And now the series is going back to Detroit tied at one game apiece.
The Cleveland Guardians’ Emmanuel Clase is without a doubt the best closer in MLB. But in Game 2 of the ALDS on Monday, the Detroit Tigers got the better of him and
This was the best season of Clase’s already impressive career. While he had effectively closed out games in previous years, he wasn’t entirely unhittable. Last year, he allowed 26 earned runs, which was good enough for a respectable 3.22 ERA. This year, though, as soon as Clase came out of the bullpen, the game was as good as over. He converted 94% of his save opportunities and allowed just five earned runs. His ERA was a miniscule 0.61.
What happened next was truly shocking. Kerry Carpenter turned on a slider from Clase and pulled it into the stands in right for a three-run homer. It was just the third homer Clase allowed this year. The others were by Jake Burger on June 9 and Andrew McCutchen on Aug. 30. Both were solo shots in games where Cleveland was leading by multiple runs. Both of them were by righthanded batters, too, making Carpenter the first lefty to homer against Clase since Ozzie Albies in July of last year.
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