17, when his stitched cut opened up and Bauer was forced to make a bloody departure in the first inning, his finger held up fine. Running the bases he looks pretty good so far.”Īnd the Cubs finally do, too, as they head home. “That’s something I’m waiting to hear from our guys, from our medical side, because obviously he looks good,” he said. Maddon loves the way he’s swinging but isn’t sure he’s ready to play in the outfield. Schwarber might also wind up on the bench after two days as the DH. Josh Tomlin will start for the Indians, who will lose the designated hitter in the NL ballpark, against Kyle Hendricks. 6, 1945, when tavern owner Billy Sianis was asked to leave with his pet goat, Murphy, and a curse was born.
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The teams will have an off day before the series resumes with Game 3 at Wrigley, which will host its first Series game since Oct. He was awesome.”Ĭubs lefty Mike Montgomery replaced Arrieta and worked two scoreless innings before Aroldis Chapman came in and unleashed his 103 mph heat while getting the last four outs in his Series debut. Whether they get a hit or not really doesn’t affect the way you continue to approach that lineup, especially with a five-run lead.”
“That’s really not the focus in a game like this. “I knew I hadn’t given up a hit all the way to the sixth,” Arietta said. Īrrieta has two career no-hitters, in fact, including the only one in the majors this year. The bearded 30-year-old coasted through five innings without allowing a hit, and his no-hit bid was the longest in a Series game since Jerry Koosman of the New York Mets tossed six no-hit innings in 1969.įor a brief period, Arrieta looked as if he might challenge Larsen’s gem - a perfect game - in 1956 before Indians second baseman Jason Kipnis, a die-hard Cubs fan as a kid, doubled with one out in the sixth. It turned out to be a good call as the game went on without a hitch and ended after more than four hours as light rain was beginning to fall.Īrrieta and the Cubs provided the only storm. With rain in the forecast, Major League Baseball moved the first pitch up an hour in hopes of avoiding delays or a postponement. “For us to win, we generally need to play a clean game, and we didn’t do that.” “We gave up nine hits, eight walks, two errors, and we only gave up five runs,” Francona said. Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close MenuĮven the presence of star LeBron James and the NBA champion Cavaliers, sporting their new rings, couldn’t stop the Indians from losing for the first time in six home games this postseason.Īnd Cleveland manager Terry Francona’s magical touch in October finally fizzled as he dropped to 9-1 in Series games.
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