GDT: 2018 ALDS: (2) Houston Astros vs (3) Cleveland Indians

[EC09]

Let's go Tribe!!

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Kipnis in CF.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Kluber hits 2 batters in 1 inning....

Double play gets him out of trouble.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Bregman breaks the scoreless tie. Of course he did. 1-0.

 

[Filthy Dangles]

i bet that fan is glad they didn't trade Bregman for Chris Sale.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Reddick single makes it 2-0 and that may be enough for JV.

Kluber does not look right and this comes off the heels of a poor start in KC by his standards.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Springer homers and it's 3-0.

Now Altuve goes deep. More of that train sound!

 

[Filthy Dangles]

rip tribe....look forward to game 2.

 

[Halladay]

The Tribe are getting swept.

 

[Muston Atthews]

Back to back jacks

 

[EpochLink]

Kluber is done, does not have it today.

 

[EpochLink]

Verlander pitching a gem, Indians cannot buy a hit.

 

[c9777666]

So apparently it’s not just Didi Gregorius that can hit dingers in October against Kluber

 

[Halladay]

That was a ball to me.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Brantley walks and the bases are loaded...that is a quick and sudden end for Verlander.

 

[Halladay]

JRam is up.

 

[Filthy Dangles]

pressly has some electric stuff.

 

[Cassano]

Playoff Kluber sucks.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Maldonado adds some insurance. 5-2.

 

[GIN ANTONIC]

Ugh... why did Bauer cut that off? There was definitely a play at the plate there.

Stros bats are raking right now. Guri doubles.

 

[Reality Check]

The Tribe are getting swept.

They're going to need Houston to fall apart just like the Indians did a year ago in New York. Possible with Houston winning it all last year but I don't see it.

Unfortunately for them this is their weakest playoff team of the past few years. All which was propped up by the AL Comedy Central this season.

 

[EpochLink]

Playoff Kluber sucks.

Kluber last 3 starts have been terrible, he's entering Kershaw territory of playoff ineptitude

 

[c9777666]

Kluber last 3 starts have been terrible, he's entering Kershaw territory of playoff ineptitude

Kershaw’s bugaboo was the Cardinals, Kluber has had bad playoff starts against multiple different teams (Cubs, Yankees, Astros)

 

[c9777666]

They're going to need Houston to fall apart just like the Indians did a year ago in New York. Possible with Houston winning it all last year but I don't see it.

Unfortunately for them this is their weakest playoff team of the past few years. All which was propped up by the AL Comedy Central this season.

Although given Houston’s home/road splits, winning game 2 is not impossible (Carrasco is starting and he pitched a gem vs the Yankees last year that went to waste in a 1-0 loss).

Cleveland IMHO might have a better chance in a game 5 on the road rather than a do or die home game

 

[EpochLink]

Kershaw’s bugaboo was the Cardinals, Kluber has had bad playoff starts against multiple different teams (Cubs, Yankees, Astros)

True, although the Astros did rock him last year but that was just a one off.
He's been good in the playoffs (although the nay sayers think he chokes bad)