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You all missed a great game.

Indians' home win streak at 10 after sweep

By Jordan Bastian / MLB.com | 4/28/2011 9:32 PM ET


CLEVELAND -- The Indians launched four home runs and received a solid start from Fausto Carmona, leading to an 8-2 victory over the Royals on Thursday night at Progressive Field. The win completed a three-game sweep over Kansas City.

Cleveland (16-8) -- off to its best start since 2007, when the club went on to win 96 games -- increased its winning streak at home to 10 games. That marks the longest such run in front of the local fans since the Tribe captured 13 straight between April and May in 1996.

Since 1901, the Indians now have 13 home winning streaks consisting of 10 games or more. In the history of Progressive Field, the Tribe has accomplished that feat four times. The American League Central-leading Indians have four series sweeps this season, matching their total for the entire 2010 campaign.

The Indians got things started in the first inning against Royals starter Kyle Davies, who was unable to make it through four frames. Shin-Soo Choo and Carlos Santana connected for consecutive solo home runs off the right-hander, pushing Cleveland to an early 2-0 lead.

Grady Sizemore added a solo blast in the third, and the Indians pounded out five runs in the fourth to break things wide open. Shelley Duncan ignited that outburst with a solo homer off Davies. Jack Hannahan, Sizemore and Asdrubal Cabrera added run-scoring doubles to help the Tribe to an 8-0 advantage.

Carmona (2-3) earned a win after holding the Royals (12-13) to two runs on five hits over seven innings. The right-hander held Kansas City off the board until the seventh, when he issued a leadoff walk to Billy Butler. Jeff Francoeur and Wilson Betemit struck for back-to-back doubles to plate a pair of runs.

I was following via iPhone on the way to the airport. Draft too, of course,

I think we put a game between us and every division team each of the past two days. That doesn't happen often.


Win Friday and it's a franchise record for April wins.

I'm likely over Cal Poly at the moment. I love technology!

I don't know why US Airways always serves Chilean wines...

74-64 gets us to 90 wins. Looking more and more doable.

J.R., I watch the games on tv and am not online at the time. Perhaps some of the others are too?

GAYLORD: In the "good old days" we would have several people posting during the games. It was a lot of fun!

I was around then, J.R.! Most of those folks don't post any more. Or not near as often.

I too was watching on TV which is why I came up with some snark for Manning.

Well, you guys have to get laptops, so you can watch and post at the same time!

Nice avatar, VT'er!

. Actually that is Tom's computer time.

Tell Tom you need a Netbook or iPad, then!

We have 2 kids in college, J.R. You can buy me one, though!