CLEVELAND -- On a day when Indians fans were celebrating the news that their All-Star shortstop, Francisco Lindor, was activated off the injured list, his backup ended up stealing the spotlight in the first game of Saturday¡¯s doubleheader.

Entering the day hitting. 077, Max Moroff boosted his average 61 points, going 2-for-3 with a home run, a walk and two RBIs that helped lift the Indians to an 8-4 victory over the Braves in Game 1 at Progressive Field. The big blast came in the bottom of the fourth, when the 25-year-old launched his first homer of the season -- and seventh of his career -- that tied that game at 2.

¡°He¡¯s another guy that hadn¡¯t come up with a lot to show for anything yet,¡± Indians manager Terry Francona said. ¡°But had a couple big ones today.¡±

The rest of the offense followed Moroff¡¯s lead in the next inning, during which the Indians sent 11 batters to the plate. A Greg Allen double -- his second hit of the season -- broke the tie before Tyler Naquin, Moroff, Leonys Martin and Jason Kipnis each knocked run-scoring singles. The six-spot put up by the Tribe in the fifth was the most runs the team has scored in a single frame this season.

¡°I thought we ran the bases, went first to third, kept the line moving and that¡¯s a good way to play,¡± Francona said. ¡°We were aggressive on the bases, we did some good things. We didn¡¯t chase out of the zone and we had some really good at-bats.¡±

The run support gave the Indians' pitching staff plenty of breathing room. Corey Kluber?got off to a slow start in the first inning, walking two batters and giving up an RBI single to Nick Markakis, but the right-hander looked strong as he settled in for the next five frames, retiring 11 straight batters at one point.

¡°At times, it was good,¡± Kluber said of his mechanics that he¡¯s been tweaking throughout the start of the season. ¡°I mean, I think there were still instances where I could feel that it maybe slipped out a little bit, but the difference is that I was able to kind of reel things in and get back on track to where I wanted to be. I think that¡¯s going to be the key.¡±

After giving up just two homers through his first four starts, Kluber matched that total in the seventh, allowing Brian McCann and Matt Joyce to hit back-to-back shots to start the inning. The right-hander's afternoon ended after the seventh, having allowed four runs on five hits with two walks, eight strikeouts and one hit batter.

¡°He fell behind, and he kind of pitched to the scoreboard, and they took advantage and hit the two solos,¡± Francona said. ¡°But I thought that was way closer to the Klubes that we¡¯ve seen, and [it's] really encouraging moving forward.¡±