KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Cleveland Indians open a three-game series with the defending World Series champion Kansas City Royals on Monday, but without starting catcher Yan Gomes.While the Indians arrived in Kansas City, Gomes was headed back to Cleveland to have his right shoulder checked by Dr. Mark Schickendantz.Gomes hurt the shoulder Sunday in the fifth inning of a 6-1 victory at Minnesota when he stepped awkwardly on the first base bag while attempting to avoid the tag of Kenny Vargas.Gomes fell on his right shoulder as he stumbled to the ground while running at full speed and had to be carted off the field.As far as I know it is kind of like a shoulder separation, Gomes told Cleveland media after the game. Im going to Cleveland to be checked out and we will know more later.Indians manager Terry Francona said Gomes, who has started 63 games behind the plate, would be placed on the disabled list Monday. He said in all likelihood the Indians would activate catcher Roberto Perez, who had right thumb surgery in May. He has caught nine innings in a minor league rehab assignment.Things like this happen, Francona said. Hopefully, you are prepared so it doesnt get in the way of what youre trying to do.What the Indians are trying to do is win the American League Central. They hold a commanding 6 1/2-game lead over the Detroit Tigers, who beat the Royals 4-2 Sunday with a walk-off home run. They have an eight-game bulge over the Royals, who are just a game above .500. The Indians have lost seven of 12 since a 14-game winning streak catapulted them into control of the division.The Indians will receive no sympathy from the Royals on the Gomes injury. Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas is out for the season after knee surgery and Lorenzo Cain is on the disabled list with a hamstring injury. Cain, however, could begin a minor league rehab assignment this week, but he wont return to the Royals in time to play in the Indians series.Alex Gordon, who missed 30 games with a wrist fracture, continues to struggle at the plate, hitting .207 with a puny .652 OPS.All I can say is, Ive played like crap, Gordon told the Kansas City Star.The Royals will need Gordon to turn it around quickly if they are to make it to postseason for the third straight year.Were going to need to get him going, thats for sure, Royals manager Ned Yost said. Hes going to be key.Corey Kluber, who is 9-8 with a 3.61 ERA, will start the series opener for the Indians. He threw six scoreless innings to beat the Royals in June at Progressive Field, but 10 days later he permitted eight runs, including three unearned, over five innings in a loss at Kauffman Stadium.Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer is 12-for-45 (.267), with three home runs and 13 RBI off Kluber. Gordon has a .188 average, 6-for-32, but two of his hits are home runs.Edinson Volquez, who is 8-8 with a 4.85 ERA, will be the Royals starter Monday. In 11 Volquez starts that theRoyals won, he has a 2.18 ERA while holding opposing hitters to a .225 batting average. In his eight losses, Volquez has a 9.44 ERA with opponents hitting .322.Indians right fielder Lonnie Chisenhall has 14 hits and a .429 batting average against Volquez, while designated hitter Carlos Santana has a .167 average off the Royals right-hander he has two home runs.The Indians have defeated the Royals six times in 10 meetings this season, but are 0-3 at Kauffman Stadium. Herman Edwards Youth Jersey . The 28-year-old from Calgary matched his career best after missing just one shot in his two rounds of shooting in the mens 10-kilometre sprint competition. Smith finished in 23 minutes 15. 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CHICAGO -- The St. Louis Cardinals were frustrated Friday, by Jake Arrieta and by umpires.Arrieta struck out 10 in seven innings and the Chicago Cubs beat the sloppy Cardinals 5-0 as St. Louis fell a half-game behind the Giants for the second NL wild card.Mike Leake (9-11) gave up five runs, seven hits and three walks in 3 1/3 innings.I couldnt locate early, he said. I was slightly erratic. I just started out on the wrong foot.After Jhonny Peralta and Kolten Wong led off the third inning with singles, Leake was struck by a pitch in a bunt situation, only to have plate umpire CB Buckner rule a swinging strike. After manager Mike Matheny debated the call with Buckner and first-base umpire Jim Reynolds briefly, the pitcher bunted into a double play and Matt Carpenter struck out.I was surprised at the call, Leake said. It could have turned into a turning point if we would have capitalized.Video review is not allowed on that type of play.I would like to see them change anything thats at a pivotal point in the game and can be reviewed, Matheny said.Arrieta (18-7) allowed five hits and walked one, Anthony Rizzo had three hits and Ben Zobrist drove in two runs.I dont give up many hits, so if I can keep guys off base via the walk, Im going to be in a pretty good spot, Arrieta said.The Cubs scored four runs in the first inning off Leake en route to their 98th victory, the most since they last played in the World Series in 1945. They also tied a team record with their 56th home win.Pedro Strop came off the disabled list to wwork the eighth, and Travis Wood and Carl Edwards Jr.ddddddddddddfinished the five-hitter.Rizzo, Zobrist and Chris Coghlan drove in runs in the first off Leake, winless in four starts since recovering from shingles.Those are the kind of innings that have hurt him this year, Matheny said. When hes able to stay away from the big inning, you see him go deep in the game.Leake allowed another run on one of two wild pitches. Cardinals gaffes included Wong face-planting into the turf chasing Rizzos first-inning double and Matt Adams getting picked off first in the fourth.TRAINERS ROOMCardinals: LF Matt Holliday (broken right thumb) took batting practice off RHP Mike Mayers before the game. He blistered a couple balls, Matheny said. It was exciting to see. Holliday will likely have another BP session before hes activated. ... SS Aledmys Diaz (arm fatigue) was out of the lineup.GROOMSMAN STRIKES OUTArrieta and Carpenter were college teammates at TCU. Arrieta was Carpenters wedding groomsman. Yet Carpenter cant solve his friend. He went 0 for 3 with two strikeouts, leaving him 0 for 24 in the regular season against Arrieta.CARDINALS ROTATIONLHP Jaime Garcia will take the Cardinals rotation spot of struggling RHP Luke Weaver on Monday vs. Cincinnati.UP NEXTRHP Jason Hammel (15-9, 3.56 ERA), contending for the final Cubs postseason rotation spot, faces rookie RHP Alex Reyes (3-1, 1.08) on Saturday. Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys Wholesale NFL Jerseys Jerseys From China Wholesale NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap Jerseys ' ' '