Austin Hedges popped an RBI single just out of reach of first baseman Carlos Santana for the tiebreaking run in the 11th inning and the Cleveland Indians beat the Kansas City Royals 5-3 Wednesday night.
Hedges’ bloop off Ervin Santana (1-2) fell in shallow right field, allowing pinch-runner Daniel Johnson to score from second. Yu Chang followed with a run-scoring double.
Kansas City’s Jackson Kowar allowed two unearned runs on five hits in six innings.
Adalberto Mondesi, making his first appearance since going on the injured list in mid-June, scored an unearned run in the second.
RHP Jakob Junis, who took the loss Tuesday, was placed on 10-day IL with right shoulder impingement syndrome.
The teams conclude this three-game series Thursday at 7:10.