Toronto had slugged 10 homers in the wild-card game and ALDS.
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It was the first homer of the series for the Blue Jays, snapping an 28-inning long-ball drought. Dan Otero’s change-up left his bat at an even 100 m.p.h., travelling 378 feet into the Jays bullpen while a jubilant Jason Grilli watched. Saunders tied it up with a leadoff homer in the second as an 83 m.p.h. Jose Bautista had the ball in his glove as he was about to make contact with the wall but it slipped out. The Indians made Stroman pay for walking Carlos Santana on five pitches to walk to open the game when, two outs later, Napoli doubled off the right-field wall to drive in a run. “I just didn’t locate on certain pitches and they capitalized on mistakes.” And the first multi-homer game allowed by the right-hander since July 15, a span of 14 starts. It was Stroman’s first start since the Oct. He settled down with a 1-2-3 11-pitch third inning, part of a stretch that saw him retire 11 of 13 with the Napoli and Kipnis homers the lone blemishes. Stroman struggled with his control early on, throwing 20 strikes and 18 balls in the first two innings. Toronto used four pitchers in relief of starter Marcus Stroman (0-1). I can barely remember last week,” he said. #stupid.”įrancona, who was manager of the Red Sox back then, also downplayed it. He cost himself a start, likely more, AND his teammates, and fans, dicking around with a drone. Via Twitter, Schilling made it clear he did not appreciate the comparison. It brought back memories of the 2004 ALCS when Boston pitcher Curt Schilling won Game 6 despite leaking blood through his sock from an ankle injury. I mean, I don’t think you can simulate trying to be at game speed and things like that. I think everybody was,” Francona said of the finger going south so quickly. “After watching Trevor go through this week I was surprised that that happened. But the 25-year-old seemed unfazed, using his right hand to flex a whippy exercise bar outside the Indians dugout.īauer had a strikeout, walk, flyout and walk before making his bloody exit. and Darwin Barney grounded out to extinguish the rally.īlood was dripping from Bauer’s unbandaged finger like a faucet and his uniform was stained with crimson drops when umpire Brian Gorman walked out to the mound and summoned Francona for a pitcher who wasn’t leaking red.Įven before the game, Bauer’s finger looked like someone had taken a razor-sharp ice-cream scoop to it. Miller struck out Kevin Pillar and Melvin Upton Jr. He got a strikeout to end the eighth but gave up a single to pinch-hitter Dioner Navarro to open the ninth. READ MORE: Toronto court dismisses application to ban Cleveland Indians name and logo during ALCSĬleveland’s star reliever Andrew Miller, who had struck out 10 of the 12 Jays he faced in the first two games, came on with four outs remaining. The Indians have won nine straight dating back to the end of the regular season while extending their franchise-record post-season streak to six victories. WATCH: Cleveland’s appearance in baseball’s ALCS stirs up old controversy over team name, mascot The Indians won it all in 19, losing in 1954, 19.ĭan Otero came on in relief, the first of six Cleveland relievers. The Indians became the first team in post-season history to win without any one pitcher recording more than five outs.Ĭleveland is one win away from the World Series. Shaw (1-0) got the win as Toronto hitters were forced to adjust to a smorgasbord of pitching styles and speeds. I’m guessing everybody will be available (Tuesday),” Francona said. “We used a large number of them, but nobody – I think Shaw threw 27 (pitches), which was the most. The Cleveland starting rotation has already had to be revamped due to late-season injuries to Carlos Carrasco and Danny Salazar.īy using six relievers, the Indians did not burn any out. There we go!!!!!! Michael Saunders with the HR and it's a tie game!! #OurMoment /b95uzAV7jL
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