er threw 87 pitches over 3.2 innings Wednesday night, this after not even lasting an iinning in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series on Oct.dddddddddddd 17 because a cut on his right pinkie bled profusely.Tomlin, meanwhile, has been most effective in his career on extended rest. In 17 sta

Guptill in Kanpur, Guptill in KolkataUmesh Yadav trapped Martin Guptill in front in the first innings of the first Test. His head fell over, which resulted in the front leg falling across and therefore the bat coming down at an angle. Guptills feet movement against pace at Eden Gardens is a good example of how batsmen work hard on addressing their areas of concern. In this innings, he kept the head a little straighter, which in turn meant that the front foot fell a lot straighter. It isnt easy to make technical adjustments in the middle of a series but you must keep striving for improvement.Modern-day batting v modern-day leadershipIn the second innings of the first Test, Guptill got out to R Ashwin playing a slog-sweep without even opening the account. In this Test, Ashwin placed a long-on, a deep midwicket and a long leg from the very first ball to Guptill. The field stays the same for a few overs before lunch despite the batsman not attempting a single attacking shot in that direction. In the years gone by, Guptills form and runs in the bank would have dictated a more attacking field but modern-day leadership is, perhaps, tuned to the mindset of a modern batsman. The idea is to cut off the boundary shots, for that apparently is likely to make the modern-day batsman more uneasy than more fielders closer to the bat in catching positions.Bat in front v bat on the sideIn Kanpur, Ashwin accounted for Tom Latham in both the innings. On both occasions, he was adjudged leg before to balls that went straight after pitching. While Latham should not be blamed for playing for spin (it was a turning pitch in Kanpur), he was guilty of putting the bat besides the pad and not in front. The basics of playing spin is to keep the bat ahead of the front pad to ensure that not only you prevent the ball from hitting the pads but also makes sure that bat-pad doesnt go to the close-in fielders. A game of anglesRavindra Jadeja operated over the stumps to both left-handed batsmen - Latham and Henry Nicholls for a long time. Both batsmen settled into a nice rhythm of defending-sweeping the balls pitching outside off. The moment Jadeja went round the stumps, he got a wicket. The angle forced Nicholls to open up the stance a little and also abandon the sweep somewhat, for the balls were pitching and finishing within the stumps a lot more. The change of angle forced the change in tactics and produced a wicket.Breaks break partnershipsThe fifth ball after lunch and the ninth ball after tea produced wickets. While Guptill was trapped lbw by Ashwin after the first break, it was the well-set Latham who edged one behind after the tea break, again off Ashwin. 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Kluber would return if there is a Game 7.The series is currently tied at 1 after the Cubs 5-1 win Wednesday night.?Kluber pitched on three days rest for the first time last week. He lost Game 4 in Toronto, going five innings and allowing two runs. Tomlin has done it once in his career and performed well. Bauer has never been asked to do it.On Tuesday, Francona took Kluber out after 88 pitches, nine strikeouts and no runs allowed. It was done, in part, with an eye toward Game 4.Part of taking him out then was with [Game 4] in mind, Francona said.Bauer threw 87 pitches over 3.2 innings Wednesday night, this after not even lasting an iinning in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series on Oct.dddddddddddd 17 because a cut on his right pinkie bled profusely.Tomlin, meanwhile, has been most effective in his career on extended rest. In 17 starts on six-plus days rest, his ERA is 3.90 compared to 4.70 in 51 starts on the normal four days rest. Six years ago, as a rookie, Tomlin, listed at 6 feet 1, 190 pounds, pitched on three days rest and went 5? innings, giving up one earned run against the Toronto Blue Jays.Trevors a guy that can pitch all the time, Francona said. Tomlin, we are a little concerned. Hes been pitching great, but he doesnt have the biggest frame in the world. But he hasnt pitched that much, so I think were OK.Tomlin last pitched in Game 2 of the ALCS, which will give him 12 days off before his scheduled Game 3 start on Friday at Wrigley Field. ' ' '