TORONTO: The Indians are one win away from the World Series, and the list of things they have overcome continues to grow longer and stranger.
Trevor Bauer’s lacerated pinkie forced his exit from the game much earlier than expected, but it was no matter as the bullpen once again quieted the Toronto Blue Jays’ bats and a frenzied Rogers Centre crowd for a 4-2 win in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series on Monday night.
With it, the Indians took a 3-0 series lead and remain undefeated in the postseason.
Bauer’s pinkie finger on his throwing hand, which was sliced by a drone Thursday night and was closed with 10 stitches, began to bleed profusely in the first inning.