After taking five of six games on the road in Minnesota and Chicago, the Indians traveled back home to Cleveland on Tuesday to take on the West leading Astros for a three-game stretch to face the bellwether of the AL in the early goings.
Dropping game one after a strong performance by former Cy Young Award winner Dallas Keuchel, the Tribe rebounded on Wednesday night for a 7-6 win that took everything the Wahoo’s had to finish out.
1. Allen Leaves No Doubt– Slamming the doors for a four out save against the heart of the injury-plagued Houston lineup, Allen notched his fourth save of the season and struck out a pair to raise his season total to an eye-popping 17 K’s in eight innings of work.