--OF David Dellucci's pinch home run Tuesday was the 10th homer off the bench in his career, and the Indians' first pinch home run this year.
--SS Jhonny Peralta's two-run home run in the fourth inning snapped the Indians' streak of 16 consecutive innings without scoring. --OF Bronson Sardinha has signed a minor league contract with the Indians. He will join Class AAA Buffalo in place of OF Ben Francisco, who was recalled.
--Indians starting pitchers have a 2.57 ERA in their last 17 games. But the team's record in that span is 10-7 because of a lack of offense.
--C Victor Martinez, who is leading the American League in hitting overall (.347) and hitting with men on base (.452), was a late scratch from the lineup Tuesday because of a stiff neck.
BY THE NUMBERS: .163 -- Opposing batters' on-base percentage vs. LHP Cliff Lee in the month of April. It's the lowest opponents' on-base percentage over a pitcher's first five starts to a season in 99 years, since Frank Smith of the White Sox had an opponents' on-base percentage of .159 in 1909.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "The last thing I want is for him to go up there trying to hit home runs." -- Manager Eric Wedge, on C Victor Martinez, who despite leading the league in hitting did not hit a home run in the Indians' first 30 games of the season.
