Tribe rally with 3 in the ninth to top Rangers 8-5 in season opener

Abraham Almonte hit a tiebreaking single in a three-run ninth inning and the Cleveland Indians opened the 2017 season by rallying for an 8-5 win over the Texas Rangers.

Corey Kluber made his third consecutive opening day start and gave up five runs-all on home runs in the first three innings. Kluber was dealing with some blister/callus issues due to the humidity. He did not want to use it as a excuse and found a way to pitch thru it.

Rangers' starter Yu Darvish making his first Opening Day start, allowed four runs on four hits in 6 1/3 innings. He walked five and struck out four.

Five home runs were hit in the game, including two by Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor. Jose Ramirez's two-run homer in the fourth off Yu Darvish made it a 5-3 game as Kluber settled down.

The biggest came in the eighth inning when the Indians huge free-agent signing Edwin Encarnacion tied the score at 5-5 with a 422-foot home run to left off Rangers' reliever Matt Bush.

As the Indians' hitters mounted a comeback against the Rangers, the bullpen did its job as well. Dan Otero, Boone Logan, Andrew Miller and Cody Allen covered the last four innings for the win. Miller earned the win and Allen the save.

Attendance: The Indians and Rangers drew a sellout crowd of 48,350 to Globe Life Park in Arlington on Monday night.

Winning Pitcher: Andrew Miller (1-0)

Losing Pitcher: Yu Darvish (0-1)

Save: Cody Allen (1)

NEXT UP FOR THE TRIBE: RHP Carlos Carrasco (11-8, 3.32) of the Tribe will face LHP Martin Perez (10-11, 4.39) on Tuesday at Globe Life Park in Arlington at 8:05 p.m. ET.

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