Indians Bats Silent as Yankees Win Game Three of the ALDS 1-0; Three Takeaways From The Loss

1. One Critical Mistake

Andrew Miller clearly isn’t the same dominant pitcher he was in 2016, and on Sunday night it was one huge mistake pitch that cost him and the team in the 1-0 loss in the Bronx.

For the second time in three days, Greg Bird got a hold of a mistake pitch, and put it in the stands for a solo homer which turned out to be the only run crossing home plate.

Miller allowed homers in back-to-back games against the Dodgers in losses back in June, and he’s pitched in all three games in this series against the Yankees, and while he was able to get that first out to end a possible threat, he didn’t survive the next inning.

You have to think that Miller, if a game is played Monday and there’s a situation where he would normally be called upon, might not get that call from the pen, and instead would get a rest.

The knee injury that he’s been working his way back from still isn’t 100 percent, and Tom Hamilton said as much on Friday night.

He’s still a solid part of what’s going on with this pen and will be counted on again if the team advances, but he’s not been nearly as sharp in the last 3 games versus New York as he was in the playoffs last season.

THERE WILL BE A GAME 4 IN THE BRONX!!!!

GREG BIRD'S ? OF ANDREW MILLER IS EVEN BETTER WITH TITANIC MUSIC!!!

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— ?Titanic Baseball⚾️ (@TitanicBaseball) October 9, 2017

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