Trevor Bauer's stitched finger has improved, but the Indians won't be certain of his effectiveness until he pitches. Bauer sliced open his right pinkie while repairing a drone Thursday night, an odd-as-it-gets October injury that has thrown Cleveland's pitching plan - already jumbled after the team lost two starters in the season's final months - into more confusion. Bauer, who needed 11 stitches to close the wound, had been scheduled to pitch Game 2 on Saturday, but is now slated to pitch Game 3 on Monday in Toronto.
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