Maddon also once again showed his handling of his bullpen to be more reactive than proactive, with his circle of trust narrowing to the point that lefty Mike Montgomery (who threw 17 pitches on Tuesday) and righty Carl Edwards Jr. He returned for the eighth and, even after Chicago stretched its lead to 9–2, was on the mound for the start of the ninth, running his pitch count to 20 before departing after he walked Brandon Guyer.Īfter the game, Jon Morosi of MLB Network tweeted that Chapman "would be available without limitations in Game 7." Still, Chapman's work on Tuesday could prevent him from an extended outing along the lines of Game 5, when he threw 42 pitches over 2 2/3 innings. Chapman needed just two pitches to get Lindor on a replay-aided groundout to first, but he had to sprint to the bag on the play and subsequently rolled his right ankle, prompting a visit from the training staff. Maddon called upon his closer in Game 6 with two outs and two on in the seventh inning and a five-run lead, because he apparently no longer trusts any of his other options.
The big question for the Cubs' bullpen is the state of Aroldis Chapman’s arm and ankle. Despite having yet to allow a run, Hendricks lasted just 4 1/3 innings in Game 3 because he had yielded six hits and two walks and left the bases loaded for reliever Justin Grimm, who escaped the jam by inducing a ground-ball double play from Francisco Lindor. That said, Chicago manager Joe Maddon has used a quick hook with Hendricks, letting him go past 5 1/3 innings only in the NLCS clincher, when he threw 7 1/3 innings against the Dodgers with a 5–0 lead. After winning the NL ERA title during the regular season (2.13), he has pitched to a 1.31 ERA with 17 strikeouts in 20 2/3 innings over four postseason starts. Pitching in relief, Hall of Famer Walter Johnson got the win.Ĭubs starter Kyle Hendricks matriculated at Dartmouth, and he's as gifted on the mound as he is smart off it. Player/manager Bucky Harris (pictured) knocked in three of the Senators four runs. The Nats (as the Washington Senators were commonly known then) were destined and won 4-3 in 12 innings, but not without the help of two key errors and two bad-hop hits that jumped over the head of third basemen Freddie Lindstrom. In all he needed just 81 pitches to get through 24 batters-3.38 per plate appearance, compared to 4.0 (88 pitches for 22 batters) in his six shutout innings in Game 1. It certainly didn't seem to matter much last Saturday, however: After the Cubs plated a run in the first inning, Kluber held them to three hits-all singles-and a walk over the next five innings. The good news for Chicago is that those two short-rest outings account for all three runs he's given up, in just 11 innings.
As he did in Games 4 of both the ALCS against the Blue Jays and the World Series, Kluber is starting Game 7 on three days' rest.
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