(AP) -- While in Chicago, several Cleveland Indians attended a taping of the ``Jerry Springer Show.'' It was the only time in three days they were outhit. Cleveland did more than just sweep three games from the White Sox. Baseball's top hitting club thoroughly dismantled Chicago's young pitching staff, scoring 13 runs in each game to extend an offensive assault on AL pitchers this month. Before the Indians came into Comiskey Park, the White Sox led the AL with a 3.86 ERA. Three games, 39 runs and 48 hits later, Chicago's ERA had swelled to 4.62. Right now, Cleveland's lineup is scarier than Darth Maul. ``These guys are out of control,'' said Charles Nagy, the latest Indians pitcher to benefit from Cleveland's offensive firepower. ``All you can do is sit back and watch them hit.'' And hit, and hit. Since opening day, the Indians have swung right through some shaky starting pitching, suspensions and injuries. They're batting .310 as a team, scoring runs at a record pace and showing no signs of slowing. ``Look at their numbers,'' White Sox pitcher Jim Parque said after getting rocked Wednesday. ``Everyone is batting above .300. The ones who aren't are hitting .299.9.'' Not quite, but Parque isn't far off. The Indians are at the top of nearly every team offensive category in the AL. They also are well represented among the individual leaders. Entering Thursday's games, Roberto Alomar, Kenny Lofton and Manny Ramirez ranked 1-2-3 in runs scored, while Ramirez led the majors in RBIs and was tied for the AL lead in hits. The Indians are averaging 7.4 runs per game -- 8.6 per game in May -- and have scored 10 runs or more in a game 10 times. Since a 20-11 win over Tampa Bay May 7 when they scored 18 runs in their final three at-bats, the Indians have scored 10 runs or more in seven games. And it's not just how many runs the Indians are scoring, it's how quickly. The Indians outscored the White Sox 19-7 in the first two innings of the series with Chicago getting six of those runs in the first inning of the opener only to lose 13-9. ``We just want to ride this thing as long as we can,'' said David Justice, batting .440 with seven homers and 25 RBIs in his last 12 games. ``It's a very humbling game. There will be times when we don't score like this, but right now we're riding it out.'' One bit of bad news did emerge from the 5-1 road trip to Detroit and Chicago. Catcher Sandy Alomar will undergo arthroscopic surgery to repair two bone chips in his left knee Friday, and will miss 4-to-5 weeks. Alomar's absence will place the burden of handling the Indians' staff on rookie Einar Diaz, who will be backed up by recently promoted Chris Turner. Cleveland also has veteran Pat Borders at Triple-A Buffalo if needed. Of concern to the rest of the AL is this fact: Cleveland's starting pitching appears to be straightening out. Dwight Gooden's seven scoreless innings Tuesday night were followed by eight strong innings from Nagy on Wednesday. Still, Cleveland's starters have only one complete game and a combined 5.13 ERA, a stat which gets glossed over by a lineup that has scored at least five runs in 17 of its last 19 games. ``Every morning I wake up and say, `Thank God I'm on this team,' '' Nagy said. -=-=- 