Major League Baseball announced on Friday that the decisive Game 5 of the Serie Divisional of the American League among the Guardians and the Tigers scheduled for Saturday, has been changed from 5:08 p.m. to 10:08 a.m., Sinaloadue to the bad weather forecast in Cleveland.
The winner will advance to the Championship Series of the American Leaguewhere he will face the Yankees starting Monday at Yankee Stadium.
Carpenter doubtful for decisive Game 5 of ALDS due to injury
The slugger of the Detroit Tigers, Kerry Carpenter He underwent treatment and will receive rest on his injured hamstring and could therefore miss the decisive Game 5 of the AL Division Series. American League on Saturday before the Cleveland Guardians.
Carpenter, who hit a three-run homer in the game-winning Game 2, was injured on a round and third to score in the sixth inning of Thursday’s game. His career gave him the advantage Detroit before the Guardians They will come back to win 5-4 and tie the series 2-2.
The manager A.J. Hinch He said the team is waiting to see how Carpenter responds to his injury before making a roster decision.
“We’ll take as much time as we can to figure out what he can and can’t do,” Hinch said before the team’s training session. Tigers in it Progressive Field. “It’s obvious what he’s dealing with and we hope for the best as we move forward because it’s important for the team and the lineup.”
Carpenter has been important to Detroit. His home run against the Dominican star closer Cleveland, Emmanuel Class, put up the Tigers 3-0. He had 18 home runs in 87 games in the regular season despite missing significant time with a stress fracture in his lower back.
If the Tigers have to replace Carpenter on their roster, the player would be out of the team if they advance to the Championship Series against the Yankees.
