The weather in Boston is cooperating today and the Indians are set to take on the Red Sox in Game 3 of the ALDS at 6:08 p.m. ET.

Both teams are sticking with the regularly scheduled starting pitchers, Josh Tomlin and Clay Buchholz.

To be blunt, Tomlin is a terrible matchup against the Red Sox. It’s hard to imagine a scenario in which he doesn’t give up at least one home run tonight.

However, Red Sox fans aren’t exactly excited about sending Buchholz to mound either. The two-time All-Star has been one of the most inconsistent pitchers of the last decade, and was demoted from the starting rotation at one point this season.

The Tribe has already roughed up Buchholz twice this season, tagging him for nine runs in nine innings of work. So if Tomlin gives up an early lead, don’t panic—this game will not be decided in early innings.

Here’s a look at tonight’s lineups:

 

Feel free to leave your comments below as you watch the Tribe break out the brooms!

3 Comments

  • Jimbo says:

    i know a lot of people hate the bunt, but I can’t think of a better case for it than Crisp’s bunt in the 4th. His chances of getting a hit are minuscule (he isn’t hot this series), but he uses his out to move both runners up and we end up scoring two. Without the bunt, we probably only score one. So while not every situation calls for a bunt, in that case, it truly worked out well!

  • Jimbo says:

    Well, I was wrong about Coco!! Of all the players for the Tribe, he would’ve been one of the last ones I would’ve picked to slug one over the Green Monster!!