The Kansas City Royals snapped a five-game losing streak, beating the New York Yankees 5-2 Friday night.
Whit Merrifield had three hits, three stolen bases, and scored two runs to pace KC. Jake Junis collected the win, surrendering two runs on seven hits over five and two-thirds innings. Kelvin Herrera picked up his ninth save of the season. Salvador Perez had two hits, including a fifth-inning home run, and finished with three RBI. Salvy said the pitching staff, Junis through Herrera, did a great job.
The victory was also the 1,100th of Manager Ned Yost’s career.
Kansas City and the Yankees continue their series, Saturday afternoon. Danny Duffy takes the mound, for the Royals, against New York’s Luis Severino. Pregame coverage at 5:30 pm, with first pitch at 6:15 pm, on KVOE 1400 AM/96.9 FM.
