Pre-game interviews are concluding, Trevor Bauer lacerated his pinky finger on a drone, and lineups are in — the ALCS is almost upon us!
As you may expect against a right-handed starter such as Marco Estrada, the Cleveland Indians will lead off with Carlos Santana. The biggest oddity in this lineup is Coco Crisp getting the start in left field over Rajai Davis.
Cleveland Indians lineup
The speedy Davis had 299 plate appearances against righties in 2016, slashing .258/.312/.396 in the process. Despite being a right-handed batter himself, Davis was better against righties (90 wRC+) than he was against lefties (79 wRC+) this season.