Corey Kluber got the win and, amazingly, some actual run support.
Saturday’s One Last Thing: If the Indians get back into contention, it'll have to look exactly like Saturday’s game.
The Indians entered Saturday night 6.5 games out of the second Wild Card spot. If they do end up challenging for baseball in October, and you’re wondering what it will look like, just check out this game.
The pitching was solid, as usual. Kluber threw 7 2/3 innings, allowed three runs and struck out five. That’s been there.
What hasn’t been there—and what’s been needed—has been offensive firepower from the middle-of-the-order bats.