Tale of the Tape: Kluber faces Sanchez

With one more win, the Indians will send themselves to their first World Series since 1997. Facing Cleveland’s best pitcher, Toronto will have mount a furious comeback down 3-0 in the American League Championship Series, starting with Game 4 on Tuesday at Rogers Center.

Injuries have decimated Cleveland’s rotation, so the Indians will turn to ace Corey Kluber on three days’ rest to sweep their second straight series of the postseason. But they will have steep competition in the form of 24-year-old right-hander Aaron Sanchez, whose Blue Jays were 46-35 at home in the regular season and are 2-1 so far in the postseason.

• ALCS Game 4: Today at 4 ET on TBS/Sportsnet/RDS

Game Date Time Matchup TV Gm 1 Oct. 14   CLE 2, TOR 0 Gm 2 Oct. 15   CLE 2, TOR 1 Gm 3 Oct. 17   CLE 4, TOR 2 Gm 4 Oct. 18 4 p.m. CLE @ TOR TBS/SNET/RDS *Gm 5 Oct. 19 4 p.m. CLE@ TOR TBS/SNET/RDS *Gm 6 Oct. 21 8 p.m. TOR @ CLE TBS/SNET/RDS *Gm 7 Oct. 22 TBD TOR @ CLE TBS/SNET/RDS * If necessary | All times listed ET  • ALCS coverageShop for postseason gear: Blue Jays | Indians

Let’s take a closer look at the pitching matchup:

Season stats Kluber: 18-9, 3.14 ERA, 215 IP, 227 K Sanchez: 15-2, 3.00 ERA, 192 IP, 161 K

Kluber against the Blue Jays 2016: 2 GS, 0-1, 6.30 ERA, 10 IP, 12 K, 8 BB Career: 5 GS, 1-3, 5.34 ERA, 28 2/3 IP, 27 K, 14 BB

Loves to face: Edwin Encarnacion, .200 (3-for-15), 2 Ks Hates …

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