MLB Postseason Scoreboard for Game 1 of the 2016 World Series on October 25,2016 from ESPN.GO.COM

Scores for October 25,2016

 

 

 

 

 

Final	R	H	E
Cubs (103-58, 46-34 away)	0	7	0
Indians (94-67, 53-28 Home)	6	10	0

Play

Kluber, Perez shine as Indians blank Cubs in Game 1

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  WIN
  

  C. Kluber

  (1-0, 0.00)
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  LOSS
  

  J. Lester

  (0-1, 4.76)

World Series - GAME 1, CLE leads 1-0

Recap Box Score Game Details

Cubs beat Dodgers 5-0 to reach 1st World Series since 1945

Los Angeles Dodgers

91-71 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

Final

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chicago Cubs

103-58 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
LAD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
CHC	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	-	5	7	1

W: Hendricks (1-1)
L: Kershaw (1-1)

Oct 23,2016

• Associated Press

CHICAGO -- Anthony Rizzo caught the ball for the final out and Wrigley Field erupted.
"I'm sleeping with this thing tonight," the Chicago Cubs first baseman told the pulsating crowd moments later, kissing the prized souvenir. "Are you kidding me? We're going to the World Series."
Cubs ... World Series? Yes, the Cubbies!
Next up, Game 1 in Cleveland.
With fans chanting, singing and waving those Ws, shaking the century-old ballpark and jamming the streets of Wrigleyville, the Cubs celebrated a moment many of their faithful wondered whether they would ever see.
Kyle Hendricks outpitched Clayton Kershaw, Rizzo and Willson Contreras homered early and the Cubs took their first pennant since 1945, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-0 Saturday night to win the NL Championship Series in six games.
"Listen to them. Outside before the game was crazy. Inside the game was crazy," Cubs pitcher Jon Lester said.
"These guys have done nothing but support us from Day One. It's been unbelievable to be here and be part of this. Words can't really describe where I'm at right now," he said.
Cursed by a Billy Goat, bedeviled by Bartman and crushed by decades of disappointment, those "Lovable Losers" now have a chance to win it all.
Trying to win their first crown since 1908, manager Joe Maddon's team opens the World Series against Cleveland on Tuesday night.
The Indians haven't won it all since 1948 -- Cleveland and Cubs have the two longest title waits in the majors.
"This city deserves it so much," Rizzo said. "We got four more big ones to go, but we're going to enjoy this. We're going to the World Series. I can't even believe that."
All-everything Javier Baez and Lester shared the NLCS MVP. Baez hit .318, drove in five runs and made several sharp plays at second base. Lester, a former World Series champion in Boston, was 1-0 with a 1.38 ERA in two starts against the Dodgers.
The drought ended when Aroldis Chapman got Yasiel Puig to ground into a double play , setting off a wild celebration. And if they bring home the elusive championship?
"I may make the `W' a tattoo," said chairman Tom Ricketts , who once lived across the street and met his wife in the bleachers.
Deemed World Series favorites since opening day, the Cubs topped the majors with 103 wins to win the NL Central, then beat the Giants and Dodgers in the playoffs.
The Cubs overcame a 2-1 deficit against the Dodgers and won their 17th pennant. They had not earned a World Series trip since winning a doubleheader opener 4-3 at Pittsburgh on Sept. 29, 1945, to clinch the pennant on the next-to-last day of the season.
The eternal "wait till next year" is over. No more dwelling on a history of failure -- the future is now.
"We're too young. We don't care about it," star slugger Kris Bryant said. "We don't look into it. This is a new team, this is a completely different time of our lives. We're enjoying it and our work's just getting started."
Hendricks pitched two-hit ball for 7 1/3 innings . Chapman took over and closed with hitless relief, then threw both arms in the air as he was mobbed by teammates and coaches.
The Dodgers sent the minimum 27 batters to the plate and no one got past first base.
The Cubs shook off back-to-back shutout losses earlier in this series by pounding the Dodgers for 23 runs to win the final three games.
And they were in no way overwhelmed by the moment on Saturday, putting aside previous frustration.
In the 1945 Series, the Billy Goat Curse supposedly began when a tavern owner wasn't allowed to bring his goat to Wrigley. In 2003, the Cubs lost the final three games of the NLCS to Florida, punctuated with a Game 6 defeat when fan Steve Bartman deflected a foul ball.
Even as recently as 2012, the Cubs lost 101 times.
This time, no such ill luck.
Bryant had an RBI single and scored in a two-run first . Dexter Fowler added two hits, drove in a run and scored one.
Contreras led off the fourth with a homer.Rizzo continued his resurgence with a solo drive in the fifth.
That was plenty for Hendricks, the major league ERA leader.
Hendricks left to a standing ovation after Josh Reddick singled with one out in the eighth. The only other hit Hendricks allowed was a single by Andrew Toles on the game's first pitch.
Kershaw, dominant in Game 2, gave up five runs and seven hits before being lifted for a pinch hitter in the sixth. He fell to 4-7 in the postseason.
"This day is never fun, the ending of a season," Kershaw said.
The Dodgers haven't been to the World Series since winning in 1988.
Pitching on five days' rest, Kershaw needed 30 pitches to get through the first. Fowler led off with a double against the three-time NL Cy Young Award winner, and Bryant's single had the crowd shaking the 102-year-old ballpark.
Fans had more to cheer when left fielder Andrew Toles dropped Rizzo's fly, putting runners on second and third, and Ben Zobrist made it 2-0 a sacrifice fly.

The Cubs added a run in the second when Addison Russell doubled to deep left and scored on a two-out single by Fowler.
LINEUP SHUFFLE
Maddon benched slumping right fielder Jason Heyward in favor of Albert Almora Jr.
"Kershaw's pitching, so I wanted to get one more right-handed bat in the lineup, and also with Albert I don't feel like we're losing anything on defense," Maddon said. "I know Jason's a Gold Glover, but I think Albert, given an opportunity to play often enough would be considered a Gold Glove-caliber outfielder, too."
Heyward was 2 for 28 in the playoffs -- 1 for 16 in the NLCS.
SEEN
Kerry Wood, wearing a Ron Santo jersey, threw out the first pitch and actor Jim Belushi delivered the "Play Ball!" call before the game. Pearl Jam front man Eddie Vedder and actor John Cusack were also in attendance. And Bulls great Scottie Pippen led the seventh-inning stretch.

Final

Playoff Series: Game 6 of 6

Dodgers 0

Cubs 5

Coverage:  FS1

8:00 PM ET, October 22, 2016
Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois 

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
LAD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
CHC	2	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	-	5	7	1

W: K. Hendricks (1-1)
L: C. Kershaw (1-1)

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Los Angeles - Top of 1st	SCORE
Kyle Hendricks pitching for Chicago	LAD	CHC
Toles singled to right.	0	0
Seager grounded into double play, second to first, Toles out at second.	0	0
Turner flied out to right.	0	0
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
Chicago - Bottom of 1st	SCORE
Clayton Kershaw pitching for Los Angeles	LAD	CHC
Fowler hit a ground rule double to right.	0	0
Bryant singled to right, Fowler scored.	0	1
Rizzo safe at second on error by left fielder Toles, Bryant to third.	0	1
Zobrist hit sacrifice fly to center, Bryant scored, Rizzo to third.	0	2
Báez popped out to first.	0	2
Contreras grounded out to shortstop.	0	2
2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors
Los Angeles - Top of 2nd	SCORE
Kyle Hendricks pitching for Chicago	LAD	CHC
González grounded out to shortstop.	0	2
Reddick safe at first on error by second baseman Báez.	0	2
Pederson struck out swinging.	0	2
Reddick picked off first.	0	2
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors
Chicago - Bottom of 2nd	SCORE
Clayton Kershaw pitching for Los Angeles	LAD	CHC
Russell doubled to left.	0	2
Almora Jr. grounded out to third.	0	2
Hendricks struck out looking.	0	2
Fowler singled to left, Russell scored, Fowler thrown out at second attempting to advance on play.	0	3
1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Los Angeles - Top of 3rd	SCORE
Kyle Hendricks pitching for Chicago	LAD	CHC
Grandal struck out swinging.	0	3
Utley lined out to left.	0	3
Kershaw struck out swinging.	0	3
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Chicago - Bottom of 3rd	SCORE
Clayton Kershaw pitching for Los Angeles	LAD	CHC
Bryant flied out to right.	0	3
Rizzo doubled to deep center.	0	3
Zobrist flied out to center, Rizzo to third.	0	3
Báez struck out swinging.	0	3
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
Los Angeles - Top of 4th	SCORE
Kyle Hendricks pitching for Chicago	LAD	CHC
Toles flied out to right.	0	3
Seager grounded out to pitcher.	0	3
Turner grounded out to first.	0	3
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Chicago - Bottom of 4th	SCORE
Clayton Kershaw pitching for Los Angeles	LAD	CHC
Contreras homered to left (377 feet).	0	4
Russell fouled out to first.	0	4
Almora Jr. grounded out to shortstop.	0	4
Hendricks grounded out to third.	0	4
1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
Los Angeles - Top of 5th	SCORE
Kyle Hendricks pitching for Chicago	LAD	CHC
González grounded out to shortstop.	0	4
Reddick fouled out to second.	0	4
Pederson struck out swinging.	0	4
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Chicago - Bottom of 5th	SCORE
Clayton Kershaw pitching for Los Angeles	LAD	CHC
Fowler struck out looking.	0	4
Bryant lined out to shortstop.	0	4
Rizzo homered to right center (392 feet).	0	5
Zobrist struck out looking.	0	5
1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
Los Angeles - Top of 6th	SCORE
Kyle Hendricks pitching for Chicago	LAD	CHC
Grandal struck out swinging.	0	5
Utley grounded out to second.	0	5
Ethier hit for Kershaw.	0	5
Ethier grounded out to third.	0	5
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Chicago - Bottom of 6th	SCORE
Kenley Jansen pitching for Los Angeles	LAD	CHC
Jansen relieved Kershaw.	0	5
Báez grounded out to shortstop.	0	5
Contreras flied out to left.	0	5
Russell struck out swinging.	0	5
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Los Angeles - Top of 7th	SCORE
Kyle Hendricks pitching for Chicago	LAD	CHC
Toles popped out to shortstop.	0	5
Seager struck out swinging.	0	5
Turner fouled out to first.	0	5
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Chicago - Bottom of 7th	SCORE
Kenley Jansen pitching for Los Angeles	LAD	CHC
Almora Jr. struck out swinging.	0	5
Hendricks flied out to right.	0	5
Fowler struck out swinging.	0	5
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Los Angeles - Top of 8th	SCORE
Kyle Hendricks pitching for Chicago	LAD	CHC
González flied out to center.	0	5
Reddick singled to right center.	0	5
Chapman relieved Hendricks.	0	5
Kendrick hit for Pederson.	0	5
Kendrick grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Reddick out at second.	0	5
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
Chicago - Bottom of 8th	SCORE
Kenley Jansen pitching for Los Angeles	LAD	CHC
Toles in center field.	0	5
Kendrick in left field.	0	5
Bryant struck out looking.	0	5
Rizzo lined out to center.	0	5
Zobrist grounded out to third.	0	5
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Los Angeles - Top of 9th	SCORE
Aroldis Chapman pitching for Chicago	LAD	CHC
Heyward in right field.	0	5
Almora Jr. in left field.	0	5
Hernández hit for Grandal.	0	5
Hernández struck out swinging.	0	5
Ruiz hit for Utley.	0	5
Ruiz walked.	0	5
Puig hit for Jansen.	0	5
Puig grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Ruiz out at second.	0	5
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

 Los Angeles Dodgers

Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Toles LF-CF	3	0	1	0	0	0	4	.462	.467	.615
Seager SS	3	0	0	0	0	1	11	.286	.375	.286
Turner 3B	3	0	0	0	0	0	14	.200	.333	.350
González 1B	3	0	0	0	0	0	11	.190	.261	.333
Reddick RF	3	0	1	0	0	0	6	.364	.364	.364
Pederson CF	2	0	0	0	0	2	8	.190	.227	.238
b-Kendrick PH-LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.154	.154	.231
Grandal C	2	0	0	0	0	2	18	.083	.313	.333
c-Hernández PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	.000	.273	.000
Utley 2B	2	0	0	0	0	0	7	.000	.143	.000
d-Ruiz PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	7	.143	.250	.286
Kershaw P	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	.250	.250	.250
a-Ethier PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	.250	.400	1.000
Jansen P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
e-Puig PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.286	.286	.286
Totals	26	0	2	0	1	7	103
a-grounded to third for C Kershaw in the 6th b-grounded to shortstop for J Pederson in the 8th c-struck out swinging for Y Grandal in the 9th d-walked for C Utley in the 9th e-grounded to second for K Jansen in the 9th
BATTING GIDP: Seager, Kendrick, Puig Team LOB: 0
BASERUNNING Picked Off: Reddick (1st base by Hendricks)
FIELDING E: Toles (2, line drive) Outfield Assist: Toles (Fowler at 2nd base).

Los Angeles Dodgers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
Kershaw (L, 1-1)	5.0	7	5	4	0	4	2	93-67	3.00
Jansen	3.0	0	0	0	0	4	0	30-24	0.00
Totals	8.0	7	5	4	0	8	2	123-91
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: Kershaw 17/22; Jansen 8/9 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: Kershaw 14-9-27-17; Jansen 6-5-8-5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Kershaw 4-6; Jansen 2-3 Game Scores: C Kershaw 39

Chicago Cubs
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Fowler CF	4	1	2	1	0	2	14	.333	.333	.556
Bryant 3B	4	1	1	1	0	1	21	.304	.407	.435
Rizzo 1B	4	1	2	1	0	0	15	.320	.370	.640
Zobrist LF	3	0	0	1	0	1	15	.150	.280	.200
Heyward RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.063	.167	.188
Báez 2B	3	0	0	0	0	1	15	.318	.333	.500
Contreras C	3	1	1	1	0	0	9	.286	.286	.500
Russell SS	3	1	1	0	0	1	11	.273	.273	.591
Almora Jr. RF-LF	3	0	0	0	0	1	9	.000	.000	.000
Hendricks P	3	0	0	0	0	1	14	.000	.000	.000
Chapman P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Totals	30	5	7	5	0	8	123
BATTING 2B: Fowler (3, Kershaw); Russell (1, Kershaw); Rizzo (2, Kershaw) HR: Contreras (1, 4th inning off Kershaw 0 on, 0 Out); Rizzo (2, 5th inning off Kershaw 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: Bryant (3), Zobrist (1), Fowler (4), Contreras (2), Rizzo (5) SF: Zobrist 2-out RBI: Fowler, Rizzo Cubs RISP: 2-8 (Báez 0-2, Fowler 1-1, Almora Jr. 0-1, Zobrist 0-1, Hendricks 0-1, Bryant 1-1, Contreras 0-1) Team LOB: 2
FIELDING E: Báez (2, ground ball) DP: 3 (Báez-Rizzo, Báez-Russell-Rizzo, Russell-Báez-Rizzo).

Chicago Cubs
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
Hendricks (W, 1-1)	7.1	2	0	0	0	6	0	88-57	0.71
Chapman	1.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	15-10	3.86
Totals	9.0	2	0	0	1	7	0	103-67
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: Hendricks 17/23; Chapman 3/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: Hendricks 19-9-14-15; Chapman 3-3-2-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Hendricks 8-7; Chapman 4-0 Game Scores: K Hendricks 80

Scoring Summary

			LAD	CHC
	1st	Bryant singled to right, Fowler scored.	0	1
	1st	Zobrist hit sacrifice fly to center, Bryant scored, Rizzo to third.	0	2
	2nd	Fowler singled to left, Russell scored, Fowler thrown out at second attempting to advance on play.	0	3
	4th	Contreras homered to left (377 feet).	0	4
	5th	Rizzo homered to right center (392 feet).	0	5
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Game Information

Stadium	Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL
Attendance	42,386 (103.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:36
Weather	61 degrees, clear
Wind	5 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Ted Barrett, First Base - Bill Welke, Second Base - Eric Cooper, Third Base - Gary Cederstrom, Left Field - Angel Hernandez, Right Field - Alfonso Marquez

MLB Postseason Scoreboard for the NLCS Game 6 on October 22,2016 from ESPN.GO.COM

Scores for October 22,2016

Final	R	H	E
Dodgers (91-71, 38-43 away)	0	2	1
Cubs (103-58, 57-24 Home)	5	7	1

Cubs beat Dodgers 5-0 to reach 1st World Series since 1945

Cursed by a Billy Goat, bedeviled by Bartman and crushed by decades of disappointment, the ...

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  WIN
  

  K. Hendricks

  (1-1, 0.71)
• 
  LOSS
  

  C. Kershaw

  (1-1, 3.00)

NLCS - GAME 6, CHC wins series 4-2

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MLB Postseason Scoreboard for NLCS Game 5 on October 20,2016 from ESPN.GO.COM

Scores for October 20,2016

 

 

 

 

 

Final	R	H	E
Cubs (103-58, 46-34 away)	8	13	0
Dodgers (91-71, 53-28 Home)	4	9	1

Play

Cubs offense comes through again to take NLCS lead

• 
  WIN
  

  J. Lester

  (1-0, 1.38)
• 
  LOSS
  

  J. Blanton

  (0-2, 21.00)

NLCS - GAME 5, CHC leads 3-2

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On Merritt: Indians head to World Series, top Jays in ALCS

Cleveland Indians

94-67 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Final

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Toronto Blue Jays

89-73 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CLE	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	0
TOR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1

W: Shaw (2-0)
L: Estrada (0-2)
S: Allen (3)

Oct 19,2016

• Associated Press

TORONTO -- For the Cleveland Indians, the script was the same every game -- hope for the best from whoever they started, then count on Andrew Miller and the bullpen to close it out.
That plan seemed especially dicey in Game 5 of the AL Championship Series, with lightly used Ryan Merritt on the mound.
But out of nowhere, the rookie delivered.
Merritt coolly kept the Indians ahead until reinforcements arrived, and Cleveland earned its first trip to the World Series since 1997 by blanking the Toronto Blue Jays 3-0 Wednesday.
The 24-year-old lefty defied expectations, shutting down the powerful Blue Jays before exiting in the fifth inning. Thanks to a most unlikely pitching performance, a most unexpected team won the ALCS 4-1.
Cleveland, which has never hosted a World Series opener, will play Game 1 at Progressive Field on Tuesday night against the Chicago Cubs or Los Angeles Dodgers.
Manager Terry Francona's team will try to augment what's already been a scintillating year in Cleveland after LeBron James and the Cavaliers earned the city's first major pro sports championship since 1964.
The Indians' title drought dates to 1948. In 1997, they let a one-run lead get away in the bottom of the ninth inning in Game 7 and lost to the Florida Marlins in the 11th.
"We always said if we could do it with this group it would be so special because this is as close to a family feel as you can get in a professional setting. So for that part of it, it is beyond feeling good," Francona said.
The Dodgers led the Cubs 2-1 going into Game 4 of the NLCS on Wednesday night. Cleveland didn't play either club this season.
Miller, acquired from the New York Yankees in a midseason trade, was selected the ALCS MVP as the Indians took their sixth pennant.
"I feel like I've said the word `special' a million times in the last 20 or 30 minutes. But it's the truth. It's a blast to be a part of," Miller said.
With all of 11 major league innings under his belt -- and only one start, on Sept. 30 -- Merritt took the mound and looked just like a seasoned vet . The lefty retired the first 10 batters and allowed a mere two hits before being pulled after 4 1/3 innings.
"I know they were counting on me," Merritt said. "Before the game, they came and told me they had my back, everybody had my back, good or bad. So that takes some pressure off, and I just went out there and pitched and trusted my team."
Merritt got taps on his heart and hat from teammates when he left the mound. Then it was up to Cleveland's tireless relievers to hold a three-run lead against the wild-card Blue Jays.
Miller again did most of the heavy lifting, going 2 2/3 innings before Cody Allen worked the ninth for a save . Winning pitcher Bryan Shaw tossed an inning before Miller came in.
Carlos Santana and Coco Crisp homered for the Indians.
With starting pitchers Carlos Carrasco, Danny Salazar and Trevor Bauer dealing with injuries, the Indians kept defying the odds.
Cleveland overtook defending World Series champion Kansas City and topped a $196 million Detroit team to win the AL Central, then put an abrupt end to Big Papi's career, sweeping David Ortiz and the Boston Red Sox in the Division Series.
The Indians stayed on a roll in the ALCS, shutting down the banging Blue Jays. Cleveland won despite hitting .168 in the series, with slick-fielding shortstop Francisco Lindor leading the way in going 7 for 19.
Toronto lost in the ALCS for the second straight year.
"I'm sure there will be some disappointments and grumbling and complaining about how you fell short again, but that's not coming from me," manager John Gibbons said. "Because I know what these guys did, and I think it's a pretty good accomplishment. The key is we want to take that next step one of these days. Hopefully, it's next year."
Merritt -- a Texas native drafted in the 16th round by Cleveland in 2011 -- hadn't pitched in a game since his late September start, although he'd gotten some work in this month in the instructional league at the Indians' spring training complex in Arizona.
A day after Toronto averted a sweep, the crowd at the roaring Rogers Centre expected the Blue Jays to roll over the rookie.
Maybe the Blue Jays did, too.
"With our experience in our lineup, I'm pretty sure he's going to be shaking in his boots more than we are," Toronto slugger Jose Bautista said after Game 4.
After the Blue Jays were eliminated, Bautista took a different tone.
"He seemed to make the right pitches at the right time," Bautista said. "Hats off to him."
After the game, Cleveland players chanted "boots" in the celebration, urging Merritt to pull cowboy boots from his locker and shake them.
Merritt struck out three batters in the first two innings -- all looking -- and didn't allow a baserunner until Josh Donaldson's one-out single in the fourth. After Russell Martin's bloop single with one out in the fifth, Francona leaned again on a bullpen that soaked up 8 1/3 innings in a Game 3 win Monday.
Shaw pitched an inning, and Miller came on with one out in the sixth and a runner on. Donaldson bounced into a double play on Miller's first pitch, and the tall lefty made it through the seventh and eighth with little trouble before giving way to Allen.
Cleveland took a 1-0 lead in the first when Mike Napoli doubled and left fielder Ezequiel Carrera misplayed the ball off the wall for an error. Lindor scored from first on the play.
Santana and Crisp added solo shots in the third and fourth off Toronto starter Marco Estrada to put the AL Central champions up 3-0.
PRECEDENT
Merritt was the second pitcher to start a postseason game with only one previous regular-season start. Matt Moore of Tampa Bay did it in 2011 in Game 1 of the Division Series against Texas. Moore pitched seven scoreless innings that day.
CLEVELAND KIN
James posted video on his Instagram account of him and the Cavs watching the game's final out at a crowded Cleveland sports bar. James, Tristan Thompson, J.R. Smith and others were gathered around a table by the front door, with fans pouring out into the street to watch.
TRAINER'S ROOM

Indians: Francona said before the game that Bauer was supposed to have his lacerated right pinkie looked at by a doctor again. The idea was to see if the right-hander could potentially pitch out of the bullpen at all during this series after being lifted when he was bleeding in the first inning of Game 3.
Now the question is whether Bauer can be of any help in the World Series.
"Obviously, he needs to heal, but he can't just not throw," Francona said.
Bauer sliced his pinkie last week repairing one of the drones he enjoys flying as a hobby. During the boozy clubhouse celebration after Game 5, Bauer had his right arm wrapped in protective plastic.
UP NEXT
Indians: Cleveland returns home and rests up for the World Series.
Blue Jays: Toronto faces an uncertain offseason. Bautista, Edwin Encarnacion and Michael Saunders are in the final year of their contracts.
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Final

Playoff Series: Game 5 of 5

Indians 3

Blue Jays 0

4:00PM,EDT,October 19,2016
Rogers Centre, Toronto, Ontario 

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CLE	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	0
TOR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1

W: B. Shaw (2-0)
L: M. Estrada (0-2)
S: C. Allen (3)

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Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9

Cleveland - Top of 1st	SCORE
Marco Estrada pitching for Toronto	CLE	TOR
Santana fouled out to catcher.	0	0
Kipnis flied out to left.	0	0
Lindor singled to shallow left.	0	0
Napoli doubled to deep left center, Lindor to third, Lindor scored on error by left fielder Carrera.	1	0
Ramírez grounded out to shortstop.	1	0
1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors
Toronto - Bottom of 1st	SCORE
Ryan Merritt pitching for Cleveland	CLE	TOR
Bautista grounded out to third.	1	0
Donaldson grounded out to second.	1	0
Encarnación struck out looking.	1	0
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Cleveland - Top of 2nd	SCORE
Marco Estrada pitching for Toronto	CLE	TOR
Chisenhall struck out swinging.	1	0
Crisp flied out to center.	1	0
Naquin struck out swinging.	1	0
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Toronto - Bottom of 2nd	SCORE
Ryan Merritt pitching for Cleveland	CLE	TOR
Tulowitzki flied out to right.	1	0
Martin struck out looking.	1	0
Upton Jr. struck out looking.	1	0
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Cleveland - Top of 3rd	SCORE
Marco Estrada pitching for Toronto	CLE	TOR
Pérez struck out swinging.	1	0
Santana homered to right (413 feet).	2	0
Kipnis flied out to right.	2	0
Lindor singled to shallow left center.	2	0
Napoli struck out looking.	2	0
1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Toronto - Bottom of 3rd	SCORE
Ryan Merritt pitching for Cleveland	CLE	TOR
Carrera flied out to left.	2	0
Pillar grounded out to third.	2	0
Barney popped out to shortstop.	2	0
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Cleveland - Top of 4th	SCORE
Marco Estrada pitching for Toronto	CLE	TOR
Ramírez popped out to shortstop.	2	0
Chisenhall struck out swinging.	2	0
Crisp homered to right (391 feet).	3	0
Naquin popped out to third.	3	0
1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
Toronto - Bottom of 4th	SCORE
Ryan Merritt pitching for Cleveland	CLE	TOR
Bautista flied out to center.	3	0
Donaldson singled to center.	3	0
Encarnación grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Donaldson out at second.	3	0
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
Cleveland - Top of 5th	SCORE
Marco Estrada pitching for Toronto	CLE	TOR
Pérez flied out to left.	3	0
Santana grounded out to shortstop.	3	0
Kipnis flied out to left.	3	0
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Toronto - Bottom of 5th	SCORE
Ryan Merritt pitching for Cleveland	CLE	TOR
Tulowitzki flied out to left.	3	0
Martin singled to shallow right.	3	0
Shaw relieved Merritt.	3	0
Saunders hit for Upton Jr..	3	0
Saunders singled to shallow center, Martin to second.	3	0
Carrera struck out swinging.	3	0
Pillar struck out swinging.	3	0
0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
Cleveland - Top of 6th	SCORE
Marco Estrada pitching for Toronto	CLE	TOR
Lindor struck out swinging.	3	0
Napoli struck out looking.	3	0
Ramírez flied out to left.	3	0
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Toronto - Bottom of 6th	SCORE
Bryan Shaw pitching for Cleveland	CLE	TOR
Barney grounded out to shortstop.	3	0
Bautista singled to center.	3	0
Miller relieved Shaw.	3	0
Donaldson grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Bautista out at second.	3	0
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
Cleveland - Top of 7th	SCORE
Brett Cecil pitching for Toronto	CLE	TOR
Cecil relieved Estrada.	3	0
Chisenhall grounded out to second.	3	0
Davis hit for Crisp.	3	0
Davis struck out swinging.	3	0
Naquin grounded out to first.	3	0
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Toronto - Bottom of 7th	SCORE
Andrew Miller pitching for Cleveland	CLE	TOR
Davis in left field.	3	0
Encarnación flied out to left.	3	0
Tulowitzki grounded out to shortstop.	3	0
Martin grounded out to shortstop.	3	0
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Cleveland - Top of 8th	SCORE
Joe Biagini pitching for Toronto	CLE	TOR
Biagini relieved Cecil.	3	0
Pérez struck out swinging.	3	0
Santana flied out to left.	3	0
Kipnis grounded out to pitcher.	3	0
0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
Toronto - Bottom of 8th	SCORE
Andrew Miller pitching for Cleveland	CLE	TOR
Navarro hit for Saunders.	3	0
Navarro singled to left.	3	0
Carrera struck out swinging.	3	0
Pillar grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Navarro out at second.	3	0
Barney flied out to left.	3	0
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
Cleveland - Top of 9th	SCORE
Roberto Osuna pitching for Toronto	CLE	TOR
Osuna relieved Biagini.	3	0
Lindor hit a ground rule double to deep right center.	3	0
Napoli lined out to center.	3	0
Ramírez grounded out to second, Lindor to third.	3	0
Chisenhall struck out swinging.	3	0
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors
Toronto - Bottom of 9th	SCORE
Cody Allen pitching for Cleveland	CLE	TOR
Allen relieved Miller.	3	0
Bautista doubled to left.	3	0
Donaldson struck out swinging.	3	0
Encarnación struck out swinging.	3	0
Tulowitzki fouled out to first.	3	0
0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors

 Cleveland Indians

Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Santana 1B	4	1	1	1	0	0	14	.167	.250	.500
Kipnis 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	10	.053	.100	.211
Lindor SS	4	1	3	0	0	1	11	.368	.400	.579
Napoli DH	4	0	1	0	0	2	14	.188	.278	.500
Ramírez 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	15	.059	.059	.059
Chisenhall RF	4	0	0	0	0	3	19	.250	.250	.250
Crisp LF	2	1	1	1	0	0	8	.250	.400	.625
a-Davis PH-LF	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	.000	.000	.000
Naquin CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	18	.167	.167	.333
Pérez C	3	0	0	0	0	2	13	.143	.200	.214
Totals	33	3	6	2	0	10	125
a-struck out swinging for C Crisp in the 7th
BATTING 2B: Napoli (2, Estrada); Lindor (1, Osuna) HR: Santana (2, 3rd inning off Estrada 0 on, 1 Out); Crisp (1, 4th inning off Estrada 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: Santana (2), Crisp (1) 2-out RBI: Crisp Indians RISP: 0-4 (Chisenhall 0-1, Napoli 0-1, Ramírez 0-2) Team LOB: 3
FIELDING DP: 2 (Lindor-Kipnis-Santana 2).

Cleveland Indians
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
Merritt	4.1	2	0	0	0	3	0	49-33	0.00
Shaw (W, 2-0)	1.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	17-12	2.70
Miller (H, 3)	2.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	21-16	0.00
Allen (S, 3)	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	17-12	0.00
Totals	9.0	6	0	0	0	8	0	104-73
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: Merritt 12/14; Shaw 3/5; Miller 6/8; Allen 3/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: Merritt 16-4-2-11; Shaw 2-4-3-3; Miller 4-3-2-7; Allen 1-5-5-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Merritt 5-5; Shaw 1-0; Miller 5-2; Allen 0-1 Game Scores: R Merritt 62

Toronto Blue Jays
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Bautista RF	4	0	2	0	0	0	19	.167	.286	.222
Donaldson 3B	4	0	1	0	0	1	8	.333	.400	.556
Encarnación 1B	4	0	0	0	0	2	18	.211	.250	.263
Tulowitzki SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	14	.111	.200	.111
Martin C	3	0	1	0	0	1	12	.118	.167	.118
Upton Jr. DH	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	.000	.000	.000
a-Saunders PH-DH	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	.429	.429	.643
b-Navarro PH-DH	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	1.000	1.000	1.000
Carrera LF	3	0	0	0	0	2	11	.235	.235	.471
Pillar CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	6	.063	.111	.063
Barney 2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	6	.125	.125	.125
Totals	31	0	6	0	0	8	104
a-singled to shallow center for M Upton Jr. in the 5th b-singled to left for M Saunders in the 8th
BATTING 2B: Bautista (1, Allen) GIDP: Encarnación, Donaldson Blue Jays RISP: 0-5 (Donaldson 0-1, Tulowitzki 0-1, Carrera 0-1, Encarnación 0-1, Pillar 0-1) Team LOB: 4
FIELDING E: Carrera (1, bobble)

Toronto Blue Jays
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
Estrada (L, 0-2)	6.0	5	3	2	0	7	2	92-62	2.57
Cecil	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	12-8	0.00
Biagini	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	10-6	0.00
Osuna	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	11-7	0.00
Totals	9.0	6	3	2	0	10	2	125-83
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: Estrada 13/23; Cecil 1/3; Biagini 2/3; Osuna 2/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: Estrada 14-16-17-15; Cecil 4-1-1-2; Biagini 1-1-2-2; Osuna 0-3-1-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Estrada 2-9; Cecil 2-0; Biagini 1-1; Osuna 1-1 Game Scores: M Estrada 59

Scoring Summary

			CLE	TOR
	1st	Napoli doubled to deep left center, Lindor to third, Lindor scored on error by left fielder Carrera.	1	0
	3rd	Santana homered to right (413 feet).	2	0
	4th	Crisp homered to right (391 feet).	3	0
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Game Information

Stadium	Rogers Centre, Toronto, ON
Attendance	48,800 (99% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:37
Weather	indoors
Umpires	Home Plate - Mike Everitt, First Base - Jeff Nelson, Second Base - Mark Wegner, Third Base - Jim Wolf, Left Field - Brian Gorman, Right Field - Jim Reynolds