Preview: Lester and Bauer Set to Battle in Tonight’s Series Finale As Indians Look to Rebound Against Cubs

1. Back to Bauer

The Tribe will get Trevor Bauer on the mound on Wednesday, and he’s coming off a start in Baltimore on Friday in which he gave up three runs on five hits, with six strikeouts and three walks in a Tribe 3-1 loss to the O’s.

Bauer hasn’t been all that bad thus far in 2018, but he’s sitting at 1-2 on the year with a 2.67 ERA. Bauer did have a good outing in his only regular season start against the Cubs back in 2015, pitching seven shutout innings on four hits, with seven strikeouts and three walks in an Indians 6-0 win.

He didn’t fare as well in the 2016 World Series, going 0-2 with a 5.40 ERA. He’s sitting at 7-5 with 3.03 ERA in 20 starts in interleague action, and hopefully will improve on that this evening.

In 21 career appearances (20 starts) in interleague games, Bauer is 7-5 with a 3.03 ERA.

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