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(MLB) Cleveland vs. Toronto,
Money Line: -118.00 Toronto (Home)
Result: Win
Money Line: -118.00 Toronto (Home)
Result: Win
The set-up: There seems to be nothing which can stop this Cleveland pitching staff from dominating. Trevor Bauer made it through only 21 pitches last night in Game 3. His start had been pushed back two days after cutting his finger last week repairing one of the drones he enjoys flying as a hobby. He received 10 stitches and tried to pitch but couldn't make it far without blood dripping from his hand. Six Cleveland pitchers came out of the bullpen to record 25 outs on 128 pitches. The Indians won 4-2, as closer Allen and Miller reversed roles. Allen came in first to get five outs and Miller closed out the Blue Jays by getting the final four outs. The duo combined to allow one hit, one walk and strike out five in three innings. The Blue Jays are now down 3-0, while batting .177 as a team with an OPS of .483 against Cleveland pitching. Toronto's scored just three runs with one HR through three games, after scoring 22 runs with 10 HRs in its three-game sweep of Texas.
The pitching matchup: Corey Kluber (2-0, 0.00 ERA) starts for Cleveland and Aaron Sanchez (0-0, 9.53 ERA) for Toronto. Kluber is 1-3 with a 5.34 ERA in five career regular-season starts against Toronto but in Friday's Game 1, he held them to six hits, two walks and two runs while striking out six in 6 1/3 innings of a 2-0 win. Kluber's made two postseason starts in 2016, winning both while tossing 13 1/3 scoreless innings. Sanchez will be making the second start of this postseason, which is also the second postseason start of his career (his previous postseason experience was as a reliever in 2015). Sanchez allowed six runs on three hits and four walks over 5 2/3 innings in taking a no-decision against the Texas Rangers in Game 3 of the ALDS, a game Toronto won in 10 innings.
The pick: Maybe the Indians will never lose but when I see that this marks Kluber's first-ever start on three days' rest and that he owns a 5.34 ERA in five career regular-season starts against Toronto, I see a ‘light at the end of the tunnel' for the Blue Jays. Let me also remind all that Sanchez led all AL starters in ERA (3.00) during the regular season and that in the 2015 postseason he was 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA in 7 1/3 innings over nine appearances. No sweep here. Toronto is a 10* play.
The pitching matchup: Corey Kluber (2-0, 0.00 ERA) starts for Cleveland and Aaron Sanchez (0-0, 9.53 ERA) for Toronto. Kluber is 1-3 with a 5.34 ERA in five career regular-season starts against Toronto but in Friday's Game 1, he held them to six hits, two walks and two runs while striking out six in 6 1/3 innings of a 2-0 win. Kluber's made two postseason starts in 2016, winning both while tossing 13 1/3 scoreless innings. Sanchez will be making the second start of this postseason, which is also the second postseason start of his career (his previous postseason experience was as a reliever in 2015). Sanchez allowed six runs on three hits and four walks over 5 2/3 innings in taking a no-decision against the Texas Rangers in Game 3 of the ALDS, a game Toronto won in 10 innings.
The pick: Maybe the Indians will never lose but when I see that this marks Kluber's first-ever start on three days' rest and that he owns a 5.34 ERA in five career regular-season starts against Toronto, I see a ‘light at the end of the tunnel' for the Blue Jays. Let me also remind all that Sanchez led all AL starters in ERA (3.00) during the regular season and that in the 2015 postseason he was 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA in 7 1/3 innings over nine appearances. No sweep here. Toronto is a 10* play.
