Cuthbert, Escobar lead Royals to 7-4 victory over Indians
Published: Sunday, August 20, 2017 @ 5:32 PM Updated: Sunday, August 20, 2017 @ 5:31 PM Kansas City — It took the bottom of a makeshift lineup filled with mostly with backups for the Kansas City Royals to finally put some runs on the board against the Cleveland Indians . Jorge Bonifacio had three hits to start rallies, fill-in third baseman Cheslor Cuthbert homered and drove in three runs, and Alcides Escobar also had three RBIs to help the Royals to a 7-4 victory Sunday and avoid a three-game sweep at the hands of the AL Central leaders . "We knew we had to get this one," said Bonifacio, who started for Alex Gordon in left field. Backup catcher 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 (5-6), and finished with 15 hits for the day. "The bottom of the lineup was tremendous," said Ro...