Indians starter Corey Kluber turned in a decent outing as he struck out eight but suffered his third loss of the season Tuesday night against the Tigers.

Kluber pitched five scorless innings before serving up a solo home run to Andy Dirks and a two-run shot to Miguel Cabrera in the sixth inning. The right-hander was charged with three runs and eight hits over 6 1/3 innings of work in a 5-1 defeat.

Kluber has struck out 12 and allowed six runs over his last 12 1/3 innings of work. He is scheduled to make his next start Sunday at Boston. He is 3-1 with a 5.40 ERA in four appearances (three starts) away from Progressive Field.