Kluber Carves Up the Yankees as Indians Top New York 5-1; Three Takeaways From the Win

3. Kluber on Fire

There was no doubt that Corey Kluber had some of his best stuff of the season on Thursday night, and the fact that he did a lot of it with his four seamer, a pitch he hadn’t used a ton in 2017, makes it that much more impressive.

He kept the Yankees off guard, and was able to get them to swing and miss quite a bit, striking out 11 and only allowing three hits on the night.

As Yankees manager Joe Girardi put it, if you see a pitch from Kluber you can hit, you had better, because you are not going to get many chances.

Kluber didn’t get the Yanks many chances, as he once again dominated the pin stripes, as he’s now 4-1 against New York with a 1.71 ERA.

It was also a night of records for Kluber, as he moved past Gary Bell for 8th place all-time on the Indians strikeout list with now 1,108 for his career.

He also has struck out at least 8 batters in 12 consecutive starts, joining only three other players – Randy Johnson, Nolan Ryan and Pedro Martinez on that list.

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