Cleveland Indians: Tribe Blows Three - Run Lead and Chance at Sweep

5 - 13 - 10     at Kansas City     L, 6 - 4     13 - 19

     When a team has a three - run advantage against Zack Greinke, like the Indians did in their series finale at Kauffman stadium, they can't afford to lose the game.  That, however, is exactly what the Tribe did as they let the reigning A.L. Cy Young Award winner off the hook.  The win, surprisingly, was the first of the season for Greinke.
     Cleveland grabbed that three - run lead in the third inning.  Asdrubal Cabrera led off with a single, and then with two outs, four straight Indians reached base.  First, Travis Hafner singled, then Austin Kearns hit a bloop RBI single to right - center field, next, Jhonny Peralta grounded a run - scoring base - hit back up the middle, and, finally, Matt LaPorta smoked  RBI double off the wall in left.
     Albert Callaspo's three - run homer down the line in left in the fourth off of eventual losing pitcher, David Huff, was the spark the Royals needed to jump - start their slumping offense.  K.C. would go on to add two more tallies in the fifth, and one more in the sixth to blow the contest wide open.
     A Cabrera RBI single in the eighth made things a little interesting, but Greinke and the bullpen held on to preserve the victory.
     The loss snapped a three - game winning streak for the Indians, and Kansas City's win was their first after seven consecutive defeats.