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'It was getting in the way of him throwing the slider.'Īngel Zerpa (1-0) earned his first major league win with two innings of scoreless relief. 'He had a cut in a different spot than he had before,' Matheny said. He left after Grossman's leadoff single in the fifth with a cut on his middle finger. Lynch struggled through four innings, allowing three runs on six hits, striking out three. Grossman collected singles in each of his next three at-bats. Royals starter Daniel Lynch was greeted rudely in his return from the injured list, with Javier Baez drilling a first-pitch RBI double to score Robbie Grossman, who reached via error. MJ Melendez, who batted leadoff as a catcher - a franchise first - expanded the lead with a sacrifice fly the next inning. Bobby had a real big day and was able to come through in big situations for us.' 'We kept having really good at-bats,' Royals manager Mike Matheny said. Ryan O'Hearn greeted reliever Tyler Alexander with a two-run single as the Royals batted around for a 4-1 second-inning advantage. He recorded five outs while throwing 60 pitches, allowing four runs on four hits and four walks.

Witt delivered a second hit and RBI in the second inning, the third straight hit of the frame, giving Kansas City the lead.įaedo was lifted after again loading the bases via walk.

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We had a lot of energy.'ĭetroit starter Alex Faedo (1-5) slogged through a 37-pitch first inning, walking the bases full after Witt tied it with a double. 'It started with Brad getting on the mound and attacking. He scored twice and stole three bases on the day. Witt had a hit in each of the first three innings in the late game, giving him six hits for the doubleheader. In the opener, Brad Keller tossed seven strong innings and rookie Vinnie Pasquantino homered and drove in two runs as the Royals beat the Tigers 3-1. had his first career four-hit game along with three RBIs to help the Kansas City Royals beat the Detroit Tigers 7-3 Monday night for a doubleheader sweep.

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