Corey Kluber helps Indians stay hot, notch 11th straight W

Alec Brzezinski

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Well, it's official: The Indians can't be stopped.

Corey Kluber took a no-hitter into the sixth inning Tuesday to lead the Tribe to a 5-3 win over the Braves, Cleveland's 11th straight victory.

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During the stretch, the Indians have swept the White Sox, Rays and Tigers and are now a game away from sweeping the Braves. It's hardly the who's who of best teams in MLB, but any way you look at it, 11 straight wins is impressive, and it's the longest streak in the major leagues this season.

Kluber wasn't the only hero Tuesday. Shortstop Francisco Lindor became the first Cleveland player to steal home since David Dellucci in 2008. He's the fifth different player to steal home this season.

Cleveland will look to continue its fourth-longest single-season winning streak in team history — the franchise's longest such streak since 1982 — Wednesday in Atlanta.

Players of the Day

Three Rangers stars helped bring down the Yankees in a 7-1 beating in the Bronx. Cole Hamels led them with a brilliant performance on the mound, tossing seven scoreless innings with one walk and seven strikeouts to improve to 9-1 on the season. Adrian Beltre collected three hits with two runs scored, a home run and three RBIs, while Ian Desmond went 3 for 5 with two runs scored. It was Desmond's eighth three-hit game of the season.

Highlight

Kluber brought his "A" game against the Braves:

Three things to know

— Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera hit his first career home run against the Marlins, the club with which he began his career, to become the 12th active player with a home run against all 30 current teams. He also hit his 425th career home run, retaking sole possession of 49th on MLB's all-time list after Beltre had tied him earlier in the night.

— Nationals phenom Lucas Giolito recorded his first MLB strikeout on a 96 mph fastball to Mets shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera. He threw four shutout innings before an 85-minute rain delay ended his big league debut early.

— On a night when a few young pitchers made waves, Dodgers hurler Julio Urías' first strikeout Tuesday gave him 33 in June, which is the most strikeouts in a month by a teenager in Dodgers history.

What's next

Cubs (50-26) at Reds (29-49), 12:35 p.m. ET — It will be hard for the Cubs to top the excitement from Javier Baez's 15th-inning grand slam that broke open Tuesday's game. which Chicago won 7-2. Kyle Hendricks (5-6, 2.76 ERA) will try to keep the momentum going.

Marlins (41-36) at Tigers (39-38), 1:10 p.m. ET — Both of these teams are on the outside looking in for the postseason, but they both play entertaining baseball with good lineups and shaky pitching staffs. Detroit will send 23-year-old Daniel Norris (0-0, 4.50 ERA) to the mound to take on the mercurial Wei-Yin Chen (4-2, 5.00 ERA).

Alec Brzezinski