Lindor collects three more hits for Clippers

Francisco Lindor is doing a lot of things right at Triple-A. And while he's not headed to Cleveland just yet, performances like Sunday's ensure his knocking will keep growing louder on the door to the Major Leagues.

The Indians' top prospect extended his hitting streak to 10 games with a double, an RBI and a run scored on a three-hit day as Triple-A Columbus earned a series win over Pawtucket with a 4-1 triumph at McCoy Stadium.

Lindor produced the Clippers' first run when he doubled home Indians No. 23 prospect Carlos Moncrief in the second inning. He singled to right field in the fourth and reached on a bunt single leading off the seventh. MLB.com's No. 4 overall prospect scored the first of three Columbus runs in that inning on Jesus Aguilar's single to left before Jerry Sands capped the Clippers' scoring with a two-run homer.

Lindor's hitting streak, one shy of matching his career high, has lifted the 21-year-old's slash line to .280/.354/.399 through 36 games. And his parent club is keeping a close eye on the Puerto Rico native's progress.

"He's continuing to progress in Triple-A in some ways that are apparent to people on the outside," general manager Chris Antonetti told Ohio.com earlier this week. "When you look at how he's performing and doing against the competition level that he's at, he's holding his own, which is an encouraging sign for a young player.

"He's not yet to the point of dominating that level and that pitching, but he's progressing well in that respect."

Antonetti also praised Lindor's development in facets of his game beyond statistical measure.

"In terms of the other things and his development plan and things that maybe aren't as readily apparent to people externally, he's made great strides in his mind-set and his approach and his work and some of the other fundamental areas that he's working on in his game," he told the website.

Despite the strong start, there is no definitive timetable for Lindor's promotion. The Indians, who occupy the American League Central cellar with a 14-22 record, are content to let their top prospect continue to work in the International League.

"At some point, we still expect him to be a very good player for a very long time," Antonetti said. "The only question is when that will happen, and that timing isn't now."

Lindor can match the longest streak of his five-year career on Monday against Buffalo. He hit in 11 straight games from July 4-18, 2012 with Class A Lake County.

Lindor's performance out of the leadoff spot backed the latest strong effort from Michael Roth (4-1), who won his third straight start. The left-hander allowed one run on five hits and a walk while striking out seven over 7 2/3 innings to drop his ERA to 2.17.