A pair of homers gives Indians 2-1 win over Tigers; three takeaways

3. Bullpen heroics

The Indians bullpen put in some solid work down the stretch, giving up one run in four innings.

Francona went to Zach McCallister first, who had a bounce back game pitching one inning in the sixth and giving up no hits. Tyler Olson was credited with the lone Tigers’ run, as he gave up a single to Reyes in the seventh inning. Dan Otero finished out the seventh, but gave up the double to Candelario that plated Reyes.

Miller and Allen each retired three straight batters in the the eighth and ninth innings, respectively, each only throwing 13 pitches.

“Our pitching staff has kind of saved the day,” Francona said. “It’s not just pitching good, but every game’s been one run, so there’s not a lot of margin for error, that’s probably the understatement of the year. They’ve done a really good job.”

Terry Francona On the pitching staff doing the job for the now 6-5 #Indians after Tuesday’s 2-1 win pic.twitter.com/VMDtStGEe6

— Matt Loede (@MattLoede) April 11, 2018

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