The Indians are 10 playoff wins from giving Cleveland another championship.
With clutch hitting, heads-up baserunning and a stellar bullpen, the Indians edged the Red Sox 5-4 Thursday at Progressive Field to take Game 1 of their best-of-five AL Division Series.
Indians starter Trevor Bauer exited after 4 2/3 innings, but midseason addition Andrew Miller showed why he was the most sought-after reliever at the trade deadline. The southpaw threw two scoreless innings with four strikeouts in middle relief before Bryan Shaw and Cody Allen secured the Indians' 50th win at home this season when leading or tied after the seventh inning.