Exactly a week ago, he utilized 104 pitches to breeze through seven scoreless innings against the Red Sox in an AL Division Series victory, with only three hits allowed. On Friday, Cleveland's ace yielded five hits in the first four innings, including back-to-back knocks with one out in the first.
Josh Donaldson recorded the game's first hit with a single, setting the stage for Edwin Encarnacion's double that put runners on second and third for Jose Bautista. Kluber needed just three pitches to dispatch Toronto's outfielder on strikes, before inducing an inning-ending groundout from Russell Martin.