7–1Kuroda (7–7)Tomlin (3–5)42,29037–35
73June 26@ Yankees6–4Hughes (8–6)Masterson (4–7)Soriano (16)43,00637–36
74June 27@ Yankees5–4García (2–2)Jiménez (7–6)Soriano (17)45,09937–37
75June 28@ Orioles7–2McAllister (2–1)Chen (7–4)17,67638–37
76June 29@ Orioles9–8Lindstrom (1–0)Smith (5–2)Johnson (23)24,77938–38
77June 30@ Orioles11–5Tomlin (4–5)Eveland (0–1)35,33539–38 :
July: 11–15 (Home: 7–7, Away: 4–8)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
78July 1@ Orioles6–2Masterson (5–7)Matusz (5–10)16,68940–38
79July 2Angels3–0Weaver (9–1)Jiménez (7–7)Downs (7)21,61640–39
80July 3Angels9–5McAllister (3–1)Haren (6–8)29,29241–39
81July 4Angels12–3Lowe (8–6)Santana (4–9)20,97942–39
82July 5Rays3–1Tomlin (5–5)Hellickson (4–5)C. Perez (24)26,57743–39
83July 6Rays10–3Cobb (4–5)Masterson (5–8)28,73443–40
84July 7Rays7–3Jiménez (8–7)Moore (5–6)20,65844–40
85July 8Rays7–6Peralta (1–3)C. Perez (0–2)Rodney (25)19,16344–41
86July 13@ Blue Jays1–0Masterson (6–8)Romero (8–5)C. Perez (25)32,30845–41
87July 14@ Blue Jays11–9Laffey (1–1)Jiménez (8–8)Janssen (13)32,51745–42
88July 15@ Blue Jays3–0Villanueva (4–0)Lowe (8–7)Oliver (1)26,40745–43
89July 16@ Rays3–2McAllister (4–1)Cobb (4–6)C. Perez (26)14,33746–43
90July 17@ Rays4–2Moore (6–6)Tomlin (5–6)Rodney (27)15,71246–44
91July 18@ Rays10–6Rogers (1–2)Farnsworth (0–2)15,14347–44
92July 19@ Rays6–0Price (13–4)Jiménez (8–9)27,85647–45
93July 20Orioles10–2González (2–1)Lowe (8–8)33,95447–46
94July 21Orioles3–1Tillman (2–1)McAllister (4–2)Johnson (29)36,24747–47
95July 22Orioles4–3Britton (1–0)Tomlin (5–7)Johnson (30)28,04947–48
96July 23Orioles3–1Masterson (7–8)Hunter (4–5)C. Perez (27)18,26448–48
97July 24Tigers3–2Smith (6–2)Fister (4–7)C. Perez (28)23,63749–48
98July 25Tigers5–3Scherzer (10–5)Lowe (8–9)Valverde (19)24,02949–49
99July 26Tigers5–3Smith (7–2)Verlander (11–6)C. Perez (29)34,57950–49
100July 27@ Twins11–0Diamond (9–4)Tomlin (5–8)37,82050–50
101July 28@ Twins12–5Deduno (2–0)Masterson (7–9)39,16650–51
102July 29@ Twins5–1Duensing (2–6)Jiménez (8–10)34,72050–52
103July 31@ Royals8–3Hochevar (7–9)Lowe (8–10)18,56950–53 :
August 5–24 (Home: 4–11, Road: 1–13)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
104August 1@ Royals5–2Mendoza (5–7)McAllister (4–3)Holland (1)17,03350–54
105August 2@ Royals7–6 (11)Crow (2–1)Rogers (1–3)15,13550–55
106August 3@ Tigers10–2Sánchez (6–8)Masterson (7–10)41,50250–56
107August 4@ Tigers6–1Fister (6–7)Jiménez (8–11)42,74450–57
108August 5@ Tigers10–8 (10)Downs (1–0)C. Perez (0–3)38,00750–58
109August 6Twins14–3Diamond (10–5)McAllister (4–4)18,77550–59
110August 7Twins7–5Robertson (1–0)C. Perez (0–4)Perkins (7)14,81350–60
111August 8Twins6–2Masterson (8–10)Duensing (2–7)18,80551–60
112August 9Red Sox5–3Jiménez (9–11)Doubront (10–6)C. Perez (30)19,63952–60
113August 10Red Sox3–2Buchholz (10–3)Seddon (0–1)27,24652–61
114August 11Red Sox5–2McAllister (5–4)Morales (3–3)C. Perez (31)27,89453–61
115August 12Red Sox14–1Lester (6–10)Kluber (0–1)27,48853–62
116August 13@ Angels6–2Masterson (9–10)Wilson (9–9)C. Perez (32)36,62054–62
117August 14@ Angels9–6Greinke (10–4)Jiménez (9–12)Frieri (14)39,82754–63
118August 15@ Angels8–4Santana (6–10)Hernández (0–1)37,55454–64
119August 17@ Athletics6–4Norberto (4–1)Smith (7–3)Balfour (10)13,96754–65
120August 18@ Athletics8–5Colón (10–9)Kluber (0–2)Balfour (11)30,13254–66
121August 19@ Athletics7–0Parker (8–7)Masterson (9–11)20,13054–67
122August 20@ Mariners5–3Furbush (5–2)Smith (7–4)Wilhelmsen (18)14,68754–68
123August 21@ Mariners5–1Hernández (12–5)Hernández (0–2)Luetge (2)39,20454–69
124August 22@ Mariners3–1Pryor (3–0)Pestano (3–1)Wilhelmsen (19)18,57854–70
125August 24Yankees3–1Sabathia (13–3)Allen (0–1)Soriano (32)27,98654–71
126August 25Yankees3–1Masterson (10–11)Kuroda (12–9)C. Perez (33)34,37455–71
127August 26Yankees4–2Logan (5–2)Jiménez (9–13)Soriano (33)26,16655–72
128August 27Athletics3–0Anderson (2–0)Hernández (0–3)Balfour (15)13,01855–73
129August 28Athletics7–0Milone (11–9)McAllister (5–5)13,41355–74
130August 29Athletics8–4Blackley (5–3)Kluber (0–3)Cook (13)14,41255–75
131August 30Athletics12–7Parker (9–7)Masterson (10–12)14,50055–76
132August 31Rangers5–3Dempster (9–6)Jiménez (9–14)Nathan (28)16,70055–77 :
September/October 13–17 (Home: 6–8, Road: 7–9)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
133September 1Rangers4–3Gómez (5–7)Feldman (6–11)Pestano (1)17,21856–77
134September 2Rangers8–3Holland (10–6)McAllister (5–6)19,47456–78
135September 3@ Tigers3–2Kluber (1–3)Downs (1–1)Pestano (2)35,41857–78
136September 4@ Tigers3–2Masterson (11–12)Porcello (9–11)C. Perez (34)27,72958–78
137September 5@ Tigers7–1Fister (8–8)Jiménez (9–15)28,88158–79
138September 7@ Twins7–6Huff (1–0)Robertson (1–2)C. Perez (35)30,11159–79
139September 8@ Twins3–0De Vries (5–5)McAllister (5–7)Perkins (11)33,69859–80
140September 9@ Twins8–7Duensing (4–10)Pestano (3–2)30,21959–81
141September 10@ Twins7–2Deduno (6–3)Masterson (11–13)27,52659–82
142September 11@ Rangers6–4Harrison (16–9)Jiménez (9–16)Nathan (32)34,76559–83
143September 12@ Rangers5–2Dempster (11–6)Gómez (5–8)Nathan (33)36,00159–84
144September 13@ Rangers5–4Maine (1-0)Nathan (2–4)C. Perez (36)36,10260–84
145September 14Tigers4–0Verlander (14–8)Kluber (1–4)17,18560–85
146September 15Tigers5–3Sánchez (8–12)Masterson (11–14)Valverde (31)22,84960–86
147September 16Tigers7–6Rogers (2–1)Valverde (3–3)17,23361–86
148September 18Twins6–5 (12)Robertson (2–2)Maine (2–2)Perkins (12)10,34261–87
149September 19Twins6–4Hendriks (1–7)McAllister (5–8)Perkins (13)13,51961–88
150September 20Twins4–3 (10)Rogers (3–3)Swarzak (3–5)12,33162–88
151September 21@ Royals6–3Mendoza (8–9)Masterson (11–15)Holland (15)22,80562–89
152September 22@ Royals5–3Smith (6–8)Jiménez (9–17)Herrera (2)24,30462–90
153September 23@ Royals15–4Huff (2–0)Odorizzi (0–1)22,96063–90
154September 24@ White Sox5–4Myers (3–7)Pestano (3–3)Veal (1)20,20663–91
155September 25@ White Sox4–3Kluber (2–4)Liriano (6–12)C. Perez (37)13,79764–91
156September 26@ White Sox6–4Sipp (1–2)Thornton (4–9)C. Perez (38)20,16665–91
157September 28Royals8–5Huff (3–0)Smith (6–9)C. Perez (39)14,85066–91
158September 29Royals7–6 (14)Mazzaro (4–3)Maine (2–3)Herrera (3)17,10966–92
159September 30Royals15–3McAllister (6–8)Hochevar (8–16)18,09967–92
160October 1White Sox11–0Santiago (4–1)Kluber (2–5)14,75667–93
161October 2White Sox4–3 (12)Seddon (1–1)Thornton (4–10)10,01568–93
162October 3White Sox9–0Floyd (12–11)Huff (3–1)18,09368–94 :

## 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 |
| Jeremy Accardo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Scott Barnes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Michael Brantley | 149 | 552 | 63 | 159 | 37 | 4 | 6 | 60 | .288 | 12 |
| Asdrúbal Cabrera | 143 | 555 | 70 | 150 | 35 | 1 | 16 | 68 | .270 | 9 |
| Russ Canzler | 26 | 93 | 9 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | .269 | 0 |
| Luke Carlin | 4 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .214 | 1 |
| Ezequiel Carrera | 48 | 147 | 20 | 40 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | .272 | 8 |
| Lonnie Chisenhall | 43 | 142 | 16 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 16 | .268 | 2 |
| Shin-Soo Choo | 155 | 598 | 88 | 169 | 43 | 2 | 16 | 67 | .283 | 21 |
| Aaron Cunningham | 72 | 97 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .175 | 0 |
| Johnny Damon | 64 | 207 | 25 | 46 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | .222 | 4 |
| Juan Díaz | 5 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | 0 |
| Jason Donald | 43 | 124 | 18 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | .202 | 4 |
| Shelley Duncan | 81 | 232 | 29 | 47 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 31 | .203 | 1 |
| Jeanmar Gómez | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | 0 |
| Travis Hafner | 66 | 219 | 23 | 50 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 34 | .228 | 0 |
| Nick Hagadone | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Jack Hannahan | 105 | 287 | 23 | 70 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 29 | .244 | 0 |
| Ubaldo Jiménez | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Jason Kipnis | 152 | 591 | 86 | 152 | 22 | 4 | 14 | 76 | .257 | 31 |
| Casey Kotchman | 142 | 463 | 46 | 106 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 55 | .229 | 3 |
| Matt LaPorta | 22 | 58 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .241 | 0 |
| Brent Lillibridge | 43 | 111 | 15 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 | .216 | 6 |
| José López | 66 | 213 | 16 | 53 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 28 | .249 | 0 |
| Derek Lowe | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 0 |
| Scott Maine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Lou Marson | 70 | 195 | 27 | 44 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 13 | .226 | 4 |
| Justin Masterson | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 |
| Thomas Neal | 9 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .217 | 0 |
| Chris Perez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Vinnie Pestano | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Cord Phelps | 14 | 33 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .212 | 0 |
| Esmil Rogers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 |
| Vinny Rottino | 18 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .107 | 1 |
| Carlos Santana | 143 | 507 | 72 | 128 | 27 | 2 | 18 | 76 | .252 | 3 |
| Tony Sipp | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Joe Smith | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| Josh Tomlin | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 162 | 5525 | 667 | 1385 | 266 | 24 | 136 | 635 | .251 | 110 |

### 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; K = Strikeouts
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
| Jeremy Accardo | 0 | 0 | 4.58 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 35.1 | 38 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 28 |
| Cody Allen | 0 | 1 | 3.72 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 29.0 | 29 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 27 |
| Jairo Asencio | 1 | 1 | 5.96 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 25.2 | 27 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 21 |
| Scott Barnes | 0 | 0 | 4.26 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| Jeanmar Gómez | 5 | 8 | 5.96 | 20 | 17 | 0 | 90.2 | 95 | 66 | 60 | 34 | 47 |
| Nick Hagadone | 1 | 0 | 6.39 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 25.1 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 26 |
| Roberto Hernández | 0 | 3 | 7.53 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14.1 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 |
| Frank Herrmann | 0 | 0 | 2.33 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 19.1 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| David Huff | 3 | 1 | 3.38 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 26.2 | 30 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 19 |
| Ubaldo Jiménez | 9 | 17 | 5.55 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 176.2 | 190 | 116 | 109 | 95 | 143 |
| Corey Kluber | 2 | 5 | 5.14 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 63.0 | 76 | 44 | 36 | 18 | 54 |
| Derek Lowe | 8 | 10 | 5.52 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 119.0 | 156 | 79 | 73 | 45 | 41 |
| Scott Maine | 1 | 2 | 10.50 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
| Justin Masterson | 11 | 15 | 4.93 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 206.1 | 212 | 122 | 113 | 88 | 159 |
| Zach McAllister | 6 | 8 | 4.24 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 125.1 | 133 | 78 | 59 | 38 | 110 |
| Chris Perez | 0 | 4 | 3.59 | 61 | 0 | 39 | 57.2 | 49 | 25 | 23 | 16 | 59 |
| Rafael Pérez | 1 | 0 | 3.52 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Vinnie Pestano | 3 | 2 | 2.57 | 70 | 0 | 2 | 70.0 | 53 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 76 |
| Esmil Rogers | 3 | 1 | 3.06 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 53.0 | 47 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 54 |
| Chris Seddon | 1 | 1 | 3.67 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 34.1 | 35 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 18 |
| Tony Sipp | 1 | 2 | 4.42 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 55.0 | 47 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 51 |
| Joe Smith | 7 | 4 | 2.96 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 67.0 | 53 | 27 | 22 | 25 | 53 |
| Josh Tomlin | 5 | 8 | 6.36 | 21 | 16 | 0 | 103.1 | 126 | 74 | 73 | 25 | 56 |
| Dan Wheeler | 0 | 0 | 8.76 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12.1 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 2 |
| Team Totals | 68 | 94 | 4.78 | 162 | 162 | 43 | 1442.0 | 1503 | 845 | 769 | 543 | 1086 |

### Roster
## Notes/records

* On April 5, the Indians and Toronto Blue Jays set the Major League record for the longest Opening Day game, a 16-inning, 7–4 Indians loss.
* On April 16, the Indians set a franchise record by scoring 8+ runs in their first three road games. On April 18, they extended the record to four games.
* On May 7, Zach McAllister recorded his first career win and Nick Hagadone recorded his first career save, the first time for Indians pitchers in the same game since 1993.
* On May 15, Derek Lowe pitched a complete-game shutout without recording a strikeout, the first time an Indians pitcher did so since 1973.
* On May 17, Travis Hafner broke a franchise record (Nap Lajoie) with his 80th career hit-by-pitch.
* On May 22, Vinnie Pestano broke a franchise record for relievers (Paul Shuey), recording a strikeout in 22 consecutive appearances. On May 23, he extended the record to 23 consecutive appearances.
* On May 29, Luke Carlin reached base on errors three times, the first time an Indians player did so in one game since 1973.
* On June 15, Michael Brantley extended his hitting streak to 22 games, the longest for the Indians since 2007.
* On June 19, trailing 2-1 in the 10th, shortstop Asdrúbal Cabrera hit a walk-off home run off of Cincinnati Reds' closer, Aroldis Chapman to defeat the Reds 3-2.
* On July 1, Asdrúbal Cabrera and pitcher Chris Perez were selected for the All-Star team, the second selection for both players.
* On August 5, Travis Hafner hit his 200th career home run.

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Columbus Clippers | International League | Mike Sarbaugh |
| AA | Akron Aeros | Eastern League | Chris Tremie |
| A | Carolina Mudcats | Carolina League | Edwin Rodríguez |
| A | Lake County Captains | Midwest League | David Wallace |
| A-Short Season | Mahoning Valley Scrappers | New York–Penn League | Ted Kubiak |
| Rookie | AZL Indians | Arizona League | Tony Medrano |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Akron