Kansas City, Mo. ? Casey Blake had a grand slam and six RBIs and C.C. Sabathia struck out 11 in his first victory, leading the Cleveland Indians to a 15-1 rout of the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night.

Blake, the No. 9 hitter, was 4-for-4 with a single and a grand slam and two RBI doubles in the Indians’ 17-hit attack. David Dellucci and Jhonny Peralta also homered for Cleveland.