Angel Zerpa was fantastic in a long relief outing where he pitched four innings with five strikeouts, allowing one walk and one run in a 4-2 win over the Astros Friday night. The Royals smacked three solo home runs and led from start to finish against the defending world champions.
The Royals stranded a pair of runners in the first, but finally got on the board in the third against Astros pitcher Cristian Javier. MJ Melendez hit a one-out single and advanced to second on a passed ball. He moved to third on an infield single by Bobby Witt Jr.