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October 6, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Indians shortstop Francisco Lindor (12) celebrates with second baseman Jason Kipnis (22) after hitting a solo home run in the third inning against the Boston Red Sox during game one of the 2016 ALDS playoff baseball game at Progressive Field. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports
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Overview:
On Tuesday, November 1st, the Chicago Cubs will be on the road to take on the Cleveland Indians in game six of the World Series. Cleveland holds a (3-2) series advantage.
The Crowd:
“The Crowd” projects a final score of Indians 3.6 – Cubs 3.4 with an over/under of 7.0.
Starting Pitchers:
CHC- Jake Arrieta (18-8, 3.10) vs CLE- Josh Tomlin (13-9, 4.40)
Home vs Away:
Cleveland was (53-35) at home during the regular season and (5-1) this post-season. Chicago was (46-34) on the road during the regular season and (4-3) this post-season.
Batting Stats:
Runs Scored: Cubs 808 (3rd) > Indians 777 (5th)
Batting Average: Indians .262 (6th) > Cubs .256 (14th)
On Base Percentage: Cubs .343 (2nd)> Indians .329 (8th)
Total Bases: Indians 2356 (11th) > Cubs 2359 (10th)
Baserunning Stats:
Stolen Bases: Indians 134 (4th) > Cubs 66 (20th)
Pitching Stats:
Team Earned Run Average: Cubs 3.15 (1st) > Indians 3.84 (7th)
Batting Average Against: Cubs .212 (1st)> Indians .243 (5th)
Walks/Hits Per Innings Pitched: Cubs 1.23 (5th)> Indians 1.24 (6th)
Strikeouts: Cubs 1441 (3rd) > Indians 1398 (4th)
Saves: Cubs 38 (22nd) > Indians 37 (24th)
Fielding Stats:
Errors: Indians 89 (11th) > Cubs 101 (22nd)
Summary:
Cleveland pitching has been the best in baseball this post-season as evidenced by their 1.80 ERA. Both starter Josh Tomlin and Jake Arrieta shut down the opponent in their previous start. On paper the Cubs have the pitching advantage with former Cy Young Award Winner Jake Arrieta on the mound. Chicago will also get a boost when slugger Kyle Schwarber can return to the DH role. The Cubs will need to score early because Cleveland just needs five innings from Tomlin. The Indians can then they can turn it over to Andrew Miller and their dominant bullpen. Miller didn’t pitch in game five so he should be fully rested for game six. Cleveland also has another X-factor with starter Danny Salazar available out of the bullpen.
Runs have been at a premium all series and that better plays to the pitching/defensive strength of the Indians. I expect both starters to pitch well so this will likely be yet another close game between these two teams Cleveland has been tremendous at home having lost only once there all post-season. I like the Indians to finish off the Cubs and win their first World Series title since 1948.
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