The third pitch, as Lin Guanglai's forkball was thrown, the applause and cheers from the stands erupted: the outcome was naturally no suspense, Jason Kipnis was struck out - the infield point of this forkball was exceptionally accurate, and regardless of Kipnis's swing, he would have been struck out.
Following Kipnis was another core player of the Indians, Jose Ramirez. Similar to Lindor, Ramirez, who performed well in the regular season, struggled to adapt to the playoffs, with his batting average plummeting to just .154, managing only 2 hits in 15 plate appearances, and not hitting any home runs or RBIs, which is not the expected performance of a player of his caliber.
Against Ramirez, Lin Guanglai replicated the strategy he used against Lindor, leading to a 2-2 count, before enticing Ramirez to swing at an outside low fastball, resulting in a grounder to third, which was easily fielded by Frazier for the out at first base.
