Josh Naylor homered in the ninth inning, sending the Cleveland Indians to a 5-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night.
Naylor greeted Wade Davis (0-1) with a leadoff drive to right for his second home run of the game.
Cleveland trailed 4-0 after five innings. It has rallied to win in the first three games of the four-game set.
Indians ace Shane Bieber allowed four runs, three earned, and nine hits in six innings. He struck out nine to extend his major league record to 19 straight games with at least eight Ks.
Kansas City right-hander Brady Singer permitted three runs and four hits in 5 2/3 innings.
The Royals jumped in front on Hunter Dozier’s fifth homer, a 430-foot solo drive to left-center in the second. Dozier’s last seven hits, and 10 of 11 overall, have been for extra bases.
The Indians finally got to Singer for three runs in the sixth.
Royals RHP Kyle Zimmer (left trapezius strain) is improving, but he still doesn’t have full range of motion after his shoulder muscle locked up on him last week. The Royals won’t have him throw until he has full range.
Left-hander Danny Duffy (4-1, 0.60 ERA) gets the ball for the Royals in a day game today at 1:10.