PROJECTED ROTATION

STARTERS

Cleveland got far without Carlos Carrasco and Danny Salazar; Kluber has been the ace he’s expected to be while Tomlin and Merrtt have been surprises. Cubs have gotten great work from their big three starters (Lester, Arrieta and Hendricks); Arrieta who won last year’s Cy Young Award and is among the best pitchers in the game, started the season as the ace fo the staff. EDGE Cubs

BULLPEN

Andrew Miller has faced 41 batters this postseason and not given up a run; Cody Allen is also top-tier and has not been scored upon this postseason. Cub Aroldis Chapman is an elite closer but hasn’t been as unhittable in October. They can also run Hector Rondon out there who was the closer before Chapman arrived and Carl Edwards Jr. is a rising star. EDGE Indians