Kansas City, MO - Leo Nunez tossed six scoreless innings and David DeJesus drove in three runs, as the Kansas City Royals completed a three-game sweep of the Texas Rangers with a 10-0 win at Kauffman Stadium.
Tony Pena ended 2-for-4 with three RBI and a pair of runs scored for the Royals, who have won four in a row. Nunez (1-0) struck out one and walked one while lowering his earned run average to 0.90 for his two starts this season. Joel Peralta worked the final three innings to pick up his first save of the year and keep the shutout intact.
Kameron Loe (5-9) surrendered six runs over 5 1/3 frames for Texas, which came into the series off a four-game sweep of the Mariners. Gerald Laird had two of his team’s five hits.
Kansas City put up a four-spot in the second to assume command. Mark Teahen started the surge with a double to left-center that brought in Ross Gload. Reggie Sanders followed with a walk before Pena stepped in and cracked a two- run double to center. DeJesus added an RBI double of his own two batters later to make it 4-0.
The scoring went quiet until the sixth, when the Royals tacked on two more. With runners on first and second and nobody out, Pena singled to plate Teahen. DeJesus then came through with a base hit to score Sanders for a 6-0 advantage.
The rout continued in the seventh with four more Kansas City runs. Gload and Sanders both hit RBI singles to increase the lead to 8-0. The Royals went on to load the bases for DeJesus, who drew a walk to force in another run. Esteban German followed with a single to cap the scoring.
Game Notes
Kansas City had not swept the Rangers at home since the 2002 season… Loe hasn’t picked up a win in his last five starts…This series marked the first meeting between the Royals and Rangers in 2007. The clubs split six games last year
