 The Indians started May on a high note, winning 15 of their first 19 games of the month.This included four-game sweeps of the defending AL West champion Oakland Athletics and the Seattle Mariners, the latter of which featuring three walk-off hits.After the Seattle series, however, the Indians struggled for the rest of the month and into early June, losing 16 of their next 20, including a May 26 loss to the Boston Red Sox, in which the Indians blew a 5-2 9th inning lead and closer Chris Perez left the game with a shoulder injury.