The White Sox clobber Corey Kluber

First, the good news: For the first time this season, the Cleveland Indians scored a run in support of starting pitcher Corey Kluber.

The bad news: It wasn’t anywhere close to enough, thanks largely to Corey Kluber.

The Tribe closed out an awkward two-games-in-three-days-with-an-off-day-in-between home-opening series with an 8-1 loss to the Chicago White Sox.

Kluber was a near disaster in the first inning. He labored through 36 erratic pitches, issuing two walks and allowing three hits. The White Sox scored three runs, two of them unearned thanks to Eric Stamets’ inability to field a grounder from Jose Abreu. Kluber’s lack of command was a recurring theme beyond the first inning. He lasted 3.1…