CLEVELAND, Ohio -- It all would have been for naught without Abraham Almonte challenging the wall in right field in the first inning.
If Almonte didn't catch Yuli Gurriel's drive to the wall with the bases loaded to end the first inning Thurdauy night, who knows what would have happened.
A 4-3 victory by the Indians certainly would have been in doubt. So would the 25th double-digit strikeout game of Corey Kluber's career. As for Francisco Lindor playing the hero, well, without Almonte, his two-run home in the seventh inning might have just padded his stats instead been the difference in the game.