KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Tyler Naquin hit two of the Indians five homers and had a career-high six RBI, helping the Cleveland Indians rout the AL Central-rival Kansas City Royals 11-4 on Wednesday.Carlos Carrasco (7-3) only allowed one hit in six shutout innings, a one-out double by Cheslor Cuthbert in the fourth he followed with back-to-back strikeouts. Carrasco walked two in the sixth for his only other baserunners.Naquin had his first multi-homer game, while Mike Napoli went deep for the second straight day. Jason Kipnis and Carlos Santana also hit home runs.The first four homers were off Ian Kennedy (6-8), whose bizarre pitching line included eight strikeouts and only one walk. But it was the ninth straight game Kennedy has served up a homer, and he has allowed 26 of them this season, tied with teammate Chris Young for most in the majors.Kansas City scored all its runs off reliever Austin Adams in the eighth.The division-leading Indians, who are 4-5 against the hapless Minnesota Twins this season, improved to 26-8 against the rest of the AL Central. They are 8-5 against the Royals.For the second day in a row, a first-inning homer -- this time by Kipnis, his 16th -- gave them instant offense. Naquin added a solo shot in the third before adding a two-run double in the fourth.Cleveland put away the game with a seven-run fifth inning.With a heat index of 105 degrees at first pitch, Carrasco coolly sliced up a Kansas City offense that scored seven runs in a single inning in the opener. The right-hander retired 17 of the first 18 batters he faced around his lone single, and he struck out six while throwing just 84 pitches.He won for the fifth time in six starts and improved to 6-1 in eight starts in Kansas City.Kennedy wound up allowing seven runs and six hits in 4 1/3 innings for the Royals. It was a rare poor start for him at Kauffman Stadium; he entered the game with an AL-best 2.11 ERA at home.PRESIDENTIAL VISITThe Royals will meet President Barack Obama at the White House on Thursday during a ceremony to honor their World Series title. It will be the fifth president that manager Ned Yost has met: Jimmy Carter and George Bush used to come to Braves games when Yost coached in Atlanta, George W. Bush threw out the first pitch on opening day once, and Bill Clinton greeted the champion Braves at the White House in 1996. So this will be my fifth president, Yost said, which is kind of cool.TRAINERS ROOMRoyals: LF Alex Gordon got the day off as he continues to battle out of a season-long slump. Hes hitting just .200 through 62 games after signing a $72 million, four-year deal in the offseason. He missed several weeks with a fractured wrist in a collision with 3B Mike Moustakas.Indians: OF Michael Brantley was expected to have an MRI exam on his ailing right shoulder Wednesday, though the results were not yet available. Brantley experienced a setback while on a rehab assignment.UP NEXTThe Royals open a three-game set Friday night against Texas. The Indians also have a day off before visiting Baltimore on Friday night. Under Armour Sale Uk . - Oakland Raiders running back Rashad Jennings was speaking to a group of local high school students earlier this week when the conversation turned to the importance of being prepared when opportunities in life arise. Under Armour Shoes Uk Sale . 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Guan, who last month became the youngest player to make the cut in a major championship when he finished 58th at the Masters, has accepted an exemption to play at the Memorial Tournament next week. "I am very excited to accept the invitation to play at the Memorial Tournament," Tianlang said. "It is Jack Nicklaus event, and the same as all the golf fans out there I have very high respect to Mr. Nicklaus, not just as a golf legend, but also as a great person. He has been actively involved in the development of golf in China, and junior golf development worldwide, and as a junior golfer myself I appreciate what he has done to help us grow." Guan also made the cut at the PGA Tour stop in New Orleans but missed weekend play at last weeks Byron Nelson. Nicklaus, founder and host of the Memorial, met with Guans parents at the Masters and had hoped the young phenom might play at Muirfield Village May 30-June 2. He is as astounded as any by the maturity the youngster has shown. "He was 14 years old! I mean, cmon," Nicklaus said recently during a trip to his hometown of nearby Columbus. "A seventh-grader won the Asian Amateur, and now hes an eighth-grader? Cmon, thats pretty unbelievable." Nicklaus was very impressed with Guan and his parents. "He came to me and wanted too know what I felt about his education and what he should do.dddddddddddd I said, For the next few years, Id let him finish up high school. Lets start with that," Nicklaus said with a laugh. Nicklaus counselled the family to take it slowly, make sure he gets his schooling and is surrounded by friends and peers. "His parents are trying to figure out the best way to promote his life in golf," he said. "I said, Let him make a few of the decisions. Theyre very sharp people and he was very sharp for an eighth-grade kid to sit there and talk to us all down there. Hes pretty mature. But hes still 14." Many have considered Guan an ambassador for the game, who can get the masses in his homeland interested in the game. "For his country, hes going to be the poster boy of being able to say, Look, I can do this. You all go do it, too," Nicklaus said. Nicklaus was also considered a prodigy while growing up in suburban Columbus. But he does not put himself in the same category with Guan. "(When I was 14 I was) trying to figure out where Im going to take my girlfriend on the next date, whether my history teacher will allow me to skip a class or if the basketball coach is going to have practice," he joked. Guan said meeting Nicklaus was one of the highlights of his time at the Masters. Now hes looking forward to another memorable trip at Muirfield Village. "It is going to be a great week," he said. ' ' '
