☆ 2016 ALDS ☆ BOSTON RED SOX vs CLEVELAND INDIANS ☆
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ONTO GAME 2!!!!
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Zombo said:
Very entertaining.
BALLGAME.
Z
Really was, the Jake was rocking as well
I wish these schedulers would think of me over here
the game on Thursday they start at 1am but on Friday with no work tomorrow it's 9.30pm! Not that I'm selfish or anything...
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I bet the over 8.5 total
I bet the over 8.5 total
Well your game finished well over by 0.5! Nice 1-0 start for the underdog INDIANS in this series with Francona pulling out all the stops in the win...and it worked.
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CLEVELAND -- In the second half of the regular season, the Red Sox answered the questions that had been hounding them about their inability to get real traction on the road. But now they're going to be put to the test once again. Because following Thursday night's 5-4 Indians victory in Game 1 of this American League Division Series, the onus is on Boston to steal a split at Progressive Field before the best-of-five heads to the Back Bay.
David Price is hounded by questions, too, specifically about his inability, to date, to win a postseason game as a starter. So Boston's $217 million ace is also going to have to rise to the occasion in Game 2 on Friday (4:30 p.m. ET, TBS), and he's going to have to do so against fellow Cy Young winner Corey Kluber.
"I want to have that really good postseason game," said Price, who is 2-7 with a 5.12 ERA in 14 career postseason appearances, with both of those wins coming in relief. "I know that I'm capable of doing that."
The Red Sox know they're capable of winning big games away from Fenway Park. They proved that with a Major League-best 27-17 road record in the second half and, particularly, a sterling September in which a road-heavy schedule (all but 10 of their games in the final month were on the road) didn't prevent them from taking what had been an ultra-tight fight for the AL East.
In the first half, the Red Sox were 19-18 on the road.
"When you look at what took place in the months of August and September," manager John Farrell said, "our rotation stepped forward in terms of being more consistent one through five. In the month of September, our bullpen was at its best. And I think that was the benefit of maybe some less innings pitched in August. They were able to catch a little bit of a second wind. But bottom line, we pitched better in the second half, and that led to the record."
Another bottom line: Cy Young candidate Rick Porcello just didn't pitch very well in Game 1. He was chased in the fifth and charged with five runs. The Red Sox, clearly, need better from Price.
One could argue that the Red Sox's attitude toward assuring themselves of the home-field edge in this ALDS was slightly more lax than that of the Tribe, as evidenced most notably by David Ortiz getting pulled in the fifth inning of the penultimate game of the season, which was a tight one with Toronto. Boston's two losses in that final weekend, combined with the Tribe's sweep of the Royals, gave the Indians home-field edge in this set, and that certainly felt significant in Game 1. The Indians got more runs (five) off Porcello than they did innings (4 2/3) out of starter Trevor Bauer, and then they rode their chief relievers hard. Andrew Miller delivered six outs spread over three innings, and Cody Allen was brought in for just the second five-out save of his career.
That presents another subplot to Game 2. The Indians are clearly banking on length out of Kluber, because, even with an off-day looming, they're going to have to be more conservative with Miller and Allen the second time around.
"I was joking with Kluber," Tribe manager Terry Francona said. "I told him he's on a tight 165-170 [pitch count]."
Given Francona's unconventional approach to the 'pen in Game 1, maybe the leash will be even longer than usual for Kluber. He is certainly well-rested. Quadriceps tightness forced him to skip his last start, so he's on 10 days' rest. How much (or if) the leg issue affects him will certainly be a talking point.
"Everything was fine," Kluber said. "It was more precautionary, didn't want it to turn into something serious. Everything is fine."
The Indians are in fine shape after their Game 1 win, which went against plenty of predictions about how this series might shake out, given the injury hits to the Tribe's rotation. If the Indians win Game 2, they've got a wealth of history on their side. Only six of the 48 teams that have taken a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five Division Series round have gone on to lose the series.
But Boston can still give this series a very different feel going into Fenway. And that has to start with an on-point Price.
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Updated futures before INDIANS Game 2 vegasinsider.com :
ODDS TO WIN 2016 AMERICAN LEAGUE PENNANT (10/31/16)
Team Odds
Toronto Blue Jays 7/4
Cleveland Indians 5/2
Boston Red Sox 3/1
Texas Rangers 4/1
ODDS TO WIN 2016 WORLD SERIES (10/31/16)
Team Odds
Chicago Cubs 9/4
Toronto Blue Jays 11/2
Cleveland Indians 6/1
Boston Red Sox 13/2
Los Angeles Dodgers 15/2
San Francisco Giants 17/1
Texas Rangers 10/1
Washington Nationals 10/1
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2016 ALDS ☆ BOSTON RED SOX vs CLEVELAND INDIANS ☆
Game Date Time Matchup TV
Gm 1 Oct. 6 TBD BOS @ CLE TBS... Porcello vs Bauer
Gm 2 Oct. 7 TBD BOS @ CLE TBS... Price vs Kluber
Gm 3 Oct. 9 TBD CLE @ BOS TBS... Tomlin vs Buchholz
*Gm 4 Oct. 10 2 or 3 pm CLE @ BOS TBS... Bauer vs Rodriguez
*Gm 5 Oct. 12 8 pm* BOS @ CLE TBS... Price vs Kluber
Game 5 would be an 8 pm primetime game mid-October in Cleveland, smart!?
October baseball in Cleveland, GO TRIBE!
2016 ALDS ☆ BOSTON RED SOX vs CLEVELAND INDIANS ☆
Game Date Time Matchup TV
Gm 1 Oct. 6 8 pm BOS @ CLE TBS... Porcello vs Bauer
Gm 2 Oct. 7 4:30 pm BOS @ CLE TBS... Price vs Kluber
Gm 3 Oct. 9 4 pm CLE @ BOS TBS... Tomlin vs Buchholz
*Gm 4 Oct. 10 TBD CLE @ BOS TBS... TBD vs Rodriguez
*Gm 5 Oct. 12 TBD BOS @ CLE TBS
October baseball in Cleveland, GO TRIBE!
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Zombo said:
Very entertaining.
BALLGAME.
Z
Really was, the Jake was rocking as well
I wish these schedulers would think of me over here
the game on Thursday they start at 1am but on Friday with no work tomorrow it's 9.30pm! Not that I'm selfish or anything...
Not that I'm selfish or anything...
Thought you were cursed at 8.5 when Napoli's ground rule double sent Kip back to 3rd & inning ended. Belly Up to the Winner's Window. The Curse is broken.Congrats
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Game is starting on TNT due to the TOR/TX game running long.
Because Vegas actually does real analysis instead of looking at 6 month old numbers.
Or because they look at betting patterns as much as they do the actual match-ups...
I bet the over 8.5 total
Never a doubt... lol...
Great game last nite... love that Jake sound of a no-doubter like Kipnis hit.
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Texas looks like they are choking like dogs.
Texas looks like they are choking like dogs.
That is so nice of them, two options left lose now in TOR and done or go all 5 games both good.
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955 Boston open -110 consensus -110 in other words dead even !
956 Cleveland open -110 consensus -110
7 runs OVER/UNDER, went up to 7' on most casinos saw 8 in one
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Where's LondonBrown, I wonder if he bet this one I would have bet CLE but laid off the total...if I bet it.
And Kluber is deadly with 4+ runs something like 46-0 but this is Boston.
.....edit add, Kluber is now 47 + 1 postseason = 48-0 with 4+ runs, that is Cy Young leathal. oh the TBS guys said 35-0? What do they know.
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I know that it's not just me but were the TBS announces totally for Boston?
Really now no talk about how the Indians just 3 hit shutout the mighty beaners? And other little things all throughout the first two games, I bet they can't wait to get back to Boston.
TRIBE off tomorrow then Tomlin in Boston on Sunday. GO TRIBE!
GO BUCKEYES, BROWNS, INDIANS, CAVS, YSU, NAVY and yes I like ND!
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