Corey Kluber can take another step toward a third Cy Young Award when he opens the Cleveland Indians' three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night at Tropicana Field.
But the ace right-hander can do something else even more important -- pitch his team even closer to clinching the American League Central.
It won't be easy against the red-hot Rays.
Tampa Bay, still a long-shot wild-card hopeful, completed a sweep of a three-game series with an 8-3 victory against the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday. The Rays have won seven of their last eight and 16 of their last 19 games, are 14 games above .