The Indians beat the Yankees 22-0 at Yankee Stadium tonight in the most lopsided loss in their history. The Indians scored the 22 runs on 22 hits and 8 walks and left 10 men on base. Omar Vizquel went 6-for-7 with three runs and four RBI. The only spot in the order without a hit was sixth (Casey Blake and John McDonald, who both played third).

Yankee pitching lines were the stuff of legends. Vazquez 1-1/3 innings, 5 hits, 6 runs (all earned), 2 walks, and one strikeout. Sturtze: 3 innings, 6 hits, 7 runs (all earned), 2 walks, 1 strikeout, and 1 home run. Nitkowski: 1-2/3 innings, 3 hits, 3 runs (all earned), 3 walks, and 1 strikeout. Loaiza: 3 innings, 8 runs, 6 runs (all earned), 2 walks, three strikeouts, and 2 home runs. Meanwhile, Cleveland's Jake Westbrook went seven innings, allowing just 5 hits and no walks while striking out 5.

According to Baseball-Reference, this is just the fourth shutout in which the victor scored 20 or more runs since 1901. The others were Detroit 21-0 over Cleveland in 1901, the Yankees 21-0 over the Philly A's in 1939, and the Pirates 22-0 over the Cubs in 1975. No shutout since 1901 has been more lopsided than the Yankees-Indians tonight.

Since 1901, there have only been 13 other games with a margin of victory of at least 22 runs. They are:

The Red Sox are now 3-1/2 games back. And Leon's getting laaaaaaaaarger.