Danny Salazar handled the Royals for the third time this season, with the Cleveland Indians roughing up Kansas City’s starter-by-committee and rolling to a 7-3 victory Tuesday night to even their three-game series.
Salazar (11-3) allowed three runs over 6 2/3 innings while striking out seven.
Mike Napoli hit a two-run homer off Brian Flynn (1-1), and Carlos Santana drove in two runs off long reliever Dillon Gee, as the Indians snapped a five-game skid at Kauffman Stadium. Francisco Lindor added a solo shot in the ninth for Cleveland.
The Flynn-Gee combo got the call for the Royals in place of ineffective fifth starter Chris Young. Flynn lasted 2 2/3 innings in his first start since August 2014, while Gee went the next 5 1/3 innings.
