Houston 0, at Kansas City 4

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Interstat) — Stephen Kolek pitched 7 1/3 shutout innings and Maikel Garcia drove in three runs as the Kansas City Royals blanked the Houston Astros 4-0 on Sunday afternoon at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals, who had dropped the first two games of the series by scores of 8-7 and 10-8, avoided a sweep and improved to 29-43. Houston fell to 33-40. Kolek (4-1) allowed five hits, all singles, and struck out four without a walk. He retired 10 consecutive batters from the second through the fifth innings and faced only one batter over the minimum after the… Read more...