Chisenhall Knocks In Record 9 Runs

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Lonnie Chisenhall had nine RBIs and three home runs in a five-hit game, Michael Brantley scored five times and the Cleveland Indians beat the Texas Rangers 17-7 Monday night. The only other nine-RBI game in Cleveland history was by Chris James in a 20-6 victory for the Indians on May 4, 1991, against Oakland. Chisenhall had two-run homers in the second and fourth innings before hitting a three-run shot down the right field line in the eighth to give the Indians a 17-6 lead. The offensive outburst puts Chisenhall in rare company. He is only the fourth major league player since RBIs became a statistic in 1920 to have at least five hits, nine RBIs and three homers in a game, and he is the first since Boston’s Fred Lynn did it in 1975, according to the Indians. The Indians won three straight in the four-game set after coming to the Lone Star State with the worst road record in the majors. WOLO note: Chisenhall briefly played for the Gamecocks in the spring of 2007. The #1-ranked high school recruit in the country from NC was kicked off the USC team after being charged with breaking into a dorm room and stealing electronic equipment.