I did not look this up, but I believe this was the first half of the only nine-inning doubleheader played in the majors in 2020. By the time this is actually posted we will know whether it was the last ever played; as I write this in March 2021, they remain a casualty of the COVID rules.
Cleveland did all of their scoring early, getting four in the first three frames (aided by a Bradley Zimmer homer and Daniel Johnson’s first major league hit), then held on for dear life. Aaron Civale loaded the bases with one out in the fourth, but got the force at home on a Luis Robert comebacker. James Karinchak was first out of the bullpen and had a dominant/wild performance emblematic of his 2020 (walk, wild pitch, 3 Ks). Nick Wittgren loaded the bases with one out in the eighth, but a grounder to first led to another home plate forceout, and he worked out of it. Brad Hand allowed a double to Tim Anderson to leadoff the ninth, got two outs, surrendered a single to Yasmani Grandal, but then froze former teammate Edwin Encarnacion to end it.
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