CHICAGO - Jason Kipnis reached base six times and scored four runs, Ryan Raburn homered and drove in four, and the Cleveland Indians rallied from five down early on to pound the Chicago White Sox 19-10 in Game 1 of a doubleheader on Friday.
The Indians matched a season high for runs. They also set one with eight doubles while falling one hit shy of their season best with 21 in a game that lasted just over four hours.
Yet despite all that, Cleveland had to dig itself out of a five-run hole after the first inning and hang on after a nine-run lead dwindled to four.
Raburn gave the Indians somebreathing room with a two-run drive off Ramon Troncoso in the seventh, making it 16-10. He also had a tworun single to break a 5-all tie in the fourth and spark a six-run rally.
Kipnis, who grew up in suburban Northbrook, Ill., had three doubles and drove in two runs. The only out he made was when Alejandro De Aza ran down his line drive to left in the ninth.
Mike Aviles added three hits, two runs and two RBIs, sending the Indians to a lopsided win after they looked like they were ready to be blown out.
Things weren’t looking good for Cleveland after Adam Dunn and Jeff Keppinger homered while chasing Trevor Bauer during a five-run first, but in a flash, they turned this one around.
They scored five against Hector Santiago in the second and brokeit open against Brian Omogrosso (0-2), who allowed nine runs in 2 1/3 innings.
ORIOLES 4, YANKEES 3 Nate McLouth hit a tiebreaking home run off CC Sabathia in the seventh inning, Manny Machado had two RBIs and host Baltimore rallied to beat New York.
TIGERS 6, RAYS 3 Major league wins leader Max Scherzer became the first starting pitcher to win 12 consecutive decisions to begin a season in 27 years, and visiting Detroit beat Tampa Bay behind two home runs from Miguel Cabrera.
RED SOX 7, BLUE JAYS 5 Jonny Gomes broke a tie with a seventh-inning single and host Boston beat Toronto after squandering a five-run lead.
ROYALS 9, TWINS 3 Eric Hosmer hit two of Kansas City’s season-high four home runs, James Shields pitched six strong innings for his 90th victory and visiting Kansas City beat Minnesota.
ANGELS 4, ASTROS 2 Pinch-runner Peter Bourjos scored the go-ahead run in the eighth inning on an error and Erick Aybar added a two-run single in the ninth to help Los Angeles to a victory over host Houston.
NATIONAL LEAGUE PIRATES 10, BREWERS 3 Gerrit Cole overcame a rocky start to become the first Pittsburghpitcher to win his first four career starts in more than a century and Starling Marte missed the cycle a few feet short of a home run in Pittsburgh’s victory over visiting Milwaukee.
PADRES 9, MARLINS 2 Will Venable drove in three runs and saved one with a diving catch in right field to help San Diego beat Ricky Nolasco and host Miami.
NATIONALS 6, METS 4 Ian Desmond doubled home the go-ahead run in the ninth inning and visiting Washington rallied late after a dominant Matt Harvey departed, overtaking New York. Harvey struck out 11 and left with a 4-1 lead after seven innings.
BRAVES 3, DIAMONDBACKS 0 Julio Teheran pitched six strong innings, Andrelton Simmons homered and host Atlanta beat Arizona.
ROCKIES 4, GIANTS 1 Michael Cuddyer homered to extend his hitting streak to 25 games, Jhoulys Chacin pitched eight scoreless innings and host Colorado beat slumping San Francisco.
INTERLEAGUE RANGERS 4, REDS 0 Martin Perez pitched sixhit ball into the seventh inning and AL West-leading Texas beat visiting Cincinnati.
Friday’s games NATIONAL LEAGUE Pittsburgh 10, Milwaukee 3 San Diego 9, Miami 2 Washington 6, NY Mets 4 Atlanta 3, Arizona 0 Colorado 4, San Francisco 1 Philadelphia at LA Dodgers, (n) AMERICAN LEAGUE Cleveland 19, Chicago White Sox 10 Baltimore 4, NY Yankees 3 Detroit 6, Tampa Bay 3 Boston 7, Toronto 5 Kansas City 9, Minnesota 3 LA Angels 4, Houston 2 INTERLEAGUE Texas 4, Cincinnati 0 St. Louis at Oakland, (n) Chicago Cubs at Seattle, (n)
Sports, Pages 22 on 06/29/2013