Indians topple Reds 8-1, win third straight game; three takeaways

CLEVELAND, OHIO– The Cleveland Indians defeated the Cincinnati Reds 8-1 on Tuesday night. The Indians continue to stay hot as they are now on a three-game winning streak and have won eight of their last 10. They will look to sweep the Reds tomorrow.

The Indians improve their record to 68-51 on the season. The Reds fall to 52-68 on the season.

Here are three keys takeaways from tonight’s game.

1. Score Early

In our preview, we discussed how important it was for the Indians to score some runs early in the game. Tonight, the Indians did just that. In the first two innings, the Tribe scored six runs. Everyone in the lineup came to the plate in the first inning. With Kluber on the mound, that was…