KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Jarrod Dyson hit a grand slam that capped a seven-run rally in the eighth inning and the Kansas City Royals broke loose after Corey Kluber cramped up, topping the Cleveland Indians 7-3 Monday night.
Kluber scattered five hits and took the mound to begin the eighth with a 2-0 lead. But Manager Terry Francona and trainer James Quinlan came from the dugout and pulled Kluber before he could throw a pitch.
Kluber was suffering from a right calf cramp with the temperature at 90 degrees and the heat index 99 at the start of the game.
With Kluber out, the Royals roughed up relievers Bryan Shaw and Jeff Manship. Alcides Escobar and Eric Hosmer began the eighth with singles and both scored on Christian Colon's pinch-hit double.
Colon squared around to bunt on the first two pitches, both balls. Colon then drove the next pitch to deep center tying it at 2-2.
With two outs, Shaw (1-4) walked Alex Gordon and Cheslor Cuthbert. Manship was summoned to face Paulo Orlando, who hit a go-ahead single. Whit Merrifield walked to load the bases before Dyson cleared them with his first career grand slam and his first home run of the season.
Kluber, tagged by the Royals for eight runs in five innings on June 15 at Kauffman Stadium, struck out eight and walked three in shutting them down. He has allowed two or fewer runs in four of his past five starts.
MARINERS 4, WHITE SOX 3 Adam Lind hit a three-run pinch-hit home run in the ninth inning to give host Seattle a comeback victory, handing Chicago its fifth consecutive loss and wasting a dominant performance by Chris Sale. The Mariners, who had managed just one hit in eight innings off Sale, rallied against closer David Robertson, who had recorded 13 consecutive save opportunities.
YANKEES 2, ORIOLES 1 Alex Rodriguez hit his 696th career home run -- his first since June 18 -- Ivan Nova (7-5) grinded through six innings and Aroldis Chapman hit 105 mph while locking down his 19th save for host New York. Kevin Gausman (1-7) also allowed Brian McCann's sacrifice fly in the third and fell to 0-1 in three starts against New York this season despite a 1.31 ERA over 20 2/3 innings.
TIGERS 1, TWINS 0 Matt Boyd (1-2) allowed three hits in six innings to lead host Detroit past Minnesota. Justin Upton homered in the second. Three relievers finished for the Tigers, with Francisco Rodriguez pitching a hitless ninth for his 26th save.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
CUBS 5, METS 1 Anthony Rizzo hit a three-run home run, Jon Lester pitched 7 2/3 innings and host Chicago stopped an eight-game losing streak against New York. With one out and two on in the third inning, Rizzo fouled off five consecutive 2-2 pitches from Steven Matz before driving a changeup deep into the right-center bleachers for his 22nd home run. Lester (10-4) allowed one run -- Wilmer Flores' leadoff home run in the seventh -- and four hits in his first victory in a month. Matz (7-6) was charged with 4 runs and 8 hits in 5-plus innings, dropping to 0-5 in his last nine starts.
CARDINALS 10, PADRES 2 Mike Leake had his second consecutive double-digit strikeouts game with no walks, joining Bob Gibson as the only Cardinals to accomplish the feat, and host St. Louis beat San Diego. Leake (7-7) struck out a season-best 11, one shy of his career high, and allowed 1 run and 6 hits in 6 innings. He fanned 10 over seven innings in a victory at Milwaukee on July 10. Gibson accomplished the feat in his final start of the 1968 regular-season and his first in 1969, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
MARLINS 3, PHILLIES 2 (11) Jose Fernandez tied a career-high with 14 strikeouts, and Martin Prado hit a home run off Brett Oberholtzer (2-2) in the 11th. Fernandez pitched 6 1/3 innings and became the fastest pitcher to reach 500 strikeouts in the fewest innings in his career (400).
REDS 8, BRAVES 2 Zack Cozart, Joey Votto and Eugenio Suarez all homered in the fourth inning for host Cincinnati in a matchup between the NL's two worst teams. The Reds (35-58) have taken three of five this season against the Braves, who have the majors' worst record (32-61). Atlanta is 19-31 at Great American Ball Park, including five losses in its last six games.
INTERLEAGUE
ROCKIES 7, RAYS 4 Trevor Story hit a two-run home run in the fifth, Colorado's bullpen stranded the tying run on third in two consecutive innings and the Rockies held off visiting Tampa Bay, extending the Rays' road skid to 11 in a row.
Sports on 07/19/2016