Kluber bounces back and Indians rout Tigers 8-1; three takeaways

1. Kluber bounces back

The Indians ace surrendered one run in the first inning on a Nicholas Castellanos RBI groundout. After that, however, Kluber settled in and went 7 1/3 innings, surrendering just five hits and striking out five batters.

Throughout his outing on Sunday (his second start post-knee injection) Kluber was back to using a more even mix of his pitches. He threw 25 cutters, 23 sinkers and 21 curveballs to go along with 12 four-seam fastballs and 13 changeups.

Against Detroit this season, Kluber has been absolutely dominant. He’s now recorded 26 strikeouts while allowing just three earned runs through 23 1/3 total innings against the Tigers this season. Against the AL Central this season, Kluber now has a 1.26 ERA through 61 innings pitched.

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