Four Reasons Why the Indians Should Be Postseason Favorites

1. The Starting Pitching

The Indians have the best rotation in baseball. Corey Kluber is in the hunt for his third Cy Young of his career and on pace to strikeout 200 batter’s for the fifth consecutive season.

Carlos Carrasco has been as consistent or better than last year. He’s currently on pace to eclipse his win total from last year and by season’s end, he’ll more than likely have his lowest ERA of his career.

Trevor Bauer should return before seasons end and has been dominating the opposition this season. He has a 2.22 ERA and a career high in strikeouts with 214. Bauer also has been impressive with a 5.7 WAR and 1.09 whip.

The Tribe’s fourth and fifth starters have also been pitching well this season. Mike Clevinger has really figured things out in the month of August, going 2-0 in four starts with a 2.25 ERA. Now in the playoffs the Tribe will most likely only have a four-man rotation, but if Bauer doesn’t return rookie RHP Shane Bieber has proven to be a reliable starter.

After last nights win against Boston he improved to 7-2 and is capable of getting high strikeout numbers.

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