Cleveland pitchers continue to befuddle Blue Jays, who fall into 0-2 ALCS hole
CLEVELAND — The Toronto Blue Jays return home in search of offence to help dig themselves out of an 0-2 hole in the American League Championship Series.
The Jays managed just three hits and struck out 13 times in a 2-1 loss to the Cleveland Indians on Saturday. Toronto, which averaged 4.7 runs a game during the regular season, has produced just one run in two games at Progressive Field.
Befuddled by Cleveland’s pitching, Toronto hitters have struck out 25 times in two games. The free-swinging Blue Jays may lead the post-season with 10 homers but the fences have seemed miles away in Cleveland.
Following Corey Kluber’s stellar outing in Game 1, Josh Tomlin outshone J.A. Happ as the Indians starters continued to steal the spotlight from their Toronto counterparts.