Kluber K's 7, Moves to 9-2 as Indians Top Brewers 3-2; Three Takeaways From the 'W'

CLEVELAND - Indians fans have become spoiled when they see that Corey Kluber's name is penciled in as that days starting pitcher, but time after time the

CLEVELAND - Indians fans have become spoiled when they see that Corey Kluber's name is penciled in as that days starting pitcher, but time after time the two-time Cy Young Award winner delivers.

It was much of the same on Tuesday night at Progressive Field, as Kluber went seven strong innings and the offense did enough as the Tribe rebounded from a tough weekend in Minnesota with a 3-2 win to move to 31-28 on the season.

The Brewers lineup is nothing to sneeze at, as entering Tuesday's affair they had won 21 of 31 games, and had a two-game lead over the Cubs in the National League Central.

They hung in and scored a run in the third to cut into the Tribe 2-0 lead at the time, but Kluber got just enough support to hold them off and the pen did the rest for the win.

Here's three takeaways from the win, with game two and the finale of the short set at 1:10pm Wednesday at Progressive Field.

3. How Does He Do It?

How Good has Corey Kluber been at home this season? It's as much of a sure thing as anything right now in baseball, as he's 7-0 at Progressive Field, putting up over 10 K's per home start.

He allowed a run Tuesday, his first at home in four starts, and continued to be the most stingy pitcher in all of baseball, not allowing a walk for his 5th straight outing.

Now at 9-2 on the year, he's looking even better (as if he could get any better) than the hurler that won his second Cy Young last season with the Indians.

He said after the game it's all about the routine of getting set to pitch every five days, but even that's amazing considering he got an extra day to prepare for a first-place Brewers team that made him work harder than he has in a number of outings.

No matter, Kluber was up to the task per usual and made it look easy.

2. The Pen Does the Rest

With Corey Kluber at 112 pitches, the Indians went to the pen in the 8th, which recent history points to being a bad thing, but this time around it was a welcome sight.

First up was Neil Ramirez, who entered the game with a 6.00 ERA in six innings pitched, but he needed just nine pitches to get out of the frame 1-2-3 and keep the Indians up 3-1.

Enter Cody Allen in the 9th, and while Brewers slugger Travis Shaw started the inning with a homer off the foul pole to make it 3-2, it didn't seem to rattle Allen, who rebounded for three straight outs.

The save for Allen was his 10th of the year, and it was a good bounce back from his outing on Sunday in Minnesota in which he allowed a homer in the 9th to lose the game that at the time was tied at five.

1. A Happy Return

Lonnie Chisenhall was in the lineup for the first time since April 7th, the home opener, and it didn't take long for him to make a welcome impact in the win.

Chisenhall singled to center to score two runs in the second inning, giving the Indians a 2-0 lead over Junior Guerra.

The Tribe outfielder ended the evening 1-for-3 with the two RBI, but you couldn't take the smile off Terry Francona's face after the game when asked about how nice it was to have Chisenhall back.

Let's not forget this is a player who the last two seasons, despite having to work around injuries, hit .286 and .288 with a combined 20 homers and 110 runs batted in.

He can hit, and giving the Tribe a spark at the bottom of the lineup could be a huge key for a team looking to continue the trend of mashing at the plate.