Shelley Duncan lifts Indians (12-4) in 10th inning

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    Round one in the showdown between unlikely AL Central leaders went to Cleveland.

    Pinch-hitter Shelley Duncan's RBI double sparked a four-run 10th inning and the Indians beat Kansas City 7-3 on Monday night to widen their division lead to two games over the equally surprising Royals.

    Duncan batted for Travis Buck after Carlos Santana drew a walk from rookie left-hander Tim Collins (1-1) to start the 10th. Duncan hooked an RBI double into the left-field corner, driving home the tiebreaking run in Cleveland's fourth straight win.

    Read more: http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=310418107&teams=cleveland-indians-vs-kansas-city-royals
     

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