
So it is no surprise the Indians are now the World Series favorites (19.7 percent chance) heading into their ALDS matchup against the New York Yankees.
The Yankees team they will face after New York's 8-4 wild-card win over the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday is clearly going to be a handful. Bauer surged in the second half after a rough start to the year, and had two impressive regular season outings against the Yankees (2-0, 13 IP, 2 ER, 6 BB, 11 K's). After a horrendous and nightmarish start from Yankees ace Luis Severino in the Wild Card Game, Chad Green stepped up in a big way, striking out two consecutive hitters with runners on second and third in the first inning as the Twins already had a 3-0 lead.
Sonny Gray will start for the New York Yankees in game one of the American League Division Series against the Cleveland Indians on Thursday.
Kansas City pitcher Danny Duffy underwent surgery to remove loose debris in his pitching elbow. Brantley missed 50 games after August 8, when he got hurt while tracking a fly ball. The team that interrupted that run in both 1948 and 1954: the Cleveland Indians.
The 24-year-old Sano batted.264 with 28 homers and 77 RBIs in 114 games this season.
Add a proven slugger like Edwin Encarnacion as a free agent and ex-Met Jay Bruce via trade to a double-play combination featuring rising stars Jose Ramirez and Francisco Lindor maturing into legitimate MVP contenders, and it's not hard at all to envision Hall of Fame-caliber manager Terry Francona ending Cleveland's decades-long World Series drought, just as he did in 2004 (and again in 2007) with Boston.
The option for 2018 was worth $17 million.
Facebook admits it promoted fake Vegas massacre stories
Twitter Inc. also is facing heat over the prevalence of anonymous, automated accounts - or bots - on its platform. Facebook has set up a crisis response page so people who are in Las Vegas can let people know they are safe.
So, who will LeBron be pulling for this time around?
-Derek Jeter was non-committal when asked about the future of slugger Giancarlo Stanton with the Miami Marlins.
Bauer earned two wins each over the Yankees and Boston Red Sox, the top two teams in the AL East Division, as well as one against the Kansas City Royals. Cleveland excels at limiting home runs.
"They have a good team over there", Indians catcher Roberto Perez said October 4 in the Tribe clubhouse. Ramirez became one of only seven players with 56 or more doubles in a single season in the last 65 years. NY hired Warthen after Rick Peterson was let go as the team's pitching coach.
St. Louis pitching coach Derek Lilliquist and bullpen coach Blaise Ilsley will not return to the team's coaching staff next season. Arizona is likely to start ace RHP Zack Greinke, who held the Rockies to a.229/.241/.435 slash line in five starts this season.
The Indians went 5-2 against the Yankees this year.
Amazon Is Launching Its Own Shipping Service To Fight FedEx And UPS
And with its latest actions, the company is getting closer to becoming a real challenger in two industries: delivery and apparel. Customers may see their favorite third-party sellers jumping ship rather than be consumed by degrees by Amazon.
Nobel Prize goes to physicists who observed gravitational waves
Their brilliance and ingenuity helped make an extremely ambitious project work and their Nobel Prize is immensely well-deserved. He said the Indians contributed especially in "extracting signal from noise, in detecting the gravitational waves ".
Pakistan violates ceasefire again
Pakistan on Thursday yet again violated ceasefire in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district reported news agency ANI. Also in Siachen glacier in northern Kashmir, Indian and Pakistani troops have fought intermittently since 1984.
Wisconsin judge denies Steven Avery's request for a new trial
Both Avery and nephew Brendan Dassey have been convicted for Halbach's murder, though both have attempted numerous appeals. Near the end of 2015, a 10 part Netflix documentary on the case raised questions amongst the public regarding his guilt.
Mr. Monopoly photobombs ex-Equifax CEO's hearing
Public Citizen, a nonprofit consumer rights advocacy group, claimed credit for the stunt on Twitter . "It should not pass go". Rich Uncle Pennybags crashed a Senate hearing with the the former CEO of Equifax .
Las Vegas shooter's father was a notorious bank robber
On semi-automatic weapons, the trigger must be pulled every time to fire a round, after which the weapon reloads itself. Generally speaking, manufacturers haven't been allowed to build new automatic rifles to sell to the public since then.
Breast Cancer Mortality Rates Down 39 Percent
But men do have a small amount of breast tissue behind their nipples and this is where breast cancer can develop. The research was published October 3 in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians and Breast Cancer Facts & Figures.
Facebook to hire 1000 people to review ads after Russian interference
However, more than half of the Americans exposed to the ads on Facebook saw them they had cast their votes on November 8. Now the social networking giant is taking steps to strengthen their ads policies and enforcement.
Sandra Perković Nominated as World Athlete of Year for Fifth Time
At the conclusion of the voting process, three men and three women finalists will be announced by the IAAF. There will be a first-time victor of the men's award, with six-times victor Usain Bolt not shortlisted.
Walmart buys Brooklyn startup for same-day NYC delivery
The move also means Walmart has finally found a home in NY , where it's been blocked in its efforts to open stores for years. The latest salvo is Walmart's announcement that it has acquired Parcel, a last-mile delivery service .
We still need to see Trump's tax returns
For these reasons, repealing the state and local tax deduction would be an important move toward broadening the tax base. Then, they'll have to be merged into one bill in a conference committee that can pass both chambers.
BloodSource Calls For Donors In Wake Of Las Vegas Shooting
Corley said regional donations will be needed in the coming days to replenish the blood supply. Most people older than age 16 and weighing more than 110 pounds are eligible to donate .
Trump homeland security officials praise recovery efforts in Puerto Rico According to the administration, more than 90 percent of the island now is now accessible; some 200 gas stations are open. The President highlighted the massive devastation that has played out in the nine days since Hurricane Maria hit.
Stanton finishes just shy of 60 home runs
It was another no-doubter for Stanton, who is the first player to reach 58 home runs since Ryan Howard with the Phillies in 2006. Kyle Freeland (11-11) gave up two runs and five hits in three innings in his first start since September 11 for the Rockies.
Shocking map shows Maria winds lashing North Carolina
Maria was expected to move out into the Atlantic Ocean Wednesday night and Thursday, dissipating as it reached the open ocean. Maria was a Category 1 hurricane as it moved northward in the Atlantic, but it weakened to a tropical storm on Tuesday .