BOSTON-- The Indians outfield brought their bats to the first of four games in what could end up being a postseason preview. Cleveland toppled the Boston Red Sox on Monday night 5-4 as Melky Cabrera, Michael Brantley and Greg Allen all hit home runs to rally the Tribe offense. Corey Kluber also earned his 16th win of the year, working through some early-inning traffic. Both teams are currently cruising to their respective division titles. But even still, there was drama with nearly every pitch down the stretch of Monday night's game. Start the countdown now: only six weeks until October baseball. Here are three takeaways from the win.1. Outfield power The Indians'
Zdeno Chara Jersey 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. For just the 15th time in history, all three starting outfielders (Michael Brantley, Greg Allen, Melky Cabrera) have homered. First time Tribe has done so since April 30, 2013 vs. Philadelphia, when Brantley, Drew Stubbs and Ryan Raburn turned the trick. Ryan Milowicki (@RyanMilowicki) ">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
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Dylan Larkin Youth Jersey 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.Scroll to Continue2. Kluber vs. Porcello Corey Kluber earned the win on Monday, his 16th of the season. The ace went 7 1/3 innings, giving up three earned runs on nine hits and striking out six. Kluber got into trouble early, giving up two runs in the bottom of the first on a Xander Bogaerts RBI single with runners on second and third. In the second inning, Andrew Benintendi hit an RBI single to put Boston up
Evgeny Svechnikov Youth Jersey 3-0. By the third inning, Kluber began righting the ship and eliminating traffic. By the fifth inning, he seemed to be coasting. Cleveland came into Monday with some pretty good cumulative stats against Boston starter Rick Porcello,hitting .333 (72-for-216) with 30 RBI and six homers. He earned the lo s after giving up all five runs on the three Cleveland homers in his seven innings of work.3. Ninth inning drama In the ninth inning, nearly every pitch Cody Allen threw was riveting. But in the end, he proved why he is still the team's closer even with Brad Hand on the roster. Allen threw a whopping 28 pitches in the frame as he faced six batters. After Mookie Betts doubled and Benintendi walked, Allen got a force out and pop out before Bogaerts recorded an RBI single to pull the
Luke Glendening Women Jersey Red Sox to within one run. The final out of the game was made by the next batter, however, as Ian Kinsler recorded a fly out to left field. While Cody Allen has had his fair share of struggles in the the ninth inning this year, Monday once again proved that even when he runs into trouble early, he more often than not has the ability to remain even-keel as he finishes out games, limiting the damage.
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