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Miller likes new view of Tribe’s defensive prowess
- Updated: August 17, 2016
CLEVELAND — Indians reliever Andrew Miller is still getting used to understanding the defensive wizardry of shortstop Francisco Lindor.
In the Tribe’s 3-1 win over the White Sox on Tuesday, Miller entered the game in the seventh inning, and Chicago catcher Omar Narvaez connected on the lefty’s first offering, which Miller thought was headed to left field for a base hit.
But Lindor went deep in the hole to backhand the ball, and he made an impressive throw to first. Initially, Narvaez was ruled safe on the close play, but the Indians challenged and the call was overturned after a review of one minute and 22 seconds.
“I thought I had a chance,” Lindor said. “As soon as I caught it, I knew I had a chance. It was a catcher running. [Mike] Napoli grabbed the ball. It seemed to me he was out, but I wasn’t 100 percent sure. It was too close for me to be sure it was a definite out. Then I saw the replay and was like, ‘I think I got him.'”
“I saw him out, but I just didn’t know if Nap was on the bag, which he was,” Miller said. “No, when the ball was hit, I thought it …
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