The Indians led after their first batter of the day, eventually fell behind and then re-took the lead and held it in a 5-4 Mother’s Day victory against the Kansas City Royals.
Carlos Santana, hitting leadoff, belted a solo home run to right field off Royals starter Edison Volquez, giving the Indians a near-immediate 1-0 lead. The Royals, as they are so prone to doing, came back against Indians starting pitcher Josh Tomlin.
Tomlin (5-0, 3.72 ERA) cruised until the fourth inning, when Lorenzo Cain doubled and Eric Hosmer crushed a two-run home run to center field, giving the Royals a sudden 2-1 lead that was extended to 3-1 when Salvador Perez later doubled home Alex Gordon.