BOSTON — Jason Kipnis hit a three-run homer, Corey Kluber slowed down the majors’ top-scoring team for seven innings and the Cleveland Indians won their fifth straight game, beating the Boston Red Sox 4-2 Friday night.

Boston’s Jackie Bradley Jr. extended his hitting streak to 25 games with a solo home run. The Red Sox homered for a club record 20th straight game, breaking their mark of 19 set in July 1996.

Kluber (3-5) allowed a run in each of the first two innings, but gave up just one hit over the next five. He allowed five hits, struck out six and walked two.

Cody Allen struck out three in the ninth for his 10th save.

Boston entered the day with 240 runs, 12 ahead second-most St. Louis.

Coming off a pair of two-game series sweeps over Cincinnati, the Indians trailed 2-0 in the third before getting to Clay Buchholz (2-4) for four runs.

Kipnis homered to deep right after Carlos Santana walked and Rajai Davis singled. Jose Ramirez added a sacrifice fly.

Bradley homered into the first row of the center-field bleachers, making it 2-0 in the second.

Buchholz gave up four runs – three earned – on five hits in six innings, walking four and striking out three.

Mookie Betts doubled and scored on Xander Bogaerts’ grounder in the first. Bogaerts later doubled to increase his career-best hitting streak to 14.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Red Sox: Hanley Ramirez came up limping after beating out a bobbled grounder, but stayed in the game.

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