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Four Reasons to Have Faith That the Indians Will Win Game Five of the ALDS Tonight

1. Kluber

Friday night Kluber was up for six earned runs in just 2.2 innings in Game 2 of the AL Division Series against the Yankees, but the Indians were able to rally for a 13-inning win to take a 2-0 series lead.

If he pitches like that again tonight, the team might as well make their offseason plans, because they need a good night from their ace if they are going to win.

When asked what went wrong – Kluber was quick to point out his mistakes on Friday.

“I didn’t pitch well, didn’t have good command, didn’t throw the ball where I wanted to. So that’s kind of what it boils down to,” Kluber said.”

You’d have to go back to May of last year the last time Kluber had two sub-par starts, one against the Astros when he threw just 2.2 innings, and the following outing against the Twins he went just 6.2 innings, allowing four runs on seven hits.

Expect him to have much better command against the Yankees, and for him to be able to give the team no less than six innings, helping the Indians to get a win.

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Matt Loede has been a part of the Cleveland Sports Media for over 21 years, with experience covering Major League Baseball, National Basketball Association, the National Football League and even high school and college events. He has been a part of the Cleveland Indians coverage since the opening of Jacobs/Progressive Field in 1994, and spent two and a half years covering the team for 92.3 The Fan, and covers them daily for Associated Press Radio. You can follow Matt on Twitter HERE.

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  1. A. M.

    October 12, 2017 at 6:43 pm

    Well, you could have been right on at least one of your “predictions”!!! I also read your free agent article. As much as I like Bruce, the team cannot afford to drop $60m on him. They already have several outfielders. If anything, they will spend some money on Santana. He will be cheaper than Bruce, has become a very good first baseman and WANTS to stay in Cleveland. To your credit, I think you are correct about Shaw.

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