KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Just about everyone in the Cleveland lineup drove in a run, Carlos Carrasco tossed seven sharp innings and the Indians rolled to a 10-3 win over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night.Brandon Moss homered and added a two-run double to lead the charge, but six other Indians also drove in runs, helping Carrasco (4-2) end a three-game skid against the Royals.He gave up a two-run homer to Kendrys Morales, but otherwise shut down a Kansas City lineup that returned hot-hitting outfielder Lorenzo Cain from a two-game suspension. 
Cleveland had already taken a 4-0 lead when Danny Duffy (2-1) was yanked after facing five batters without getting an out in the second. The Royals' bullpen briefly slowed the onslaught, but the Indians added four more runs in the seventh to put the game away.Duffy struggled with his command right from the start.Carlos Santana scored on a wild pitch in the first inning, and the Indians banged out four more hits around a hit batter in the second to knock Duffy from the game.Nick Swisher led off with a single, his first hit since returning from knee surgery last August. Mike Aviles was hit by a pitch, Lonnie Chisenhall doubled to drive in a run, and Brett Hayes and Jason Kipnis added back-to-back RBI singles to give the Indians a 4-0 lead.Duffy actually plunked two batters, nailing Ryan Raburn in the first inning. The lefty also allowed six hits without a strikeout in one of the worst outings of his career.Santana added a sacrifice fly off reliever Brandon Finnegan in the fourth.Kansas City's stingy bullpen kept the Indians from extending their lead for a while, and Morales started whittling into it with his two-run shot in the fourth.The Royals looked as though they were going to take another gouge out of the lead in the sixth when Eric Hosmer ripped an RBI double down the left-field line. Morales walked to put runners on first and second, but Carrasco got Salvador Perez to ground out, ending the threat.The Indians then added four more runs off Franklin Morales in the seventh.Just about the only good news for Kansas City was the return of reliever Greg Holland from the disabled list. He'd been out since April 18 with a strained pectoral muscle.The Indians made sure the All-Star closer wasn't a factor.
Cleveland had already taken a 4-0 lead when Danny Duffy (2-1) was yanked after facing five batters without getting an out in the second. The Royals' bullpen briefly slowed the onslaught, but the Indians added four more runs in the seventh to put the game away.Duffy struggled with his command right from the start.Carlos Santana scored on a wild pitch in the first inning, and the Indians banged out four more hits around a hit batter in the second to knock Duffy from the game.Nick Swisher led off with a single, his first hit since returning from knee surgery last August. Mike Aviles was hit by a pitch, Lonnie Chisenhall doubled to drive in a run, and Brett Hayes and Jason Kipnis added back-to-back RBI singles to give the Indians a 4-0 lead.Duffy actually plunked two batters, nailing Ryan Raburn in the first inning. The lefty also allowed six hits without a strikeout in one of the worst outings of his career.Santana added a sacrifice fly off reliever Brandon Finnegan in the fourth.Kansas City's stingy bullpen kept the Indians from extending their lead for a while, and Morales started whittling into it with his two-run shot in the fourth.The Royals looked as though they were going to take another gouge out of the lead in the sixth when Eric Hosmer ripped an RBI double down the left-field line. Morales walked to put runners on first and second, but Carrasco got Salvador Perez to ground out, ending the threat.The Indians then added four more runs off Franklin Morales in the seventh.Just about the only good news for Kansas City was the return of reliever Greg Holland from the disabled list. He'd been out since April 18 with a strained pectoral muscle.The Indians made sure the All-Star closer wasn't a factor.
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