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Esky’s HR not enough as Royals fall in Cleveland
- Updated: September 23, 2016
CLEVELAND — The Indians are still jockeying for position in the October picture, but there is another battle going on within the team.
With his latest homer in a 5-2 win over the Royals on Thursday, Carlos Santana not only moved Cleveland a little closer to a division crown, but he put the pressure on Mike Napoli for the Tribe’s home run title this season. Santana and Napoli are now tied at 34 shots apiece with 10 games left on the schedule.
More important for the American League Central-leading Indians was that the victory trimmed their magic number to four to clinch their first division championship since 2007. Alcides Escobar belted …
