Indians' Kluber leaves vs Detroit with right groin tightness
Posted September 26, 2016 7:00 am
DETROIT (AP) - Cleveland ace Corey Kluber has left a game Monday night at Detroit after only four innings because of right groin tightness.
Kluber threw only 60 pitches. Cleveland led 4-2 and can clinch the AL Central title with a victory.
The Indians are already dealing with injuries to starters Carlos Carrasco and Danny Salazar, and a serious injury to Kluber would further hamper the team's chances at an extended postseason run.
Kluber allowed two runs and five hits. He gave up a two-run homer to J.D. Martinez in the second but got out of a bases-loaded, one-out jam in the fourth. The Indians took the lead with two runs in the top of the fifth, then reliever Dan Otero came to the mound for Cleveland.
Cleveland Indians pitcher Corey Kluber watches a pitch to a Detroit Tigers batter during the first inning of a baseball game in Detroit, Monday, Sept. 26, 2016. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
The Associated Press
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