Royals Top Guardians 6-2 Behind Wacha, Witt Homer

Kansas City Royals pitcher Michael Wacha delivered seven strong innings on just 79 pitches, while Bobby Witt Jr. homered to ignite a four-run fourth inning, powering the Royals to a 6-2 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Monday night in Kansas City, Missouri.

The Royals, who have won four straight games and eight of their last 10, erased an early 2-0 deficit. Cleveland struck first in the second inning when rookie Travis Bazzana singled and David Fry followed with a two-run homer to left-center, his second in three games. Wacha allowed four hits and two runs overall, striking out three and retiring 16 of his next 17 batters after the homer. He has permitted just three runs in 14 innings across two starts against the Guardians this season. Relievers Matt Strahm and Alex Lange closed out the game, with the Royals staff combining for 95 pitches.

Kansas City surged ahead in the fourth against Guardians starter Tanner Bibee. Witt led off with a 422-foot solo homer, his fourth of the season and third in the past eight games after going deep-free in his first 27. Salvador Perez tied the score at 2 with an RBI single that skipped through Bibee's legs. The Royals then loaded the...