2016 Championship Series: Blue Jays vs. Indians [CLE wins series 4-1], Dodgers vs. Cubs [CHI wins series 4-2]

[1992casey]

[h1]Friday, October 14, 2016[/h1]

[h2]Blue Jays (Marco Estrada) vs. Indians (Corey Kluber), Game 1[/h2][margin]7:00 PM CDT, Progressive Field, Cleveland

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Indians win, 2-0; Indians lead series, 1-0

Blue Jays at Indians Game 1 Gameday, MLB.com[/margin]

[hr=60][/hr]

[h1]Saturday, October 15, 2016[/h1]

[h2]Blue Jays (J.A. Happ) vs. Indians (Josh Tomlin), Game 2[/h2][margin]3:00 PM CDT, Progressive Field, Cleveland

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Indians win, 2-1; Indians lead series, 2-0

Blue Jays at Indians Game 2 Gameday, MLB.com[/margin]

[h2]Dodgers (Kenta Maeda) vs. Cubs (Jon Lester), Game 1[/h2][margin]7:00 PM CDT, Wrigley Field, Chicago

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Cubs win, 8-4; Cubs lead series, 1-0

Dodgers at Cubs Game 1 Gameday, MLB.com[/margin]

[hr=60][/hr]

[h1]Sunday, October 16, 2016[/h1]

[h2]Dodgers (Clayton Kershaw) vs. Cubs (Kyle Hendricks), Game 2[/h2][margin]7:00 PM CDT, Wrigley Field, Chicago

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Dodgers win, 1-0; Series tied, 1-1

Dodgers at Cubs Game 2 Gameday, MLB.com[/margin]

[hr=60][/hr]

[h1]Monday, October 17, 2016[/h1]

[h2]Indians (Trevor Bauer) vs. Blue Jays (Marcus Stroman), Game 3[/h2][margin]7:00 PM CDT, Rogers Centre, Toronto

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Indians win, 4-2; Indians lead series, 3-0

Blue Jays at Indians Game 3 Gameday, MLB.com[/margin]

[hr=60][/hr]

[h1]Tuesday, October 18, 2016[/h1]

[h2]Indians (Corey Kluber) vs. Blue Jays (Aaron Sanchez), Game 4[/h2][margin]3:00 PM CDT, Rogers Centre, Toronto

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Blue Jays win, 5-1; Indians lead series, 3-1

Blue Jays at Indians Game 4 Gameday, MLB.com[/margin]

[h2]Cubs (Jake Arrieta) vs. Dodgers (Rich Hill), Game 3[/h2][margin]7:00 PM CDT, Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles

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Dodgers win, 6-0; Dodgers lead series, 2-1

Cubs at Dodgers Game 3 Gameday, MLB.com[/margin]

[hr=60][/hr]

[h1]Wednesday, October 19, 2016[/h1]

[h2]Indians (Ryan Merritt) vs. Blue Jays (Marco Estrada), Game 5[/h2][margin]3:00 PM CDT, Rogers Centre, Toronto

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Indians win, 3-0; Indians win series, 4-1

Blue Jays at Indians Game 5 Gameday[/margin]

[h2]Cubs (John Lackey) vs. Dodgers (Julio Urías), Game 4[/h2][margin]7:00 PM CDT, Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles

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Cubs win, 10-2; Series tied, 2-2

Cubs at Dodgers Game 4 Gameday, MLB.com[/margin]

[hr=60][/hr]

[h1]Thursday, October 20, 2016[/h1]

[h2]Cubs (Jon Lester) vs. Dodgers (Kenta Maeda), Game 5[/h2][margin]7:00 PM CDT, Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles

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Cubs win, 8-4; Cubs lead series, 3-2

Cubs at Dodgers Game 5 Gameday, MLB.com[/margin]

[hr=60][/hr]

[h1]Saturday, October 22, 2016[/h1]

[h2]Dodgers (Clayton Kershaw) vs. Cubs (Kyle Hendricks), Game 6[/h2][margin]7:00 PM CDT, Wrigley Field, Chicago

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Cubs win, 5-0; Cubs win series, 4-2

Dodgers at Cubs Game 6 Gameday, MLB.com[/margin]

[1992casey]

Lineups, Blue Jays vs. Indians, Game 1:

 

Blue Jays

1. LF Ezequiel Carrera (L)
   
2. 3B Josh Donaldson ®
   
3. 1B Edwin Encarnacion ®
   
4. RF José Bautista ®
   
5. C Russell Martin ®
   
6. SS Troy Tulowitzki ®
   
7. DH Michael Saunders (L)
   
8. CF Kevin Pillar ®
   
9. 2B Devon Travis ®

 

Indians

1. DH Carlos Santana (S)
   
2. 2B Jason Kipnis (L)
   
3. SS Francisco Lindor (S)
   
4. 1B Mike Napoli ®
   
5. 3B José Ramírez (S)
   
6. RF Lonnie Chisenhall (L)
   
7. LF Coco Crisp (S)
   
8. CF Tyler Naquin (L)
   
9. C Roberto Pérez ®

[stoutdude04]

Strike zone has been garbage tonight. Shocker.

[1992casey]

Lineups, Blue Jays vs. Indians, Game 2:

 

1. LF Ezequiel Carrera (L)
   
2. 3B Josh Donaldson ®
   
3. 1B Edwin Encarnacion ®
   
4. RF José Bautista ®
   
5. SS Troy Tulowitzki ®
   
6. C Russell Martin ®
   
7. DH Michael Saunders (L)
   
8. CF Kevin Pillar ®
   
9. 2B Darwin Barney ®

 

1. CF Rajai Davis ®
   
2. 2B Jason Kipnis (L)
   
3. SS Francisco Lindor (S)
   
4. 1B Mike Napoli ®
   
5. DH Carlos Santana (S)
   
6. 3B José Ramírez (S)
   
7. LF Brandon Guyer ®
   
8. RF Lonnie Chisenhall (L)
   
9. C Roberto Pérez ®

[1992casey]

Lineups, Dodgers vs. Cubs, Game 1:

 

Dodgers

 

1. LF Howie Kendrick ®
   
2. 3B Justin Turner ®
   
3. SS Corey Seager (L)
   
4. RF Yasiel Puig ®
   
5. 1B Adrian González (L)
   
6. C Carlos Ruiz ®
   
7. 2B Enrique Hernández ®
   
8. CF Joc Pederson (L)
   
9. RHP Kenta Maeda ®

 

Cubs

 

1. CF Dexter Fowler (S)
   
2. 3B Kris Bryant ®
   
3. 1B Anthony Rizzo (L)
   
4. LF Ben Zobrist (S)
   
5. SS Addison Russell ®
   
6. RF Jason Heyward (L)
   
7. 2B Javier Báez ®
   
8. C David Ross ®
   
9. LHP Jon Lester (L)

[Bombers]

A pinch hit grand slam homerun in the 8th. Wow. Big game today with Kershaw on the mound

[1992casey]

Lineups, Dodgers vs. Cubs, Game 2:

 

Dodgers

1. 2B Chase Utley (L)
   
2. SS Corey Seager (L)
   
3. 3B Justin Turner ®
   
4. 1B Adrian González (L)
   
5. RF Josh Reddick (L)
   
6. CF Joc Pederson (L)
   
7. C Yasmani Grandal (S)
   
8. LF Andrew Toles (L)
   
9. LHP Clayton Kershaw (L)

 

Cubs

1. CF Dexter Fowler (S)
   
2. 3B Kris Bryant ®
   
3. 1B Anthony Rizzo (L)
   
4. LF Ben Zobrist (S)
   
5. SS Addison Russell ®
   
6. 2B Javier Báez ®
   
7. C Willson Contreras ®
   
8. RF Jason Heyward (L)
   
9. RHP Kyle Hendricks ®

[LouisEly]

Kenley Jansen gonna get PAID this offseason

[sveumrules]

Will definitely be interesting to see who gets a bigger contract between Kenley & Aroldis.

 

Kenley just turned 29 and has 408 career innings with 13.92 K9, 2.62 BB9, 0.66 HR9 and a 2.20 ERA (169 ERA+).

 

Aroldis will turn 29 before opening day and has 377 career innings with 15.18 K9, 4.13 BB9 & 0.45 HR9 and a 2.08 ERA (192 ERA+).

 

Andrew Miller got 4/36 two years ago but he really had only had one truly dominant season at that point & the relief market has definitely taken off in the two years since. 5/100 seems like the probable floor for Kenley & Aroldis.

[1992casey]

Lineups, Indians vs. Blue Jays, Game 3:

 

1. DH Carlos Santana (S)
   
2. 2B Jason Kipnis (L)
   
3. SS Francisco Lindor (S)
   
4. 1B Mike Napoli ®
   
5. 3B José Ramírez (S)
   
6. RF Lonnie Chisenhall (L)
   
7. LF Coco Crisp (S)
   
8. CF Tyler Naquin (L)
   
9. C Roberto Pérez ®

 

Blue Jays

1. RF José Bautista ®
   
2. 3B Josh Donaldson ®
   
3. 1B Edwin Encarnacion ®
   
4. SS Troy Tulowitzki ®
   
5. C Russell Martin ®
   
6. DH Michael Saunders (L)
   
7. CF Kevin Pillar ®
   
8. LF Ezequiel Carrera (L)
   
9. 2B Ryan Goins (L)

[trwi7]

Trevor Bauer's finger is pretty gnarly.

[jerichoholicninja]

Not sure who the Indians have left to start. You're not supposed to have bullpen days in the playoffs. And definitely not two games in a row.

[MadThinker88]

Kluber in game #4.

 

If series continues, it is most likely Rookie Ryan Merritt (LHP) in game #5 then Josh Tomlin in game #6. Kluber again in game #7 as all hands on deck if needed.

 

3 guys, all who started games throughout the season in AAA and a few spot starts in the majors are still in the bullpen: Mike Clevinger (RHP), Cody Anderson (RHP) and Ryan Merritt..

 

Bauer MIGHT be available for an inning or so w/ game 7 if necessary. He has more recovery time from being pulled from this game to start of game 7 then he did from sustaining the injury (on Friday morning) to making start tonight.

[1992casey]

Lineups, Indians vs. Blue Jays, Game 4:

 

Indians

1. DH Carlos Santana (S)
   
2. 2B Jason Kipnis (L)
   
3. SS Francisco Lindor (S)
   
4. 1B Mike Napoli ®
   
5. 3B José Ramírez (S)
   
6. RF Lonnie Chisenhall (L)
   
7. LF Coco Crisp (S)
   
8. CF Tyler Naquin (L)
   
9. C Roberto Pérez ®

 

Blue Jays

1. RF José Bautista ®
   
2. 3B Josh Donaldson ®
   
3. 1B Edwin Encarnacion ®
   
4. SS Troy Tulowitzki ®
   
5. C Russell Martin ®
   
6. DH MichaelSaunders (L)
   
7. LF Ezequiel Carrera (L)
   
8. CF Kevin Pillar ®
   
9. 2B Ryan Goins (L)

[1992casey]

Lineups, Cubs vs. Dodgers, Game 3:

 

Cubs

1. CF Dexter Fowler (S)
   
2. 3B Kris Bryant ®
   
3. LF Ben Zobrist (S)
   
4. 1B Anthony Rizzo (L)
   
5. 2B Javier Báez ®
   
6. RF Jorge Soler ®
   
7. SS Addison Russell ®
   
8. C Miguel Montero (L)
   
9. RHPJake Arrieta ®

 

Dodgers

1. 2B Chase Utley (L)
   
2. SS Corey Seager (L)
   
3. 3B Justin Turner ®
   
4. 1B Adrian González (L)
   
5. RF Josh Reddick (L)
   
6. CF Joc Pederson (L)
   
7. C Yasmani Grandal (S)
   
8. LF Andrew Toles (L)
   
9. LHP Rich Hill (L)

[Invader3K]

Have I mentioned the Dodgers are my second favorite MLB team? I know a lot of Cubs fans will be devastated if Chicago doesn't pull this off, but I sure won't be.

[jerichoholicninja]

Have I mentioned the Dodgers are my second favorite MLB team? I know a lot of Cubs fans will be devastated if Chicago doesn't pull this off, but I sure won't be.

 

Just "a lot"?

[1992casey]

Here's an interesting article on the Dodgers' upcoming starters…

 

'As it stands right now' Clayton Kershaw won't pitch for Dodgers until NLCS Game 6

 

As it stands now, Kenta Maeda will pitch in Game 5 on Thursday. But it's possible that Kershaw could pitch on short rest. The decision is likely to be based on bullpen usage today.

 

Julio Urías, today's starter, has never pitched into the seventh inning in the majors. And Maeda has been more effective with longer rest. In Kenta's 13 starts this year on four days rest, his ERA was 3.97. In his 19 starts five or more days rest, his ERA was 3.16. That makes sense when one considers that in Japan, starters generally pitch on six days rest.

[jerichoholicninja]

Here's an interesting article on the Dodgers' upcoming starters…

 

'As it stands right now' Clayton Kershaw won't pitch for Dodgers until NLCS Game 6

 

As it stands now, Kenta Maeda will pitch in Game 5 on Thursday. But it's possible that Kershaw could pitch on short rest. The decision is likely to be based on bullpen usage today.

 

Julio Urías, today's starter, has never pitched into the seventh inning in the majors. And Maeda has been more effective with longer rest. In Kenta's 13 starts this year on four days rest, his ERA was 3.97. In his 19 starts five or more days rest, his ERA was 3.16. That makes sense when one considers that in Japan, starters generally pitch on six days rest.

 

I find it funny that during the regular season the line is "you can't mess with a starter's routine" by pitching them on long or short rest. But once the playoffs start, and games are more important, all of that is thrown out the window and some guys go a week without throwing while others start every other day.

[1992casey]

Lineups, Indians vs. Blue Jays, Game 5:

 

Indians

1. 1B Carlos Santana (S)
   
2. 2B Jason Kipnis (L)
   
3. SS Francisco Lindor (S)
   
4. DH Mike Napoli ®
   
5. 3B José Ramírez (S)
   
6. RF Lonnie Chisenhall (L)
   
7. LF Coco Crisp (S)
   
8. CF Tyler Naquin (L)
   
9. C Roberto Pérez ®

 

Blue Jays

1. RF José Bautista ®
   
2. 3B Josh Donaldson ®
   
3. 1B Edwin Encarnacion ®
   
4. SS Troy Tulowitzki ®
   
5. C Russell Martin ®
   
6. DH Melvin Upton Jr. ®
   
7. LF Ezequiel Carrera (L)
   
8. CF Kevin Pillar ®
   
9. 2B Darwin Barney ®

[MrTPlush]

and some guys go a week without throwing while others start every other day.

 

Because you can bank on months of rest in just a few weeks. Short rest certainly is not a recipe for success over 162 games.

[jerichoholicninja]

and some guys go a week without throwing while others start every other day.

 

Because you can bank on months of rest in just a few weeks. Short rest certainly is not a recipe for success over 162 games.

 

It's not the rest they talk about though, it's the routine.

[1992casey]

Lineups, Cubs vs. Dodgers, Game 4:

 

Cubs

1. CF Dexter Fowler (S)
   
2. 3B Kris Bryant ®
   
3. 1B Anthony Rizzo (L)
   
4. LF Ben Zobrist (S)
   
5. 2B Javier Báez ®
   
6. C Willson Contreras ®
   
7. RF Jason Heyward (L)
   
8. SS Addison Russell ®
   
9. RHP John Lackey ®

 

Dodgers

1. 2B Chase Utley (L)
   
2. SS Corey Seager (L)
   
3. 3B Justin Turner ®
   
4. 1B Adrian Gonzalez (L)
   
5. RF Josh Reddick (L)
   
6. CF Joc Pederson (L)
   
7. C Yasmani Grandal (S)
   
8. LF Andrew Toles (L)
   
9. LHP Julio Urías (L)

[MadThinker88]

Tribe rolling into the World Series.

Great job by catcher Roberto Perez throughout this postseason behind the plate (& a few moments with the bat). Enjoyed the respect Ripken & Darling were giving him on the TV feed.

 

Sometimes the best trades are those not made..

Any former Brewers still left in this post-season???

 

This marks the 4th time in last 5 seasons team from AL Central makes the World Series.

Detroit in 2012, KC in 2014 & 2015, now Cleveland in 2016...

[MrTPlush]

Pitching to Russell the first time was gutsy. However after he nearly hits it out the first time you don't pitch to him the next time with the pitcher on deck. Easily the most idiotic managerial decision I have seen in a very long time. That is not only the kind of decision that puts you down another two runs, but one that swings momentum. Whoops.