CLEVELAND -- After 46 1/3 innings, Indians ace Corey Kluber finally walked a batter.
Kluber issued the free pass to Twins third baseman Eduardo Escobar in the fourth inning of the series opener Friday between the Tribe and the Twins at Progressive Field. The last walk issued by Kluber came on May 8 against the Brewers -- in that span, the reigning Cy Young Award winner faced 179 batters.
The streak was the longest by an Indians pitcher since Paul Byrd went 48 innings without allowing a walk from May 4-30, 2007.