Indians take Game 1 of 2017 ALDS against Yankees; three takeaways

3. Bullpen support

While Trevor Bauer’s performance was stellar, the bullpen did their job as well.

Andrew Miller was back to postseason form, working one shutout inning and holding New York scoreless and hitless with two walks and three strikeouts. In 17 career Postseason appearances, Miller has a 0.94 ERA, and has held opposing teams scoreless in 15 of those games.

Cody Allen ended the game with one and one-third innings of work, giving up one hit and striking out three.

The pitching staff as a whole held the Yankees to just three total hits, tying the club’s second-fewest hits allowed in the Postseason ever. They also recorded 14 total strikeouts, tying for the third-highest total number of Ks in franchise playoff history.

And if you think the pitching was great in Game 1, remember that Game 2 is a Kluber day.

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