Indians beat Rays 10-6

Indians beat Rays 10-6

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Carlos Santana hit a three-run homer during a five-run seventh inning and the Cleveland Indians rallied for a 10-6 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday night.

Shin-Soo Choo and Asdrubal Cabrera hit two-out singles off Kyle Farnsworth (0-2) before Jason Kipnis’ RBI single against Jake McGee tied it at 4. After Michael Brantley had a run-scoring single, Santana extended the lead to 8-4 with his first homer since May 15.

Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon was ejected by home plate umpire Dan Iassogna after Kipnis’ game-tying hit for arguing balls and strikes.

Kipnis and Santana added run-scoring singles in ninth as the Indians went ahead 10-5.

Esmil Rogers (1-0) struck out three and walked one over 1 2-3 scoreless innings.