When Manny Acta filled out his lineup card before Saturday's tilt between the Indians and Royals, the Tribe's skipper probably knew his team had very little chance of winning. And even though Acta, who is a stubborn optimist, would never admit defeat, he could not ignore the fact that his club, due to a plethora of injuries, is beginning to resemble the Columbus Clippers.
After Carlos Santana delivered a sacrifice fly in the 1st, Kansas City scored 5 unanswered runs off of David Huff. Huff managed to last 6 innings, but he suffered his 3rd loss.
The Indians' offense, which featured only 3 players with more than 2 years of major league experience, sputtered against Luke Hochevar. Hochevar held the Tribe to 3 hits in 8 frames, and Greg Holland then pitched a 1-2-3 9th.
The Indians now trail the Tigers by 6.5 games in the American League Central as Detroit is nearing a playoff berth.
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| Huff labored through 6 difficult innings |
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