For the second time this postseason, Corey Kluber and the Indians have pitched a home shutout against one of the most potent offenses in the major leagues. They did it to the Red Sox in the AL Division Series. Friday night in Game 1 of the AL Championship Series, they did it to the Blue Jays, 2-0.
Kluber worked 6 1/3 innings, striking out six, before giving way to Andrew Miller (1 2/3 innings, five strikeouts) and Cody Allen (a perfect ninth) in what has become manager Terry Francona's patented unconventional approach this postseason to holding a lead.