CLEVELAND -- The Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Indians have come full circle.
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played at Progressive Field on Opening Day and six months later, with both teams
having won their respective divisions, they will meet in Game 1 in the American
League Division Series.The Indians, with a record of 94-67, won the Central
Division by eight games over second-place Detroit. The Red Sox, with a record of
93-69, won the East by four games over second-place Baltimore and
Toronto.Thursday night in Cleveland both teams are 0-0, but there is no shortage
of subplots. The biggest one is that Indians manager Terry Francona is the
former Boston manager and won two World Series with the Red Sox.Boston manager
John Farrell was the pitching coach for Francona in Boston but is also a former
Indians pitcher and farm director. Neither manager, however, wants to make this
series about them.Asked his feelings on facing his former team in the
postseason, Francona said, I would be excited to play anyone, anywhere. This is
the playoffs. The way weve played this year, were a worthy opponent.Francona,
however, says the focus should not be on the managers.Both teams accomplished so
much to get here, it should be about the players, not about my private feelings,
which will remain that, he said.Farrell agrees.Any time your team advances to
this point in the season its a special event, Farrell said. But how we advance
or how we play in this series is going to be dependent upon our players. Its
always about the players who take the field and how they go out and execute.Rick
Porcello (22-4, 3.15), who will start Game 1 for the Red Sox, has plenty of
experience facing the Indians. Porcello spent the first six years of his career
pitching for the Tigers, who play the division-rival Indians numerous times each
season.In 22 career starts vs. the Indians Porcello is 10-4 with a 3.35 ERA. In
one start against the Indians this year he was 1-0 with a 3.18 ERA.Cleveland is
a good ballclub, Porcello said. Theyre very well balanced. They have some guys
that can run, definitely have some power threats, and some really good
left-handed hitting, especially at the top of the order.Cleveland frequently
starts a lineup in which the first eight hitters are either left-handed hitters
or switch-hitters.Youve got to be on your game. Youve got to execute your
pitches, said Porcello.I think the bottom line is how our right-handed pitchers
attack a lineup that can feature a number of left-handed hitters in it, Farrell
said.Francona is very impressed by Porcellos season.His command is off the
charts, Francona said. Hes throwing not only strikes, but hes using all four
quadrants of the plate, and hes not walking anybody.Boston won four of the six
regular-season games played between the two teams, but the Indians winning the
home field advantage for the Division Series was huge. Cleveland was 53-28 at
home this year, tying Texas for the best home record in the American League.They
play exceptionally well at home, Farrell said.That home success does not extend
to Clevelands Game 1 starter, Trevor Bauer (12-8, 4.26).Bauer was 4-6 at
Progressive Field, and his ERA is over a run higher at home (4.73) than on the
road (3.67). In two appearances, one start, versus Boston this year, Bauer was
0-1 with a 9.00 ERA. In three career games, two starts, against the Red Sox he
is 0-2 with a 12.91 ERA.They have a really good team overall, Bauer said.
Obviously, they scored the most runs, have the best offense and have set all
sorts of offensive records this year. Going against that lineup, its going to be
a lot of fun.
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PHOENIX -- Arizona Diamondbacks ace Zack Greinke is making slow progress in his
return from injury, too slow for his liking.It would have been nice to be back a
week ago, he said before Wednesdays game against Toronto, his first public
comments since he went on the disabled list July 3 with a left oblique
strain.Greinke was to try to throw off the mound nice and easy later Wednesday,
manager Chip Hale said, then probably the first full bullpen will be in a couple
of days.Greinke had rounded into his usual form in a series of starts before the
injury, reeling off seven consecutive victories. He is 10-3 with a 3.62
ERA.Asked if he was frustrated by the injury, Greinke said, thats a perfect
word.It took a lot more time, he said. Its just a bad injury where you have to
wait for it to heal before doing stuff. Im used to having stuff bother me all
the time and just going through it. But with this one, you cant do that or else
it gets worse.Greinke was hurt when he hit a sacrifice fly early in a June 28
game against Philadelphia. He left the game after feeling something wrong when
he returned to the mound the next inning.Greinkke signed a $206.
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six-year contract in the offseason, and the Diamondbacks have been cautious with
his rehab.You dont want to ever push it and then you have to lose him for
another month, start from zero, Hale said, so well be careful.Greinke has input
in the recovery process.Hes the smartest guy Ive been around in baseball, Hale
said. He knows his own body as good as anybody. He knows what it takes to be
ready for a major league game.Greinke said he played catch from 120-150 feet on
Tuesday.Yesterday was the first day I threw where I was close to throwing
normal, he said. Every other time was really babying everything.Greinke declined
to give a timetable for his return.I dont want to say the perfect plan, because
then you expect perfect results, he said, and I dont want to say a plan thats
slower because thats not the goal and then people wouldd think Im not trying to
get back.He said its more than likely he will require a minor league injury
rehabilitation start or two.
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