Indians 6, Royals 0
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Carlos Carrasco threw a one-hitter and the Cleveland Indians hit three home runs to beat the Kansas City Royals 6-0 Friday night.
Right fielder Alex Rios' seventh-inning single with one out was the lone Kansas City hit.
Carrasco (14-11) struck out a career-high 15 and walked two to pick up the victory.
Carrasco, who is 4-0 with a 1.55 ERA against the Royals this season, threw 113 pitches, 78 for strikes. The Royals are hitting .160 off him this season.
Catcher Roberto Perez homered in the seventh with center fielder Abraham Almonte aboard to cap the scoring.
Right-hander Edinson Volquez (13-9) took the loss, surrendering three runs on four hits, two of them home runs, while striking out seven and walking two over six innings.
Royals manager Ned Yost rested most of his regulars one night after the Royals beat the Seattle Mariners 10-4 to clinch the American League Central title. The lineup included four rookies.
Third baseman Jose Ramirez was batting ninth in the initial Indians' lineup, but he was moved up to the second slot when left fielder Michael Brantley was scratched.
Ramirez responded by hitting a 2-1 Volquez pitch out to right-center in the first inning for his fifth home run, all of them on the road.
The Indians used the long ball for two more runs in the second. Designated hitter Chris Johnson walked and center fielder Abraham Perez homered to right-center on a 1-2 Volquez offering.
Meanwhile, a makeshift Royals' lineup did not have a hit in the first five innings off Carrasco, who struck out eight.
The only Kansas City base runner to that point was first baseman Drew Butera, who walked in the second, but was quickly erased when catcher Francisco Pena grounded into a double play.
NOTES: LF Michael Brantley was a late scratch from the Indians' lineup, missing his third straight game with a right shoulder injury. ... The Royals' lineup looked more like the Triple-A Storm Chasers lineup as manager Ned Yost rested most of his regulars, one night after the club cinched the AL Central title. It was the Royals' first division championship since 1985, and they raised a flag proclaiming them 2015 Central champions. ... The Royals have scored 10 or more runs in five September games. They scored in double figures only six times in the first five months of the season. ... Indians RHP Josh Tomlin and Royals RHP Kris Medlen are the Saturday probables.