Indians-Royals: Cleveland Clobbers KC 9-4

Aviles had his third hit of the night, which would have easily scored Olivo from second had he not tried for third, and the game would have been tied. As it was, Donelly struck out German to hold the lead at 4-3.

In the bottom of the sixth, Hochevar left the game before throwing a pitch, pulling a muscle in his side during warm-ups. Nunez relieved, and the Indians took advantage. With one out, Shoppach walked.

Marte ripped a double to the wall, moving Shoppach to third. The Royals played Cabrera perfectly, shading the shortstop toward second, and Cabrera was thrown out while the runners stayed put. Sizemore jumped all over the first pitch for his 28th home run of the year, giving the Indians a 7-3 cushion.

Perez pitched a one-two-three seventh, and the Indians came back and scored a pair on three hits, opening up a 9-3 lead in the bottom of the eighth.

Masa Kobayashi came on in the ninth, hoping for a quick inning. That wasn’t to be, as he allowed a run on three hits, but did finish off the game, winning 9-4.

Reyes ended up picking up the win, even though he left after five. Hochevar took the loss.

These two resume play Wednesday night at 7:05. Righty Gil Meche (10-9, 4.13 ERA) goes up against Cleveland's lefty Zack Jackson (0-0, 5.19 ERA). 

Rafael Betancourt came on in the eighth, taking the Royals down in order. The Royals matched the Indians in hits—13.  

The Indians had three home runs: Choo (fifth), Garko (10th), and Sizemore (28th). Sizemore, Gutierrez, Garko, and Cabrera had two hits. All nine guys for the Indians registered a hit in the win. 

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