MJ Melendez hit a grand slam in the sixth inning to conclude a 12-pitch, at-bat, Seth Lugo became the first AL pitcher to reach 10 wins and the Kansas City Royals defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-2 Saturday night after Yoshinobu Yamamoto's start was cut short after two innings due to triceps tightness.
MJ Melendez hit a grand slam to conclude a 12-pitch at-bat, Seth Lugo became the AL's first 10-game winner and the Kansas City Royals defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-2 Saturday night as Yoshinobu Yamamoto's start was cut short after two innings due to triceps tightness. Kansas City loaded the bases on three straight walks by Blake Treinen. Melendez fouled off six straight pitches with a 2-2 count, but worked the count full when Treinen threw a cutter inside.
The right-hander â who also leads the AL in innings and is fifth in ERA â struck out four and walked one to join Philadelphia's Ranger Suárez as the only pitchers in the majors with 10 wins.Yamamoto, who had thrown over 100 pitches in four consecutive starts going into Saturday, had his scheduled start on Thursday against Texas pushed back for extra rest. The right-hander threw only 14 strikes on 28 pitches against the Royals.
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