Player of the Game

Jason Kipnis took his second in award in a row, this time with a 3-4 effort with a home run and a triple. Kipnis also knocked in two and scored twice, leading the Indians to victory yet again.

Feathers Up

Prior to today's game the Indians had scored 46 runs in their past 5 games after scoring just 12 in the five games before that. The biggest change over that time has been the success of the hitters at the very top and the very bottom of the order with Jason Kipnis, Asdrubal Cabrera, Ryan Raburn and Drew Stubbs especially amping up production. The Tribe kept it going today with six more runs to add on to the tally.

The Indians hit two home runs on 3-1 counts in the first inning with both Jason Kipnis and Nick Swisher going deep. The last was the Indians 39 home run of the season (in 27 games) moving the Tribe into first place in the AL in team home runs. The second place Yankees have played 29 games.

In the fourth inning, Scott Kazmir struck out the side with just 11 pitches, only two more than the minimum. While he wasn't quite as efficient in his other innings, he did strike out 7 in the game, giving up just five hits and a walk. Kazmir ended up earning the win as well, his first since 2010.

Feathers Down

Vinnie Pestano is day to day with a sore elbow, offering an explanation for the use of the bullpen in last night's game. It also bumped back the bullpen today, pushing Bryan Shaw into the 7th inning role and Joe Smith into the 8th.

Chris Perez had another save opportunity stolen from him today. This time, Ezequiel Carrera knocked in Drew Stubbs in the 8th inning to give the Indians a four run lead, keeping Perez at three saves on the year.

Final Score: Cleveland Indians 7 - Minnesota Twins 3

Roster Update: Trevor Bauer was sent down immediately after his start on Wednesday, just like he was the first time as the Indians are trying to limit his number of days on the Major League roster so they will have him under team control longer. In his place, Ezequiel Carrera was claimed off waivers from the Phillies who were just in town. He will give the Indians more outfield depth with Michael Bourn on the DL and Nick Swisher day-to-day.

Player of the Game

Jason Kipnis won his second Player of the Game of the season with his highest score of the year (6.06). Kipnis singled and tripled to knock in four runs. His single was a suicide squeeze that scored a run, while his fielder's choice in the eighth tied the game. Mark Reynolds (2 run HR) and Drew Stubbs (4-5 with game winning single) also had games of note.

Feathers Up

The bottom of the Tribe line-up set the table for the Indians first two runs as Yan Gomes and Drew Stubbs each singled. Jason Kipnis followed with his first triple of the season on a strong hit to deep center field. Kipnis' sixth RBI on the season tied the game at two for the Indians. Gomes, Mike Aviles and Stubbs combined to score five runs with both Stubbs and Aviles reaching base four times each.

The Indians showed some comeback ability again tonight, coming back to tie the game in the third, take the lead in the fifth and tie it again in the eighth. The Indians won the game in the 10th with a walk off single (would be double) by Stubbs.

Hit Streak Updates: Santana: 7, Brantley: 5, Santana: 5. Two streaks of note ended tonight including Asdrubal Cabrera's 10 game streak and Ryan Raburn's 5 gamer.

With the win, the Indians move a half game ahead of the Twins in the central division standings and get back to .500 for the first time April 13th.

Feathers Down

Usually when a pitcher has control problems, it means he can't throw strikes, but today Justin Masterson had issues throwing strikes in the wrong places. In the first Masterson gave up four hits (two for extra bases) all of which came off bad fast balls that had too much of the plate. Luckily for Masterson, the hits only added up to two Twins runs thanks to a first inning double play.

With a left-hander up to bat in the 7th inning, Terry Francona brought in Cody Allen instead of the left handed match-up man (Rich Hill) or the 7th inning set up man (Joe Smith). Allen gave up a two run home run to give up the lead. The move was strange considering the other available pitchers (especially with an off day yesterday). Allen is a great reliever for his age, but he shouldn't have been placed in that position.

The severity of Nick Swisher's injury may have been understated as, rather than put Swisher at first for an inning, the Indians decided to forgo the use of the DH for the second time this year. This time, Francona pulled Yan Gomes for Jason Giambi and needed to take Mary Reynolds out of the DH spot to play first.

Final Score: Cleveland Indians 7 - Minnesota Twins 6

There were a few technical difficulties while recording this one, so be aware that it may sound a little odd in places. Still definitely worth a listen. The boys talk about upcoming roster moves, the Ubaldo Jimenez trade, predicting series outcomes and the current state of the Indians farm system. 

Anyway, here is the episode recorded on April 30th. Enjoy!

When Nick Swisher originally signed with the Indians this winter, it was as the starting right fielder. Shin-Soo Choo had already been traded and Mark Reynolds had been signed to be the first baseman. There was still a huge hole at DH however, that was taken care of when the Michael Bourn signing moved everyone over a spot (Drew Stubbs to right, Swisher to first, Reynolds to DH). This helped the Indians defense get better at three different positions (CF, RF and 1B) and bolstered the offense as well.

Back in the present, Swisher played each of the first 10 games at either first or DH (with Reynolds on first), but the addition of Jason Giambi to the roster forced a little moving around and Swisher played what was supposed to be a rare start in right field on April 14th. In that game Bourn sliced open his finger, knocking him out for at least two weeks and bringing the Indians lineup to look like the one originally described.

Since then, Swisher has played four games at first, five in right and DH'd three times. This is similar to what was originally expected of him and he has played well enough on defense so everyone should be happy. Except, the increased distance that needs to be thrown from right field compared to first base has caused Swisher some troubles and he has now missed two games in a row due to soreness in his left shoulder. The player the Indians signed to start in right field, possibly for the next four seasons, couldn't even play six games there before hurting himself to the point he needed to miss games.

Chances are, Bourn will be back within the week and Swisher won't be needed to play regularly in the outfield, and that one or two starts out there won't kill him, but it does pose a problem for the Indians. The Indians haven't carried a fourth outfielder to this point in 2013, because of Swisher and Ryan Raburn's versatility, but if Swisher is unable to play right field in a pinch, they will need to bring in someone new. Ezequiel Carrera is now playing in Philadelphia, while Tim Fedroff remains an internal option. While this may be a decent emergency solution, it will ruin the Indians interleague strategy that would feature Reynolds at first with Swisher in right while the DH role is not available.

Don't expect to see much more of Swisher in the outfield this season and even less in the years to come. The Indians simply can't afford to injur their $48 million dollar man, so they will do whatever they need to to keep him out of harms way and if that means keeping him in the infield, that is where he will stay. The scariest part of the whole thing? Now when the Indians need to bolster their lineup, they will be replacing Lonnie Chisenhall at third base with Mark Reynolds instead of replacing Stubbs in right. This means even more of one of the leagues worst defensive third basemen playing third on a much more regular basis. Justin Masterson should be very afraid.

Swisher where he is most comfortable.

5/2 Update: The Indians have decided to bring up the extra outfielder already, announcing today that Ezequiel Carrera was claimed off waivers from the Phillies and will be added to the 25 man roster on Friday. This move further goes to show that Swisher will not be playing in the outfield much more this year.

Things haven't been quite as expected so far this year and multiple players have moved at least ten places from the preseason Power Rankings. In general, comparing this ranking to the preseason predictions we see that the bullpen as a unit has been fantastic as well as two (or three) starting pitchers, while the majority of the offense has fallen behind. The "Above," "Even" and "Below" remarks reference how the individual player has performed during the current month compared to their preseason expectations. This is why Jason Giambi batting is rated at "Even" while Jason Kipnis is rated "Below."  The rankings themselves show each players importance to the team to this point. The +/- number given after the rating tells the difference between the players current rank and their preseason position.

1. Carlos Santana Above (+1)

If you picked one player to lead the league in batting average before the season started, you may have picked Brantley or Bourne or even Kipnis, but the fact is, Carlos Santana leads all of Major League Baseball in batting average at .389. Everyone knew that Santana was going to be an integral part of the middle of this Indians lineup, but with the top of the lineup struggling, Santana has been the shining star.

2. Justin Masterson Above (+2)

Masterson started the season amazing, holding an ERA of under 2.00 until his final start of the month. The Indians took advantage of off-days and rain outs to use their ace as often as possible with him making six starts in April. He started 3-0 with a 0.41 ERA in his first three games, before falling back towards the norm and ending the month with a 3.12 ERA. He still remains the teams ace and the number one pitcher the Indians want on the mound in any situation as he always give the Indians a chance to win.

3. Mark Reynolds Above (+4)

With Bourne and Myers hurt and Swisher flailing, Reynolds has been by far the Indians best offseason pick-up. His 8 home runs are tied for third in the AL and easily lead the Indians. He also leads his team with 22 RBI and 17 runs scored. Even his negatives haven't been as bad as advertised to this point as he hasn't struck out too much and is batting a very respectable .301. Even defensively he has been impressive, especially since he was supposed to be the DH, but has been thrown into the first baseman's role following the Bourne injury.

4. Zach McAllister Above (+10)

McAllister has been the Indians second best starting pitcher, making him the second most important pitcher overall. He has thrown 30 innings this year and allowed just just 11 earned runs, the least of any starter. He gives the Indians a very fair chance to win every time out, which is all a team can ask from their fourth starter.

5. Nick Swisher Even (-2)

Swisher has yet to earn his big paycheck, but still has the majority of four seasons to do so. The fact is that Swisher was vastly overrated coming into the season after signing his large contract and is actually playing at the level he should be expected to. He has only knocked in 9 runs, but this is largely because of the inefficiencies of the players batting ahead of him. Instead, Swisher has been getting on base a lot (leading the team with 15 walks) in front of Reynolds and Santana, leading him to score more often than may have been expected.

6. Corey Kluber Above (New)

Kluber has done something this month that Brett Myers, Scott Kazmir, Carlos Carrasco and Trevor Bauer have been unable to do this season, which is make a quality start. After pitching the final four innings in relief in Kazmir's second start, Kluber started a game of his own and was magnificent. In three appearances he has thrown 12 innings and struck out 11, allowing just three runs. He seems to be the odd man out with Bauer scheduled to rejoin the rotation, but he is definitely not the worst pitcher on the team.

7. Joe Smith Above (+8)

Smith has to be considered the top reliever to this point as he is the only Indians pitcher yet to give up a run. He has only pitched 8 innings, mostly because of his role as the early right handed match-up man in close games. When the Indians have had close games, they have been able to go straight to Pestano and Perez and they don't like to use Smith in blowouts. He has struck out 9 batters and allowed a BAA of just .154 in his limited use.

8. Bryan Shaw Above (+12)

Shaw has probably been the top reliever in the Indians pen, giving up just a single run in more than ten innings with 13 strike outs. As a new member, the Indians didn't know what to expect from Shaw, but he has proven to be one of their greatest assets. He should now be trusted in any situation he is needed in. 

9. Chris Perez Even (+1)

The Indians closer has mostly been held back by a lack of opportunities. He has pitched in 8 games, but only had four chances at saves, one of which he blew. His ERA (1.13) and BAA  (.179) are more than respectable and his one blown save was a one run affair that the Indians ended up winning in extra innings.

10. Cody Allen Above (+6)

Allen has been used in a very different role so far this year, mostly as a long reliever in already decided games rather than as a match-up man. He has been fantastic in this role, and has currently pitched more innings (11) and struck out more batters (15) than any other pure reliever. He has allowed three runs, which leads to a higher ERA (2.38) than most of the bullpen, but chances are the others will come up to meet him at some point.

11. Vinnie Pestano Even (-2)

Pestano has been the Indians top reliever for the past two seasons, so it is surprising to see him this low on the rankings, but the bullpen as a whole has been an incredibly efficient unit and each of the players from 6 through 11 could be in just about any order.

12. Michael Brantley Below (-6)

Brantley was originially slated to bat later in the lineup, after the group of power hitters of Reynolds, Swisher and Santana. In this position he struggled, batting .282 in 11 games with just a single extra basee hit. When Michael Bourn went down, Brantley was moved into the lead-off spot and in the 11 games since he has batted .298 with five extra base hits. Even more impressive, he has knocked in seven runs from the lead-off spot when he only knocked in two from a more RBI friendly position.

13. Mike Aviles Even (+6)

Aviles has been exactly as advertised. He has been very versatile, playing three different infield positions and producing offensively despite not playing regularly. He was especially impressive at short stop while Cabrera missed a few days after falling on his wrist.

14. Nick Hagadone Even (New)

Hagadone was originally slated to be the teams left handed match-up man, but a good Spring by Hill moved him to more of a general role and Kazmir's injury forced him to start the year in Columbus. Since his return, Hagadone has been excellent, facing both righties and lefties, although he has been better against the left handers. He has yet to give up a hit against a left handed batter, although he has walked three.

15. Lonnie Chisenhall Below (-4)

Lonnie is playing his first full season in Cleveland and has been seeing some struggles that he probably should have been allowed to play through two years ago. He has had some positives this season especially on defense, where he has been better than thought in the minors and with his power stroke as he has hit three home runs already this year, placing him third on the Indians in home runs.

16. Drew Stubbs Below (-3)

Stubbs came to the Indians as a lead-off hitter and a centerfielder and was immediately turned into a number nine hitter and a right fielder. Defensively, he took to the change superbly, but offensively he leaves more to be desired. He currently leads the team in strike outs (not a big surprise), but has shown little of the power that comes with it. He has just four extra base hits, compared to Bourn who had seven in less than half as many games. As a bottom of the lineup hitter, there is no real pressure on Stubbs to perform and he will still be an asset to the team as a light hitting valuable defensive player, but with as weak as the Indians lineup has been, they can use help from anyone.

17. Rich Hill Even (+5)

As the second left handed reliever on the team, Hill hasn't thrown very many innings, being used as a one hitter pitcher most of the time. Hill has thrown just 4.2 innings in seven appearances. Hill has done his job as well as could be asked and having a second left hander in the bullpen has made Terry Francona's job easier on multiple occasions.

18. Asdrubal Cabrera Below (-10)

Cabrera has been firing up a little of late, but still has not played up to expectations for this month. In fact, combined with the failures of the next player listed as well, he can be blamed as the number one reason that the Indians have had trouble scoring. Their struggles and Terry Francona's insistance to keep them at the top of the lineup have made it very difficult for the sluggers batting behind them to knock in runs.

19. Jason Kipnis Below (-18)

Kipnis has been, by far, the most disappointing player on the Indians to this point. While his defense has maintained, he has struggled on offense and has been in a very important place in the top of the lineup. Despite batting either second or third in every game this year, he only has scored three times, a product of his .260 OBP. If this continues, the Indians will need to drop him in the lineup, possibly after the return of Bourn.

20. Yan Gomes Even (New)

Gomes has only played a few games for the Tribe this year, filling in whenever Lou Marson gets an owie. Despite playing in just 7 games, he already has hit two home runs and two triples. He also called one of Jimenez's best games this year, showing he can work with even the most difficult pitcher.

21. Ryan Raburn Even (+2)

Much like many other players on the roster, Raburn was thrown into a much increased role with the team after the Bourn injury. Raburn has been the default right fielder when Swisher has stayed at first base. The increase in playing time may have benefited Raburn in recent days as he just had his best game of the month, hitting two home runs and knocking in four of his 8 RBI in one game against the Royals (and 7 of the 8 in the Indians past two games). It seems to be between Raburn and Giambi as far as who will be released when Bourn comes back and Raburn's versatility and recent power streak could make the difference.

22. Matt Albers Below (0)

Albers missed considerable time due to a family emergency and his six games pitched are the least of any reliever. He is also the worst as far as ERA goes, allowing more than four runs per nine innings. He has pitched better in the past, and may return to form with a return to regular appearances out of the bullpen. Even going into the season he was considered the weakest link in the bullpen and remains to be the first man out if the Indians decide to bring up the next Cody Allen (aka Preston Guilmet).

23. Jason Giambi Even (New)

Giambi has done exactly what everyone expected this year. He has pinch hit some and played DH with Bourn out. During that time he has hit two mammoth home runs and popped out 11 times in 28 at bats (he has also struck out six times). He is a perfect pinch hitter as he is capable of hitting a home run at any second and will probably stay around until the Indians want to bring up one of their young sluggers, like Mike McDade or Jesus Aguilar.

24. Scott Kazmir Below (New)

Kazmir was initially supposed to be the Indians fifth starter, but ended up hitting the DL before he made his first start. Since returning, he has made two starts, thrown just over 8 innings and allowed 8 runs. This is easily explained by his 13 hits allowed (and three home runs) more than any other pitcher with less than 20 innings pitched. With Myers on the DL and Jimenez struggling, Kazmir is likely to remain in the rotation until he figures things out.

25.Ubaldo Jimenez Below (-8)

Only misguided optimism allowed me to originally rank Jimenez above the level where he is currently residing as the absolute worst player on the Cleveland Indians. This doesn't cope well with the fact that he remains the Indians number two starter. His last start to end the month was great, but last season he had similar starts surrounded by awful outings.

No Longer With Us
15 Day DL

Michael Bourn Above
Brett Myers Below
Lou Marson Below

AAA Columbus

Carlos Carrasco Below
Omir Santos Even
Trevor Bauer Below
Cord Phelps Even
Fernando Nieve DNP
Scott Barnes Below

Carlos Santana:  Top Player on the Indians and in the AL.

Player of the Game

The little Tiger that could has hit two home runs in each of the past two nights, giving him his second straight Player of the Game award. Ryan Raburn's first shot was a two run home run (the most popular variety on the night) while his second was a solo shot. Added together he has gone 7-8 with four home runs, 7 RBI and five runs scored. A fairly decent haul for a utility infielder playing right field.

Feathers Up

The Indians top two hitters took care of the Phillies top pitcher early as both Carlos Santana and Mark Reynolds each hit two out, two run home runs. Jasons Kipnis and Giambi were nice enough to get on base before the two sluggers.

The two run home run frenzy continued throughout the game and against other pitchers as well. By the end of the game, Michael Brantley, Lonnie Chisenhall and Ryan Raburn in addition to those already mentioned each hit 2 run jacks.

If the two run home runs weren't enough for you (or Zach McAllister) Ryan Raburn and Drew Stubbs each hit solo shots in the seventh inning, giving them seven home runs on the night.

Roy Halladay is just the third former Cy Young award winner to be destroyed by the 2013 Indians offense. After beating each of last year's award winners in the first week of the season, they took out a two time winner. They did lose a game earlier this season to Jake Peavy, making them 3-1 on the year against former Cy Young winners.

Jason Giambi earned a couple hustle points for head first sliding into first to be safe on an infield single in the 8th inning of a 12 run game. For those who don't know, hustle points will decide which player is sent down when Michael Bourn returns.

Feathers Down

Roy Halladay was taken out of the game in the fourth inning. The Indians had already scored 8 runs off him and would have prefered he stayed around a few innings more.

Final Score: Cleveland Indians 14 - Philadelphia Phillies 2

Philadelphia Phillies (12-14) at Cleveland Indians (10-13) 
Series 9, Games 24 and 25
Progressive Field, Cleveland: 1.061, Hitters park

Series Overview
Heading into this season, the Phillies are caught in an in-between state and like the Indians, should rebuild in my opinion. No matter what happened last year, the presence of Hamels, Halladay and Lee makes them a dangerous team. After all, we all know that pitching wins. Much like the Yankees, these are not the typical Phillies that we grew up with. Although most of their star players are still on the 25 man roster, they are older and more prone to injury. Halladay is 35. Lee is 34. Ryan Howard is 33 and had a terrible 2012 season. Jimmy Rollins is 34. Chase Utley is 34, and hasn't played more than 115 games in the last three seasons. Carlos Ruiz is 34. Even new third baseman Michael Young is anything but for a professional athlete, at 36.  None of their offensive players are elite at his position anymore, but the trio of aces should keep them in the race this season.

Tuesday, April 30, 7:05 EDT (STO)
Zach McAllister (1-3, 3.52 ERA)  vs. Roy Halladay (2-2, 5.08 ERA)

Halladay, in his last outing, held the Pirates to just one run on one hit while striking out eight over six innings. According to ESPN Stats and Info, Halladay fell behind most of the batters he faced (only 57 of 95 pitches for strikes), but battled to force the Bucs to either strike out or make bad contact. Despite the strong outing, he did not get the win because the Phillies bullpen and defense blew the lead. After a rough start to the season, Halladay has started to pitch like his normal self. He has put up a 1.71 ERA with a 16:5 K:BB ration over his last three starts. Jason Giambi should DH in this game, as he has enjoyed wonderful success against Halladay; he is hitting .306/.375/.486 with four homeruns in 72 at-bats against the former CY Young award winner.

Player of the Game

In a solid Indians win, two player who are not usually brought up in the Player of the Game discussion took the contest to the wire. Starting pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez had his best start of the year, lasting 7+ innings and allowing just three hits, but he was bested by utility man Ryan Raburn, who was playing right field in tonight's contest. Raburn went 4-4 with two singles and more importantly two home runs, for a total of 4 RBI. Jimenez finished the game with a POG score of 8.18 while Raburn edged hit with a 9.67.

Feathers Up

Asdrubal Cabrera continued his small hot streak tonight, knocking in a run in the third inning with a single that extended his hitting streak to 8 games, the longest streak on the Indians so far this year.

The Indians were able to come up with some clutch hits for the second day in a row. In addition to the Cabrera single already mentioned, Asdrubal had an RBI double in the 5th, which was follow by an RBI single from Mark Reynolds and an RBI double by Carlos Santana, each with two outs. Ryan Raburn put and end to the Royals misery with a three run home run to end the scoring in the fifth.

After three straight disappointing starts, Ubaldo Jimenez threw seven strong innings against the Royals, pitching a one hit shut-out. Even the one hit he allowed was an infield single that Asdrubal Cabrera could have possibly gotten an out on. His success stemmed first from his ability to keep runners off the bases, but even when he did allow his three base runners, he was able to keep his composure and not allow further hits from the stretch. He did allow two hits without retiring a batter in the 8th inning, but this came with a 9 run lead and after he had thrown 100 pitches.

Ubaldo Jimenez has a way of making you eat your words if you say anything positive about him, so I will simply state that his start tonight made his season stats look slightly better. He now holds an ERA of 7.77 and a WHIP of 1.32 through 22 innings.

There may be no stat for what he did tonight, but Nick Hagadone deserves credit for coming in in the 8th inning with two runners on and no outs and preserving the shut out. The Indians lefty struck out two and forced a weak infield ground out for the other out.

Feathers Down

The Royals didn't let Carlos Santana get another walking steal after last night's debacle. Tonight, Santana tried to get a jump as part of a hit and run, but Ryan Raburn swung through the pitch and Santana was out by a distance. Of course, according to the rules of baseball, Raburn hit a single on the next pitch.

Final Score: Cleveland Indians 9 - Kansas City Royals 0

Player of the Game

Mike Aviles set a new career high with 5 RBI and generally lead the offense in their best game since scoring 19 against Houston more than a week ago (4/20). The RBI came mostly from a three run home run, but also during a fielder's choice in the first and a sacrifice fly in the seventh. The award is Aviles' third of the season, each at a different position. With his early season success and the struggles of Jason Kipnis, you may see more of Aviles at second until Kipnis gets back on his feet.

Feathers Up

The Indians had no problem scoring runs early in the night game, making one wonder what has been going on during the past two games. In the fourth inning the Indians had a runner on third with no outs and he actually scored (on a Drew Stubbs sacrifice fly) instead of ending the inning there. They even hit a home run the inning before. These are strange happenings for a team that was unable to score just this afternoon against Jeremie Guthrie. The six runs in four innings match the total runs scored by the Indians in their last four games combined, just showing another example of the Indians spotty offense.

The Indians scored a very unconventional run in the seventh inning on a Ryan Raburn strike out. With runners at the corners, Raburn check swung on a full count pitch. Carlos Santana headed to second, thinking it was a walk and dodged the tag after George Kottaras threw to second to catch him stealing. The return throw from first during the run down blew by the short stop and Mark Reynolds was able to score from third as Santana was safe at second. Santana was credited with a (walking) steal and Chris Getz earned the error for the wild throw.

In general, Corey Kluber looked fantastic tonight, and like Justin Masterson in the early game, made it very easy for the Indians to get through the double header with limited damage to the pitching staff. Most importantly for Kluber, he didn't walk anybody, while his six strike outs should be considered a bonus. His season numbers look just as impressive as he has allowed just three runs in 12 innings while striking out 11.

Yan Gomes hit another triple tonight, his second in as many games, giving him three extra base hits in seven games. For some reason Indians management has stated that Gomes needs to play every day in the minors rather than a few times a week for the Indians, but he is only one year younger than Marson who has been the Indians reserve catcher for four dismal years. The newest Marson injury is great news for the Indians as it means they will actually have a productive reserve catcher for at least two more weeks. It may be even longer if Indians management wakes up at some point.

Feathers Down

Corey Kluber was playing with fire early on, giving up six hits in the first four innings including three doubles. It finally caught up to him in the fourth when he gave up a two run, two out bloop single to Chris Getz.

The Indians won the game and can split the series tomorrow, but it only came after another three game losing streak. Thus far in 2013, the Tribe is yet to lose a single game between wins. It has been at least two, with three losing streaks of three or more.

Final Score: Cleveland Indians 10 - Kansas City Royals 3