Indians Sweep Royals; Three Takeaways from todays 12-0 win

Piling on the runs and not resting on the lead!

The Indians would keep the bats raging in the second, with a 2-run homerun by Frankie Lindor after Gomes led off with a walk.  Austin Jackson would follow with a double for his second hit of the game.  Then, following a Ramirez pop out and a Encarnacion walk that chased Skoglund from the game, it was Carlos Santana piling on with a 3 run home run off the left field foul pole.

The Indians refused to rest on a 3-0 lead and went full tilt to make it 8-0 with the multiple homeruns.  Then, after three straight singles, by Guyer, Diaz and Zimmer loaded the bases.  It was Gomes coming up and smashing the third homerun of the inning, a grand slam to make it 12-0.  With only 4 outs on record for the Royals, they had already given up 12 runs in a laugher.

The 9-run inning was a season high for runs in a frame.  After Frankie Lindor picked up his second hit of the inning, it was Austin Jackson mercifully ending the Royals misery with a double play ball.  2 innings, 12 runs, all of them earned.  A fast start and piling on as they batted around!  This is exactly what this team needed after a slow start to the week against Boston.

Making this all even more impressive was that it came without Bruce or Kipnis in the lineup.

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