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05/05 20:52 CDT Massey's go-ahead 2-run homer lifts Royals past Guardians 5-3
for their fifth straight win
Massey's go-ahead 2-run homer lifts Royals past Guardians 5-3 for their fifth
straight win
By DAVE SKRETTA
AP Sports Writer
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) --- Michael Massey hit a go-ahead two-run homer, Isaac
Collins also went deep and the Kansas City Royals pushed their winning streak
to five with a 5-3 victory over the AL Central-rival Cleveland Guardians on
Tuesday night.
Stephen Kolek allowed a three-run shot by Rhys Hoskins but little else over six
innings in his season debut. The right-hander strained his oblique in his first
start of spring training, but Kolek had pitched well in four rehab starts at
Triple-A Omaha before the Royals had him make a spot start for Noah Cameron,
who's dealing with some lower back tightness.
Nick Mears and Daniel Lynch IV handled a scoreless inning apiece in relief for
Kansas City, and Lucas Erceg worked around a two-out walk in the ninth to earn
his third save in four games and 10th of the season.
The Guardians' Gavin Williams (5-2) allowed five runs and eight hits with two
walks while losing for the first time since March 27, when the Mariners beat
him in the second game of the season. Williams had since won five decisions
covering six starts.
The Royals jumped to a 2-0 lead on Salvador Perez's single in the first, but
the Guardians pulled ahead in the fourth. With two runners aboard, Hoskins sent
a 2-1 pitch from Kolek clanking off the left-field foul pole just above the
outfield padding for a 3-2 lead.
Massey answered with his two-run homer in the bottom half, though. The 392-foot
drive off Williams' 2-2 pitch came moments after Guardians catcher Bo Naylor
had challenged a called ball, which would have produced a strikeout had he been
successful.
Collins added his homer in the sixth inning, giving him a 3-for-3 night but
leaving him a triple short of the cycle.
Up next
LHP Joey Cantillo (1-1, 3.67 ERA) starts for Cleveland on Wednesday night. LHP
Cole Ragans (1-4, 5.29) starts for Kansas City.
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