THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 2015
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Royals keep Kluber winless, defeat Indians 6-2
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TONY DEJAK/ASSOCIATED PRESS Kansas City Royals' Alex Gordon hits an RBI-single off Cleveland Indians relief pitcher Nick Hagadone in the seventh inning of the game Monday night in Cleveland. Lorenzo Cain scored on the play. Indians catcher Roberto Perez watches.
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CLEVELAND — Alex Gordon, Mike Moustakas and the Kansas City Royals kept ALCy Young Award winner Corey Kluber winless this season, beating the Cleveland Indians 6-2 Monday night.
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.
Kluber (0-3) gave up six runs, four 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.
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 homer 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.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Royals: OF Alex Rios (broken
left hand) was examined by a specialist. He could begin strengthening exercises if his X-rays are clean. Rios was hit by a pitch on April 16.
rejoin the team next week. He'll continue his minor league rehab assignment with Triple-A Columbus on Tuesday. "It's been a long road," he said. "I just want this to be over so I can get back here with my guys."
UP NEXT
Indians: OF Nick Swisher, who had surgery on both knees in August, hopes to
Royals: RHP Jeremy Guthrie, who allowed three runs in the first inning against Minnesota in his last start, is 5-5 lifetime against Cleveland, the team that drafted him in 2002. Guthrie pitched for the Indians from
2004-06.
Indians: RHP Trevor Bauer, who was scratched Saturday because of food poisoning, will start against the Royals. He pitched seven shutout innings against the White Sox in his last start.
Kansas golf finishes 8th in Big 12 championship
NICK COUZIN
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TOURNAMENT NOTABLES
The Jayhawk women's golf team finished in eighth place in the nine-team field this weekend, shooting a final team score of 906 (+42) in San Antonio, Texas. Sophomore Pornvipa Sakdee earned an all-tournament honor, and junior Yupaporn Kawinpakorn earned both an all-tournament honor and her third consecutive all-championship team honor. Sakdee was the individual leader in the tournament shooting an even par of 216 (E), and she entered the final day tied for second, but finished fourth overall. Kawinpakorn shot a 217 (+1) and tied in fifth behind her
teammate, Sakdee.
BIG 12 CHAMPION
Baylor won the tournament shooting an 867 (+3) to claim the Big 12 title.
OTHER NOTABLE FINISHES
The three other golfers who competed for the Jayhawks this last weekend were seniors Gabriella DiMarco and Minami Levonowich and freshman Pitsinee Winyarat. Levonowich tied for 40th with her overall score at 233 (+17). DiMarco shot an overall score of 240 (+24) which placed her at 44th, and Winyarat rounding out at 45th, shooting an overall score of 252 (+36).
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP CHANCES Despite not having the best
finish to the year, coach Erin O'Neil is still optimistic that her team could make it to regionals.
"I don't know that we are completely out of [NCAA] regionals yet," O'Neil said. "There's still a slight chance since there were some Big 10 schools that were ranked above us who didn't play well at their championship. Mook (Kawinpakorn) will likely go as an individual."
The NCAA Regional will take place from May 7-9, and the Jayhawks will find out Monday night if they qualify. Last year, Kansas made the tournament as an at-large bid and will look to do the same this year.
— Edited by Valerie Haag
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