9 - 25 - 10 vs. Kansas City W, 7 - 1 64 - 91
Twice this season, when facing Kansas City's Zack Greinke, the Indians have allowed an early lead to slip away.
This time, they returned the favor.
The Royals led by a 1 - 0 score as the game entered the bottom of the 3rd inning, but the Indians took care of that deficit in a hurry. Cleveland scored seven times on Greinke, who failed to even make it through the 4th.
Luis Valbuena led off the 3rd with a double, and the Tribe offense was ignited.
It was at this point that Luke Carlin introduced himself to Indians' fans.
Carlin, a catcher, was brought in from Pittsburgh, and he made an immediate impact in his first game as a starter by grounding a single back up the middle, scoring Valbuena.
An Asdrubal Cabrera single plated Carlin, and the very next batter, Shin - Soo Choo, doubled home Cabrera. Cleveland now led, 3 - 1.
In the 4th, the Tribe removed all doubt, and in so doing, they forced Greinke to make an early exit.
The rally started on back - to - back doubles from Jayson Nix and Matt LaPorta, and Valbuena's second single of the night followed on the heels of the consecutive two - baggers.
With one run in and two men on, Greinke began to self - destruct. First, he uncorked a wild pitch that chased home LaPorta, and then he surrendered three consecutive singles to Trevor Crowe, Cabrera, and Choo. Crowe and Choo picked up RBIs on their base - knocks.
Given an ample amount of offensive support, Jeanmar Gomez cruised to the victory. Gomez pitched five innings in what will be his final start of the campaign due to a fear of overworking him.
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