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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Lonnie Chisenhalls bat is headed to the Hall of Fame. He just hopes he doesnt break his other one. The Indians third baseman went 5 for 5 and hit three homers while driving in nine runs in a 17-7 rout of Texas on Monday night. By the time he arrived in Kansas City for Tuesday nights game, he was told that the folks in Cooperstown wanted to retire his bat for posterity. The only problem with the gesture? "I only have two of the model I use," Chisenhall said with a grin. "Im going to have to make it through these next six games with one bat." No worries -- teammate Michael Brantley has offered to loan out some of his stock. According to Major League Baseball, Chisenhall became the first player to go 5 for 5 with three homers and nine RBIs since the RBI became a statistic in 1920. The only other major league players to have at least five hits, nine RBIs and three homers in a game were the Dodgers Gil Hodges, the Reds Walker Cooper and the Red Soxs Fred Lynn. It was also the first three-homer game by an Indians player since Shin-Soo Choo in 2010, and the second nine-RBI game in franchise history. Chris James accomplished the feat on May 4, 1991. "I think its kind of neat. Im sure Lonnie got a huge kick out of that," said Indians manager Terry Francona, who has donated several items to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum from when he managed the Red Sox to two World Series triumphs. "Hes got two kids, so one day hell be able to take them and show them, Hey, this is what your dad did," said the Indians Mike Aviles. "Thats pretty cool." Chisenhalls big day started with a seemingly innocent RBI single in the first inning. He hit the first of his homers, a two-run run shot, in the second. He added another homer in the fourth, hit an RBI double in the sixth and capped it all off with a three-run shot in the eighth. It was the first nine-RBI game since Carlos Delgado in 2008, and the first time a player hit three homers with that many RBIs since Alex Rodriguez did it in 2005. The performance, the second five-hit game of Chisenhalls season, also boosted the 25-year-old infielders batting average to .385. Hed also hit seven homers and driven in 32 runs heading into the opener of a two-game series against the Royals. Chisenhall said what he had accomplished hadnt sunk in until he arrived in Kansas City. "It was such a fast day," he said, pointing out that the team left Texas for Kansas City right after the game, and didnt arrive in town until the wee hours of the morning. "Maybe Ill get a chance to sit back and watch the game myself someday and enjoy it." Brian ONeill Jersey . -- Joe Thornton scored the tiebreaking goal with 5:39 left in regulation to help the San Jose Sharks overcome a two-goal deficit to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-3 on Thursday night. Daniel Carlson Vikings Jersey . 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There were a few moments where I got hit and it was kind of tender but for the most part it was OK. Damian Lillard scored 20 points with seven assists and Wesley Matthews added 19 points for Portland, which won for the second time in the last seven games and improved to 18-3 against Eastern Conferennce foes.dddddddddddd. The Blazers will also visit Cleveland, Atlanta and Milwaukee on the trek, and are 12-8 away from home this season. Brooklyn went 1-2 on a recent western road trip and dropped a 108-73 decision to the Utah Jazz Saturday in Salt Lake City. Jarrett Jack scored 16 points and Mason Plumlee added 11 points. No other Nets player scored in double figures. The Nets lost for the 10th time in 12 tries and are 6-10 against the West. We just need a win, man, said Brooklyns Mason Plumlee. Collectively we need to put more into the game effort wise. Its not really a strategic thing anymore, we just need to give more. Brooklyn will visit red-hot Atlanta Wednesday. The Blazers defeated the Nets, 97-87, on Nov. 15 in Rip City and were led by Lillards 28 points and 10 assists. Aldridge did not play in that one for the Blazers and Brook Lopez paced the Nets with 21 points. Portland has won the last three games in this series. ' ' '