Toronto Blue Jays, Cleveland Indians vie for World Series spot in first game of ALCS

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published 14 October 2016

The Toronto Blue Jays and the Cleveland Indians meet for the first game of the best-of-seven ALCS on Friday at Progressive Field. Cleveland comes into the series having outmaneuvered the Red Sox with creative bullpen deployments; the seemingly unhittable Corey Kluber will be on the mound for them tonight.

The Jays saw their World Series hopes dashed in last year's ALCS by the eventual champion Kansas City Royals, but arrive in Cleveland having obliterated the Texas Rangers in the ALDS by boasting a knack for hitting the ball out of the park. Marco Estrada will pitch for Toronto on Friday.

Watch the teams in their first-ever postseason matchup at 8 p.m. ET on TBS, or on PostSeason.TV, here.

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.

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