Yankees end Indians home win streak; three takeaways from the 2-1 loss

CLEVELAND-- The Indians sold out their seventh game this season tonight, (the most since the club had 11 sellouts in 2007) as the Tribe looked to get their

CLEVELAND-- The Indians sold out their seventh game this season tonight, (the most since the club had 11 sellouts in 2007) as the Tribe looked to get their third straight win against the New York Yankees.

Unfortunately, as Cleveland's bats stalled, the Yankees would do just enough offensively to come away with a 2-1 win, ending the Tribe's nine-game win streak at Progressive Field.

Zach McAllister picked up the loss for the Indians, but the team can still rebound to win the series against New York with a win tomorrow.

Here are our three takeaways from the tough loss.

1. Lack of run support and the eighth inning

One at-bat was ultimately enough to give the Yankees a win to snap their four-game losing streak.

After a masterful performance from Danny Salazar, (more on that in a minute) the eighth inning ultimately sealed Cleveland's fate, when Zach McAllister gave up a solo home run to Yankees first baseman Chase Headley to break the tie, and give New York a 2-1 lead.

The Tribe struggled offensively for most of the night, and their only run of the game came courtesy of Carlos Santana, who homered to left field off of the bleacher railing in the second inning.

Collectively, the Indians got six hits in 33 at-bats tonight for a .182 average. The team went zero-for-five with runners in scoring position, and stranded two runners in scoring position with two outs.

2. Danny Salazar was dealing

Salazar did not factor into Saturday night's decision, but despite the loss, still had a good outing.

Salazar's night was about as good as the Indians could hope for. He ended the night giving up just four hits, three walks and one run in seven innings.

He also struck out 12 batters in the process, a new career-high. It was the second time in 2017 that Salazar struck out at least ten batters, and in his last three starts, he's struck out 28 batters total.

Salazar has looked like a completely different pitcher since coming off the disabled list at the end of July, and his performance should have been enough for a Tribe win. Ultimately, the lack of offense sealed Cleveland's fate.

3. Win streak at home comes to an end

With the loss, the Indians' nine-game win streak came to an end.

That streak is the longest since a 13-game stretch from June 1 to July 15 last season (you know, that impressive 14-game win streak that helped them to seal the division?).

The Tribe has been monstrous on offense during that stretch as well, outscoring opponents 64-to-22 in the process, and batting .301.

Defensively, the bullpen notched a 2.24 ERA, while the starting rotation went 6-0 with a 2.39 ERA.

The win streak may not have gotten to double digits, but it remains an impressive stretch for the Tribe nonetheless.