Jason Kipnis 22 | Second Base
Cleveland Indians
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| Sat. May 18, 2013 |
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| News: Kipnis' three-run homer in the 10th inning gave the Cleveland Indians a 6-3 win over the Seattle Mariners on Friday night. | Impact: Kipnis has driven in three runs in each of the last two games, and he's 10 for 31 (.323) with four homers and 12 RBIs in his last eight contests.(STATS, 3:37pm) |
| Fri. May 17, 2013 | |
| News: Kipnis was 2-for-4 with a walk-off, three-run home run in the 10th inning of a 6-3 Cleveland victory over the Mariners on Friday night. | Impact: Kipnis is still hitting just .244, but his bat has come alive recently, and he now has seven home runs to go with 23 RBI on the season. He is a key piece in the Indians' future, and he has the ability to provide a lot of offense from a shallow position in fantasy leagues.(RotoWire, ) |
| Thu. May 16, 2013 | |
| News: Kipnis went 3 for 4 with a three-run homer and three runs scored in Wednesday's 10-4 win at Philadelphia. | Impact: Kipnis is batting .288 with six long balls, 17 RBIs, 15 runs scored and three stolen bases over his last 16 games. Cleveland is 13-3 in those contests.(STATS, 1:44pm) |
| Wed. May 15, 2013 | |
| News: Kipnis had a big day Wednesday afternoon, going 3-for-4 with a home run, two doubles, three runs scored, and three RBIs. | Impact: Kipnis got off to a slow start this year, but his power is blossoming in May. The Indians' second baseman has five home runs in his last 12 games, picking up hits in nine of those contests. The 26 year old is on pace to set a new career-high in home runs.(RotoWire, ) |
| Mon. May 13, 2013 | |
| News: Kipnis is not in the Indians' lineup for Game 2 of Monday's doubleheader against the Yankees. | Impact: Kipnis provided the only run via a solo shot in Game 1's 1-0 victory. However, Mike Aviles will take over second base and bat eighth in the order, as Kipnis receives a rare rest. After a poor month in April, Kipnis posted a .922 OPS with three homers and 12 RBI in 46 May at-bats entering Monday's outing.(RotoWire, ) |
| Thu. May 9, 2013 | |
| News: Kipnis hit a two-run homer and added a sacrifice fly for a three-RBI day Thursday in a win over Oakland. | Impact: Though he's still hitting just .221, Kipnis has been far better with the bat since the end of April. He was hitting just .170 on April 24, so he's raised his average 51 points in the last 12 games -- and all four of his home runs have come in that span.(RotoWire, ) |
| Wed. May 8, 2013 | |
| News: Kipnis had two hits Tuesday in a 1-0 win over the A's. | Impact: Kipnis was also caught stealing and is 6 for 9 in steals.(STATS, 2:50pm) |
| Tue. May 7, 2013 | |
| News: Kipnis hit his third homer in Monday's 7-3 win over Oakland. | Impact: After a slow start, Kipnis is batting .290 with three long balls, eight RBIs, seven runs scored and two steals over his last seven games.(STATS, 4:23pm) |
| Sun. May 5, 2013 | |
| News: Kipnis went 3 for 4 with a home run and a triple in Cleveland's 7-3 win over Minnesota on Saturday. | Impact: Kipnis' big performance came a day after he slapped another triple and had four RBIs.(STATS, 7:09pm) |
| Sat. May 4, 2013 | |
| News: Kipnis matched a career high with four RBIs in Cleveland's 7-6 win in 10 innings over Minnesota on Friday night. | Impact: Kipnis was batting .189 with four RBIs in his first 18 games this season.(STATS, 7:12pm) |
2013 Season
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AVG
.264 |
HR
7 |
RBI
24 |
RUNS
22 |
Bio
Ht: 5' 11" Wt: 185 Age: 26
Bats: L Throws: R
Born: 4/3/1987, Northbrook, Illinois
College: Arizona State
Debut: 2011
Salary: n/a
Bats: L Throws: R
Born: 4/3/1987, Northbrook, Illinois
College: Arizona State
Debut: 2011
Salary: n/a
