CLEVELAND -- Alex Gordon, Mike Moustakas and the Kansas City Royals kept AL Cy Young Award winner Corey Kluber winless this season, beating the Cleveland Indians 6-2 Monday night.
Kluber (0-3) gave up 6 runs, 4 of them earned, and 10 hits in 6 1/3 innings. After going 18-9 last year, he hasn't won in five starts and has a 4.24 ERA.
Gordon drove in two runs, and had a go-ahead double in the sixth. Moustakas had four hits, including an RBI single in the seventh, and is 11 for 25 lifetime against Kluber.
The Indians committed a season-high three errors and have lost seven of 10.
Jason Vargas (2-1) allowed two runs in five innings. The left-hander, who pitched around five walks, gave up a two-run home run to Mike Aviles in the fifth.
Kluber recorded his 500th career strikeout when he whiffed Lorenzo Cain in the sixth. The right-hander struck out five and walked two.
Errors by shortstop Jose Ramirez and Aviles, playing third base, helped Kansas City score twice.
Eric Hosmer, who had an RBI single in the third, drew a leadoff walk to start the sixth. He took third on Kendrys Morales' single before Gordon dropped a double near the line in left field for a 3-2 lead.
Kansas City's Jarrod Dyson stole three bases, his first of the season.
The gametime temperature of 44 degrees, along with 13 mph winds, forced many in the crowd of 9,668 to bundle up in wintertime clothing.
RED SOX 6, BLUE JAYS 5 Mookie Betts hit a game-ending RBI single to lift host Boston over Toronto. Pablo Sandoval homered for the second consecutive day for Boston, hitting a solo shot before leaving the game with a sore neck. He also had a two-run single. The Red Sox have won the opener of each of their seven series this season. Russell Martin had a two-run double and rookie Devon Travis belted his sixth home run for the Blue Jays, who were coming off a three-game sweep against Tampa Bay on the first leg of their 10-game road trip. With one out in the bottom of the ninth, Xander Bogaerts and Ryan Hanigan singled off Miguel Castro (0-2) before moving up on a wild pitch. Betts then singled through a drawn-in infield -- to the left of shortstop Jose Reyes. Koji Uehara (2-1) worked a hitless ninth for the victory. Trailing 5-4 in the eighth, the Red Sox loaded the bases and David Ortiz was walked intentionally before Hanley Ramirez hit a tying sacrifice fly. Left fielder Dalton Pompey saved at least one run with a diving grab in the gap. Third baseman Josh Donaldson ended the inning by making a leaping grab of Daniel Nava's liner. Toronto starter Aaron Sanchez allowed 4 runs, 3 earned, and struck out 7 in 5 2/3 innings. Boston's Joe Kelly struck out 10 in 6 innings, but gave up 5 runs and 5 hits. The Blue Jays jumped ahead 3-0 in the first on an RBI single by Travis and two-run double by Martin. Boston got two back in the bottom of the inning on Sandoval's two-run single. Travis homered into the Green Monster seats in the third, making it 4-2. Kevin Pillar added an RBI single. Sandoval homered into Toronto's bullpen in the fifth. The start of the game was delayed 33 minutes by rain.
Sports on 04/28/2015