Matt LaPorta’s first grand slam sends Indians past Royals 6-4 in rain-plagued game

LaPorta’s grand slam powers Indians past Royals

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Matt LaPorta’s first career grand slam powered the Cleveland Indians past the Kansas City Royals 6-4 on a long, stormy Saturday night that included four rain delays totaling 3 hours and 40 minutes.

The game, scheduled for a 6:10 p.m. start, did not end until 12:47 a.m. Actual game time was 2 hours, 57 minutes. The crowd had thinned out so much by the eighth inning the cleaning crew was already at work in the upper deck.

LaPorta’s grand slam off Sean O’Sullivan (2-6) gave Cleveland a 5-0 lead in the fourth. Then Jai Miller and Mike Aviles hit two-run homers for Kansas City in the fifth off Justin Germano.