Carlos Santana’s RBI single sparked a three-run ninth inning for the Indians, who received another solid start from Corey Kluber and extended their winning streak to 11 games with a 5-3 victory over the Braves on Tuesday night at Turner Field.
Cleveland has won 11 games in a row during a single season for the first time since 1982, while Atlanta has now lost five of its past seven games since its season-high six-game winning streak.
“They’re a hot team right now,” said Braves starter Matt Wisler, who picked up the no-decision. “That’s 11 straight for them, so I knew I’d have to come in and shut the door on them, and Kluber threw really well tonight, so I was just trying to keep [us] in the ballgame as long as possible. I think the team played really well today. It was a tough matchup against Kluber, so to battle like that and everything is kind of good.”
The Tribe struck first in the opening frame, as Jason Kipnis scored on an RBI single by Jose Ramirez, and Francisco Lindor stole home to give the Indians a 2-0 lead. Wisler settled in after that, surrendering only three more hits over the next five innings. The Braves couldn’t solve Kluber, though, who yielded one walk and no hits through the first five innings.
Atlanta finally got its first hit off the right-hander in the sixth, when Erick Aybar reached on an infield single. The hit was the first of three allowed by Kluber in the frame, which was capped by Ender Inciarte’s two-run single that tied the game at 2.
Braves closer Arodys Vizcaino walked the first two batters he faced in the ninth, though, which led to the Indians taking the lead for good on Santana’s single.
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