2014 Cleveland Indians season

The 2014 Cleveland Indians season was the 114th season for the franchise. They finished in third place, five games back in the American League Central.

Offseason Departures On November 23, 2013, relief pitcher Joe Smith signed a three-year deal with the Los Angeles Angels.Indians lose Smith to the Angels. Scott Kazmir agreed to a two-year, $24 million contract with the Oakland Athletics on December 3, 2013.

Arrivals On November 1, 2013, Jason Giambi re-signed to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training.Jason Giambi re-signed. On November 25, 2013, the Indians signed former Texas Rangers outfielder David Murphy to a two-year contract with a club option for a third year.Indians sign OF David Murphy.

Regular season The Indians opened their season on March 31, a 2–0 win over the Oakland Athletics. Their home opener, which was four days later, sold out in 15 minutes, one of the fastest sellouts in team history.

Opening Day starting lineup CF Nyjer Morgan 1B Nick Swisher 2B Jason Kipnis 3B Carlos Santana LF Michael Brantley DH Ryan Raburn SS Asdrúbal Cabrera RF David Murphy C Yan Gomes

Season standings American League Central

American League Wild Card

Record vs. opponents

Detailed records (updated through September 28)

American League Opponent Home Away Total Pct. Runs scored Runs allowed AL East Baltimore Orioles 2-1 2-2 4-3 32 24 Boston Red Sox 3-0 2-2 5-2 26 28 New York Yankees 2-2 2-1 4-3 34 27 Tampa Bay Rays 2-1 2-1 4-2 21 19 Toronto Blue Jays 1-2 1-2 2-4 29 25 10-6 9-8 19-14 142 123 AL Central Chicago White Sox 7-2 3-7 10-9 78 71 Cleveland Indians - - - - - - Detroit Tigers 4-6 4-5 8-11 87 103 Kansas City Royals 6-4 4-5 10-9 70 73 Minnesota Twins 6-4 5-4 11-8 90 63 23-16 16-21 39-37 325 309 AL West Houston Astros 2-1 3-1 5-2 16 14 Los Angeles Angels 2-2 0-3 2-5 23 46 Oakland Athletics 0-3 2-1 2-4 15 40 Seattle Mariners 1-2 1-2 2-4 16 17 Texas Rangers 3-0 3-1 6-1 50 23 8-8 9-8 17-16 120 139

National League Opponent Home Away Total Pct. Runs scored Runs allowed Arizona Diamondbacks 1-1 1-1 2-2 17 13 Cincinnati Reds 1-1 0-2 1-3 12 22 Colorado Rockies 3-0 — 3-0 18 12 Los Angeles Dodgers — 2-1 2-1 15 8 San Diego Padres 2-1 — 2-1 11 8 San Francisco Giants — 0-3 0-3 5 14 7-3 3-7 10-10 78 77

Game log

Legend Indians Win Indians Loss Game postponed

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 1 || March 31 || @ Athletics || 2-0 || Allen (1–0) || Johnson (0–1) || Axford (1) || 36,067 || 1–0 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || April 1 || @ Athletics || colspan=6| Postponed (rain). Makeup: April 2 (Game 1) |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 2 || April 2 || @ Athletics || 6-1 || Kazmir (1–0) || Kluber (0–1) || || 15,134 || 1-1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 3 || April 2 || @ Athletics || 6-4 || Allen (2–0) || Johnson (0–2) || Axford (2) || 12,198 || 2–1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 4 || April 4 || Twins || 7-2 || Outman (1–0) || Pelfrey (0–1) || || 41,274 || 3–1 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 5 || April 5 || Twins || 7-3 || Gibson (1–0) || Carrasco (0–1) || || 14,153 || 3–2 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 6 || April 6 || Twins || 10-7 || Swarzak (1–0) || Wood (0–1) || Perkins (2) || 13,104 || 3-3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || April 7 || Padres || colspan=6| Postponed (rain). Makeup: April 9 (Game 2) |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 7 || April 8 || Padres || 8-6 || Kluber (1-1) || Ross (0–2) || Axford (3) || || 4–3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 8 || April 9 || Padres || 2-0 || McAllister (1–0) || Stults (0–2) || Axford (4) || 9,029 || 5–3 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 9 || April 9 || Padres || 2-1 || Erlin (1–0) || Bauer (0–1) || Street (3) || 9,930 || 5–4 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 10 || April 10 || @ White Sox || 7-3 || Danks (1–0) || Salazar (0–1) || || 11,116 || 5-5 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 11 || April 11 || @ White Sox || 9-6 || Sale (3–0) || Carrasco (0–2) || || 13,605 || 5–6 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb" | 12 || April 12 || @ White Sox || 12-6 || Outman (2–0) || Belisario (1-1) || || 27,332 || 6-6 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 13 || April 13 || @ White Sox || 4-3 || Lindstrom (1-1) || Axford (0–1) || || 14,281 || 6–7 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbb;" | || April 15 || @ Tigers || colspan=6| Postponed ("cold"). Makeup: July 19 (Game 1) |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 14 || April 16 || @ Tigers || 3-2 || McAllister (2–0) || Sánchez (0–1) || Axford (5) || 23,811 || 7-7 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 15 || April 17 || @ Tigers || 7-5 || Verlander (2–1) || Salazar (0–2) || Nathan (2) || 25,990 || 7–8 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 16 || April 18 || Blue Jays || 3-2 || Delabar (1–0) || Rzepczynski (0–1) || Santos (5) || 16,335 || 7–9 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 17 || April 19 || Blue Jays || 5-0 || Buehrle (4–0) || Kluber (1–2) || || 15,188 || 7–10 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 18 || April 20 || Blue Jays || 6-4 || Outman (3–0) || Loup (1-1) || Axford (6) || 11,716 || 8–10 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 19 || April 21 || Royals || 4-3 || McAllister (3–0) || Guthrie (2–1) || Axford (7) || 10,789 || 9–10 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 20 || April 22 || Royals || 8-2 || Shields (2-2) || Salazar (0–3) || || 8,848 || 9–11 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 21 || April 23 || Royals || 5-3 || Shaw (1–0) || Herrera (0–1) || Axford (8) || 9,311 || 10–11 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 22 || April 24 || Royals || 5-1 || Kluber (2-2) || Chen (1–2) || || 10,440 || 11-11 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 23 || April 25 || @ Giants || 5-1 || Hudson (3–1) || Carrasco (0–3) || || 41,296 || 11–12 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 24 || April 26 || @ Giants || 5-3 || Gutierrez (1-1) || McAllister (3–1) || Romo (6) || 42,088 || 11–13 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 25 || April 27 || @ Giants || 4-1 || Romo (2–0) || Allen (2–1) || || 41,530 || 11–14 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 26 || April 28 || @ Angels || 6-3 || Salas (2–0) || Masterson (0–1) || Smith (1) || 37,654 || 11–15 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 27 || April 29 || @ Angels || 6-4 || Weaver (2-2) || Kluber (2–3) || Smith (2) || 35,131 || 11–16 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 28 || April 30 || @ Angels || 7-1 || Wilson (4–2) || McAllister (3–2) || || 33,334 || 11–17

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 29 || May 2 || White Sox || 12-5 || Salazar (1–3) || Danks (2–2) || || 15,518 || 12–17 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 30 || May 3 || White Sox || 2-0 || Masterson (1-1) || Carroll (1-1) || Axford (9) || 15.834 || 13–17 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 31 || May 4 || White Sox || 4-3 || Webb (2–0) || Axford (0–2) || Lindstrom (4) || 13,455 || 13–18 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 32 || May 5 || Twins || 1-0 (10) || Thielbar (2–0) || Axford (0–3) || Perkins (8) || 9,037 || 13–19 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 33 || May 6 || Twins || 4-2 || Tomlin (1–0) || Deduno (0–2) || Shaw (1) || 9,621 || 14–19 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 34 || May 7 || Twins || 4-3 || Axford (1–3) || Fien (3–1) || || 10,742 || 15–19 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 35 || May 8 || Twins || 9-4 || Masterson (2–1) || Correia (1–4) || || 13,095 || 16–19 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 36 || May 9 || @ Rays || 6-3 || Kluber (3-3) || Peralta (1–3) || Allen (1) || 17,541 || 17–19 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 37 || May 10 || @ Rays || 7-1 || Bédard (2–1) || McAllister (3-3) || || 29,212 || 17–20 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 38 || May 11 || @ Rays || 6-5 || Tomlin (2–0) || Archer (2-2) || Shaw (2) || 23,679 || 18–20 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 39 || May 13 || @ Blue Jays || 5-4 || Dickey (4–3) || Masterson (2-2) || Janssen (1) || 13,673 || 18–21 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 40 || May 14 || @ Blue Jays || 15-4 || Kluber (4–3) || McGowan (2-2) || || 14,068 || 19–21 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 41 || May 15 || @ Blue Jays || 4-2 || Happ (2–1) || Salazar (1–4) || Janssen (2) || 17,364 || 19–22 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 42 || May 16 || Athletics || 11-1 || Gray (5–1) || McAllister (3–4) || || 21,389 || 19–23 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 43 || May 17 || Athletics || 6-2 || Otero (4–0) || Tomlin (2–1) || || 18,358 || 19–24 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 44 || May 18 || Athletics || 13-3 || Chavez (4–1) || Masterson (2–3) || || 14,872 || 19–25 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 45 || May 19 || Tigers || 5-4 (10) || Atchison (1–0) || Alburquerque (1-1) || || 12,709 || 20–25 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 46 || May 20 || Tigers || 6-2 || Bauer (1-1) || Verlander (5–3) || || 13,924 || 21–25 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 47 || May 21 || Tigers || 11-10 (13) || Tomlin (3–1) || Coke (0–1) || || 19,228 || 22–25 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 48 || May 22 || @ Orioles || 8-7 (13) || Outman (4–0) || Patton (0–1) || Atchison (1) || 18,849 || 23–25 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 49 || May 23 || @ Orioles || 8-4 || Norris (3–4) || House (0–1) || || 39,602 || 23–26 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 50 || May 24 || @ Orioles || 9-0 || Kluber (5–3) || Jiménez (2–6) || || 36,873 || 24–26 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 51 || May 25 || @ Orioles || 4-2 || González (3-3) || Bauer (1–2) || Britton (2) || 37,649 || 24–27 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 52 || May 26 || @ White Sox || 6-2 || Quintana (3–4) || Tomlin (3–2) || Downs (1) || 17,075 || 24–28 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 53 || May 27 || @ White Sox || 2-1 || Carroll (2–3) || Masterson (2–4) || Belisario (3) || 14,237 || 24–29 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 54 || May 28 || @ White Sox || 3-2 || Belisario (3-3) || Shaw (1-1) || || 14,228 || 24–30 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 55 || May 30 || Rockies || 2-5 || Kluber (6–3) || Nicasio (5–3) || Allen (2) || 25,066 || 25–30 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 56 || May 31 || Rockies || 6-7 || Shaw (2–1) || Brothers (2–3) || Allen (3) || 20,174 || 26–30

|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 57 || June 1 || Rockies || 6-4 || Atchison (2–0) || Ottavino (0–2) || || 16,682 || 27–30 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 58 || June 2 || Red Sox || 3-2 || Masterson (3–4) || Lackey (6–4) || Allen (4) || 14,078 || 28–30 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 59 || June 3 || Red Sox || 5-3 || Hagadone (1–0) || Peavy (1–3) || Allen (5) || 18,738 || 29–30 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 60 || June 4 || Red Sox || 7-4 (12) || Carrasco (1–3) || Mujica (2-2) || || 20,209 || 30-30 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 61 || June 6 || @ Rangers || 6-4 || Darvish (6–2) || Rzepczynski (0–2) || Soria (13) || 38,348 || 30–31 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 62 || June 7 || @ Rangers || 8-3 || Tomlin (4–2) || Tepesch (2-2) || || 34,633 || 31-31 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 63 || June 8 || @ Rangers || 3-2 || Masterson (4-4) || Saunders (0–2) || Allen (6) || 34,613 || 32–31 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;" | 64 || June 9 || @ Rangers || 17-7 || Atchison (3–0) || Martinez (1–3) || || 29,362 || 33–31 |- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;" | 65 || June 10 || @ Royals || 9-5 || Vargas (6–2) || Kluber (6–4) || Crow (1) || 25,540 || 33–32