Cleveland, OH) — The Royals scored five runs over the final three innings to rally past the Indians 8-6 in Cleveland. Maikel Franco’s sac-fly broke a 5-all tie to put KC in front and he added an RBI single in the ninth. Whit Merrifield’s three-run homer erased an early 3-0 deficit as the Royals ended a seven-game losing streak. Greg Holland got the win and Scott Barlow his second save.
The Royals are going to be down one of their key contributers as Jorge Soler is being placed on the injured list. The outfielder has a strained right oblique and will be placed on the 10-day IL retroactive to September 6th. He owned the league’s third longest consecutive games streak at 199 before he sat out Thursday night.
The Royals will lock up with the Indians again tonight. Danny Duffy will take the ball from Mike Matheny and pitch for Kansas City.