Indians Pitcher Corey Kluber AL Player of the Week

Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Corey Kluber, a key part of the Club’s American League-record 22-game winning streak, has been named the American League Player of the Week. 

          Kluber went 2-0 without allowing a run over 16.0 innings pitched to earn his fourth career AL Player of the Week Award and his second of the 2017 season, (June 25th).  Corey struck out 17 batters without issuing a free pass and permitted just eight hits in two dominant starts last week.  Kluber delivered his third complete-game shutout of the 2017 campaign on Tuesday against the Detroit Tigers (also: April 21st and June 19th).  This is Cleveland’s fourth weekly award this season, including his previous honor, as well as a pair of awards for his All-Star teammate José Ramírez (June 18th & September 3rd).

Per Elias, the 2014 AL Cy Young Award winner became the third pitcher in Club history to post multiple 250-strikeout campaigns (also 2014), joining ‘Sudden’ Sam McDowell (1965, 68-70) and Hall of Famer Bob Feller (1940-41, 46).  With the victory on Sunday, Cleveland became the third team in MLB history to notch 24 wins across 25 games, joining the 1916 New York Giants, who established the Major League record with 26 consecutive victories in 1916, as well as the 1977 Kansas City Royals.