highlighted Meneses' strong outing:įor the second consecutive day, the Dominican Republic suffered a heartbreaking defeat. Mexico didn't get on the board until the bottom of the fifth, when shortstop Walter Ibarra singled home Joey Meneses. Third baseman Luis Yander La O got a timely one-out hit to score William Saavedra. 'Everyone wants to play in the highest level in the world. 'I want to play, but I want to do it legally, with permission,' said Gourriel to MLB.com's Jesse Sanchez.

Some believe Gourriel has the tools to make it in MLB-provided he's able to do so lawfully. Designated hitter Frederich Cepeda drove Gourriel home to plate the first run of the game. With two outs, Yulieski Gourriel reached on an infield single and advanced to second base on a base hit by Alfredo Despaigne. Small ball was the name of the game in the top of the first. It was quite a current of history Cuba was working against, as Mexico had claimed the previous two Caribbean Series titles. Sunday, they can win their 1st title since '60. It’ll be Jake Arrieta for Chicago against Trevor Bauer for Cleveland - so long as Bauer’s pinkie can avoid opening up and bleeding everywhere again.Jon Morosi went 50+ years without appearing in Caribbean Series after Castro took power. The Indians and Cubs resume the World Series on Wednesday, but at 7:08 p.m. Those were his second and third homers of the postseason, with the first coming in the ALDS against the Red Sox. The Indians catcher went deep with a solo shot in the fourth, and then hit a three-run jack in the eighth off of former Cubs closer Hector Rondon. Miller was the bridge to closer Cody Allen, and the trio combined to shut the Cubs out.Ĭleveland broke things open in the eighth, courtesy of Roberto Perez.

The idea was two-fold, as Miller is the best reliever in baseball, and Kluber now had a relatively easygoing Game 1 if it turns out he’s needed on short rest or has to be worked harder on regular rest in his next start. Andrew Miller came into the game in the seventh after Kluber gave up a leadoff single to Ben Zobrist, even though Kluber had thrown just 88 pitches. The reason Kluber lasted for six innings and not more is due to the bullpen behind him. He set a franchise record for strikeouts with nine - the previous Cleveland record was seven - while scattering four hits without allowing a walk. Kluber threw “just” six innings, but did plenty with those frames. Cleveland was in control throughout, as it put up two runs against Jon Lester in the first inning to give Corey Kluber and the Indians’ bullpen plenty of breathing room for the rest of the game. Game 1 of the 2016 World Series is in the books, and the Indians lead the series 1-0 after defeating the Cubs, 6-0.

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