KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The cloud has lifted. The mystery has been solved.
Trevor Bauer will start Game 1 Thursday and Corey Kluber will start Game 2 on Friday when the Indians meet Boston in the best-of-five American League Championship Series.
Their likely opponents will be Rick Porcello and David Price.
Manager Terry Francona told Bauer he was his Game 1 starter after taking him out of Saturday's 6-3 win over Kansas City. Bauer had just allowed two runs in the sixth inning, allowing the Royals to tie the score, and he was not ready to celebrate.