This game had the feel of a pair of exhausted boxers desperately seeking a knockout blow, but never quite landing one. Instead, it was a series of jabs – each team created plenty of baserunning traffic – but no dramatic punch that could alter the match. The two teams combined to strand 13 baserunners on the afternoon and Cleveland managed to go a woeful 0-for-10 with runners in scoring position for the game. There was quite literally no lack of scoring opportunities, but each team managed to find a way to either run themselves out of an inning or struggle to land the kind of knockout blow both teams were so intensely looking for throughout the afternoon.

Brandon Pfaadt was erratic early, loading the bases in the opening frame on a pair of singles from Steven Kwan and Daniel Schneeman as w

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