The Cleveland Indians and Houston Astros will square off in Game 1 of their ALDS on Friday in Texas. The game will be broadcast nationally on TV on TBS with the first pitch set for 2:05 pm Eastern Standard Time.
The Indians have seemingly been laying in the weeds as a true World Series contender but have everything lined up for a sustained run in October. Cleveland will send Corey Kluber to the mound in Game 1 on Friday afternoon. Kluber won 20 games this season with a 20-7 record and owns a 2.89 ERA heading into the showdown. The righty struck out 222 batters this season and had a 0.99 WHIP.
The Astros will give the ball to Justin Verlander who posted a 16-9 record this year and had a 2.52 ERA. Verlander put up 290 strike outs this season with a 0.90 WHIP.
The Indians have been postseason mainstays for a few years now, but so have the Astros.
“We have our hands full with Houston,” Indians pitcher Andrew Miller told The News-Herald. “Obviously they’re the reigning champs. We have to go down there and hopefully make a statement and come back here in good shape.”
Indians manager Terry Francona believes that Cleveland is in a better position to go deep into October this year than they were last year.
“We were so unsettled last year in the playoffs,” Francona told The News-Herald. “We went through a lot of that the last two weeks. It’s not a lot of fun, because it’s unsettling. But I think – in fact, I know – it was for a good reason.
Your best bet for live streaming MLB baseball is through Fubo but the game will also be live streaming on TBS.
Here are some other options to live stream the game.
Indians – Astros live stream 1
Indians – Astros live stream 2
Indians – Astros live stream 3
