The Indians’ six-game blue streak has come to an end.
Cleveland’s recently high-powered offense cooled off considerably in a 4-2 loss to Mike Pelfrey and the Twins on Sunday in the finale of a three-game set at Progressive Field. The Tribe wore their dark blue jerseys throughout a six-game winning streak — one that included a historic offensive stretch — but luck has a tendency to eventually run dry.
“We had a good run in these blue jerseys,” Indians first baseman Mark Reynolds said.
The six-game winning streak for the Indians was the club’s longest string of victories since it reeled off seven in a row early in the 2011 season. Cleveland scored at least six runs and had at least 12 hits in each of the six wins, representing the longest run of its kind for the franchise since June 1935.
The Cleveland Lumber Company was closed on Sunday.
Starter Corey Kluber turned in a decent outing for the Tribe (three runs allowed in 5 2/3 innings), but the recent surplus of run support simply was not present. That was thanks to Pelfrey, who featured a fastball that hit 96 mph and expanded the strike zone by taking control of the inside part of the plate.
“Sometimes it’s just not your day,” Indians designated hitter Nick Swisher said. “We really just couldn’t get anything going. Then again, hats off to Pelfrey. I think that’s the best game he’s pitched this year. He was reaching 95-96 mph. I haven’t seen that all year. Good job for him. For us, we’ve got to forget about today and get ready for tomorrow.”
The Twins broke through in the second inning, when Trevor Plouffe lifted a 2-2 curveball from Kluber deep to left field for a two-run home run to put the Tribe behind, 2-0. From there, Kluber settled in, allowing just one hit to the next 12 batters he faced.
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