The two best skippers in the business, Cleveland Indians’ Terry Francona and Chicago Cubs’ Joe Maddon, will face off in the Fall Classic which should be one for the memories. There is no fluke in this – these are, without question, the two best teams in baseball and they’ll get things started tonight at Progressive Field. The Indians will send their ace, Corey Kluber, to the hill, who is 20-10 on the season, with an ERA of 2.97 and a 1.06 WHIP. The Cubs will send their flame-throwing southpaw, Jon Lester, to the mound and he is 21-5 on the season, with a 2.29 ERA and a WHIP of just 0.99. Lester dominates in the post-season, with a 2.50 ERA in 17 career post-season starts and is 4-0, with a 3.72 ERA in 8 career starts in Cleveland. The Cubbies are 5-0 in Lester’s last 5 interleague starts and 6-2 in their last 8 meetings with Cleveland. I give the edge to Chicago in this one.
Tonight’s pick:
Chicago Cubs