Throughout the Tour de France, Australian professional cyclist Richie Porte will be checking in. Here is his third entry, as told to ESPN contributor Rupert Guinness:A Tour de France stage is the last place you would expect to catch up for social chat.But that is what Mondays third stage from Granville to Angers became -- at least until the race hit its straps in the final kilometres, where Mark Cavendish came up trumps again?with his second victory for this years Tour.But it was a long day in the saddle, and the average speed for the 233.5km was 37.260km/h. It was like walking pace; well, not quite but you know what I mean.It was nice to have a change of pace, especially after the problems I had on stage two with the time loss from a flat tyre. But then it was still six hours in the saddle instead of the five or whatever it was meant to be. I hope stage four on Tuesday kicks up a couple of gears; if not, over 237.5km from Saumur to Limoges, it will make for another long day.Today still had its pluses. As I said, it allowed for the first social chat I have had all Tour.It was nice to get back on the road and have a good day with no dramas like I did on Sunday.So who did I catch up for some good old chat?For starters, I finally congratulated fellow Aussie Mat Hayman (Orica-BikeExchange) on his Paris-Roubaix win in April -- yes, I know, I am two and a half months late. I also caught up with Mats teammate, Michael Matthews, who messaged me on Sunday after I lost 1 minute 45 seconds with that puncture.I also really appreciated those riders who came up to me to wish me well after Sunday.It was also great to spend time with my American teammate Tejay van Garderen -- just shooting the breeze, as they say. It was the first time in this Tour that we have actually got to do that. In the build up to and during the Tour, everyone is so busy thinking about the race that the time to chill out and talk escapes you. Sure, we had that talk in the team bus after Sundays disaster, but, as you might imagine, the mood was a tad different then.So where to now? Lets just say, it will be time to switch back on: this is not a holiday. But Im happy for that. With Monday giving me the chance to regroup I am ready for that.We will need to be. If we can get through Tuesdays fourth stage safely, Wednesday marks the first hilly stage of the Tour; the fifth stage from Limoges to Le Lioran is a tough one.We have covered the 216km stage in reconnaissance, and Id say those riders who have not checked out the route are in for a surprise. After an early fourth-category climb, the last 70 kilometres of the stage have three third-category climbs and two second-category ones.So what can we expect? Lets just say there will be none of the chat we had on Monday. 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CLEVELAND -- Mike Napoli has provided a spark for the Cleveland Indians all season, and did it again in Thursday nights 14-4 rout over the Los Angeles Angels.Napoli was 4 for 4 with a homer and four RBI, Lonnie Chisenhall drove in four and the Indians scored five times in the first inning.Indians designated hitter Carlos Santana left with a contusion on the right side of his head after being struck by a foul ball while standing in the dugout during the fifth inning.Indians manager Terry Francona said Santana underwent tests and was feeling better when he left the ballpark. The Indians will monitor him to see if he sustained a concussion.Santana hit his 25th homer to lead off the first before Chisenhall followed with a three-run double.You know you have nine innings to go, but its nice to come back and play even and then we kind of jumped on them, Indians manager Terry Francona said. If you want to be a good team, you got to have games where you spread it out.Napolis three-run homer, his 29th, highlighted a four-run fifth. He also had an RBI double in the second. Chisenhall added an RBI double in the fourth as the Indians scored in each of the first five innings.Napoli began his career with the Angels and played for them from 2006-10. Hes batting .338 (68 for 201) with 19 home runs and 43 RBI lifetime against them since they traded him to Toronto before the 2011 season.We havent matched up well against him, Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. But were not going to look back (on trading him).Corey Kluber (12-8) allowed three runs in six innings. He is 4-0 with a 1.88 ERA in his last six starts.Mike Trout homered in the first for Los Angeles, which has dropped seven straight -- its longest losing streak since 2010.Kluber knew the early lead was the difference.Thats huge, he said. Obvioussly, I made a mistake on that pitch to Trout.dddddddddddd But to come back and answer, first batter, Carlos hit a homer to tie the game. We just poured it on after that.Jhoulys Chacin (2-6), who replaced Tim Lincecum in the Angels rotation, allowed seven runs in 1 1/3 innings.Santana was standing behind the railing on the top step of the dugout when he was struck by teammate Francisco Lindors foul ball. Santana went down and was helped to the clubhouse by trainers.The Indians began an 11-game homestand by moving four games ahead of idle Detroit in the AL Central.Trout was 1 for 13 with an infield hit and eight strikeouts coming into the game. The homer was his 22nd.Cliff Pennington also homered off Kluber in the third, his third of the season.The game was delayed by rain in the fourth and seventh innings for a total of 1 hour, 10 minutes.DECISION NEAR?Francona said the team will decide on the next step for outfielder Michael Brantley in the next couple of days. Brantley has played in only 11 games after surgery on his right shoulder in November and has been on the disabled list since May 14. Its possible he will have additional surgery.TRAINERS ROOMAngels: 1B C.J. Cron (broken left hand), who has been on the 15-day disabled list since July 9, is expected to begin a rehab assignment next week.Indians: RHP Jeff Manship (sore wrist) was activated from the 15-day disabled list. LHP T.J. House was optioned to Triple-A Columbus.UP NEXTAngels: LHP Tyler Skaggs had a career-best 18 2/3-inning scoreless streak snapped in his last start Aug. 6 at Seattle.Indians: RHP Carlos Carrasco is 1-0 with one save and a 1.36 ERA in seven career appearances against the Angels. ' ' '