CC Sabathia's play on Roberto Perez's bunt created a divot in the infield
Before Game 5 of the ALDS presented by Doosan, the media mentioned to Terry Francona that
During the bottom of the third inning, Indians catcher
It seems Sabathia's knee dug into the ground mid-play and created a divot.
Grounds crew members still working on divot CC Sabathia left on his sliding catch of Roberto Perez bunt. Not much they can do with it.
— Jason Beck (@beckjason) October 12, 2017
All appeared fine however, and Sabathia greeted us with his well-known smile.
The left-hander finished his night with nine strikeouts through 4 1/3 innings.