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Messick 2.51 ERA vs Kay 4.53 in finale

Parker Messick's 2.51 ERA is the best mark in this series and he faces an Anthony Kay (9-9, 4.53) who Cleveland has already seen twice. The books moved Cleveland to -180 on that gap alone, and Chicago has won three of the last four head-to-head meetings, so the edge is real but not large.