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 to rally 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, began to bleed profusely in the first inning.