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- Updated: April 23, 2016
DETROIT — Yan Gomes’ three-run homer punctuated a seven-run Indians onslaught against Tigers starter Anibal Sanchez, sending Corey Kluber cruising to his first win of the season in a 10-1 Cleveland victory on Saturday afternoon at Comerica Park.
Hours after Josh Tomlin won a pitching duel over Justin Verlander on Friday night, the suspense ended early on Saturday. Cleveland sapped 32 pitches out of Sanchez (2-2) in a two-run first inning, then churned out five hits in six batters to chase him in the third. Gomes jumped on a first-pitch slider from Sanchez and sent it out to left-center for his second home run of the season. Once Tyler Naquin and Carlos Santana greeted Kyle Ryan with back-to-back doubles, the Indians had hit for the cycle in the inning.
Kluber (1-3), who received just three runs of support over his first three starts combined, was already rolling. He struck out seven of Detroit’s first 15 batters before Jarrod Saltalamacchia’s sixth homer of the season got Detroit on the scoreboard in the fifth. Kluber struck out …
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