The Royals took down the Angels, 6-1, on Wednesday afternoon — giving them a series win and the best 10-game start since 2016. With the victory, Kansas City is tied for first place in the American League Central with Cleveland.
After two brutal starts, Brad Keller climbed the bump with the hopes of giving the Royals their third quality start of the season. In the top of the first, he worked around a lead-off single by striking out the red-hot Shohei Ohtani and getting Mike Trout and Jared Walsh to fly out. In the bottom half, Kansas City had a prime opportunity to take the lead with the bases loaded, but a line drive off the bat of Michael A. Taylor struck Carlos Santana on the base path — resulting in the third out of the inning.
Keller ran into some trouble in the top of the third — loading the bases with one out. However, instead of crumbling, the 25-year-old right-hander struck out Trout and Walsh — keeping the game tied at 0-0. As it goes in baseball, when one team fails to cash in, the other does so almost instantly. In this case, the Royals wasted no time, as Salvador Perez belted his third home run of the season to give Kansas City a 1-0 lead.
