Royals avoid series sweep vs. Rangers with big time series finale win
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ARLINGTON, Tx. (KMIZ)
The Kansas City Royals avoided the series sweep against the Texas Rangers Wednesday after winning the final game in Arlington 10-1.
This marks the most runs that the Royals have put together all season off of 14 total hits.
Lead-off batter MJ Melendez led the way at the plate going two-for-five with three RBI's. Michael Massey brought in a pair of runs and five other Kansas City guys added an RBI of their own.
On the mound, Brad Keller had a dominate start pitching nearly seven innings, allowing one run on three hits and recording seven strikeouts.
The Royals still fell in the series 2-1 and sit at 4-9 on the season. The team returns home for a three-game series against the Atlanta Braves starting Friday at 7:10 p.m.