KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Royals right-hander Brad Keller squelched the Detroit Tigers offense for the vast majority of seven innings to earn his third consecutive win and start his club off on a high note in the first game of a doubleheader.
Keller held the Tigers to one run and three hits, and he struck out a season-high eight in his 100th career start in the majors as the Royals defeated their AL Central Division rival 3-1 on Monday afternoon in front of an announced 11,084 at Kauffman Stadium.
The Royals have won three of their last four games heading into the second game of the doubleheader.