Griffin Canning pitched five-hit ball into the seventh inning and Anthony Rendon hit a two-run double in Los Angeles’ 6-1 victory over Kansas City on Wednesday night.
Kean Wong had a two-run single and José Iglesias added an RBI double for the Angels, who have won eight of 11 after completing a 5-2 homestand and outscoring Kansas City 22-5 in the three-game sweep.
Canning (5-4) looked sharp, yielding two walks — both in the first inning — while striking out six. He retired 10 straight Royals before getting chased by Nicky Lopez’s two-out single in the seventh.
Brad Keller (6-5) took his first loss in seven starts, permitting five runs on eight hits and four walks.
S Adalberto Mondesí took batting practice. Mondesí has been out since May with a hamstring injury in his second stint on the injured list this season.
Mike Minor (4-3, 4.84 ERA) pitches at Oakland on Thursday in the opener of a four-game weekend series with the Athletics at 8:40.
First place White Sox lead second place Cleveland by 4 games, third place Royals are 7 1/2 out.