CLEVELAND, Ohio — Matthew Boyd gets ready to face his former team and American League Cy Young favorite Tarik Skubal in Game 2 of the AL Division Series on Monday at Progressive Field.

All those hours and days of working in the weight room, working with trainers to come back from Tommy John surgery when his body screamed “stop!” but his mind said “Keep going!” are about to pay

CLEVELAND — Baseball has a way. This game can loosen ends and tie them back together. It can create storylines, dismantle them, and then bring a plot full circle. The sport unites and divides and connects again.