Indians beat Royals 8-4, Climb out of the cellar
Tuesday, June 9th, 2009
Mark DeRosa’s 7th inning grand slam was the difference in the game. The Tribe takes the first from KC and in the process, moves a half game ahead of the Royals for fourth place in the Central division.
Hey, after the Cavaliers’ disappointing exit in the Eastern Conference Finals and the miserable start to this season, we might as well appreciate the little things (like moving out of last place).
As it stands right now, the Indians are 7 games out of first place. The way this season has gone, the wild card team will likely come from the East (as usual). So any playoff hope will have to come from the Tribe winning the division. We’ll see how this summer plays out.
The Tribe’s magic number for clinching the division now stands at 111.
