Written by Jonathan Knight

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SCORE-A-THON: Wednesday’s 12-run fireworks show was the Tribe’s second-highest scoring game of the season (13 against Kansas City on April 15). Combined with Saturday afternoon’s 11-run explosion, the Indians have hit double digits five times this season. They’ve also allowed 10 runs or more five times.

FIREWORKS SHOW: The 12 runs on Wednesday were the most the Tribe had scored on the Fourth of July since lighting up the Yankees in a 19-1 triumph in 2006.

ALL-TIME TOTALS: The Indians increased their all-time series lead over the Orioles to 423-386 and narrowed their deficit to the Angels to 291-313.

WALKING BACK TO THE TOP: Indians' batters once again lead the American League in walks, now with 294.

HEATING UP WITH THE WEATHER: Over the last week, the Indians have averaged 7.6 runs per game.

THE JUNE SWOON: Finishing with a 12-15 record, the Indians posted a losing record in the month of June for the fifth straight year.

HOME AND AWAY: The Indians are scoring 4.8 runs per game on the road and 4.2 at home. Conversely, they’re allowing 5.4 per game on the road and 4.3 per game at home.

BUTTS IN THE SEATS: Tuesday night’s crowd of 29,292 was the Tribe’s best weekday home attendance total since opening day.

REASON FOR FIREWORKS: The last time the Indians held a winning record on the Fourth of July in back-to-back seasons was 2000/2001.

SLAMMING THE DOOR: Indians’ bullpen allowed only one run in the Baltimore and Los Angeles series combined, covering 18.1 innings.

THOME’S NEW TEAM: Sunday marked Jim Thome’s sixth debut with a major-league team in his 22-year career.

GOOSE-EGGED: Monday night was just the second time this season the Indians had been shut out.

ZACH ATTACK: The Indians are now 5-1 in games started by Zach MacAllister.

BIG LEAGUE CHOO: Shin-Soo Choo has been on fire over his last 10 games, hitting .421 with six walks, two doubles, two triples, two homers, seven RBI and 10 runs scored.

MORE MARSON: Lou Marson was nearly as hot as Choo in Baltimore, hitting .467 (7 for 15) with 3 walks, 5 runs scored, and a pair of RBI in the four-game series. In case you haven’t noticed, Marson is now hitting .295 for the season compared to Carlos Santana’s .218. (Though it’s worth noting Marson has no homers and just seven RBI compared to Santana’s five and 29.)

MASTERSON OF THE UNIVERSE: Five of Justin Masterson’s last six starts have qualified as quality starts. Over that period, he has a 1.93 ERA and has lowered his season ERA from 5.14 to 3.92.

A WASTE OF OFFENSE: Friday night’s slugfest in Baltimore marked the most runs the Indians have scored in defeat this season (8).

DURABLE UBALDO: Monday’s outing was Ubaldo Jimenez’s longest of the season (7.2 IP). Only once in his tenure with the Indians had he gone longer, when he went eight innings in a victory over Detroit in his first start in Cleveland last August.

A YEAR AGO: After 81 games in 2011, the Indians stood at 44-37, first place in the AL Central, 1.5 games ahead of Detroit.

 

PROGRESS REPORT:

The Indians are averaging 4.52 runs per game and allowing 4.85.

Batting average: .257 (8th in AL)

Slugging percentage: .397 (10th in AL)

On-base percentage: .332 (3rd in AL)

Walks: 294 (1st in AL)

Stolen bases: 58 (6th in AL)

Strikeouts: 518 (2nd-fewest in AL)

With runners in scoring position: .247 (180 for 728)

 

Team ERA: 4.51 (13th in AL)

Walks allowed: 275 (3rd-fewest in AL)

Strikeouts: 526 (3rd-fewest in AL)

Opponents with runners in scoring position: .291 (210 for 721)

Errors: 45 (6th-fewest in AL)

 

STARTING PITCHERS:

31-34, 4.61 ERA

(484.1 IP, 248 ER)

RELIEF PITCHERS:

11-5, 25 saves, 3 blown saves, 4.32 ERA

(241.2 IP, 116 ER)

 

INDIANS’ OVERALL RECORD IN GAMES STARTED BY:

Lowe 9-8 (12 quality starts)

Jimenez 8-8 (9 quality starts)

Masterson 7-10 (11 quality starts)

Tomlin 7-5 (5 quality starts)

Gomez 6-7 (4 quality starts)

McAllister 5-1 (3 quality starts)

 

INDIANS’ RECORD WHEN GETTING QUALITY START: 32-12

INDIANS’ RECORD WHEN NOT GETTING QUALITY START: 10-27

 

INDIANS’ RECORD BY UNIFORM:

White Script “Indians”: 12-8

Blue Script “Indians”: 17-12

Gray Block “Cleveland”: 8-10

Creamy white home alternate: 5-9

 

INDIANS’ RECORD BY CAP:

Chief Wahoo Cap: 28-20

Block C Blue Cap: 8-10

Block C Red Cap: 4-9

Red, White & Blue Block C Red Cap: 1-0

Silver Chief Wahoo Cap: 1-0

 

INDIANS’ RECORD BY DAY OF THE WEEK:

Sunday: 6-7

Monday: 5-3

Tuesday: 7-5

Wednesday: 6-7

Thursday: 6-4

Friday: 8-4

Saturday: 4-9

 

ATTENDANCE WATCH: The Indians are averaging 18,815 fans per home game - 14th in the AL

 

BALTIMORE SERIES BY THE NUMBERS:

The Indians outscored the Orioles, 32-18. Each team committed three errors. Four of Baltimore’s runs were unearned, as was one of the Indians’.

 

Overall Hitting

Cleveland 55 for 157 (.350), 23 walks, 4 HPB (.446 on-base percentage)

Baltimore 30 for 133 (.226), 11 walks, 1 SF (.290 on-base percentage)

 

With Runners in Scoring Position

Cleveland 18 for 61 (.295), 45 left on base

Baltimore 8 for 31 (.258), 22 left on base

 

Extra-Base Hits

Cleveland 21 (8 HR)

Baltimore 12 (4 HR)

 

Stolen Bases

Cleveland 3

Baltimore 6

 

Overall Pitching

Cleveland 35 IP, 30 H, 11 BB, 31 SO, 14 ER, 3.60 ERA

Baltimore 36 IP, 55 H, 23 BB, 28 SO, 31 ER, 7.75 ERA

 

Starting Pitchers

Cleveland 3-0; 24 IP, 25 H, 7 BB, 19 SO, 12 ER, 4.50 ERA

Baltimore 0-3; 17.2 IP, 27 H, 10 BB, 12 SO, 20 ER, 10.19 ERA

 

Relief Pitchers

Cleveland 0-1; 11 IP, 5 H, 4 BB, 12 SO, 2 ER, 1.64 ERA 

Baltimore 1-0, 1 save, 1 blown save; 18.1 IP, 28 H, 13 BB, 16 SO, 11 ER, 5.40 ERA

 

LOS ANGELES SERIES BY THE NUMBERS:

The Indians outscored the Angels, 21-11. Each team committed an error. Two of the Angels’ runs were unearned, as was one of the Indians’.

Overall Hitting

Los Angeles 30 for 103 (.291), 6 walks, 2 SF, 1 HBP (.330 on-base percentage)

Cleveland 34 for 103 (.330), 9 walks, 1 SF (.381 on-base percentage)

 

With Runners in Scoring Position

Los Angeles 3 for 26 (.115), 20 left on base

Cleveland 10 for 30 (.333), 17 left on base

 

Extra-Base Hits

Los Angeles 7 (3 HR)

Cleveland 12 (3 HR)

 

Stolen Bases

Los Angeles 4 (2 caught stealing)

Cleveland 1

 

Overall Pitching

Los Angeles 25 IP, 34 H, 9 BB, 11 SO, 20 ER, 7.20 ERA

Cleveland 27 IP, 30 H, 6 BB, 13 SO, 9 ER, 3.00 ERA

 

Starting Pitchers

Los Angeles 1-2; 12.2 IP, 20 H, 7 BB, 3 SO, 14 ER, 9.95 ERA

Cleveland 2-1; 19.2 IP, 27 H, 4 BB, 10 SO, 9 ER, 4.12 ERA

 

Relief Pitchers

Los Angeles 1 save; 12.1 IP, 14 H, 2 BB, 8 SO, 6 ER, 4.38 ERA

Cleveland 7.1 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 3 SO, 0 ER, 0.00 ERA

 

UP NEXT: 

vs Tampa Bay Rays [42-39]

(Thursday 7:05 p.m.; Friday 7:05 p.m.; Saturday 6:05 p.m.; Sunday 1:05 p.m.)

Last year: Rays won season series, 4-2

 

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