The Kansas City Royals held on for a 6-4 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers Saturday night. The Royals scored 5 runs in the 1st inning. Salvador Perez drove in the first run with an infield single. Bobby Witt Jr and Salvador Perez scored on sacrifice flys. Drew Waters drove in 2 runs with a single.
The Dodgers scored 3 runs in the 2nd inning. The Royals added a single run in the 7th inning, Dairon Blanco scored on a sacrifice fly. The Dodgers added a run in the 8th inning.
Daniel Lynch earned the win pitching 5 innings giving up 3 runs on 5 hits, 3 walks and 4 strikeouts. Scott Barlow picked up his 10th save.
The Royals and Dodgers wrap up their 3 game series Sunday. Brady Singer will be the starting pitcher for the Royals. First pitch is set for 1:10 pm. Coverage on KVOE 1400AM/96.9FM begins at 12:30 pm.