CLEVELAND -AP- Francisco Lindor hit one of Cleveland's four solo homers and drove in three runs, and the Indians completed a four-game sweep of the World Series champion Kansas City Royals with a rain-delayed 7-0 victory Sunday.Corey Kluber (5-6) allowed two hits and was pulled after six innings when the game was delayed by inclement weather for 3 hours, 10 minutes.Lindor, Carlos Santana and rookie Tyler Naquin homered in the fifth. Mike Napoli connected in the fourth. 
The Indians moved past the Royals into first place in the AL Central on Saturday. Cleveland has won five straight overall and six of seven against Kansas City this season.Cleveland swept four games from the Royals for the first time since Aug, 11-14, 2006. The Indians are 18-11 against the AL Central this season.The game was stopped after Kluber retired the side in the sixth. Heavy rain began to fall at 2:41 p.m. and lasted for about an hour. The tarp remained on the field because more rain was expected, but showers didn't return until around 5 p.m. and fell heavily for about 30 minutes. The game finally resumed at 5:51 p.m.Kluber, who gave up both hits in the first, struck out six and retired 13 of the final 14 batters he faced.Chris Young (2-6) allowed all four home runs in his first start since May 9. The Royals managed three hits off three Cleveland pitchers.Kansas City came into the series with a six-game winning streak, but lost the opener when Cleveland scored two runs in the ninth. The Royals were outscored 20-2 in the final three games.Naquin, who has homered in three straight games, led off the fifth with a drive that landed in the second deck in right field. Santana homered with one out, and Lindor's home run came with two outs.Lindor had a sacrifice fly in the first and an RBI single in the seventh.The Indians hit four home runs in a game for the first time this season. Cleveland last hit three homers in an inning on July 29, 2015.
The Indians moved past the Royals into first place in the AL Central on Saturday. Cleveland has won five straight overall and six of seven against Kansas City this season.Cleveland swept four games from the Royals for the first time since Aug, 11-14, 2006. The Indians are 18-11 against the AL Central this season.The game was stopped after Kluber retired the side in the sixth. Heavy rain began to fall at 2:41 p.m. and lasted for about an hour. The tarp remained on the field because more rain was expected, but showers didn't return until around 5 p.m. and fell heavily for about 30 minutes. The game finally resumed at 5:51 p.m.Kluber, who gave up both hits in the first, struck out six and retired 13 of the final 14 batters he faced.Chris Young (2-6) allowed all four home runs in his first start since May 9. The Royals managed three hits off three Cleveland pitchers.Kansas City came into the series with a six-game winning streak, but lost the opener when Cleveland scored two runs in the ninth. The Royals were outscored 20-2 in the final three games.Naquin, who has homered in three straight games, led off the fifth with a drive that landed in the second deck in right field. Santana homered with one out, and Lindor's home run came with two outs.Lindor had a sacrifice fly in the first and an RBI single in the seventh.The Indians hit four home runs in a game for the first time this season. Cleveland last hit three homers in an inning on July 29, 2015.
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