Indians walk off on Gomes’ homer

The cold wind swirling around Progressive Field had been toying with fly balls to left field all weekend. So when Yan Gomes lifted a pitch from Royals reliever Brandon Maurer in that direction in the ninth inning on Sunday, the Indians catcher was hoping and praying. Gomes’ shot just cleared the 19-foot wall in Cleveland for a two-run, walk-off home run that propelled the Indians to a dramatic 3-1 victory over the Royals. Cleveland only scored six runs in the frigid three-game series, but that was just enough to eke out two victories, buying a little more time for the team’s struggling offense to get going.