The Kansas City Royals continued their winning way with a 7-1 win over the Houston Astros Monday night.
Salvador Perez hit his 33rd home run of the season in the 3rd inning.
Emmanuel Rivera was 3 for 4 driving in 2 runs and scoring 2 runs.
Whit Merrifield was 3 for 5 driving in a run with a double in the 7th inning and driving in 2 runs with a triple in the 8th inning.
Daniel Lynch was the winning pitcher, going 5 innings giving up 1 run on 6 hits and 5 strikeouts.
The Royals and Astros play again Tuesday night. Brady Singer will be the starting pitcher for the Royals. The first pitch is set for 7:10 pm.
The game will be broadcast on KVOE 1400AM/96.9FM.
Carlos Santana left Mondays game with a grade 1 hip flexor strain. He is day-to-day.
