Pirates Pound Kluber and Indians in Rain-Shortened Affair 7-0; Three Takeaways

CLEVELAND – Mother Nature made it a very short night when it came to actual baseball played at Progressive Field on Monday, but three rain delays and another tough night for Indians ace Corey Kluber made it a long night for Indians fans as the Tribe was shutout by the Pirates 7-0 in a six-inning rain-shortened game.

Kluber, who is now 2-4 in his last seven outings, lasted just four innings, and while he wasn’t helped by some shoddy defense in the second inning which gave Pittsburgh two extra outs, he gave up yet another back-breaking homer in falling to 12-6.

The Indians offense slept walked through the loss, as they managed just four hits off soft throwing Pirates starter Trevor Williams.

The win is the 10th straight for the Pirates, their longest win streak since the 2004 season.

Here’s three takeaways for the setback, which drops the Indians to 54-45 on the season as they look to rebound on Tuesday with Shane Bieber coming back to the roster for the Tribe.

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