CLEVELAND (AP) José Ramírez swung and felt something crack.
It was a bone in his right hand. It may as well have been Clevelands postseason hopes.
Ryan OHearn led off the 10th inning with his second homer of the game, sending the Kansas City Royals to a wild 9-8 win Sunday over the Indians, whose playoff chances were severely rocked by losing Ramírez to a broken right hand.
Down 8-4, the Indians fought back and tied it in the ninth against Ian Kennedy (1-2) on Francisco Lindors solo homer and Franmil Reyes stunning three-run shot with two outs.
But Nick Goody (3-1) got too much of the plate with a four-seam fastball and OHearn drove it over the right field wall as the Royals salvaged a back-and-forth series finale to snap a four-game losing streak.
Losing the game was secondary to the Indians, who will be without Ramírez as they try to catch Minnesota in the AL Central or win a wild card. The two-time All-Star will undergo surgery Monday in New York to repair a hamate bone he fractured Saturday night.
The Indians, who have dealt with major injuries all season, wont know how long Ramírez will be out until after the procedure. But they know he wont be at third base or batting fifth for the next few weeks and perhaps the remainder of the season.
Weve got to deal with it, said starter Shane Bieber, who settled in after a few rough innings. Its a big blow. Were not really faced with a choice, its just next man up.
Jorge López worked the 10th for his first major league save.
Ramírez, who awakened from a puzzling, early-season offensive slump in time to propel the Indians back into postseason contention, feared the worst when he was forced to leave Saturdays game in the first inning.
You still try to stay optimistic and see if they can tell you better news, he said through a translator. But I knew something was bad when it happened.
Trailing by four and down to their final strike, the Indians tied it against Kennedy.
Lindor homered with one out before Kennedy walked Carlos Santana with two outs and gave up a single to Yasiel Puig.
Kennedys wild pitch moved the runners up and Reyes, whose homer leading off the eighth pulled Cleveland to 8-4, brought them home with a 423-foot shot to left, rewarding Indians fans who hung around after the team fell behind 8-3.
It was crazy, Reyes said. Honestly, it was one of the best moments in my life, not my career. It was great.
