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CLEVELAND-- The ALDS between the Cleveland Indians and New York Yankees officially kicked off on Thursday night at Progre sive Field. The Indians took a 1-0 series lead over the Yankees with a 4-0 win. Trevor Bauer earned the win for Cleveland, his first career Postseason victory after going 0-2 in Chicago Cubs Hats 2016. Cleveland and New York are back in action tomorrow at 5:08 p.m. for Game 2, but before then, here are our three takeaways from the first contest.1. Bauer Power If you came into Thursday doubting Terry Francona's decision to have Trevor Bauer pitch Game 1 instead of ace Corey Kluber, you may want to heed that Trust in Tito mantra for the rest of the Postseason. Bauer pitched about as well as the team could have asked him to in Game 1, giving up just two hits and one walk while striking out eight in six and two-thirds innings of work. The Yankee batters went just 2-for-22 against Bauer, the lone hits coming from Aaron Hicks in the sixth inning and Starlin Castro in the seventh. "I think the staff did a tremendous job coming up with a game plan," Bauer said after the win. "Roberto called a heck of a game. I executed well, got away with some pitches. So, I had some fortune on my side tonight." "I thought he pitched his heart out," Francona said. "I thought, when the moment arose, he attacked it. He embraced everything that was thrown at him tonight. His poise was tremendous. I mean, all the way around, he attacked the strike zone with all his pitches. He pitched in enough to get those big strong guys from getting extended, and he had a great breaking ball." Coming into Game 1, Bauer said he was going to continue to do what he's done all season, attack the zone. He definitely stayed true to his word: His efficiency will likely prove to be invaluable Chicago Cubs Custom Jersey later on in the series, as Francona did not have to over-tax his bullpen in the first game. Bauer's five and one-third innings long no-hitter also gives him the longest no-hit bid in Cleveland Postseason history, but Bauer said the no-hit bid did not register while he was on the mound. "The mindset was to go out there like a closer in the first inning and put up a scorele s inning at all costs," he said. "And then if I was still in the game, do it again in the second inning and the third and on until I was taken out of the game. So no-hitter, ten hitter, or whatever, that was the mindset. I never really strayed from that." Bauer can be as nonchalant as he wants, but if you were wondering, the previous record of four innings was set by Bob Kris Bryant Jersey Feller in Game 1 of the 1948 World Series.Scroll to Continue2. Bruce Almighty It should be noted that when it came to the acquisition of Jay Bruce from the New York Mets this summer, the Indians and the Yankees were the last teams standing. The Indians, however, were willing to spend more money to get him. That decision came back to bite New York in Game 1, as Bruce e sentially broke the game open. In the second inning, he recorded a lead-off double, and then scored the first run of the game three at-bats later when Roberto Perez hit into a double play. In the fourth inning, Bruce had the biggest offensive play of the night as he rocked a 93 mph fastball over the right field wall to drive in two more runs and give the Indians a 3-0 lead. While Bruce's performance at the plate was definitely a game-changer, he recognized after the win that he is just one guy out of 25. "I think that's kind of the beauty of it all is tonight it was me, tomorrow it could be any of those other 24 guys on the roster right now," Bruce said of his performance. "I think that that speaks to the depth and the quality of our Greg Maddux Jersey lineup, of our team." If there was any doubt how much value Bruce added to this team, it really can't be overstated. He truly is almighty.3. Bullpen support While Trevor Bauer's performance was stellar, the bullpen did their job Mark Grace Jersey as well. Andrew Miller was back to postseason form, working one shutout inning and holding New York scorele s and hitle s with two walks and three strikeouts. In 17 career Postseason appearances, Miller has a 0.94 ERA, and has held opposing teams scorele s in 15 of those games. Cody Allen ended the game with one and one-third innings of work, giving up one hit and striking out three. The pitching staff as a whole held the Yankees to just three total hits, tying the club's second-fewest hits allowed in the Postseason ever. They also recorded 14 total strikeouts, tying for the third-highest total number of Ks in franchise playoff history. And if you think the pitching was great in Game 1, remember that Game 2 is a Kluber day.