Pirates Pound Kluber and Indians in Rain-Shortened Affair 7-0; Three Takeaways

1. Ugly Night for the Indians Ace

Since the middle of June to say that Corey Kluber has been inconsistent is an understatement.

Just when it looks like he’s back to his normal form of two Cy Young awards, he gets pounded like he did on Monday night, with the big blast in the latest setback being a three-run homer from Pirates second basemen Josh Harrison coming in the second inning with two outs.

No question that there was rust from Kluber after having 10 days off, but his fastball command simply wasn’t there, as noted by the fact he managed just two strikeouts.

The team insists that the knee which he had a shot in over the All-Star break is not an issue, but no matter how you look at it the line score for Kluber Monday seems to indicate that he’s not 100 percent and not pitching nearly as well as Indians fans have come to expect.

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