With the Guardians’ season on the line, they declined to reveal whom they would trust to save them.
In the hours after Monday’s game was rained out, Cleveland listed its starter as “To Be Announced” for Game 5, which will be played Tuesday afternoon in The Bronx.
Civale, Cleveland’s No. 4 starter, will be making his postseason debut if the Guardians stick with the 27-year-old righty. If not, they could pivot to ace Shane Bieber, who allowed two runs in 5 ²/₃ innings in Friday’s Game 2 win over the Yankees, in which he threw 101 pitches. While Cleveland determines a starter, it could benefit from an extra day of rest for its powerful bullpen.Emmanuel Clase, Trevor Stephan, James Karinchak and Enyel De Los Santos will be on multiple days’ rest. The quartet has combined for 8 ²/₃ scoreless innings with 11 strikeouts in the series.
With another day of rest that could make Game 4 relievers such as Eli Morgan and Cody Morris more available, the Guardians should have plenty of options behind whoever starts. Before Monday’s game was rained out, Francona said there was “no thought” to using an opener or shelving a starter altogether and turning the contest into a bullpen game.
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