And what about the hundreds that cheated and never got caught?
What about the guys that doctored the ball?
Guys that used Greenies?
Corked bats?
There is a huge history of MLB players cheating.
Right...
But it's still not MUST WIN.
Cleveland has to win, they MUST WIN, or they go home.
The odds of a wildcard team winning the World Series is a whole lot better than the odds of a team that doesn't make the playoffs.
My guess is that it is about respecting the Vet.
They moved O'Hearn to first when Mountcastle was scratched and they don't want to make the vet feel disrespected by taking his start at second away.
Cleveland have a roughly 5% of making the playoffs.
They MUST WIN.
The O's have very close to 100% chance to make the playoffs and are ahead in their division race.
They are not in a must win situation. You could make a case that they would be better off resting guys and not winning the division over burning up their bullpen and roster to win the division.