How sweep it is: Royals use 9-run first to cruise past Astros 13-3, extend win streak to 7 games

By DAVID SMALE
Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bobby Witt Jr. had four hits, including two home runs, and five RBIs and the Kansas City Royals used a nine-run first inning to defeat the Houston Astros 13-3 to complete a three-game sweep and extend their winning streak to seven games. The Royals completed a perfect seven-game homestand against the White Sox and Astros. It’s just the third time in franchise history they’ve played at least seven games on a homestand without a loss. The other two: seven games in 1988 and eight games in 1985, the year they won their first World Series. The Royals sent 15 men to the plate in the first inning, tying a club record with 11 hits in the inning.