For one night, anyway, the Indians lineup was unstoppable, hitting for the cycle as a team in the first inning Tuesday night and pounding the Angels and rookie starter Ervin Santana 13-5 Tuesday night. Scott Elarton can thank the offense after allowing nine hits and three earned runs in 5.2 innings but still “earning” his first win of the season. Everyone in the lineup pitched in tonight, with Josh Bard being the only starter without a hit. Travis Hafner and Ronnie Belliard each had three hits and two RBI while Hafner, Ben Broussard and Jhonny Peralta all hit home runs.

And don’t look now, but Aaron Boone may actually be heating up, notching two hits and two RBI with a stolen base. A modest three-game hitting streak may not look like much on paper but when you’re hitting .158, any kind of hitting streak is encouraging.

Cliff Lee was good but Paul Byrd was better as the Angels beat the Indians 3-1 Monday. Lee surrendered three runs (two earned) on seven hits in 7.2 innings of work but Angels starter Paul Byrd shutout the Tribe for seven innings while allowing just three hits and striking out five. Grady Sizemore collected two more hits, including an RBI single in the bottom of the eighth, and Aaron Boone notched a hit in back-to-back games for only the third time since April 10.