Lee picks up 21st victory, beats Royals 3-1

Cliff Lee won his 10th straight decision, the longest winning streak in the majors this season, and the Cleveland Indians beat the Kansas City Royals 3-1 on Sunday.

Lee, who leads the majors with 21 wins, is 10-0 in 11 starts since a July 6 loss at Minnesota. In those 11 starts, Lee has a 1.84 ERA. He lowered his major league leading ERA to 2.28.

Lee (21-2) held the Royals to one run and seven hits _ six of them singles _ in 7 1-3 innings, while striking out five and walking one. Lee is 4-0 against the Royals this year. Lee has 30.4 percent of the Indians' 69 victories.

The left-hander, who shut out the Chicago White Sox in his previous start, had …