Choo gets key hit as Cleveland Indians rally to beat Kansas City Royals 7-3

Choo helps Indians rally past Royals

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Shin-Soo Choo hit a tiebreaking RBI single in Cleveland’s five-run eighth inning and the Indians rallied to beat the Kansas City Royals 7-3 on Thursday night.

Asdrubal Cabrera had two hits and drove in two runs for the Indians, who committed a season-high five errors and had a runner thrown out at every base. Matt LaPorta and Jayson Nix also had two hits apiece.

Rafael Perez (4-0), the fourth of five Indians pitchers, pitched 1 1-3 scoreless innings and Chris Perez got four outs for his 15th save in 19 opportunities.