KANSAS CITY -- Add another name to the list of candidates for the Royals' 2019 rotation.
Right-hander Glenn Sparkman, in only his third career start, held the American League Central champion Indians to one run on five hits over five innings Thursday night at Kauffman Stadium. The Royals won, 2-1, on Salvador Perez's two-out walk-off single in the 10th, which scored Adalberto Mondesi.
Mondesi had walked and swiped second and third base, putting him at 30 steals for the season.
While Danny Duffy, Brad Keller, Jakob Junis and Ian Kennedy likely will be the top four in the rotation, Sparkman certainly will get a look next spring along with Jorge Lopez, Heath Fillmyer, Eric Skoglund and others.