Caglianone drives in five as Kansas City Royals edge Angels
ANAHEIM, Calif. (Interstat) — Jac Caglianone went 3 for 4 with a home run and five RBIs, and the Kansas City Royals defeated the Los Angeles Angels 7-6 on Friday night at Angel Stadium of Anaheim.
Caglianone delivered a two-run single in the third inning after Michael Massey homered in the second. He then hit a two-run homer in the fifth to put Kansas City ahead 5-4. Trailing 6-5 in the seventh, he singled home Bobby Witt Jr. with the tying run, and Massey followed with an RBI single for the winning run. Massey finished 3 for 4 with two RBIs.
Nolan Schanuel had two hits and four RBIs for the Angels, who matched Kansas City with 10 hits. Josh Lowe homered in the sixth.
Alex Lange earned the win in relief. Steven Cruz worked a scoreless ninth for his fourth save. Tayler Saucedo took the loss. The Royals improved to 50-73, and the Angels fell to 48-75. Attendance was 23,139, and the game lasted 2:47.