KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Interstat) — Garrett Mitchell drove in five runs with a first-inning double and a third-inning homer, powering the Milwaukee Brewers to a 5-2 win over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday in the opener of a day-night doubleheader at Kauffman Stadium.

Mitchell’s early offense staked Milwaukee to a 5-0 lead. Chad Patrick (1-0) earned the win, allowing four hits over five scoreless innings. The Royals scored twice in the seventh on an RBI double by Lane Thomas and a run-scoring single by Bobby Witt Jr.

Trevor Megill struck out Vinnie Pasquantino with two on in the ninth for his second save. Luinder Avila (0-1) took the loss for Kansas City. Attendance was 17,055. The game took 2 hours, 58 minutes. Milwaukee improved to 6-1, while Kansas City fell to 3-4.