In the last 10 games of the regular season, Jake Westbrook pitched 65 2/3 innings and gave up 25 runs, an ERA of 3.43. Included in those outings was an appearance against Detroit when he gave up 12 hits but only three runs. This is vintage Westbrook. He is a guy who is able to spread hits around becuase he is always one ground ball away from getting out of an inning.

In the American League Division Series though, Westbrook gave up a long fly ball to Johnny Damon that turned into a Yankee Stadium home run. Through three innings, Westbrook was sharp, but he wound up giving up six runs in five innings. He said he needed to mix things up more, and he needs to do so tonight. Because the Red Sox have proven one thing in this series: They are a patient team at the plate, and they will not swing at pitches out of the strike zone.

The Indians need the guy from the regular season to show up tonight, not the guy who faced the Yankees in the middle innings.

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