The Royals will counter with Jeremy Guthrie (7-6, 5.35 ERA). Kansas City SS Alcides Escobar later lost a popup in the sun, which was scored as a single by Gomes.
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“That comment had nothing with Tito, ” Kipnis said.
The Royals have won four in a row, while the Indians have lost six in a row.
Kansas City faces a Cleveland team that is paced by second baseman Jason Kipnis, who is second in the AL in hits (122), third in batting average (.321) and fourth in on-base percentage (.397).
Royals 3B Mike Moustakas was charged with an error for committing defensive interference during a rundown. Brantley got even with his home run, which he admired from the batter’s box before slowly trotting around the bases. The hit by Kipnis drove in Bourn with Cleveland’s fourth run.
And Tuesday night, with the addition of Zobrist and Cueto joining the Royals’ dugout for the first time, it was Hosmer who lifted the Royals to their 61st victory of the season with a ninth-inning solo shot on a 3-2 count with two outs. “They pitch. They hit”. The right-hander is 8-2 in his last 14 starts and 19-6 since June 20 of last season. When the game starts we play, we give everything we’ve got.
Given Cleveland’s recent woes with Kluber toeing the rubber, Kansas City could be a nice value play for bettors today when the two teams square off at 12:10PM ET. Guthrie has not worked out of the bullpen since his disastrous tenure in Colorado in 2012. Im going to hit balls in the gap and eventually Im going to run into a couple.
The Indians will try to end the streak Wednesday afternoon when they close out their series with the Royals.
Because standing out near I-70 was a 19-year-old Royals fan who took over one of the most hard jobs in baseball in 2006. When they took a 1-0 lead on Kansas City in the first inning Wednesday, it was the first time the Indians had a lead in the seven games of the homestand. He has two no-decisions this season against the Indians, who drafted him in the first round in 2002.
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on.
The Indians went right back at it in the second inning. It was his first time he’s stolen three bases in a game since August 3, 2013 against the Marlins.
Another superb complete game gem from Corey Kluber set things up perfectly for the Tribe, and for once he actually received some run support. His team would devise a more constructive response an inning later. Casali added a towering two-run homer, his fifth of the season, off Bruce Rondon in the eighth.
It is unclear if excellence from Guthrie (7-7, 5.65 ERA) would have been enough.
The Indians shipped veteran outfielder David Murphy to the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for minor league shortstop Eric Statmets. Right-hander Greg Holland pitched the ninth go pick up his 22nd save.
Cain got the rally started with a single to right field, and Hosmer followed with a base hit of his own to right field.
However, just in case there were any remaining doubts about the Indians’ level of competitiveness in 2015, it would seem the Chicago White Sox have removed them.
Rookie Adonis Garcia homered for the Braves, who have dropped 11 of 15.
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The Indians, meanwhile, are bottoming out.
