Aaron Civale struck out a season-high nine over seven innings, and Josh Bell hit a two-run homer, sending the Cleveland Guardians to a 3-0 win over the Kansas City Royals on Friday night.
Civale allowed two hits and did not walk a batter while throwing 100 pitches, 70 for strikes. The right-hander lowered his ERA to 2.56 in his seventh start since missing two months with a strained left oblique.
“The last couple of times out, Aaron is commanding so well and he’s been throwing strikes; it’s fun to watch,” Guardians manager Terry Francona said. “He was working so fast tonight. Heck, everybody was.” Naylor and Bell are responsible for 35.7% of Cleveland’s RBIs, the most by a duo in the majors. Pete Alonso and Francisco Lindor of the Mets are second at 30.7%.
The Royals are 0-5 on their seven-game trip, totaling 26 hits while being outscored 31-8. Lynch gave up three runs and six hits in six innings. Royal's third baseman Maikel Garcia fouled a pitch off the right side of his face in the fourth but remained in the game.Guardians C Bo Naylor received one-on-one instruction from hitting coach Chris Valaika before the game and was not in the lineup.
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