CLEVELAND -- Trevor Bauers stitched finger has improved, but the Indians wont be certain of his effectiveness until he pitches.And even that is somewhat up in the air.Bauer sliced open his right pinkie while repairing a drone Thursday night, an odd-as-it-gets October injury that has thrown Clevelands pitching plan -- already jumbled after the team lost two starters in the seasons final months -- into more confusion.Bauer, who needed 11 stitches to close the wound, had been scheduled to pitch Game 2 on Saturday, but is now slated to pitch Game 3 on Monday in Toronto. At least thats plan for now as manager Terry Francona indicated the team is literally moving forward on an inning-by-inning basis.Francona said the Indians remain confident Bauer will make his now-delayed start.You hope that it wouldnt interfere with his touch and feel, he said before Game 2. I dont think thats an issue. Hes already thrown twice. Then, we just have to make sure that that thing doesnt open up where its bleeding, because then they wont let him pitch. It needs to close. So, while hes doing his throwing and things, he needs to make sure he keeps this thing not aggravated or pulling the stitches away. So far, hes done a good job. The thing is healing nice.Francona said Bauer has played catch and reported no problems. Doctors considered putting more stitches in Bauers finger, but backed off after it appeared to be healing well.Another issue for Bauer is he wont be permitted to have any salve or gel on his hand as foreign substances are not permitted.The Indians have been scrambling with their starting rotation, but Bauers injury has provided a new layer of problems. Mike Clevinger is scheduled to start Game 4, but because the Indians didnt stretch out his innings, its unlikely they would have him pitch more than four innings.They also have no idea if Bauer will be able to pitch with his injury.Francona said its possible he could bring ace Corey Kluber back on short rest to pitch Game 4. Kluber pitched 6 1/3 shutout innings in Clevelands 2-0 win in Game 1 and the Cy Young contender has pitched 13 1/3 scoreless innings in his first postseason.I dont think well rule out anything, Francona said. If it works say for him, it cant just work for him. Theres always trickle down. Youve got to have answers other places, too. I fall back on, whatever we think is in our best interest, well do. And I dont know if we really know that yet because theres so many unknowns still. One, I think wed like to watch Trevor. Common sense says see how he does.Because, if hes struggling with it, thats part of it, too. Well see. All the pitchers kind of understand. Its not like the day before they pitch they have to know when theyre pitching the next time. This is a pretty easy group to work with anyway.Francona said he did not have much conversation with Bauer, who has built and flown drones as a hobby, following his strange mishap.The guys who were in here before me said he was extremely remorseful, like he felt really, really bad, Francona said. You know what? It was an accident. He wasnt doing something he shouldnt have been doing. He couldve been doing a model airplane. He just cut his finger. It wasnt like he fell off a motorcycle or he was drunk at 3 a.m. and got cut on a beer bottle. It happens.Fake Vans Free Shiping . LOUIS -- Theres no telling how these wacky World Series games will end. Fake Vans Outlet . 24 Baylor in a Big 12 clash between teams trending in opposite directions. 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After speaking with several teams, Xzax came to terms for a deal -- which have not been disclosed -- with Team RivaL.Being involved in the FGC and Smash in particular is something that we have been looking into for awhile now simply because of how unique the scene is and how those involved in it are some of the most die hard fans in all of competitive gaming, Team RivaL co-founder Tyler West tells ESPN. One of the main things we were looking for was not only a player that could compete at a high level but also one that would be able to represent RivaL as an active member in the community that will assist us at RivaL in making a push to produce consistent and quality competitive gaming content, which we believe we have found with Xzax.ddddddddddddPrior to expanding to Smash, RivaL had teams in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Smite and World of Tanks. RivaL tells ESPN that if they find success with Xzax, the team will pursue other acquisitions in both Smash and other fighting games.If things go as well as we plan with this investment into Smash and Xzax, I can only seeing our interest in fighting games growing, West says.Xzax is currently ranked 39th on the Panda Global Super Smash Bros. for Wii U rankings, which were released in May 2016. While Xzax did not attend the Evolution Championship Series, Community Effort Orlando, or Super Smash Con, hes taken ninth at both LVL UP EXPO 2016 and 2GGT: Mexico Saga, as well as fifth at 2GGT: Fresh Saga. His only major event of the year, Genesis 3, saw him take 17th. ' ' '