Day 66

Fresh Start_66: Just keep believing
What a difference a Cy Young award winner taking the mound makes. Kyle Schwaber has proved me wrong up to this point, he is one of those players that can just wake up and get four hits. Jake Arrieta was unhittable (literally) for five innings, only to get taken out two outs after the hit that broke the no hitter. Arrieta was getting up there in pitches with ninety-eight pitches, so as my dad and I put it “it was a blessing.” Trevor Bauer couldn’t escape the fourth inning, giving up two runs on eighty-seven pitches. Not having Andrew Miller in Game Two didn’t matter because of Mr. Drone Boy couldn’t out run the buzz saw that was the Chicago Cubs.
Ben Zobrist continues to stay hot getting two more hits last night with an RBI. The ball is jumping off of his bat right now. The Cubs bats are alive and well for now. In Game Three, “The Professor” Kyle Hendricks goes for the Cubs, and the last time he took the mound for Chicago he was nothing short of sensational. His opposition Josh Tomlin also had a great outing the last time he was on the hill; going 5 2/3 innings with six strike outs in the ALCS against Toronto. This game will be interesting to see which pitcher folds first, with two dominate pens looming over either team. The storyline of Kyle Schwaber will linger over the game with his bat on the bench and can be used at any time during the game. This will also be the first World Series Game in Wrigley since 1945. The Cubs will have some pressure on them, but since this team is the “team of destiny” and has deflected any pressure off of them so far. The Indians will also have to play a different game with no DH and there will be a huge decision on when Tomlin will be taken out of the game, and if Andrew Miller enters the game. Will Cleveland sacrifice an out for the pitching of Miller. The game will be on Fox at 7PM EST on Friday night. Be there to witness a piece of history.
Sources:(espn.com, baseballreference.com)

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