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Delays Disrupt Indians Pitching, Offense Trades Runs in 10-9 Season Ending Loss to Yankees

By Brendan Ward

The season was on the line Wednesday for the Cleveland Indians in game two of the Wild Card playoffs against the New York Yankees. A misjudged rain delay forced first pitch back 40 minutes, and right into another delay in the bottom of the first. The Indians took an early lead, but the delay got to Carlos Carrasco in the fourth, as he surrendered a lead changing grand slam to Gio Urshela that gave the Yankees confidence.

Both offenses took turns trading leads throughout the game after the Urshela bomb, leading to an eventful ninth and a blown save from Brad Hand.