So far, the big story in the American League playoffs has been the pitching of the Cleveland Indians. In three games against the slugging Boston Red Sox, Cleveland pitchers had a combined E.R.A. of only 2.33, and the Tribe swept the Bostons. Last night, in Cleveland, the Indians faced another powerful line-up -- this one belonging to the Blue Jays -- and the Tribe pitched a shut out. Corey Kluber (18-9 in the regular season) went 6 1/3 innings, the Indian bullpen did the rest, and the Tribe had a 2-0 victory. The only runs of the game scored on a 2-run homer by Cleveland shortstop Francisco Lindor in the bottom of the 6th.
Cleveland 2 - 0 Toronto
NATIONAL LEAGUE:
Chicago and Los Angeles are tied 0-0
AMERICAN LEAGUE:
Cleveland leads Toronto 1-0
Among my favorite Blue Jays and Indians of all time, respectively, are SIU's Dave Stieb and Dick Bosman.
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