TORONTO _ Trevor Bauer's first attempt to pitch with his lacerated pinkie finger didn't go so well. The Indians are hoping he'll have a second try, and that it'll last a bit longer.
Bauer was taken out of Game 3 in the first inning when his gruesome-looking pinkie began dripping blood. Bauer's jersey, pants and cleats all had blood on them, as did the mound.
The Indians had Dr. Tom Graham fly to Toronto to take a look at Bauer's finger, knowing he'll likely need at least a couple of days before it's possible he could try to pitch again.
"Yeah, (we'll) see how it heals," Indians manager Terry Francona said. "His thought was that he didn't put anymore stitches in there. He thought it really was healing pretty well, considering all it had been through for the last three or four days.
"He thought with time it's going to continue to get better. ... That's the hard part right now is trying to _ obviously he needs to heal. But he can't just not throw."
Without Bauer, the Indians have two experienced starting pitchers who are still healthy and lengthened out on the roster, that being Corey Kluber and Josh Tomlin. Ryan Merritt, the Game 5 rookie starter, is the only other option.
