Kluber Mows Down 14 Jays as Indians Sweep Toronto After 8-1 Win; Three Takeaways from the Victory

3. Kluber in Control

Finally the Indians got Corey Kluber some runs, and with the extra day off with his sore neck, the Tribe ace went off for maybe his best outing of the year, striking out 14 Jays in 120 pitches.

He allowed one run, a homer to Kevin Pillar in the 3rd, but it seemed that after the Tribe gave him that four-run cushion in the first he was as cool as could be as he dominated the Jays the rest of the day.

He did give up five hits and two walks, but was able to pitch around any possible damage and all day put the Jays down with what looked to be relative ease.

These are the types of outings one would expect from an ace, and again maybe the key was getting him some early runs. Considering the Indians had scored just 13 runs the last five games for Kluber, seeing them jump out with four in the first was a huge boost.

Kluber is set to be back on the mound for the opener of the teams’ road trip on Friday in Chicago.

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