The Kansas City Royals defeated the Seattle Mariners 5-0 in a game where Stephen Kolek pitched a complete-game shutout. Carter Jensen drove in two runs with an RBI grounder and sacrifice fly. The Royals ended their four-game losing streak behind Kolek's strong performance.
Stephen Kolek 's complete-game shutout and Carter Jensen 's two RBI's powered the Kansas City Royals to a 5-0 win over the Seattle Mariners , ending their four-game losing streak.
Kolek allowed a walk, four hits and struck out two. He only needed 108 pitches to go all nine innings in a game that lasted only 2:06. The 108 pitches were four more than his previous career high. It was Kolek's second career shutout in 23 starts and the seventh complete game and fourth shutout in the major leagues this season.
Kolek’s other shutout was a five-hitter in a 21-0 win at Colorado on May 10 of last season while pitching for San Diego. Kolek joined Chris Archer and Mike Montgomery as the only pitchers to debut since 2010 with two shutouts in their first 23 career starts. The Royals took a 3-0 lead in the first inning. Maikel Garcia led off with a double and scored on a fielder's choice grounder by Vinnie Pasquantino.
Jensen had an RBI grounder and Pasquantino later scored on Jac Caglianone single. Jensen added a sacrifice fly in the third inning that scored Bobby Witt Jr., who went 2 for 4 and scored twice. George Kirby went six innings and gave up all five runs, three earned, and nine hits and struck out three.
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