Beltre’s blast lone spark against Tribe, Kluber

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ARLINGTON — The Rangers and Indians have each put their Cy Young candidate on display this series. On Friday night, it was Corey Kluber’s turn to show why he belongs in the discussion, and he did just that in a 12-1 victory at Globe Life Park.

One night after Texas lefty Cole Hamels dazzled the Tribe, Kluber answered with a strong six-inning performance against the American League West leaders. The righty struck out seven, sidestepped the potential harm of seven baserunners and only flinched once, when Adrian Beltre launched a homer in the sixth.

Kluber has gone 4-0 with a 2.20 ERA in five August starts and 6-0 with a 1.75 ERA in his past nine turns for the AL Central-leading Indians.

By the time Beltre came through, Cleveland had already built a …

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