He had no choice either but to hand Kluber the ball in Games 1, 4 and 7. If you take a man with a 4.40 ERA and make his job harder, what do you expect to happen?įrancona did this because he had no choice. Tomlin has a 4.58 career ERA it was 4.40 this season. That’s the territory of Bumgarner or Clayton Kershaw. Tomlin has had a nice career ( any major league career is a heck of an accomplishment), but he should not be pitching postseason games on three days' rest. The Indians are down to a three-man pitching rotation, which meant that Josh Tomlin had to pitch Game 6 on three days' rest and that Game 7 will be Kluber’s third game in nine days. But it looks like it may be happening here. It doesn’t always happen, especially in baseball.
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But over seven games, the better team should emerge. There is a reason that most American playoff series are best-of-seven affairs. As great as Kluber is, this does not feel like one of those games. Sometimes an ace is so far into batters’ heads that he knows their e-mail passwords. But Kluber will be pitching his third game in nine days, and the young Cubs sounded very confident Tuesday night-respectful, but confident.įor Indians, Lindor and Ramirez take different paths to World Series stageĬubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo: “We made good adjustments on him last time.” Schwarber: “We feel like we’re in a good spot right now.” Kluber has been Bumgarner-ing his way through October. Hendricks led the National League in ERA. We do know this: The game’s first two chess pieces will be the two starters, Hendricks and Kluber. So when Cleveland manager Terry Francona said of his team’s loss, “At least Chapman had to pitch,” the truth is: No, he didn’t. Chapman will still be available for Game 7, but you have to wonder if he can be as effective for as long as he would have been. Chapman threw 20 pitches before leaving with a 9–2 lead in the ninth. He called on his closer, Aroldis Chapman, to protect a 7–2 lead. That is why he made the first move of Game 7 in the seventh inning of Game 6.
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In baseball, every mental mistake is crushing every managerial decision is dissected. “You’ve got 100-and-something years (for the Cubs), and you’ve got whatever it is for them, 70 years, 60 years … we can’t tie. “Why wouldn’t it come down to a Game 7?” Cubs ace Jon Lester asked. Especially if you play for the Cubs or the Indians. “You always hit the homer.”Įven if you play for the Cubs. “Put yourself in Game 7, 3–2 count, bottom of the ninth, bases loaded,” Schwarber said.
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“I never even thought about playing professionally. “No, I wasn’t that guy,” Cubs leftfielder Ben Zobrist said. Besides, isn’t this the dream of every kid who picks up a bat? Haven’t we all stood in the yard and been both hero and announcer? Game 7, crowd going crazy, here’s the pitch, and…