Kansas City Royals pitcher Kris Bubic finished a rocky year with a rock-solid start in his final outing of the season, against the Cleveland Guardians on Saturday, and the Royals’ bats did their part to support their young left-hander.
Bubic tossed five scoreless innings and recorded a season-high eight strikeouts in a 7-1 win over the Guardians in front of an announced crowd of 26,982 in the second game of the season-ending six-game series at Progressive Field in Cleveland.
Royals veteran catcher Salvador Perez went 4 for 4 with two RBIs and registered his first four-hit game of the season, which included his 23rd home run of the season for the Royals (64-94).