During the early stages of this 2011 season, the Indians have developed a habit of removing all doubt very quickly in games played at Progressive Field. On Wednesday night, the Tribe scored 5 times in the 1st inning en route to its 9th consecutive home victory.
The 5-run 1st began quietly as Grady Sizemore grounded out to 1st base. After that, though, it was all Indians. Asdrubal Cabrera, Shin-Soo Choo, and Shelley Duncan hit 3 consecutive singles to load the bases for the dangerous Travis Hafner. Hafner fisted a RBI base-hit into shallow left field, and Royals starter Jeff Francis was in a heap of trouble. Francis's situation worsened when the next batter, Orlando Cabrera, lined a 3-run double up the left-center alley. Jack Hannahan's RBI single concluded the uprising.
Kansas City never truly threatened the Indians following the 1st inning, but Jeff Francoeur and Mike Aviles did hit solo home runs in the 2nd. However, Josh Tomlin settled down and pitched 6 strong frames to earn his 4th W.
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Lou Marson's sacrifice fly and a passed ball provided Cleveland with a pair of meaningless insurance runs in the 3rd and 6th, respectively.
Due to the fact that the Indians were the only American League Central team to win on this night, the Tribe's division lead increased to 3.5 games over both the Royals and Tigers. Meanwhile, the Twins and White Sox continued to fall further and further behind.
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