CLEVELAND (AP) — Jason Kipnis got his first four RBIs on two homers, and two more on a strange play.
“I’ll take it, though,” Kipnis said, smiling.
Maybe the Indians have finally found their groove.
Kipnis homered twice and drove in a career-high six runs as Cleveland showed more signs of busting out at the plate by hammering the Baltimore Orioles 14-7 in the opener of a four-game series Thursday night.
Kipnis hit a solo shot in the first inning, a three-run homer in the fourth off reliever Gabriel Ynoa (0-1) and was credited with two RBIs on an unusual fielder’s choice in a five-run seventh when his grounder never left the infield.