Travis Buck felt bad for former teammate Vin Mazzaro as the Indians pounded him for 14 runs on 11 hits in 2 1/3 innings.
Orlin Wagner / Associated PressMichael Brantley's three-run homer Monday night was the final hit in the Indians 10-run fourth inning at the expense of Royals pitcher Vin Mazzaro.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- After what the Indians did to their pitching staff in Monday's 19-1 victory, Kansas City needed some new arms. They started to arrive on Tuesday.
John Mazzaro, scheduled to start Tuesday, but forced into action Monday when starter Kyle Davies left in the first inning with right shoulder injury, was optioned to Class AAA Omaha after the game. Left-hander Everett Teaford was recalled from Omaha to replace him.
On Tuesday the Royals announced that prospect Danny Duffy will make his big league debut Wednesday against Alexi Ogando of Texas. Duffy is one of the prospects that has made the Royals farm system the talk of baseball.
The Royals are expected to place Davies on the disabled list to make room for Duffy.
Mazzaro allowed 14 runs in 2 1/3 innings. Those are the most runs allowed by a Royals pitcher in franchise history. Mazzaro is the first pitcher in the modern era, according to Elias Sports Bureau, to allow 14 or more runs in fewer than three innings. The modern era begins in 1900.
The last pitcher to allow 14 or more runs in fewer than three innings, according to SABR, was Ed Doheny of the New York Giants on June 29, 1899. Doheny allowed 17 in 2 2/3 innings.
Indians outfielder Travis Buck, a teammate of Mazzaro's in Oakland, felt bad for him.
"I was in left field and I saw him running out to the bullpen in the bottom of the first inning," said Mazzaro. "I talked to him a little bit. You could tell he wasn't expecting it. Mentally, he probably wasn't prepared.
"I know what he's capable of doing. I could tell Monday that he didn't have his best stuff. I feel bad for him. That the thing about this game. You never know. You got to always be prepared. I'm sure he'll take that as a learning experience.
"He'll definitely be back for them soon."
He's an All-Star: Manager Manny Acta has been picked to be a coach on the AL All-Star game at Chase Field in Phoenix, Ariz., on July 12.
AL manager Ron Washington asked Acta in spring training. First-year Toronto manager John Farrell, a former Indians pitcher and farm director, was also picked by Washington as a coach.
The Indians were playing Texas in spring training when Acta walked into his office and found Washington waiting for him.
"The last thing on your mind in spring training is the All-Star game," said Acta. "I thought he wanted to talk to me about a player. I was shocked when he asked me and got all teary eyed.
"At that point I don't think he realized what it meant to me. He kept asking me, "Are you sure you don't want to get your three days off?' I'm like, "Oh, my, God, this guy doesn't know what this means to me.' Like I'm going to say "You know what Ronnie, I'm going to take those three days off.'"
The tough part was keeping it a secret. He told his wife, but not too many other people. His parents found out Tuesday.
"It was hard to keep it inside," said Acta. "I wanted to get out of that office and jump around and tell the world that I was going to the All-Star game. But I gave him my word I'd keep my mouth shut until today."
Acta said going to the All-Star game as a coach or manager has been a goal of his.
Minor leaguer suspended: Indians minor-league outfielder John Drennen has been suspended for 50 games for testing positive for the banned substance Clomiphene.
Drennen was playing at Class AA Akron. His suspension begins immediately.
The left-handed hitting Drennen was the 33rd player taken overall in the 2005 draft. The Indians selected him as a compensation pick between the first and second round.
Clomiphene is a female fertility drug used to start ovulation.
Drennen was hitting .256 (30-for-117) with nine doubles, two triples, three homers and 15 RBI for Akron.
Ross Atkins, director of player development for the Indians, released this statement, "The Cleveland Indians strongly support Major League Baseball's Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. In addition to this support, we continue to implement an aggressive educational program at all levels of the organization. We want our players to be aware of the dangers of these substances and will continue to be vigilant in these matters."
Tonight's lineups:
Indians (25-13): CF Michael Brantley (L), SS Asdrubal Cabrera (S), RF Shin-Soo Choo (L), C Carlos Santana, DH Travis Hafner (L), 2B Orlando Cabrera (R), Travis Buck (L), 1B Matt LaPorta, 3B Jack Hannahan, RHP Carlos Carrasco (1-2, 5.29).
Royals (20-20): 2B Mike Aviles (R), CF Melky Cabrera (S), LF Alex Gordon (L), DH Billy Butler (R), RF Jeff Francoeur (R), 1B Eric Hosman (.241, 2, 5), 3B Wilson Betemit (S), C Matt Treanor (R), SS Alcides Escobar (R), RHP Sean O'Sullivan (2-2, 3.79).
Him vs. me: LaPorta is 2-for-6 with a homer and four RBI against O'Sullivan. No one else in the Indians lineup has more than one hit against him.
Billy Butler is 5-for-8 with a homer against Carrasco.
Left vs. right: Lefties are hitting .358 (24-for-67) and righties are hitting .230 (14-for-61) with one homer against Carrasco. The Royals have two lefties and two switch hitters in the lineup.
Lefties are hitting .195 (15-for-77) with two homers and righties are hitting .278 (15-for-54) against O'Sullivan. The Indians have two righties and two switch-hitters in the lineup.
Quote of the day: "It (not talking to the media from 1974 through the end of his career) was perfect for me at the time. It took me two years to make up my mind. I was tired of getting slammed. To me it was a slap in the face. But it [his silence] made me concentrate better. And the irony is that they wrote better without access to my quotes. It's all quotes, anyway, and it all sounds the same to me. After that they wrote better and more interesting stuff. I took it personal. I got slammed quite a bit. To pick up the paper and read about yourself getting slammed, that doesn't start your day off right," Hall of Famer Steve Carlton on why he stopped talking to the media.
Umpires: H Chris Guccione, 1B Mike Winters, 2B Mike Muchlinski, 3B Mark Wegner. Winters, crew chief.
Next: RHP Justin Masterson (5-1, 2.73) vs. RHP Jake Peavy (0-0, 6.00) Wednesday night at U.S. Cellular Field as Indians open two-game series against White Sox. STO and WTAM/1100 will carry the game.