Wacha dominates, Royals beat Guardians 6‑2
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Interstat) — Michael Wacha needed only 79 pitches to work seven innings, allowing two earned runs on four hits and striking out three, as the Kansas City Royals beat the Cleveland Guardians 6-2 on Monday night. The Royals have won four in a row and eight of 10. Bobby Witt Jr. homered to ignite a four-run fourth inning, and Jac Caglianone added a solo shot in the sixth on his bobblehead night. Nick Loftin’s two-out, two-run single gave Kansas City a 4-2 lead. Vinnie Pasquantino drove in a run in the seventh. David Fry’s two-run homer in the second accounted for all of Cleveland’s scoring. Tanner Bibee (0-5) took the loss, allowing four runs over four innings. The Royals improved to 16-19, while the Guardians fell to 18-18. Attendance was 16,434. Time of game was 2:13.