The Royals gave up four runs combined in the seventh and eighth innings of a 10-7 loss to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in front of an announced crowd of 5,576 at Tempe Diablo Stadium on Friday.
The Royals’ Jorge Soler went 2 for 3 with a three-run home run and an RBI single. Soler, who has two home runs this spring, is one of four candidates for starting right fielder, along with Brian Goodwin, Brett Phillips and Jorge Bonifacio. Soler, who has battled injury problems for much of his career, also appears a strong candidate to end up in the designated hitter role regularly.