Lots of Merritt in Tribe triumph
By Associated Press in Cleveland | China Daily | Updated: 2016-10-21 07:03
Cool rookie pitcher helps deliver Cleveland's first pennant since '97
A most unlikely pitching performance helped put a most unexpected team into the World Series.
Cleveland rookie Ryan Merritt came out of nowhere and coolly delivered a lead to the Andrew Miller-led bullpen as the Indians won their first pennant since 1997 by blanking the Toronto Blue Jays 3-0 on Wednesday to win the AL Championship Series.
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