CHICAGO—Andrew Miller made it as far as the on-deck circle. He had a bat—one that he said belonged to pitcher Tommy Hunter, whom the Indians released in August—and he knew he’d need to make contact. Just four batters—and three strikeouts—into his relief outing in Game 3 of the World Series on Friday, Cleveland’s star reliever figured he had at least another inning in him.
Miller had come on for starter Josh Tomlin in the fifth inning and retired all four hitters he faced, three by strikeout, extending his remarkable 2016 postseason statistics to 15 scoreless innings and 27 Ks.