Welcome to The Forum

Register now to gain access to all of our features. Once registered and logged in, you will be able to create topics, post replies to existing threads

Indians Look To Bullpen For Edge In Finale


Champ Kind
 Share

Recommended Posts

By Larry Fine CLEVELAND (Reuters) - After squandering a second successive chance to clinch the World Series, Cleveland Indians manager Terry Francona tried to claim an edge for his team going into Wednesday's deciding Game Seven. Francona looked to the bullpens, which have been crucial for both clubs in the Fall Classic, now knotted 3-3 after Cleveland won three of the first four games. With Chicago again facing elimination on Tuesday, they brought in end-game weapon Aroldis Chapman in the seventh inning to shut down the Indians and the fireballing closer registered four outs after throwing a season high 2 2/3 innings on Sunday.

 

View the full article

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

 Share