The Juice: Indians beat A’s in 12 for best start in club history

Nine innings, nine items to get you going. Ladies and gentleman of the Stew, take a sip of morning Juice.

1. Mel was Harder, Tris was Speaker, but neither were better: The Cleveland Indians have had some great teams in their past (most of them had Albert Belle or Jim Thome or Bob Feller on them) but none have ever started 21-9. Jack Hannahan and Lou Marson stroked RBI singles in the 12th, the Tribe came away with a 4-3 victory at Oakland. Craig Breslow's left hand was not so pretty this time.

2. J.J. not so dyno-mite: Florida Marlins ace Josh Johnson came in with an 0.88 ERA in April but the Cardinals got to him for five runs ? I suppose it counts as "battered" ? in a 6-3 victory for the St. Louis Cardinals. Where would Team Fredbird be without Lance Berkman and his 10 homers?

3. You win this time, Eminem! Signed, Jay-Z. (Yo): The Detroit Tigers have won three straight ? right after losing seven in a row ? by taking advantage of the New York Yankees gape at shortstop in a 6-3 victory. With El Capitan Derek Jeter out of the lineup because of a hip injury (so we're told!) backup Eduardo Nu�ez made two errors, including one that handed Detroit two runs in the seventh. Thanks for playing, Ed.

4. And no fighting with umpire/rodeo clown Joe West this time: David Price came within an out of a complete-game shutout, but will take 8 2/3 innings with no earned runs in the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 victory against Toronto. Johnny Damon got his 2,600th career hit, which is a lot, and 75th all-time.

5. You say he's just a friend: Just a few hours after a 13-inning marathon sing-along at Fenway, the Los Angeles Angels hammered John Lackey and other Boston Red Sox pitchers for 18 hits ? including a trifecta of three-run homers ? in an 11-0 dismemberment. Mark Trumbo says, "You don't need no Mike Trout!" and hit his sixth homer.

6. Forget about that bleep ? here comes Eric Hosmer!: The unstoppable Melky Cabrera had four RBIs and the divine Bruce Chen lowered his ERA to 3.59, and the Kansas City Royals beat up the Orioles 9-1. They're also promoting their top prospect, though he comes at the expense of Kila Ka'aihue. Sadly, Aloha also means good-bye.

7. Rauuuuuluuuuuuul! Almost 39-year-old Raul Iba�ez broke an 0-for-35 rut (now that's a slump) by going 8 for 11 in the Phillies' three-game sweep of the Nationals. Behind right-hander Roy Halladay, they won 7-3 in the finale.

8. Huston's got his first problem: Gerardo Parra and Chris Young homered off closer Huston Street in the ninth, then Justin Upton brought Young home with a bloop single in the 11th for a 3-2 victory that probably just ruined the Rockies day. Word on the Street is, he had been 11 for 11 in saves coming in.

9. Beachy keen, jelly bean: He was gone by the time the Atlanta Braves pulled out a 2-1 victory to sweep the Brewers, but rookie Brandon Beachy struck out nine in six innings.

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