Indians' Corey Kluber Faces Just 28 Batters over 9 Innings in Consecutive Starts — bleacherreport.com

In Wednesday night's 2-0 victory over the Seattle Mariners, the Cleveland Indians' Corey Kluber faced just 28 batters over nine full innings for a second straight game. Per Elias Sports Bureau (via ESPN Stats & Info), he's the only pitcher in the past 100 seasons to meet both criteria in back-to-back outings. Since the All-Star break, Kluber has posted an incredible 0.68 ERA, .136 batting average against and 28.0 strikeout-to-walk ratio in 26.2 innings. Meanwhile, the right-hander has recorded double-digit strikeouts in three of five July starts and boasts 9.66 strikeouts per nine innings on the year. 

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