BOSTON — It was a night of roiling emotions, desperate bullpen moves, inspiring comebacks and thunderous home runs. In the end, it left the Cleveland Indians somber and exhausted, but also proud and defiant.
“Come back and do your thing tomorrow,” shortstop Francisco Lindor said in the hush of the losing clubhouse. “That’s what good teams do — they bounce back the right way. I believe in my team out there, and I believe in my pitching staff. They’re going to take us all the way.”
For the sheer volume of twists and turns on Tuesday evening, the Indians’ 12-10 loss to the Red Sox recalled the pandemonium of Game 7 of the World Series last November, when the Chicago Cubs clinched the title on a dizzying and dazzling night in Cleveland.