(kcroyals.com) The Los Angeles Angels defeated the Kansas City Royals 5-3 Saturday night.
Jakob Junis was perfect through the first two innings, extending his scoreless streak to 16 frames, the third-longest streak by a Royals starter to open the season.
The streak ended in the third when Luis Valbuena ripped a homer run to right. Justin Upton then hit a home run to open the fourth inning. Mike Trout hit a 2 run home run in the 5th inning. Mike Moustakas hit his third home run this season for the Royals amidst the snow in the eighth inning.
The Royals and Angels wrap up their 4 game series Sunday afternoon. Eric Skoglund makes the start for the Royals. Shohei Ohtani makes the start for the Angels. First pitch is set for 1:15pm. Coverage on KVOE 1400AM/96.9FM begins at 12:30p.
On Saturday, the Royals sent catcher Salvador Perez out on a rehab assignment to Double-A Northwest Arkansas, which is currently playing in San Antonio, Texas.
Perez was put on the 10-day disabled list on March 29 with a Grade 2 MCL tear in his left knee. He suffered the injury when he took a misstep at his home while carrying his luggage up a flight of stairs.
