Outfield bats power Indians past Red Sox 5-4; three takeaways

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— Cleveland Indians (@Indians) August 21, 2018

1. Outfield power

The Indians’ outfield came through in a big way at the plate on Monday night.

Michael Brantley, Melky Cabrera and Greg Allen each hit a home run accounting for all five of Cleveland’s runs. Per the club’s PR, it’s just the 15th time in Indians history that all three starting outfielders have homered. It’s the first time it’s happened since April 30, 2013 when Brantley, Drew Stubbs and Ryan Raburn each did.

Down 3-0, Cabrera got the Tribe on the board in the fifth inning with a solo shot to right center. In the seventh, Brantley followed suit and smacked a 1-0 slider over the right center wall, scoring Francisco Lindor and tying the game, 3-3.

The biggest swing of the night for Cleveland came in the seventh inning when Greg Allen hit his second home run of the year, another two-run shot to right center, giving the Indians a 5-3 lead and their fifth unanswered run of the night. Not only did that homer give Cleveland the win, it also extended Greg Allen’s hit streak to 13 games, the longest by an MLB rookie this season.

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