Kluber needs no ‘magic’ in 7th win

HOUSTON — Corey Kluber is starting to put together quite a streak.

Last year’s AL Cy Young Award winner struck out 10 and led the Indians past the Astros 5-4 on Saturday.

The Indians ace made his 22nd straight start of allowing no more than three earned runs, breaking the team record set by Sonny Siebert in 1965.

“I don’t have a magic answer,” Kluber said. “I guess it goes back to that consistency, trying to be consistent not only from start to start but from day to day. The work in between starts, I think that’s big to try and get you in a position where you feel like you (can win) each time out.”

Kluber (7-2) gave up two runs, on Carlos Correa’s eighth home run, on six hits in seven innings. He walked none.

Kluber struck out eight in the first four innings.

“I executed most of my pitches pretty well early on,” Kluber said. “Later on, the pitch Correa hit out wasn’t a good pitch.”

Alex Bregman cut the lead to 5-3 with a solo home run in the eighth. And Marwin Gonzalez hit a solo home run in the ninth off Cody Allen, pulling the Astros within one. But Allen got the final two outs for his first save since April 25 and sixth of the season.

“It’s a tough spot,” Allen said about the five-out save. “That’s a big win for us.”

Dallas Keuchel (3-6) allowed four runs on six hits with three strikeouts in five innings. It was the first time Keuchel had given up four or more runs since April 27.

“I felt good from the get-go,” Keuchel said. “That’s why it's so frustrating. With a team like that, a couple lefties in the lineup, I should be able to navigate through and make pitches to certain guys.”