CLEVELAND -- The amount of work Cody Allen has done over the past month is not limited to the pitches logged in the Indians' box scores. Those numbers do not include the throwing sessions in the outfield or on the bullpen mound, where the late-inning reliever searched for solutions to his struggles.
Once Allen felt he had found some answers and the in-game results began to back that belief, he worked with Indians manager Terry Francona on a schedule that would prepare him for October. That has included an eight-day down period, which is expected to conclude with an appearance on Monday on the road against the White Sox.