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

2. Just What the Doctor Ordered

The Indians bullpen going into Wednesday’s game in Boston was fried, as the arms of guys like Bryan Shaw, Andrew Miller and Cody Allen all needed a break.

They got it in a big way. First the rain out which at this time of the season isn’t the worst thing in the world, and then Thursday they got a 9 inning complete game for their ace, helping again the arms in the pen to catch a break.

With Miller on the DL and Terry Francona having to deal with that for the first time since he was traded here last July, he will have to make some adjustments once a game comes and they would normally go to Miller in that particular situation.

That situation never came close on Thursday, as Kluber went 106 pitches, and lasted the distance with at times looking like he wasn’t breaking a sweat.

Now that the pen has had the last two nights of with the rain out and complete game, all hands should be back on deck if needed with Trevor Bauer set for Friday and Danny Salazar on Saturday.

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