"He's done that for us for a couple of years," Indians manager Terry Francona said of Allen, who recorded his 28th save of the season and secured 24 in 2014. "That's when you want him pitching. That's when you get his best stuff."
Allen came into the 3-2 game in a high-leverage situation in the eighth after reliever Bryan Shaw gave up a two-out single to Jose Bautista, bringing the go-ahead run to the plate in the form of the red-hot Edwin Encarnacion, the owner of a Major League-best 26-game hitting streak.