Westbrook leads Indians over Orioles 5-1

BALTIMORE (AP) — Jake Westbrook worked around nine hits for his 13th career complete game, and the Cleveland Indians beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-1 Sunday for their second straight series win.

Matt LaPorta and Russell Branyan homered for the Indians, who took two of three. Cleveland previously won two of three from Kansas City and now has successive series victories for the first time this season.

Westbrook (2-2) didn’t pitch at all last season while recovering from reconstructive right elbow surgery. He was 0-2 in his first six starts this year before defeating the Royals on Tuesday.

Westbrook missed his fourth career shutout when Luke Scott hit a two-out homer in the ninth.

Full story appears in Monday’s edition of The Vindicator.