Lindor broke an 0-for-13 slump with an infield hit in the third.
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Will the Indians win their third-straight game and hand the Royals their second consecutive loss when the two teams meet tonight at 7:10PM ET?
Lindor was in a 2-for-19 skid when he came to bat in the ninth, but delivered when it mattered.
“I was just missing off the plate a little bit”, Kennedy said.
Carlos Santana led off the Cleveland ninth with a single and made it to second on right fielder Paulo Orlando’s fielding error.
Reliever Joakim Soria allowed two runs in the bottom of the ninth on Thursday as the Royals fell to the Cleveland Indians 5-4 in the first game of a 10-game road trip.
Orlando attempted a diving catch, but the ball rolled the wall. The run scored and Lindor Made it to third. “I was thinking three all the way”. The win went to Tommy Hunter (2-1), who pitched 1 2/3 scoreless innings. 857 winning percentage. All-Star closer Wade Davis, however, was unavailable after pitching in three of the previous four games.
“Salazar threw 98 miles per hour on his 112th pitch”, Royals manager Ned Yost said incredulously. “It was one of those things where he needed a day”.
The Royals had their six-game winning streak snapped, but remain atop the AL Central Division.
Drew Butera and Cheslor Cuthbert homered for the Royals and Jarrod Dyson’s fourth-inning single broke a 3-all tie.
Carlos Carrasco (2-1) allowed three runs over five innings in his first appearance since April 24, when he strained his left hamstring covering first base.
NOTES: Prior to the game, the Indians optioned RHP Mike Clevinger to Triple-A Columbus, to make room on the roster for RHP Carlos Carrasco, who was activated off the disabled list.
“Carlos put himself in position to help that miscue by running aggressively”, Indians manager Terry Francona said. It’ll be nice to have him back. “As long as he stays healthy, he’s going to be a big, big guy for us the rest of the way”.
The Indians struck first with a run off Yordano Ventura on an RBI single by Lonnie Chisenhall in the second inning.
Royals SS Alcides Escobar has made it clear he’s rooting for the Cleveland Cavaliers to defeat the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals.
“I like him”, Escobar said.
32- the number of double plays grounded into by the Indians, most in the American League and four ahead of second place Toronto. “LeBron (James) and him”.
Royals: 3B Mike Moustakas had successful surgery on his right knee to fix a torn ACL on Thursday.
Salvador Perez has had the most success against Tomlin, going 11 for 17 with a homer and five doubles in their matchups.
CUBS 7, DODGERS 2 Kyle Hendricks was in control for eight innings and the Chicago Cubs backed him with four home runs, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-2 Thursday for their eighth victory in nine games.
Indians: OF Michael Brantley (inflammation in right shoulder) could start hitting soft toss Friday. “It’s nothing I can’t fix, so I’ll be working on that in the next couple of days”. Lindor has scored 35 times this season while batting.301/.360/.413 in his first full season in the majors. His 8.25 ERA is his worst against any team he’s faced.
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Yan Gomes and Tyler Naquin both homered off Volquez (5-5), who has only won twice in his last eight starts after opening the year with three wins.
