CLEVELAND: Indians ace Corey Kluber said he feels the mild quadriceps strain he sustained the last week of the regular season is no longer a problem.
Kluber, Friday night’s Game 1 starter in the American League Championship Series against the Toronto Blue Jays, said he was assured it wouldn’t be an issue after the second bullpen session leading up to the playoffs.
Indians manager Terry Francona had said Kluber might have some trouble pushing off the rubber in his American League Division Series Game 2 start. Part of that might have been because of a sleeve Kluber wore, which he later took off.