2016 WORLD SERIES Game #1 -|- Indians vs. Cubs -|- October 25th, 2016 @ 8:08 PM EST

[Stark]

2016 World Series - Game I
Cleveland Indians vs. Chicago Cubs
Series Tied 0-0

Game I: October 25th, 2016 @ 8:08 PM EST
Live from Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

Managers

Terry Francona vs. Joe Maddon

Pitching Matchup

Corey Kluber (RHP) vs. Jon Lester (LHP)
2-1 (W/L) 2-0
0.98 (ERA) 0.86
1.09 (WHIP) 0.76
20:7 (K:BB) 14:2
.197 (BAA) .189

Projected Lineups

1. Rajai Davis (CF) - .000, 0 HR, 1 RBI
2. Jason Kipnis (2B) – .167, 2 HR, 4 RBI
3. Francisco Lindor (SS) – .323, 2 HR, 4 RBI
4. Mike Napoli (1B) – .179, 1 HR, 2 RBI
5. Carlos Santana (DH) - .172, 2 HR, 2 RBI
6. Jose Ramirez (3B) - .222, 0 HR, 1 RBI
7. Brandon Guyer (LF) – .375, 0 HR, 1 RBI
8. Lonnie Chisenhall (RF) - .269, 1 HR, 4 RBI
9. Roberto Perez (C) – .174, 1 HR, 2 RBI
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1. Dexter Fowler (CF) - .262, 1 HR, 4 RBI
2. Kris Bryant (3B) - .333, 1 HR, 6 RBI
3. Anthony Rizzo (1B) - .225, 2 HR, 5 RBI
4. Ben Zobrist (LF) - .167, 0 HR, 3 RBI
5. Addison Russell (SS) - .189, 2 HR, 4 RBI
6. Jason Heyward (RF) - .071, 0 HR, 1 RBI
7. Kyle Schwarber (DH) - .000, 0 HR, 0 RBI
8. Javier Baez (2B) - .342, 1 HR, 7 RBI
9. David Ross (C) - .182, 1 HR, 2 RBI

 

[The Oi]

Have a bad feeling about this one.

 

[Real Deal]

Must win game. Set the tone early in the series... Get on and run!! Ross has a 27% success rate, 50 runners have stole on him, 18 caught. Meanwhile Roberto is an astounding 50%... Pretty much a I dare you.

Rajai, we need your best game. Josey needs to pick it up this postseason as well.

 

[bigfoot5415]

It's basically going to be a game of manufactured runs. It'll be cold so I expect a pitchers game. Ball wont fly very far, so we must find a way to move runs. I think that type of game would fall in our favor.

I'm thinking a nice 2 run first inning and a 3-1 victory for the good guys. I'm hoping to see a big series out of Santana or Ramirez....both are over due for a hot streak.

 

[macbdog]

Must win series.

 

[MGMT]

Surreal that this is an actual thread

 

[JFT]

Great article!

View: https://twitter.com/PlayersTribune/status/790911028049633280

 

[JFT]

View: https://twitter.com/cavs/status/790916439817396224

 

[JFT]

Pre-game activities

View: https://twitter.com/hoynsie/status/790954639701053440

 

[JFT]

Not good.

View: https://twitter.com/HeidiWatney/status/790959663340744704

 

[NorthCoastBias]

Not good.

View: https://twitter.com/HeidiWatney/status/790959663340744704

Looks like she deleted the tweet, but that ankle definitely did not appear to be in good shape.

 

[bob2the2nd]

Looks like she deleted the tweet, but that ankle definitely did not appear to be in good shape.

That ankle was a picture of someone who couldn't walk anymore without help (crutches). Maybe that is what kips ankle looks like but if anyone has seen him walking around since the ALCS and he wasn't limping badly, then those pictures weren't of him.

 

[NorthCoastBias]

Here's a cached photo, via Deadspin:

 

[JFT]

Here's a cached photo, via Deadspin:

I'm not sure anymore...sort of looks like Hillary's ankle.

 

[Binkster]

Here's a cached photo, via Deadspin:

Not a doctor, won't pretend to be. But to me, the left looks like a "before" picture while the right looks like an "after" picture with some healing/swelling going down.

Just my opinion.