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In the fifth, Buck had an RBI single, LaPorta added a second two-run double and Hannahan brought in a run with an infield out.
Josh Tomlin (5-1) got the win, going six innings and giving up five hits and one run, on Billy Butler's infield out in the fourth.
Tomlin tried not to think he was working with a gigantic lead.
"I was up there still trying to take the same approach and pitch like it was a tie ballgame," he said. "Sometimes you can lose focus a little bit. But for the most part, it puts you at ease a little bit and you can go after them."
According to STATS LLC, the last pitcher to give up 10 runs in an inning was Texas' Scott Feldman against the Red Sox on Aug. 12, 2008, although not all the runs were earned. Before Mazzaro, the only pitchers since 1947 to get clobbered for 14 runs were Milwaukee's Bill Travers in 1977, and Oakland's Mike Oquist in 1998 against the Yankees. But those were starters.
No reliever had given up 14 runs in the major leagues since 1942, when Lester McCrabb did it for the Philadelphia Athletics, STATS said.
Their research also showed that three relievers have given up 16 runs in a single appearance. Lefty O'Doul gave up 16 runs in a 1923 game with the Boston Red Sox, though only three runs were earned.
Johnny Stuart of the Cardinals gave up 16 for the St. Louis Cardinals in 1925, but it took him 8 1-3 innings to do it. Dutch Schesler took eight innings in his 16-run appearance for the Philadelphia Phillies in 1931.
Mazzaro's name now joins theirs in major league history. Mazzaro, meanwhile, will join the Triple-A Omaha Storm Chasers.
"It's kind of a tough call," he said. "You've just go to keep battling. Things will work out."
NOTES: The Indians are in the unusual position of playing a pair of two-game series on a four-game road trip. After two in KC, they'll fly to Chicago for two with the White Sox before returning home. ... It was LaPorta's second four-hit game. The other was Aug. 29, 2009 at Baltimore. ... The last Royals pitcher to give up 11 runs was Brian Bannister on June 12, 2010 against Cincinnati. ... The Indians also scored 10 runs in the fourth inning on April 8 at Seattle.
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