Indians take Central after Lindor's 'extra' efforts

Francisco Lindor hit an RBI double and the Indians bounced back after having their record streak stopped at 22 to beat the Royals 8-4 before later clinching the AL Central title with the Twins' loss to the Blue Jays.
Sep 18, 2017, 12:31 am - ESPN.com news services
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CLE
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C. Carrasco
win

C. Carrasco16-6

6.2 IP, 8 H, 4 ER, 5 K, 2 BB
J. Hammel
loss

J. Hammel8-12

6.0 IP, 11 H, 6 ER, 3 K, 1 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

KCCLE
2ndAlmonte hit sacrifice fly to center, Bruce scored.01
3rdGordon homered to center (421 feet).11
3rdSantana singled to right center, Lindor scored, Jackson to third.12
3rdEncarnación hit sacrifice fly to left, Jackson scored.13
4thMoss hit sacrifice fly to left, Cabrera scored.23
6thLindor doubled to deep left, Díaz and Almonte scored.25
6thJackson singled to center, Lindor scored, Jackson scored on throwing error by catcher Butera.27
7thButera doubled to right center, Escobar scored.37
7thMerrifield singled to shallow left, Butera scored.47
7thEncarnación homered to center (432 feet).48
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