Salazar says improved focus behind success

Salazar's one-run outing 1:06 8/17/15: Danny Salazar strikes out five batters over seven strong innings, limiting the Red Sox to one run on four hits BOSTON -- Danny Salazar is worrying about what happens next. If the Indians starter makes a mistake on the mound, he is trying to quickly erase it from his mind and move on. Finding his focus following a setback has not always been easy for the hard-throwing right-hander to do.

The strides Salazar has made were on display in Monday's 8-2 rout of the Red Sox at Fenway Park. After the starter surrendered a leadoff home run to Travis Shaw in the third inning, he kept his composure and set aside the next two batters with strikeouts. Salazar allowed…