The Kansas City Royals routed the Baltimore Orioles 9-1 Sunday to complete a 3 game sweep of Baltimore. The Royals have now won 5 in a row and 7 of their last 8 games.
Jorge Lopez picked up his first win, going 7 innings, giving up the 1 run on 5 hits with 8 strikeouts.
Alex Gordon was 3 for 5 with a RBI and 2 runs scored.
Alcides Escobar was 3 for 3 with a run scored and a RBI.
Royals rookie catcher Meibrys Viloria made his Major League debut. He was 1 for 3 with 2 RBI and a run scored.
The Royals begin a 3 game series in Cleveland with the Indians Monday. Jakob Junis will be on the mound for the Royals with first pitch set for 3:10p. Coverage on KVOE 1400AM/96.9FM begins at 2:30p.
