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Royals Take Series Against Red Sox's & Have Winning Homestand

By Mike Smith

05/10/2012

Royals starter, Bruce Chen earned his first victory of the season as the Royals took down the Boston Red Sox's 4-3 last night, to take home a series win and a winning homestand overall with a 4-3 record during the homestand. Kansas City split the four-game series against the New York Yankees and won the series against Boston, taking 2 of 3.

Kansas City got out to an early lead last night plating three-runs in the first inning, off of a walk, two hits and a Boston error, giving Bruce Chen a early lead to work with.

Red Sox's responded in the third inning with their own three-run inning to tie things up, but that would be the only time Boston would get to Chen and the Royals pitching staff for any runs on the night.

Royals would regain the lead with a RBI-double from gentleman not known for his bat in shortstop, Alcides Escobar. Escobar gave the lead back to the Royals with that RBI, as they lead it 4-3 after four innings.

Bruce Chen would take that lead into the sixth inning, giving the Royals their best starting pitching outing in the last few games, as he lasted six and two-thirds innings only giving up three-runs on seven hits, over those innings. The bullpen came into shut down the game, but it didn't come without drama.

Closer, Jonathan Broxton came in, in the ninth and gave up a leadoff single and walk, but managed to work around it and earn his seventh save of the season in eight tries and giving the Royals the 4-3 win.

Kansas City is now are 11-19 on the season, going 8-6 in their last 14 games; they have the day off today before heading out on the road for a five-game road trip. Road trip starts in Chicago against the White Sox's with a three-game series and then moves to Baltimore for two-games against the Orioles.

Another Royals notes:

Royals send pitcher, Jonathan Sanchez to the 15-day disabled list with biceps tendintious. Sanchez is 1-2 with a 6.75 ERA this season in six starts. He gave up six runs on six hits in three innings of work in his last outing against the Boston Red Sox's, which the Royals lost 11-5.

Sanchez moving to the DL made more for the Royals to recall second baseman, Johnny Giavotella to the major league ball club. Giavotella, started the season in Triple AAA Omaha, were he was batting .331 with eight doubles, five home runs and 25 RBI's, before coming to the major's last night.

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