Royals 7, Indians 4

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Cheslor Cuthbert homered and drove in three runs, Alcides Escobar also had three RBIs and the Kansas City Royals beat the Indians 7-4 Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep.

Kelvin Herrera gave up a run against the bottom of the Indians’ order before finishing the game.

Cam Gallagher also drove in a run for the Royals, who finally got their bats going after scoring just once in the first two games of the series.

Kansas City piled up 12 hits and six runs off Cleveland starter Danny Salazar, and finished with 15 hits for the day.