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MLB by the numbers: Indians stretch winning streak to 11

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Propelled by another dominant outing from Corey Kluber and a late three-run rally, the Cleveland Indians grabbed a 5-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field on Tuesday for their 11th straight victory, their longest single-season winning streak since 1982.

Now 20-6 this month, the Indians' ever-expanding lead atop the American League Central standings was just one of several takeaways from a busy Wednesday night around the majors, which also saw the game's best pitcher suffer a health scare and a two-time MVP make history with a special homer. Here's the night in numbers:

4:15 - Approximate flight time for Clayton Kershaw, who headed back to Los Angeles from Milwaukee on Tuesday to get be examined by Dr. Robert Watkins, a back specialist. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said the team is "hopeful" the three-time Cy Young award winner will make his next start.

12 - Active players with home runs against all 30 teams following Miguel Cabrera's three-run blast against his former club, the Miami Marlins. Cabrera's round-tripper also moved him into 49th place on the all-time home run leaderboard, moving him past Texas Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre.

32 - Years since a pitcher younger than 20 record a base hit in an MLB game before Dodgers rookie Julio Urias, 19, poked an RBI single in the fourth inning of his club's 6-2 victory over the Brewers

11:20 - Eastern Standard Time at the moment Eddie Butler unloaded the first pitch in the Colorado Rockies' clash with the Toronto Blue Jays at Coors Field, where a two-hour, 40-minute rain delay caused headaches for fans, players, and one poor clubhouse manager.

33 - Multi-hit games by Ian Desmond this year, tying him with Xander Bogaerts, Mookie Betts, and Daniel Murphy for the MLB lead. On Tuesday, the 30-year-old went 3-for-5 with a pair of runs scored to lift the Rangers to a 7-1 win in the Bronx.

5.00 - Yordano Ventura's ERA following another ugly outing, as the 25-year-old allowed seven runs in 5 1/3 innings against the St. Louis Cardinals in his first start since serving the eight-game suspension he received for plunking Manny Machado on June 7.

1.012 - Matt Carpenter's on-base plus slugging, the highest mark among qualified National League hitters. After going 2-for-3 with one homer, one double, and a pair of walks in his club's win over Kansas City, the two-time All-Star is now hitting .419 (36-for-86) since May 30.

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