Indians defeat Royals 8-3


April 30, 2008 at 10:09p.m.

CLEVELAND — Cliff Lee won his fifth straight start. leading the Cleveland Indians to an 8-3 win over the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday night.

Lee’s consecutive scoreless innings streak ended at 27 on Wladimir Balentien’s three-run homer in the seventh. It raised his ERA from 0.28 to 0.96, still lowest in the majors.