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The Cleveland Indians collected 23 hits, including home runs by Julio Franco, Jim Thome and Carlos Baerga, in a 20-3 rout Wednesday of the Detroit Tigers.
After spotting Detroit a 2-0 lead in the top of the first, the Indians scored 17 runs on 19 hits in the first four innings. They added three more runs in the seventh.
Detroit starter Jose Lima faced 12 batters in 1 1/3 innings, and eight of them scored. Both Franco and Thome, who had three hits and four RBIs, homered during the Indians’ six-run first.
