It is nearly impossible to be hotter than the Cleveland Indians are right now. Following Tuesday night's triumph over the Royals, the Tribe, which possesses the MLB's best record, has outscored its opponents 31-8 in the past 3 games.
Fresh off a 19-1 thumping of Kansas City on Monday, the Indians quickly demoralized the already downtrodden Royals. The 1st inning began with a bang as Michael Brantley doubled, Asdrubal Cabrera laid down a perfect sacrifice bunt, Shin-Soo Choo was hit by a pitch, and Carlos Santana walked. Travis Hafner then stepped to the plate and promptly lined his 2nd 3-run double of the series down the right field line.
K.C. inched closer in the 2nd on Matt Treanor's 2-out RBI single to center. Trailing 3-1, the Royals had some hope, but this proved to be their high-water mark of the evening.
The Tribe slowly expanded the lead by tacking on single tallies at a time. Brantley's sac fly in the 4th gave the visitors a 4-1 advantage, but the Cleveland offense was yet to fully kick into gear.
Two more runners crossed home plate in the 5th courtesy of Carlos Santana's solo homer and Travis Buck's RBI single.
After the Royals scored once in the bottom of the 6th, the Indians answered in the top of the 7th when Asdrubal Cabrera launched a solo blast to the left-center bleachers.
Kansas City plated 1 more in the 9th, but it was far too little and far too late. Neither starter was very sharp, but, in the end, Carlos Carrasco (5 1/3 IP, 2 ER) earned the win while Sean O'Sullivan (5 IP, 6 ER) took the loss.
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