NEW YORK -- Corey Kluber served as a much-needed stopper for the Cleveland Indians on Saturday afternoon, when the right-hander tossed eight strong innings as the Indians came back to beat the New York Yankees 5-2 at Yankee Stadium.

The Indians (62-46) won for just the second time in four games to ensure they'd remain at least two games ahead of the Detroit Tigers in the American League Central. The Yankees (55-55) have alternated losses with wins in the last six games.

Kluber (11-8) allowed two runs -- both in the second inning -- on five hits and one walk while striking out eight and throwing 67 of 100 pitches for strikes. The efficient outing snapped a streak of five straight poor outings by Indians starters, who produced a 15.58 ERA (30 earned runs in 17 1/3 innings) following Kluber's start Sunday in which he threw seven shutout innings in an 8-0 win over the Oakland Athletics.

Left-hander Andrew Miller earned his 10th save -- and his first since the Indians acquired him from the Yankees last Sunday -- with a one-hit ninth.

The Indians looked as if they might be headed for another draining bullpen day in the second, when the Yankees strung together three hits -- including an RBI double by Gary Sanchez -- and went ahead 2-0 when Sanchez scampered home on a two-out wild pitch.

But Kluber faced the minimum 18 batters over his final six innings and the Indians crept back against Yankees left-hander CC Sabathia. Jason Kipnis homered leading off the fourth and Rajai Davis delivered an RBI single in the fifth before Mike Napoli's one-out homer in the sixth gave Cleveland the lead.

Davis helped provide insurance runs with a one-out homer in the seventh before he walked with one out in the ninth and scored on Kipnis' double.

Kipnis, Davis, Francisco Lindor and Carlos Santana all had two hits apiece for Cleveland.

Aaron Hicks and Brett Gardner had two hits for the Yankees.

Sabathia (6-9) took the loss after allowing three runs on six hits and four walks while striking out five over 5 2/3 innings.

NOTES: The Yankees recalled RHP Chasen Shreve from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and optioned RHP Johnny Barbato to the same affiliate. ... The Indians recalled LHP T.J. House from Triple-A Columbus and optioned LHP Shawn Morimando to the same affiliate. ... The matchup between Yankees LHP CC Sabathia and Indians RHP Corey Kluber marked the second time in as many days that former Cy Young Award winners have squared off. Seattle RHP Felix Hernandez, who won the 2010 AL Cy Young, earned the win Friday when he faced Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim RHP Tim Lincecum, a two-time NL Cy Young winner for the San Francisco Giants in 2008 and 2009.