CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Cleveland Indians start the 2018 American League Division Series this afternoon in Houston against the defending world champion Astros. The Tribe will start Corey Kluber (20-7) in this best-of-five series. The Astros will start Justin Verlander (16-9).

Both teams are very similar in how they play the game with Houston having a slight advantage in starting pitching and the Tribe having a slight edge in hitting.

The concern for the Indians is the bullpen, where closer Cody Allen has not been quite up to snuff and ace Andrew Miller has not been healthy.

Manager Terry Francona will probably send in infamous drone repairman Trevor Bauer and Shane Bieber to help shore up the bullpen.

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and is just now rounding into shape while Bieber started 19 games.

There is also a chance that Francona could call upon either Bauer or Bieber to reprise their starting roles, if the series goes past three games.

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