![]() He signed a two-year, $30 million deal with the Rays and he currently leads the AL in both ERA (2.35) and FIP (2.79). How his time with the Astros ended: Morton was an All-Star with the Astros in 2018, posting a 3.13 ERA in 30 starts, but for some reason Houston opted to let him leave as a free agent after the season. Morton was brilliant in his Game 4 start, too he finished the series with 11 strikeouts and only seven base runners allowed in 10 1/3 innings against the Dodgers. The end of the World Series: Morton came into Game 7 in the sixth inning, with Houston up 5-0, and basically said, “I’ve got this, fellas.” He gave up one run in his first inning of work, but then retired the final 11 batters he faced as the Astros cruised to the Game 7 victory. He signed a five-year, $145 million extension with Boston that kicks in starting with the 2020 season. How his time with the Red Sox ended: Still there, obviously. Sale struck out all three batters he faced that inning in dominating fashion, putting an exclamation point on Boston’s championship. ![]() So manager Alex Cora turned to ace Chris Sale to lock down a four-run lead in the ninth inning of Game 5, with the Red Sox on the verge of closing out the series. The end of the World Series: Boston closer Craig Kimbrel’s October was rocky, to say the least (5.91 ERA in nine appearances), and he’d allowed two runs in his lone Game 4 inning the night before. So here we go … 2018: Chris Sale, Red Sox That got us wondering about the other pitchers who have closed out World Series clinchers in the past decade, and how their time with that team ended. MORE: Watch 'ChangeUp,' a new MLB live whiparound show on DAZN And he got the job done, inducing a weak grounder that turned into the third out. The lanky left-hander has been a regular presence on the Cubs' pitching staff since he was acquired in a trade with Seattle in July 2016, making 119 appearances (including 38 starts) but he was traded to Kansas City on Monday.Ĭubs fans will forever know him for one moment: With the Cubs protecting a one-run lead with two outs in the 10th inning Game 7 of the 2016 World Series, Montgomery was the man on the mound trying to end more than a century of championship drought. The Mike Montgomery era has ended in Chicago.
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