Royals muscle up -- at the plate and on the mound -- to defeat first-place Guardians
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Pasquantino finished the fireworks display in the eighth, hitting a towering shot into the Royals’ bullpen to give KC its final margin.
Marsh comes through for the Royals
Royals starter Alec Marsh also muscled up in a crucial moment to make up for his only mistake.
Cleveland’s Jose Ramirez picked on a Marsh middle-middle slider in the first, slugging it deep into the right-field bleachers for a solo shot.
Marsh made sure Ramirez didn’t come through again. With two on and two out in the third, Marsh reared back for a 98-mph fastball, whirring it by Ramirez for a swinging strikeout.
The pitch, according to Statcast, was the second-fastest of Marsh’s career.
Marsh continued a recent stretch of stellar Royals starting pitching. He went six innings, allowing one run on four hits with five strikeouts.
The Royals’ 10 runs matched their highest total in June.
Up next for the Royals
The Royals continue their four-game home series against the Guardians. On Saturday, KC ace Cole Ragans will face Cleveland’s Tanner Bibee for a 3:10 p.m. game at Kauffman Stadium.
Before the game, the Royals will honor Bo Jackson, who is being inducted into the team’s Hall of Fame.
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