Michael Wacha Dominates for 8 Innings as Kansas City Royals Blank Cleveland Guardians 3-0 for Their 11th Win in 12 Games
Michael Wacha struck out 10 over eight innings, and Carter Jensen added a ninth-inning homer as Kansas City won its 11th of 12.
- On Friday night, All-Star Michael Wacha dominated the Cleveland Guardians, allowing just four singles over eight innings with 10 strikeouts as the Kansas City Royals won 3-0.
- In the fifth inning, the Royals broke a scoreless tie against Cleveland starter Tanner Bibee, whose 17th quality start was overshadowed when Bobby Witt scored on a Salvador Perez groundout.
- Rookie Carter Jensen provided insurance in the ninth with his 19th home run, a two-run shot that extended the Royals' dominance and their 11th win in 12 games.
- Steven Cruz earned his sixth save by retiring Angel Genao to escape a bases-loaded jam in the ninth, as the Guardians remain in the final American League wild-card position with 27 games remaining.
- Royals LHP Daniel Lynch will start the next contest against LHP Foster Griffin, who has gone 3-1 with Cleveland since arriving in a deadline trade.
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Michael Wacha fans 10 in 8 innings as Royals blank Guardians
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The Morning JournalMichael Wacha dominates for eight innings as Royals blank Guardians, 3-0, for their 11th win in 12 games
Michael Wacha dominated Cleveland's lineup by allowing just four singles over eight innings as the Royals stayed scorching hot with a 3-0 win
Michael Wacha dominates for 8 innings as Kansas City Royals blank Cleveland Guardians 3-0 for their 11th win in 12 games
Michael Wacha dominated Cleveland's lineup by allowing just four singles over eight innings as the Kansas City Royals stayed scorching hot with a 3-0 win.
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Royals, Wacha blank Guardians for 11th win in 12 games
Michael Wacha dominated Cleveland's lineup by allowing just four singles over eight innings as the Kansas City Royals stayed scorching hot with a 3-0 win on Friday night to end the Guardians' winning streak at seven games.
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