Indians season comes to an end with ALDS loss to Yankees; three takeaways

1. Kluber day

Coming into Game 5, most people expected Corey Kluber to be much better than he was in his Game 2 outing, when he went just two and two-thirds innings, struck out four and gave up seven hits, six earned runs, two homers and one walk.

Wednesday night, however, was not much better, as Kluber picked up his second career Postseason loss.

He struck out six in just three and two-thirds innings, while giving up three hits and three earned runs off of two home runs.

If you haven’t been doing the math, that means that through two starts in the 2017 Postseason, Kluber struck out 10 in six and one-third innings of work, while giving up 10 hits, nine runs, and four homers. He recorded a 12.79 ERA.

His two Postseason performances have led many to speculate whether or not he is hurt, but either way, it was hardly what fans wanted to see in the biggest game of the season.

While there are few answers yet for his struggles in this series, he still remains a Cy Young favorite.

“I would take Corey any day over everybody,” catcher Roberto Perez said. “We just gotta turn the page and get ready in the offseason and come back stronger.”

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