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Asdrubal hits to the right side and Grady goes to 3rd with one out.

Choo gets a free pass and Duncan up.

Score on a passed ball!

Choo advances to 2nd on the PB, and promptly steals 3rd!

Every Tribe batter has a hit tonight.

Only Hannahan and Marson have yet to score.

Break in the action as KC pitcher has a couple of awkward landings. He stays in though.


And K's Duncan.

Hafner with the fly we needed from Duncan, but now just the 3rd out.

7-2 us.

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Being a lifelong California girl, my wife knows zip about tornadic systems.

I've had frantic phone calls from her in a seamless series over the past hour because of the storms in Alabama where our kid is at Auburn. He texted that he's fine in a storm shelter but she's still freaking.

Today in The South is reminiscent of that break out of tornadoes in April of '74 that clobbered Xenia.

Let's wrap up this win.......

Guess JR saw it before I did tonight......

Tomlin, Indians cruise after big first inning

By Jordan Bastian / MLB.com | 4/27/2011 10:05 PM ET

CLEVELAND -- The Indians used another solid effort from Josh Tomlin and an offensive outburst in the first inning to collect a 7-2 victory over the Royals on Wednesday night at Progressive Field.

With the win, Cleveland upped its home winning streak to nine games, marking the longest such run at Progressive Field since the Tribe rattled off nine in a row in front of the local faithful between April and May in 2005. The American League Central-leading Indians are now 15-8.

Tomlin has played a big role in the Tribe's strong start -- the best run out of the gate for the Indians since opening the '07 tour with a 15-8 record. With his six-inning performance against the Royals (12-12), Tomlin improved to 4-0 with a 2.45 ERA.

Kansas City's lone offensive breakthrough against Tomlin came in the second inning, when Jeff Francoeur and Mike Aviles each launched a solo home run into the left-field stands. By that point, though, the Indians had already provided Tomlin with an ample cushion to use to his advantage.

In the first inning, Cleveland sent 10 batters to the plate against lefty Jeff Francis, who surrendered five runs on seven hits in the fateful frame. Travis Hafner put the Tribe on the board with an RBI single with the bases loaded. Orlando Cabrera then cleared the bags with a three-run double.

When it was all said and done, each player in the Indians' starting lineup notched at least one hit in the win. Along the way, Jack Hannahan contributed an RBI single, Lou Marson added a sacrifice fly and Grady Sizemore scored on a passed ball.

Tomlin worked six innings, scattering five hits and firing 100 pitches for the Tribe. The right-hander extended his club record for consistency as well. Tomlin is the only pitcher in team history to log at least five innings in each of his first 17 career appearances for the 111-year-old franchise.

CALI: I just activated your account on the Browns board.

J.R. wrote:CALI: I just activated your account on the Browns board.

Thanks, JR. I was reading there earlier, but haven't tried to post yet.

Thanks Rocky for reporting those speeds on Chris Perez. It was a subjective thing on my part, if he can hit 94-95 he is fine, and as you say the results are great.

Anyone who thinks the team can't hit soft tossing lefties was not watching last night.

LOL!!

They don't get any more soft tossing, or lefty, than Jeff Francis. And they crushed him.