Oscar Party

Yesterday’s Baseball

Cleveland 10, Kansas City 5

Oscar Mercado went 5 for 5 to lead the Indians over the Royals.

Recaps: LGT | MLB | Box Score

Today’s Baseball

Plutko v Junis at 7:10 p.m. EDT

Other Indians News

Indians score, save run on reviews against KC - After the Indians endured a week of tough luck when it came to replay reviews, their fortunes immediately changed in Friday night's 10-5 win in the series opener against the Royals at Progressive Field.

Cleveland Indians: How front office avoided the fall and is contending for the long haul — Terry Pluto - cleveland.com - the Cleveland Indians are staying in contention and their roster is younger.

Terry Francona sought clarification on replay procedures from MLB office - cleveland.com - “They have the ability to blow it up and slow it down because we only have 30 seconds,” Francona said. “But they don’t have more looks or more angles. That wouldn’t be fair. That’s what I was concerned about.”

Report: San Diego Padres ‘emerge as most serious suitor’ for Cleveland Indians RHP Trevor Bauer | wkyc.com - On Friday, MLB.com’s Jon Paul Morosi reported that according to a source, the San Diego Padres “have emerged as the most serious suitor for Bauer.”

Cleveland Indians selling ‘I Stand For Cookie’ T-shirts in honor of Carlos Carrasco to raise money for cancer research | wkyc.com - A percentage of all sales will be donated to Cleveland Clinic Children’s for pediatric cancer research.

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