"The core guys, we're going to be here for a while," Indians catcher Yan Gomes said. "So, it's up to us now to take over the reins and kind of right now, these last two months, and the next couple years, it's going to be what we're about."
Gomes and Michael Brantley -- two of the focal points of the Cleveland core, which also includes second baseman Jason Kipnis and a handful of promising young pitchers -- helped ignite the lineup in the opener of this three-game set with Minnesota. Brantley delivered three RBIs and Gomes belted a three-run home run, helping the Tribe erase a 6-0 hole and turn it into a 9-7 lead by the fourth inning.