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Sitting Napoli tough decision for Francona
- Updated: October 30, 2016
CHICAGO — It was not a decision that Indians manager Terry Francona was happy about making, but somebody had to sit on the bench. After weighing every factor, first baseman Mike Napoli’s name was not in Cleveland’s starting lineup for Game 4 of the World Series against the Cubs on Saturday night.
“Man, I don’t like it,” Francona said before the game.
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The manager’s discontent over the move stemmed from the fact that there is no designated hitter allowed under National League rules at Wrigley Field. All season long, Napoli and Carlos Santana have split their time between first and DH, but Francona is unable to have them both in the lineup unless he gets creative. For Game 3 on Friday, Santana started in left field.
Game Date Time (air time/game time) Matchup TV Gm 1 Oct. 25 CLE 6, CHC 0 Gm 2 Oct. 26 CHC 5, CLE 1 Gm 3 Oct. 28 CLE 1, CHC 0 Gm 4 Oct. 29 CLE @ CHC FOX Gm 5 Oct. 30 8 p.m. CLE @ CHC FOX *Gm 6 Nov. 1 7:30 p.m./8 p.m. CHC @ CLE FOX *Gm 7 Nov. 2 7:30 p.m./8 p.m. CHC @ CLE FOX * If necessary | All times listed ET • World Series coverageShop for postseason gear: Cubs | Indians
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