All three balls in play against Clase were hit hard, with one falling for a single. The right-hander struck out the other batter he faced. Clase has allowed two runs — one earned — over six innings in six appearances since his Apr. 20 blown save and subsequent shoulder scare.

It was Clase’s seventh save of the season, and he’s now firmly back in the closer’s role. Clase’s one run was unearned because he bobbled a slow comebacker off the bat of Andres Gimenez and then threw it into right field. Gimenez would later come around to score on a sac fly by Vladimir Guerrero Jr. On the night, Clase got five whiffs on 13 swings and threw 16 of his 25 pitches for strikes. It was a solid overall performance.

Clase took over in the ninth to close out the game after Cleveland took a two-run lead in the top of the inning. He induced two groundouts and a pop out to end the game with his sixth save of the season and second in a row.