Indians walk their way to 5-3 win over White Sox in opener

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    Once Mike Clevinger's dominant day ended, he watched his teammates rally on TV.

    There was a leadoff walk, a fortunate error, a clutch hit and two bases-loaded walks in an eighth inning that seemed to have a little bit of everything.

    To Clevinger, it looked like 2016, when Cleveland made it to Game 7 of the World Series.

    "It wasn't all these flashy wins all the time," he said, recalling the Indians' memorable run in '16. "It was like grinding out to the eighth, ninth inning, losing a lead, coming back and that's Tribe baseball. That's how we're going to win and I like it."

    Roberto Perez drew a bases-loaded walk on four pitches from Dylan Covey in the eighth as the Indians rallied for a chilly 5-3 win in their home opener over the Chicago White Sox on Monday.

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