The Kansas City Royals pounded the Chicago Cubs 13-2 to snap a 6 game losing skid Thursday night.
The Royals erupted for 6 runs in the 3rd inning to put the game out of reach.
Whit Merrifield, Maikel Franco and Jorge Soler each hit home runs.
Brad Keller making his first start of the season gave up no runs on 3 hits and had 7 strikeouts thru 5 innings.
The Cubs scored their 2 runs in the 9th inning.
The Royals begin a 3 game series with the Minnesota Twins tonight. Jakob Junis will be the starting pitcher for the Royals with first pitch set 7:05.
The Royals made the required cuts from their 30-man roster to move it to 28 on Thursday,
They activated right-hander Brad Keller from the injured list, and optioned Erick Mejia, catcher Meibrys Viloria and pitcher Scott Blewett to their alternate training site at T-Bones Stadium in Kansas City.
