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[November 01, 2016]
The World Series could be
decided by the team that gets a lead early and turns things over to
the bullpen. The Chicago Cubs finally became that team with the
early lead and the dominant reliever in Game 5 and play another
elimination game when they visit the Cleveland Indians for Game 6 on
Tuesday.
The Cubs, who trail 3-2 in the series, asked Aroldis Chapman to
record eight outs in a one-run game Sunday and were rewarded when he
allowed one hit and struck out four. "That was our best
opportunity," Cubs manager Joe Maddon told reporters of the decision
to have Chapman work overtime. "I thought right now, based on the
bullpen usage recently, he's actually kind of fresh. He hasn't been
overused in the last part of this season nor throughout the
playoffs." The Indians, who used left-hander Andrew Miller for
multiple innings since the start of the postseason, are keeping
things loose while following the lead of manager Terry Francona. "We
have the good plane again, so we can fly around for a while,"
Francona told reporters of the trip back to Cleveland. "I don't
care. Then we'll show up whatever day is the next day, and see if we
can beat them."
TV: 8 p.m. ET, FOX
PITCHING MATCHUP: Cubs RH Jake Arrieta (1-1, 3.78 ERA) vs. Indians
RH Josh Tomlin (2-0, 1.76)
Arrieta took a no-hitter into the sixth inning in Game 2 at
Cleveland and ended up with the win, his first of the postseason.
The reigning NL Cy Young Award winner had a little trouble
controlling his arsenal with three walks, but struck out six. "I
just want to execute with quality in and out of the strike zone, and
try to get ahead in the count as early and as often as I can to open
up some more options for myself," Arrieta told reporters of his
approach to Game 6.
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Tomlin surrendered two hits in 4 2/3 scoreless innings in Game 3 and
was yanked by Francona at the first hint of trouble in a game the
Indians went on to win 1-0. The 32-year-old Texan allowed two or
fewer runs in each of his last eight appearances going back to the
regular season and yielded one home run in that span. Tomlin is
going on three days' rest in Game 6 but only threw 58 pitches in
Game 3.
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WALK-OFFS
1. Cubs RH Kyle Hendricks would start a potential Game 7 against
Indians RH Corey Kluber, who pitched Games 1 and 4.
2. Indians SS Francisco Lindor is batting .421 in the World Series
and hit safely in four of five games, going 0-for-3 in the
Arrieta-started Game 2.
3. Chicago OF Kyle Schwarber is expected to return to the lineup as
DH.
PREDICTION: Cubs 5, Indians 2
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