Overview

• The series is tied 1-1 heading into Wednesday’s winner-take-all Game 3 at Progressive Field.
• In Game 1, Rockies rookie Bradley Blalock struck out seven over six shutout innings and Colorado rallied for four ninth-inning runs to win 8-6.
• Game 2 saw Kyle Manzardo launch two homers and drive in three as the Guardians rolled to a 10-4 victory behind Logan Allen’s 113-pitch outing.
• Cleveland’s bullpen remains unsettled after MLB put closer Emmanuel Clase on paid leave in a sports-betting probe, a move that has thrust Cade Smith into tough late-inning spots.
• Tonight’s decider matches Colorado’s Kyle Freeland against Cleveland’s Kolby Allard with wild-card positioning, draft order and late-relief pecking order all at stake.