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Special K: Kluber thrusting self into Cy Young mix
- Updated: September 1, 2016
CLEVELAND — Twins second baseman Brian Dozier could only shake his head in disbelief, barking at himself in frustration after watching a sinker catch the outside corner for a called strike.
From the very first at-bat, it was evident that Indians ace Corey Kluber was going to have that kind of night and the Minnesota batters could merely watch. Kluber whiffed 11 batters in the Indians’ 8-4 win on Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep of the Twins at Progressive Field.
“It was good to get out there and get some quick innings early,” Kluber said, “and get ahead of them and pounded the zone and was able to go pretty deep.”
Dozier fouled off a fastball and a curveball on the first two pitches of the night to fall behind in the count. Then he watched the next two pitches just barely miss the strike zone. On the fifth pitch, Kluber went back to his sinker to freeze Dozier. Two batters later, Trevor Plouffe watched a 1-2 sinker go by him to end the inning.
It was that kind of night for Kluber, who stymied the Minnesota offense. He was charged with three runs on six hits, two of which came on home run swings by Dozier and Max Kepler. Most importantly, he lasted eight innings on a night after the bullpen …
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