Ian Kennedy is ready. Raul Mondesi is still making his case.
Kennedy threw six scoreless innings and Mondesi drilled a walk-off homer in the 10th inning as the Royals defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 1-0 on Saturday afternoon at Surprise Stadium.
On a windy day in Arizona, Mondesi came up with one out in the bottom of the 10th. He hammered a 93 mph fastball that landed in the grass berm beyond the center-field wall.
“I never was thinking home run,” Mondesi said. “But we’ll take it. We got the win. That’s all that matters.”
Mondesi is now batting .