Olivo hits 12th-inning homer to lead Royals

CLEVELAND (AP) - Miguel Olivo homered with one out in the 12th
inning after David DeJesus saved the game for Kansas City with two
accurate throws, and the Royals beat the Cleveland Indians 2-1 on
Friday night.
Olivo, who drove in the Royals' first run with a fourth-inning
groundout, hit an 0-2 pitch from Jose Veras into the bleachers in
left field for his 19th home run of the season as Kansas City won
its fifth straight game.
Jamey Wright (2-5) pitched two innings for the win. Joakim Soria
pitched the 12th for his 25th save in 28 opportunities.
Veras (4-3) got the loss as Cleveland has dropped nine of 11.
DeJesus, the left fielder, threw out runners at the plate in the
ninth and 11th inning. Both runners were trying to score from
second base on singles by Jhonny Peralta.
DeJesus nailed Asdrubal Cabrera on Peralta's one-out single in
the ninth. He did it again in the 11th, throwing out Michael
Brantley on Peralta's two-out single.
Royals ace Zack Greinke held the Indians to one run in seven
innings, but ended up with his eighth no-decision of the season,
the first Kansas City has won. He has received 29 runs in his
combined 15 starts of losses and no-decisions.
Greinke, a candidate to win the AL Cy Young award despite having
a 13-8 record for a woeful team, was masterful again in holding
Cleveland to four hits. The right-hander hadn't allowed an earned
run in 23 consecutive innings until the Indians tied the game in
the seventh. Shin-Soo Choo tripled off the left-field wall with one
out.
It looked as if Greinke would get out of the inning when Peralta
popped out, but Travis Hafner lined a 2-1 pitch to left for a
game-tying single. DeJesus attempted a diving catch, but the ball
hit off his glove and rolled away.
Greinke, who struck out six and didn't walk a batter, didn't
allowed a runner to reach second base until the seventh. The run
snapped a 15-inning scoreless streak for Cleveland.
Greinke was given an extra day's rest after throwing a
career-high 125 pitches against Los Angeles on Saturday. He is 2-0
with a 2.16 ERA in five starts against the Indians this season.
Cleveland starter Justin Masterson allowed one run and four hits
in six innings.
NOTES: RHP Brian Bannister received a second opinion on his
ailing shoulder Friday in New York, but manager Trey Hillman did
not have any updates. "I'm not a doctor, I'm not going to
speculate," Hillman said. "I haven't seen the films." ... LHP
Lenny DiNardo's strong outing against Detroit in his first start of
the season on Thursday was enough to earn him a rotation spot over
fellow lefty Bruce Chen, who is moving to the bullpen. Chen is 1-6
in nine starts with the Royals. ... Brantley, who hit safely in his
first eight major league games, was 0 for 4 and fell one game short
of a club record. Josh Bard hit safely in his first nine major
league games in 2002.