Indians 19, Royals 1
Michael Brantley hit a three-run homer and Travis Hafner added a three-run double as the Cleveland Indians sent 13 men to the plate in a 10-run fourth inning en route to a 19-1 win over the host Kansas City Royals Monday night.
Matt LaPorta, who was 4-for-4, and Brantley drove in four runs apiece to lead the 20-hit attack and biggest scoring game for Cleveland since putting up 22 against the New York Yankees on April 18, 2009.
Cleveland starter Josh Tomlin (5-1) allowed one run and five hits in six innings.
Royals starter Kyle Davies (1-6) left the game with a sore right shoulder after walking the bases loaded with one out in the first inning. He was charged with two runs in one-third of an inning.
Cleveland led 3-0 going into the fourth and blew the game open against Vin Mazzaro, the Royals' third pitcher. Orlando Cabrera, who had a two-run single in the first, and Asdrubal Cabrera added RBI singles in the fourth while LaPorta had a two-run double. The Indians had six straight hits with two outs, accounting for nine runs.
LaPorta had another two-run double in the fifth.
Mazzaro allowed 14 earned runs and 11 hits in 2 1/3 innings. Mazzaro is the third major league pitcher since 1947 to allow 14 runs in a game and easily beat the Royals club record of 11.