INDIANS Another 9th inning lead, and game, lost

Kansas City rallied from three runs down Saturday and won it in the 10th.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Less than one week into the season, a pattern has emerged for Cleveland and Kansas City.
The Indians blow late leads and lose in extra innings. The Royals pitch lousy but win on clutch hits.
Aaron Guiel's two-out RBI single in the 10th inning Saturday gave Kansas City a 7-6 victory over the Indians, who blew a three-run lead in the ninth.
Mike Sweeney, batting .158, tied it at 6 with a two-out, two-run single off David Riske in the ninth.
"Even with two strikes, I didn't feel nervous," Sweeney said. "I didn't feel any pressure. I just wanted to get the job done. I was still sure I could come through."
Winning rally
Matt Stairs singled off Rafael Betancourt (0-1) with two outs in the 10th, and pinch-runner Rich Thompson stole second. The left-handed hitting Guiel, who had a two-run homer in the third inning, lined a game-winning single to center off Scott Stewart.
Guiel also had a two-run double off the left-handed Stewart to break a scoreless tie in the seventh in Kansas City's 3-1 victory Friday night.
"I pitched him totally different this time and he beat me again," Stewart said. "A lefty is a lefty. I've got one thing to do."
There are times, Guiel said, when he prefers to face a left-hander.
"A lot of times I enjoy facing lefties, especially if maybe I'm not swinging the bat well," he said. "A lot of times when I'm facing a lefty, it actually keeps my shoulder in and does a lot of things to help my swing. I like facing them."
Scott Sullivan (1-0) got the win with one inning of scoreless relief.
Another walk-off rally
It was the second walk-off win for the Royals this week.
"I think it says a lot about the character of this team," Sweeney said. "We know we're never going to give up."
The Indians also squandered save opportunities and lost in extra innings to Minnesota in their first two games of the year. Riske has blown two saves.
"The bullpen has me scratching my head," Cleveland manager Eric Wedge said. "We've got guys down there who we thought were going to stabilize our bullpen."
C.C. Sabathia threw eight strong innings and Travis Hafner went 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs to give the Indians a 6-3 lead going into the ninth.
Sabathia also got a no-decision in Minnesota. He went seven scoreless innings but the bullpen lost the lead and the Twins won in the 11th.
"It's a tough loss for everybody," Sabathia said. "It's not just me. But I'll take my chances any day with Riske. I'll go eight and turn it over to him in the ninth any time."
Riske gave up a leadoff single to Ken Harvey, then Guiel singled and Tony Graffanino hit an RBI single to make it 6-4.
CLEVELANDKANSAS CITY
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Vizquel ss5010Beltran cf3100
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Blake 3b4110JGnzlz rf4000
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Two outs when winning run scored.
DP--Cleveland 1, Kansas City 1. LOB--Cleveland 5, Kansas City 8. 2B--Belliard (3), Lawton (2), THafner (2). HR--THafner (3), Guiel (2). SB--Lawton (1), Thompson (1). CS--Blake (1).
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Riske2-343311
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Kansas City
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Camp331104
Sullivan W,1-0100001
ScStewart pitched to 1 batter in the 10th. Umpires--Home, Gary Darling; First, Bill Hohn; Second, Jim Joyce; Third, Mark Carlson. T--3:08. A--21,889.