CLEVELAND — Danny Salazar allowed one run and struck out nine in eight innings, and the Cleveland Indians defeated the Kansas City Royals 6-1.
Yan Gomes homered in the second and Tyler Naquin hit his first major league home run in the seventh for the Indians. Salazar (6-3) held Kansas City to three hits and was in command, other than giving up Drew Butera’s leadoff homer in the third.
Tigers 10, White Sox 3
DETROIT — James McCann had three hits, including a triple and a homer, and the Detroit Tigers went on to beat the Chicago White Sox.
Colleges
Ohio State 7, Wright St. 6
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Former Lima Locos player Jalen Washington had a game-winning single in the bottom of the ninth inning to push Ohio State past Wright State in the opening game of the Louisville Regional.
Ronnie Dawson singled in the tying run two batters earlier for the Buckeyes (44-18) before scoring the game-winner as Washington drove a bases-loaded, two-out pitch deep to center field and just over the glove of Zach Weatherford. The Buckeyes will next face Louisville, a 6-1 winner against Western Michigan, at 4 p.m. today.
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