The under is 7-3 in Cleveland’s last 10 home games and the Indians are 37-18 in their last 55 home games while the under is 9-3 in Kluber’s last 12 Wednesday. starts. He was charged with four runs on seven hits in 1 2/3 innings, and his spot in the rotation could be in jeopardy. The homer was Perez’s second of the season.
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Rajai Davis hit a three-run homer off Andrew Albers in the second and Jason Kipnis added a solo shot for Cleveland, which trailed 4-1 after the Twins chased Tomlin in the second.
Unbeaten since July 3, Kluber (15-8) allowed three runs and six hits in eight solid innings.
The Indians scored one run in each of the three games in Oakland.
In 17 career starts against the Twins, Kluber is 7-5.
“That’s a nice feeling knowing you have him every five days – not that we don’t have other good pitchers – but he’s so consistent at a high level”, said manager Terry Francona. The right-hander is 7-0 with a 1.94 ERA in his last 10 starts. He has a lovely 189/46 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 183 2/3 innings.
Cleveland Indians relief pitcher Andrew Miller (24) and catcher Chris Gimenez celebrate a 5-4 win over the Minnesota Twins in a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016, in Cleveland. It was Kepler’s 11th homer of the season, six coming against the Indians. The rookie outfielder has hit five at Progressive Field.
Santana put the Indians back in front with a one-out homer in the fourth.
ARLINGTON, Texas – Rougned Odor was 3-for-5, including a walk-off, two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth, in Texas’ comeback victory over Seattle. The 36-year-old gives the club another switch-hitter, more speed and postseason experience.
“I think that it comes back to his work ethic and his routines and how consistent he is”, Francona said of Kluber.
Josh Tomlin is running out of time, if he hasn’t already.
Dozier led off the game by hitting Tomlin’s first pitch an estimated 430 feet into the bleachers in left-center field for his 31st home run.
Kluber, after Kepler’s homer, had no problems with the Twins until the eighth when the long ball bit him again.
With runners at first and second in the fifth, Lindor barely missed hitting a three-run homer when his shot caromed high off the wall in left-center.
Odor hit a 2-2 pitch from Edwin Diaz that drove in Adrian Beltre for the Rangers’ sixth walk-off win of the season. They had the bases loaded in the ninth in Texas on August 28. “Obviously, I’m ridiculously excited to be here”, said Schafer, who played for the Brewers from 2011-2015. “And I thought he pitched well for the most part. To me it’s just another inning”. The Twins had allowed eight or more runs in six straight games. The Tigers rallied late to beat the White Sox on Wednesday afternoon for the second straight game.
Bryan Shaw relieved Garner and threw a wild pitch, allowing a run to score. He throws a lot of strikes.
Things began slowly again for the Tribe on August 29 when they returned to Progressive Field to face the Minnesota Twins.
The Indians’ attendance for this year is 1,267,356 in 65 home dates.
The Indians have seven games left with Detroit and six with the Royals.
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The finale of the three-game series is scheduled for a 7:10 p.m. ET first pitch on Wednesday, with Corey Kluber facing off against Pat Dean. It is the Indians’ last interleague series of the season. The win completes a 3-game series sweep for the Tribe, who welcome the Miami Marlins to town this weekend.
