When healthy, Grady Sizemore is definitely the Cleveland Indians' best player. However, that fact was not so clear on Monday night as the Tribe scored 19 runs a few hours after placing Sizemore on the 15-day disabled list due to a sore knee.
The Indians tallied at least once in 5 of the 1st 6 innings, but it was a 10-run 4th that turned this game into a complete joke. In that 4th frame, Asdrubal Cabrera blooped a RBI single into short left field, Travis Hafner hit a 3-run double past a stumbling Melky Cabrera in center, Orlando Cabrera lashed a RBI single to right, Matt LaPorta laced a 2-run double down the left field line, and Michael Brantley blasted a 3-run homer into the Kansas City bullpen.
By the end of the game, the Cleveland offense had combined to produce some staggering statistics. As a team, the Indians banged out 20 hits and drew 8 walks for an incredible average of more than 3 base runners per inning.
The Tribe's top offensive contributors were LaPorta (4 hits, 4 RBI), Orlando Cabrera (3 hits, 3 RBI), and Sizemore's Triple-A replacement, Travis Buck (3 hits, 3 runs, 1 RBI).
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| A familiar sight on Monday evening |
While the Cleveland hitters were enjoying glorified batting practice, Josh Tomlin was quietly putting together another solid outing. Tomlin tossed 6 frames of 1-run ball, and he improved his season record to 5-1.
The Royals' pitching, on the other hand, was not nearly as good. Kyle Davies started the contest, but he departed in the 1st because of a sore shoulder. 6 relief pitchers were used to hurl the remaining 8 2/3 innings, including Vin Mazzaro who made the wrong kind of history. Mazzaro yielded 14 runs, which was the most surrendered by a reliever since 1944, and it also represented the most runs allowed by a pitcher in less than 3 innings during the live-ball era (1900-present).
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